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7 U.S.C. § 6941a

Coordinator for Chronically Underserved Rural Areas

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(a) Establishment

The Secretary of Agriculture shall establish a Coordinator for Chronically Underserved Rural Areas (in this section referred to as the “Coordinator”), to be located in the Rural Development Mission Area.

(b) Mission

The mission of the Coordinator shall be to direct Department of Agriculture resources to high need, high poverty rural areas.

(c) Duties

The Coordinator shall consult with other offices in directing technical assistance, strategic regional planning, at the State and local level, for developing rural economic development that leverages the resources of State and local governments and non-profit and community development organizations.

(d) Authorization of appropriations

There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as necessary to carry out this section for fiscal years 2008 through 2012.

(Pub. L. 110–234, title XIV, § 14218, May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1482; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title XIV, § 14218, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2244.)Editorial NotesCodification

Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 enacted identical sections. Pub. L. 110–234 was repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246.

Section was enacted as part of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, and not as part of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994, which in part comprises this chapter.

Statutory Notes and Related SubsidiariesEffective Date

Enactment of this section and repeal of Pub. L. 110–234 by Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–234, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as a note under section 8701 of this title.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2024–2025 · leading case: Searcy v. Vilsack (D.D.C. 2025).
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Searcy v. Vilsack (D.D.C. 2025). · cites it 2× “Searcy seems to contend that Section 14218 of the Farm Bill (now codified at 7 U.S.C. § 6941a) provides such a cause of action.”
Searcy v. Vilsack (D.D.C. 2024). “¶ 16; see 7 U.S.C. § 6941a. Wheat asked Searcy to assist with other OEA tasks, such as editing, processing, and reviewing Rural Development job project announcements in the Congressional Announcement Tracking System.”
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