7 U.S.C. § 6962a — Cooperative agreements

Notwithstanding any other provision of law (including provisions of law requiring competition), the Secretary of Agriculture may on and after October 28, 2000 , enter into cooperative agreements (which may provide for the acquisition of goods or services, including personal services) with a State, political subdivision, or agency thereof, a public or private agency, organization, or any other person, if the Secretary determines that the objectives of the agreement will: (1) serve a mutual interest of the parties to the agreement in carrying out the programs administered by the Natural Resources Conservation Service ; and (2) all parties will contribute resources to the accomplishment of these objectives: Provided, That Commodity Credit Corporation funds obligated for such purposes shall not exceed the level obligated by the Commodity Credit Corporation for such purposes in fiscal year 1998. ( Pub. L. 106–387, § 1(a) [title VII, § 714] , Oct. 28, 2000 , 114 Stat. 1549 , 1549A–30.) Editorial Notes Codification Section was enacted as part of the Agriculture, Rural Development , Food and Drug Administration , and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001, and not as part of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 , which in part comprises this chapter.

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