[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 5]
[Revised as of January 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR371.8]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
 CHAPTER III--ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF 
                               AGRICULTURE
 
PART 371--ORGANIZATION, FUNCTIONS, AND DELEGATIONS OF AUTHORITY--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 371.8  International Services.

    (a) General statement. International Services (IS) protects U.S. 
agriculture and enhances agricultural trade with foreign countries.
    (b) Deputy Administrator of IS. The Deputy Administrator of IS is 
responsible for:
    (1) Participating with the Administrator of APHIS and other 
officials in the planning and formulation of international policies, 
programs, and activities of APHIS.
    (2) Maintaining and administering the foreign service personnel 
system for employees of APHIS in accordance with section 202(a)(2) of 
the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3922), E.O. 12363, dated May 
21, 1982, and the provisions of Sec. 2.51(a)(1) of this title.
    (3) Developing and maintaining systems for monitoring and reporting 
the presence and movement of plant and animal diseases and pests in 
foreign countries.
    (4) Developing and maintaining cooperative relationships and 
programs with other Federal agencies, foreign governments, industry, and 
international organizations, such as the Food and Agriculture 
Organization of the United Nations, with regard to APHIS activities in 
foreign countries.
    (5) Developing and maintaining systems for observing the effects of 
plant and animal diseases in foreign countries and evaluating their 
effect on the agriculture industry.
    (6) Developing and directing programs to enhance the trade in U.S. 
plants, animals, and their products in compliance with established 
international sanitary and phytosanitary standards.
    (7) Providing recommendations for policy and program changes, and 
promulgating requirements, procedures, and guidelines for the conduct of 
field activities relating to IS programs.