### Question
How is the "Secretary" defined?


### Answer
The term **Secretary** is defined in *16 U.S.C. § 3838* as follows -

> the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service

#### Citation:
  - *16 U.S.C. § 3838*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 58-ERODIBLE LAND AND WETLAND CONSERVATION AND RESERVE PROGRAM > SUBCHAPTER IV-AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION PROGRAM > Part II-Conservation Security and Farmland Protection > subpart a-conservation security program**

