### Question
How is the term Secretary defined?


### Answer
The term **Secretary** is defined in *7 U.S.C. § 2702* as the following:

> the Secretary of Agriculture or any other officer or employee of the Department of Agriculture to whom there has heretofore been delegated, or to whom there may hereafter be delegated, the authority to act in his stead

#### Citation:
  - *7 U.S.C. § 2702*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 60-EGG RESEARCH AND CONSUMER INFORMATION**

