[§322. Repealed. Pub. L. 109–313, § 3(h)(1), Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1736 — repealed] — Inbound Citations

Citations to 40 U.S.C. § 322 as a whole

• 7 U.S.C. § 172(a)

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  (a) The Secretary is authorized to appoint such employees, including citizens of other countries, as may be necessary for carrying out the provisions of sections 171 to 173 of this title. Such appointments may be made without regard to the provisions of the civil-service laws. (Sections 321, 322, 324, and 325a of title 40¹ shall not apply to any nursery, planting, cultivating or harvesting operations conducted pursuant to sections 171 to 173 of this title.) All appointments so made by the Secretary shall be made only on the basis of merit and efficiency.