7 CFR §1260.149

1. (a)To administer the provisions of this subpart in accordance with its terms and provisions;
2. (b)To make rules and regulations to effectuate the terms and provisions of this subpart;
3. (c)To receive or initiate, investigate, and report to the Secretary complaints of violations of the provisions of this subpart;
4. (d)To adopt such rules for the conduct of its business as it may deem advisable;
5. (e)To recommend to the Secretary amendments to this subpart; and
6. (f)With the approval of the Secretary, to invest, pending disbursement pursuant to a plan or project, funds collected through assessments authorized under § 1260.172, in, and only in, obligations of the United States or any agency thereof, in general obligations of any State or any political subdivision thereof, in any interest-bearing account or certificate of deposit of a bank that is a member of the Federal Reserve System, or in obligations fully guaranteed as to principal and interest by the United States.