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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2398 

To reauthorize and provide additional funding for essential agricultural research, extension, education, and related programs, to establish the National Institutes for Food and Agriculture as an independent agency 

reporting to and coordinating with the Secretary of Agriculture, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 21, 2007 

Mr. BARROW (for himself, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. SPACE, and Mr. 

SCOTT of Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Agriculture 

A BILL 

To reauthorize and provide additional funding for essential 

agricultural research, extension, education, and related 

programs, to establish the National Institutes for Food 

and Agriculture as an independent agency reporting to 

and coordinating with the Secretary of Agriculture, and 

for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘Creating Research Extension and Teaching Excellence 


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1 for the 21st Century Act of 2007’’ or the ‘‘CREATE-21 

2 Act of 2007’’. 

3 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of 

4 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

Sec. 2. Purposes. 

Sec. 3. Definitions. 

TITLE I—NATIONAL INSTITUTES FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 

Sec. 101. Establishment of National Institutes for Food and Agriculture. 

Sec. 102. Offices; administration. 

Sec. 103. Organization of National Institutes for Food and Agriculture. 

Sec. 104. Funding. 

Sec. 105. Enhanced funding. 

Sec. 106. Single budget submission. 

Sec. 107. Capacity building grants for ASCARR Institutions. 

TITLE II—MODIFICATIONS 

Sec. 201. Merit Review of Extension and Educational Grants. 

Sec. 202. Repeal plan of work requirements. 

Sec. 203. Indirect costs. 

TITLE III—EXTENSIONS 

Subtitle A—National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy 

Act of 1977 

Sec. 301. Grants and fellowships for food and agricultural sciences education. 

Sec. 302. Grants for research on production and marketing of alcohols and industrial hydrocarbons from agricultural commodities and forest 

products. 

Sec. 303. Policy research centers. 

Sec. 304. Human nutrition intervention and health promotion research program. 

Sec. 305. Pilot research program to combine medical and agricultural research. 

Sec. 306. Nutrition education program. 

Sec. 307. Continuing animal health and disease research programs. 

Sec. 308. Appropriations for research on national or regional problems. 

Sec. 309. Grants to upgrade agricultural and food sciences facilities at 1890 

land-grant colleges, including Tuskegee University. 

Sec. 310. National research and training virtual centers. 

Sec. 311. Matching funds requirement for research and extension activities of 

1890 Institutions. 

Sec. 312. Hispanic-serving institutions. 

Sec. 313. Competitive grants for international agricultural science and education programs. 

Sec. 314. Research equipment grants. 

Sec. 315. University research. 

Sec. 316. Extension Service. 

Sec. 317. Supplemental and alternative crops. 


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Sec. 318. Aquaculture research facilities. 

Sec. 319. Rangeland research. 

Sec. 320. Special authorization for biosecurity planning and response. 

Sec. 321. Resident instruction and distance education grants program for insular area institutions of higher education. 

Subtitle B—Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 

Sec. 331. National genetics resources program. 

Sec. 332. High-priority research and extension initiatives. 

Sec. 333. Nutrient management research and extension initiative. 

Sec. 334. Organic agriculture research and extension initiative. 

Sec. 335. Agricultural telecommunications program. 

Sec. 336. Assistive technology program for farmers with disabilities. 

Sec. 337. National Rural Information Center Clearinghouse. 

Subtitle C—Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 

1998 

Sec. 341. Partnerships for high-value agricultural product quality research. 

Sec. 342. Precision agriculture. 

Sec. 343. Biobased products. 

Sec. 344. Thomas Jefferson Initiative for crop diversification. 

Sec. 345. Integrated research, education, and extension competitive grants program. 

Sec. 346. Support for research regarding diseases of wheat, triticale, and barley 

caused by Fusarium graminearum or by Tilletia indica. 

Sec. 347. Bovine Johne’s disease control program. 

Sec. 348. Grants for youth organizations. 

Sec. 349. Agricultural biotechnology research and development for developing 

countries. 

Sec. 350. Office of Pest Management Policy. 

Subtitle D—Other Laws 

Sec. 371. Critical Agricultural Materials Act. 

Sec. 372. Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994. 

Sec. 373. Agricultural Experiment Station Research Facilities Act. 

Sec. 374. National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act 

Amendments of 1985. 

Sec. 375. Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act (National 

Research Initiative). 

Sec. 376. Beginning farmer and rancher development program. 

Sec. 377. Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 (Carbon Cycle Research). 

Sec. 378. Renewable Resources Extension Act of 1978. 

Sec. 379. National Aquaculture Act of 1980. 

TITLE IV—ENHANCEMENTS 

Subtitle A—Research and Extension 

Sec. 401. Compliance with multistate and integration requirements. 

Sec. 402. Expansion of food and agricultural sciences awards. 

Sec. 403. Sustainable human development initiative. 

Subtitle B—Nutrition 

Sec. 411. Expanded food and nutrition education program. 


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Sec. 412. University of the district of columbia eligibility for the expanded food 

and nutrition program. 

Sec. 413. Food stamp nutrition education reimbursement for 1890 institutions. 

Sec. 414. Reauthorization of the national nutrition monitoring and related research act of 1990. 

Subtitle C—1890 Initiatives 

Sec. 421. Research and education under the national agricultural research, extension, and teaching policy act of 1977. 

Sec. 422. Extension formula programs under the national agricultural research, 

extension, and teaching policy act of 1977. 

Sec. 423. Children, youth, and families education and research network 

(CYFERnet) program. 

Sec. 424. Animal health and disease research program. 

Sec. 425. Mcintire-Stennis cooperative forestry act. 

Sec. 426. Outreach and assistance for socially disadvantaged farmers and 

ranchers. 

Sec. 427. Grants to 1890 schools to expand extension capacity. 

Sec. 428. National center for the study of socialy disadvantaged farmers. 

Subtitle D—Forestry 

Sec. 431. Mcintire-Stennis cooperative forestry research program. 

Subtitle E—Rural Development 

Sec. 441. Extension of agricultural telecommunications program to rural development. 

Sec. 442. Authorization of rural development research under the initiative for 

future agriculture and food systems. 

Sec. 443. Priority initiatives: land use management. 

Sec. 444. Priority initiatives: water and air quality. 

Sec. 445. Priority initiatives: agrotourism. 

Sec. 446. Organic agriculture research and extension initiative. 

Sec. 447. Biosecurity. 

Sec. 448. Beginning farmers and ranchers. 

Sec. 449. Resident instruction and distant education. 

Sec. 450. Tribal college and university essential community facilities. 

Sec. 451. Value-added agricultural product market development. 

Sec. 452. Innovation center demonstration projects. 

Sec. 453. Rural entrepreneurship development program. 

Sec. 454. Amendments to the consolidated farm and rural development act relating to 2002 farm bill programs. 

Subtitle F—International Trade 

Sec. 461. FAS/extension service internships. 

Sec. 462. FAS internships; university-assisted funding. 

Sec. 463. Borlaug international agricultural science and technology fellowship 

program. 

Subtitle G—Energy 

Sec. 471. Procurement of biobased products. 

Sec. 472. Bioenergy development grants. 

Sec. 473. Biodiesel fuel education and development grants. 


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Sec. 474. Energy audit and renewable energy development program. 

Sec. 475. Renewable energy systems and energy efficiency improvements. 

Sec. 476. Biomass research and development. 

Sec. 477. Cooperative research and extension projects; carbon cycle research. 

Subtitle H—Conservation 

Sec. 478. Environmental quality incentives. 

Sec. 479. Conservation technical assistance and education by extension service. 

Sec. 480. Asssessment and reform of conservation programs. 

1 SEC. 2. PURPOSES. 

2 The purposes of this Act are— 

3 (1) to integrate and organize the administration 

4 of the extramural agricultural research, extension, 

5 education, and related programs administered by the 

6 Secretary of Agriculture to respond to 21st century 

7 challenges and continue to meet the needs of society 

8 from a local, tribal, State, national, and inter9 national perspective; 

10 (2) to minimize duplication, and maximize co11 ordination and integration, among the programs at 

12 all levels through a solution-based approach; 

13 (3) to enhance the capacity of all participating 

14 institutions to more effectively carry out the pro15 grams, with special emphasis given to 1890 Institu16 tions, 1994 Institutions, Insular Area Institutions, 

17 ASCARR Institutions, and Small 1862 Land-Grant 

18 Institutions; 

19 (4) to provide for a more balanced portfolio of 

20 available resources and funding between capacity 


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1 programs and competitive programs through the en2 hanced growth of competitive funds; 

3 (5) to position the agricultural research, exten4 sion, education, and related programs system to in5 crease the contribution of the system to society 

6 through the expansion of the portfolio of the system; 

7 and 

8 (6) to provide funding to achieve the purposes 

9 of this Act and other purposes by enhancing by 100 

10 percent the authorized funding for extramural agri11 cultural research, extension, education, and related 

12 programs over 5 fiscal years. 

13 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

14 In this Act: 

15 (1) 1862 INSTITUTION.—The term ‘‘1862 Insti16 tution’’ means a college or university eligible to re17 ceive funds under the Act of July 2, 1862 (7 U.S.C. 

18 301 et seq.). 

19 (2) 1890 INSTITUTION.—The term ‘‘1890 Insti20 tution’’ means a college or university eligible to re21 ceive funds under the Act of August 30, 1890 (7 

22 U.S.C. 321 et seq.), including Tuskegee University. 

23 (3) 1994 INSTITUTION.—The term ‘‘1994 Insti24 tution’’ means one of the 1994 Institutions (as de25 fined in section 532 of the Equity in Educational 


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1 Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (Public Law 103– 

2 382; 7 U.S.C. 301 note)). 

3 (4) ASCARR INSTITUTION.— 

4 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘ASCARR 

5 Institution’’ means a public college or university 

6 offering a baccalaureate or higher degree in the 

7 study of agriculture. 

8 (B) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘ASCARR 

9 Institution’’ does not include an institution eli10 gible to receive funds under— 

11 (i) the Act of July 2, 1862 (commonly 

12 known as the ‘‘First Morrill Act’’) (7 

13 U.S.C. 301 et seq.); 

14 (ii) the Act of August 30, 1890 (com15 monly known as the ‘‘Second Morrill Act’’) 

16 (7 U.S.C. 321 et seq.); or 

17 (iii) the Equity in Educational Land18 Grant Status Act of 1994 (Public Law 

19 103–382; 7 U.S.C. 301 note). 

20 (5) CAPACITY PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘capacity 

21 program’’ means each of the following agricultural 

22 research, extension, education, and related programs 

23 for which the Secretary has administrative or other 

24 authority as of the day before the date of enactment 

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1 (A) Each program established under the 

2 Act of July 2, 1862 (commonly known as the 

3 ‘‘First Morrill Act’’) (7 U.S.C. 301 et seq.). 

4 (B) Each program providing funding to 

5 any of the 1994 Institutions under sections 

6 533, 534(a), and 535 of the Equity in Edu7 cational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (Public 

8 Law 103–382; 7 U.S.C. 301 note) (commonly 

9 known as ‘‘financial assistance, technical assist10 ance, and endowments to tribal colleges and 

11 Navajo Community College’’). 

12 (C) The program established under section 

13 536 of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant 

14 Status Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–382; 7 

15 U.S.C. 301 note) providing research grants for 

16 1994 institutions. 

17 (D) Each program established under sub18 sections (b), (c), and (d) of section 3 of the 

19 Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 343). 

20 (E) Each program established under the 

21 Hatch Act of 1887 (7 U.S.C. 361a et seq.). 

22 (F) Each grant program established under 

23 section 2501 of the Food, Agriculture, Con24 servation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 


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1 2279) providing outreach and assistance for so2 cially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers. 

3 (G) Each program established under sec4 tion 1417(b)(4) of the National Agricultural 

5 Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act 

6 of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(4)), including grant 

7 programs under that section (commonly known 

8 as the ‘‘1890 Institution Teaching and Re9 search Capacity Building Grants Program’’). 

10 (H) The animal health and disease re11 search program established under subtitle E of 

12 the National Agricultural Research, Extension, 

13 and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 

14 3191 et seq.). 

15 (I) Each extension program available to 

16 1890 Institutions established under sections 

17 1444 and 1464 of the National Agricultural Re18 search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 

19 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3221, 3312). 

20 (J) The program established under section 

21 1445 of the National Agricultural Research, 

22 Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 

23 U.S.C. 3222) (commonly known as the ‘‘Evans24 Allen Program’’). 


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1 (K) The program providing grants to up2 grade agricultural and food sciences facilities at 

3 1890 Institutions established under section 

4 1447 of the National Agricultural Research, 

5 Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 

6 U.S.C. 3222b). 

7 (L) The program providing distance edu8 cation grants for insular areas established 

9 under section 1490 of the National Agricultural 

10 Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act 

11 of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3362). 

12 (M) The program providing resident in13 struction grants for insular areas established 

14 under section 1491 of the National Agricultural 

15 Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act 

16 of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3363). 

17 (N) Each program available to 1890 Insti18 tutions established under section 406 of the Ag19 ricultural Research, Extension, and Education 

20 Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7626). 

21 (O) The program providing competitive ex22 tension grants to eligible 1994 Institutions 

23 under section 1464 of National Agricultural Re24 search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 

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1 cational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (Public 

2 Law 103–382; 7 U.S.C. 301 note) established 

3 under section 406 of the Agricultural Research, 

4 Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 

5 (7 U.S.C. 7626). 

6 (P) Each research and development and 

7 related program established under Public Law 

8 87–788 (commonly known as the ‘‘McIntire9 Stennis Cooperative Forestry Act’’) (16 U.S.C. 

10 582a et seq.). 

11 (Q) Each program established under the 

12 Renewable Resources Extension Act of 1978 

13 (16 U.S.C. 1671 et seq.). 

14 (R) Each grant program for ASCARR In15 stitutions established under section 202. 

16 (6) CAPACITY PROGRAM CRITICAL BASE FUND17 ING.—The term ‘‘capacity program critical base 

18 funding’’ means the aggregate amount of Federal 

19 funds made available for all or individual capacity 

20 programs for fiscal year 2007, as appropriate. 

21 (7) COMPETITIVE PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘com22 petitive program’’ means each of the following agri23 cultural research, extension, education, and related 

24 programs for which the Secretary has administrative 


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1 or other authority as of the day before the date of 

2 enactment of this Act: 

3 (A) The competitive grant program estab4 lished under section 2 of the Competitive, Spe5 cial, and Facilities Research Grant Act (7 

6 U.S.C. 450i), commonly known as the ‘‘Na7 tional Research Initiative Competitive Grants 

8 Program’’. 

9 (B) The program providing grants and re10 lated assistance established under section 

11 1417(b)(5) of the National Agricultural Re12 search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 

13 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(5)) commonly known 

14 as the ‘‘Higher Education Multicultural Schol15 ars Program’’. 

16 (C) The Food and Agricultural Sciences 

17 grant program established under section 1417 

18 of the National Agricultural Research, Exten19 sion, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 

20 U.S.C. 3152), commonly known as the ‘‘Food 

21 and Agricultural Sciences National Needs Grad22 uate Fellowship Grants Program’’. 

23 (D) The program providing grants under 

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1 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3152(j)), commonly known as 

2 ‘‘Institution Challenge Grants’’. 

3 (E) The program providing grants for His4 panic-serving institutions established under sec5 tion 1455 of the National Agricultural Re6 search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 

7 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3241). 

8 (F) The Initiative for Future Agriculture 

9 and Food Systems established under section 

10 401 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, 

11 and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 

12 7621) or any substantially similar program or 

13 authority. 

14 (G) The integrated research, education, 

15 and extension competitive grants program es16 tablished under section 406 of the Agricultural 

17 Research, Extension, and Education Reform 

18 Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7626). 

19 (8) COMPETITIVE PROGRAM CRITICAL BASE

20 FUNDING.—The term ‘‘competitive program critical 

21 base funding’’ means the aggregate amount of Fed22 eral funds made available for all or individual com23 petitive programs for fiscal year 2007, as appro24 priate. 


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1 (9) COUNCIL.—The term ‘‘Council’’ means The 

2 National Agriculture, Research, Extension, Edu3 cation, and Economics Advisory Board. 

4 (10) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ 

5 means the Department of Agriculture. 

6 (11) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 

7 the Director of the National Institutes for Food and 

8 Agriculture. 

9 (12) EXTRAMURAL ACTIVITY.—The term ‘‘ex10 tramural activity’’ includes each program and re11 lated activity administered or otherwise carried out 

12 by the entities or under an authority described in 

13 paragraph (5). 

14 (13) FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH.—The term 

15 ‘‘fundamental research’’ means research that, as de16 termined by the Director— 

17 (A) advances the frontiers of knowledge so 

18 as to lead to practical results or to further sci19 entific discovery; and 

20 (B) has an effect on— 

21 (i) agriculture, food, forestry, human 

22 health, or another purpose of this Act; 

23 (ii) a priority area of the National In24 stitutes for Food and Agriculture; or 


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1 (iii) another goal or purpose of a Na2 tional Institutes for Food and Agriculture 

3 program. 

4 (14) INSULAR AREA INSTITUTION.—The term 

5 ‘‘Insular Area Institution’’ has the meaning given 

6 the term ‘‘eligible institution’’ in section 1489 of the 

7 National Agricultural Research, Extension, and 

8 Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3361). 

9 (15) NATIONAL INSTITUTES FOR FOOD AND AG10 RICULTURE.—The term ‘‘National Institutes for 

11 Food and Agriculture’’ means the National Insti12 tutes for Food and Agriculture established under 

13 section 101. 

14 (16) NATIONAL INSTITUTES FOR FOOD AND AG15 RICULTURE PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘National Insti16 tutes for Food and Agriculture program’’ includes 

17 each capacity program, competitive program, and 

18 any other program, authority, power, or activity of 

19 the National Institutes for Food and Agriculture, in20 cluding those described in section 101. 

21 (17) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ 

22 means the Secretary of Agriculture. 

23 (18) SMALL 1862 LAND-GRANT INSTITUTIONS.— 

24 The term ‘‘Small 1862 Land-Grant Institution’’ 

25 means each 1862 institution that received, for the 3 


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1 fiscal years immediately preceding the applicable fis2 cal year (based on a 3-year rolling average), less 

3 than 1 percent of— 

4 (A) in the case of a fiscal year beginning 

5 before the date of the enactment of this Act 

6 and the implementation of the National Insti7 tutes for Food and Agriculture programs (as 

8 determined by the Director), the funds received 

9 by each such institution from among available 

10 programs of the Cooperative State Research, 

11 Education, and Extension Service; and 

12 (B) in the case of a fiscal year beginning 

13 after the date of the enactment of this Act and 

14 the implementation of the National Institutes 

15 for Food and Agriculture programs (as deter16 mined by the Director), the funds received by 

17 each such institution from among available Na18 tional Institutes for Food and Agriculture pro19 grams, other than funds reserved or distributed 

20 under paragraph (2)(B)(ii)(I), (2)(C)(ii)(I), or 

21 (3)(A)(ii) of section 105(c). 

22 (19) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means— 

23 (A) each of the several States of the 

24 United States; 

25 (B) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; 


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1 (C) Guam; 

2 (D) American Samoa; 

3 (E) the Commonwealth of the Northern 

4 Mariana Islands; 

5 (F) the Federated States of Micronesia; 

6 (G) the Republic of the Marshall Islands; 

7 and 

8 (H) the United States Virgin Islands. 

9 (20) UNITED STATES.—The term ‘‘United 

10 States’’, when used in a geographical sense, means 

11 all of the States. 

12 TITLE I—NATIONAL INSTITUTES 

13 FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 

14 SEC. 101. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL INSTITUTES FOR 

15 FOOD AND AGRICULTURE. 

16 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—There is established within 

18 the Department an agency to be known as the ‘‘Na19 tional Institutes for Food and Agriculture’’. 

20 (2) MEMBERS.—The National Institutes for 

21 Food and Agriculture shall consist of— 

22 (A) the Director; 

23 (B) the Council; 

24 (C) the individual institutes established 

25 under section 103; and 


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1 (D) the staff and employees of National 

2 Institutes for Food and Agriculture. 

3 (b) AUTHORITIES.— 

4 (1) TRANSFER OF AUTHORITIES.—There are 

5 transferred to National Institutes for Food and Ag6 riculture the authorities (including all budget au7 thorities and personnel), duties, obligations, and re8 lated legal and administrative functions prescribed 

9 by law or otherwise granted to the Secretary, the 

10 Department, or any other agency or official of the 

11 Department under— 

12 (A) the capacity programs; 

13 (B) the competitive programs; 

14 (C) the research, education, economic, co15 operative State research programs, cooperative 

16 extension and education programs, international 

17 programs, and other functions and authorities 

18 delegated by the Secretary to— 

19 (i) the Under Secretary of Agriculture 

20 for Research, Education, and Economics 

21 (including under section 251 of the Fed22 eral Crop Insurance Reform and Depart23 ment of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 

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1 (ii) the Administrator of the Coopera2 tive State Research, Education, and exten3 sion Service pursuant to section 2.66 of 

4 title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (or 

5 successor regulations); and 

6 (D) any and all other authorities adminis7 tered by— 

8 (i) the Under Secretary of Agriculture 

9 for Research, Education, and Economics; 

10 and 

11 (ii) the Administrator of the Coopera12 tive State Research, Education, and Exten13 sion Service. 

14 (2) CONSOLIDATION OF AUTHORITIES.—To 

15 carry out this Act, in accordance with the transfer 

16 and continuation of the authorities, budgetary func17 tions, and personnel resources under this subsection, 

18 the administrative entity within the Department 

19 known as the Cooperative State Research, Edu20 cation, and Extension Services, shall terminate on 

21 the earlier of— 

22 (A) October 1, 2008; or 

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1 (3) RESERVATION.—Notwithstanding any other 

2 provision of this Act, any and all administrative au3 thority over the functions and activities of the Na4 tional Agricultural Statistics Service, consistent with 

5 those authorities, functions, and activities as in ef6 fect on the day before the date of enactment of this 

7 Act, shall remain under the authority of the Sec8 retary. 

9 (c) POWERS.—The Director may— 

10 (1) promulgate such regulations as the Director 

11 determines to be necessary to govern the operations, 

12 organization, and personnel of the National Insti13 tutes for Food and Agriculture; 

14 (2) make such expenditures as are necessary to 

15 carry out this Act; 

16 (3) enter into contracts or other arrangements, 

17 or modifications of contracts or other arrange18 ments— 

19 (A) to provide for the carrying out, by or20 ganizations or individuals in the United States 

21 (including agencies of the Department and 

22 other Government agencies) of such National 

23 Institutes for Food and Agriculture programs 

24 as the Director determines to be necessary to 

25 carry out this Act; and 


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1 (B) at the request of the President or the 

2 Secretary, for the carrying out of such specific 

3 National Institutes for Food and Agriculture 

4 program-related activities as are in the national 

5 interest or are otherwise of critical importance, 

6 as determined by the President or the Sec7 retary, with the concurrence of the Director; 

8 (4) make advance, progress, and other pay9 ments relating to National Institutes for Food and 

10 Agriculture programs without regard to the sub11 sections (a) and (b) of section 3324 of title 31, 

12 United States Code; 

13 (5) acquire by purchase, lease, loan, gift, or 

14 condemnation, and hold and dispose of by grant, 

15 sale, lease, or loan, real and personal property of all 

16 kinds necessary for, or resulting from, the exercise 

17 of authority under this Act; 

18 (6) receive and use donated funds, if the funds 

19 are donated without restriction other than that the 

20 funds be used in furtherance of National Institutes 

21 for Food and Agriculture programs or one or more 

22 of the purposes of this Act; 

23 (7) publish or arrange for the publication of in24 formation so as to further the full dissemination of 

25 information of value consistent with the purposes of 


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1 this Act and the national interest, without regard to 

2 section 501 of title 44, United States Code; 

3 (8) accept and use the services of voluntary and 

4 uncompensated personnel, and provide such trans5 portation and subsistence as are authorized by sec6 tion 5703 of title 5, United States Code, for persons 

7 serving without compensation; 

8 (9) prescribe, with the approval of the Comp9 troller General of the United States, the extent to 

10 which vouchers for funds expended under contracts 

11 for authorized activities shall be subject to 

12 itemization or substantiation prior to payment, with13 out regard to the limitations of other laws relating 

14 to the expenditure and accounting of public funds; 

15 and 

16 (10) arrange with and reimburse the Secretary 

17 and the heads of other Federal agencies for the per18 formance of any activity that the National Institutes 

19 for Food and Agriculture is authorized to conduct. 

20 (d) CONSULTATION.—The Director shall consult with 

21 the Secretary on an ongoing basis to ensure that the na22 tional interest is being served by the administration of the 

23 National Institutes for Food and Agriculture, National In24 stitutes for Food and Agriculture programs, and other au25 thorities provided under this Act. 


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1 (e) REPORTING.—Not later than December 31, 2007, 

2 and biennially thereafter, the Director shall submit to the 

3 Secretary, the Committee on Agriculture of the House of 

4 Representatives, the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 

5 and Forestry of the Senate, the Committee on Appropria6 tions of the House of Representatives, and the Committee 

7 on Appropriations of the Senate a comprehensive report 

8 that describes the National Institutes for Food and Agri9 culture programs and related activities funded, initially 

10 implemented, and otherwise carried out by the National 

11 Institutes for Food and Agriculture during the period cov12 ered by the report. 

13 SEC. 102. OFFICES; ADMINISTRATION. 

14 (a) LOCATION.—The National Institutes for Food 

15 and Agriculture shall be located in Washington, DC. 

16 (b) DIRECTOR.— 

17 (1) APPOINTMENT.— 

18 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall be— 

19 (i) a distinguished expert in one or 

20 more National Institutes for Food and Ag21 riculture programs (or issues addressed by 

22 or fields relating to those programs); and 

23 (ii) appointed by the President, by 

24 and with the advice and consent of the 

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1 (B) RECOMMENDATIONS.—Before any per2 son is appointed as Director, the President 

3 shall afford the Council an opportunity to make 

4 recommendations to the President with respect 

5 to the appointment. 

6 (C) RATE OF PAY.—The Director shall re7 ceive basic pay at the rate provided for level IV 

8 of the Executive Schedule under section 5513 

9 of title 5, United States Code. 

10 (2) TERM.—The Director shall serve for a sin11 gle, 6-year term. 

12 (3) AUTHORITY.—Except as may be otherwise 

13 provided in this Act— 

14 (A) the Director shall— 

15 (i) exercise all of the authority grant16 ed to the National Institutes for Food and 

17 Agriculture by this Act; 

18 (ii) in consultation with the Council, 

19 formulate programs in accordance with 

20 policies adopted by the National Institutes 

21 for Food and Agriculture; 

22 (iii) establish committees and offices 

23 within the National Institutes for Food 

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1 (iv) establish procedures for the provi2 sion and administration of capacity pro3 gram funding and competitive program 

4 grants by the National Institutes for Food 

5 and Agriculture in accordance with this 

6 Act and other applicable law; 

7 (v) establish procedures for the peer 

8 or merit review of National Institutes for 

9 Food and Agriculture program activities in 

10 accordance with this Act and other applica11 ble law, as appropriate; 

12 (vi) assess the personnel needs of re13 search, education, extension, and other 

14 fields in the areas supported by National 

15 Institutes for Food and Agriculture pro16 grams; and 

17 (vii) cooperate with the Council to 

18 plan programs that assist in meeting the 

19 future personnel needs of disciplines and 

20 activities in the areas supported by Na21 tional Institutes for Food and Agriculture 

22 programs, including portable fellowship 

23 and training programs, as applicable; and 

24 (B) all actions taken by the Director pur25 suant to this Act shall be final and binding 


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1 upon the National Institutes for Food and Agri2 culture. 

3 (4) DELEGATION AND REDELEGATION OF

4 FUNCTIONS.—The Director may, from time to time, 

5 establish such procedures as the Director determines 

6 to be appropriate to authorize the performance by 

7 any other officer, agency, or employee of the Na8 tional Institutes for Food and Agriculture of any of 

9 the functions of the Director under this Act. 

10 (5) FORMULATION OF PROGRAMS.—The formu11 lation of programs in accordance with the policies of 

12 the National Institutes for Food and Agriculture 

13 shall be carried out by the Director, in consultation 

14 with the Council. 

15 (6) AUTHORITY TO GRANT AND CONTRACT.— 

16 The Director may make grants and enter into con17 tracts and other arrangements pursuant to this Act 

18 and other applicable law. 

19 (7) STATUS; POWER TO VOTE AND HOLD OF20 FICE.— 

21 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall— 

22 (i) serve as a voting ex officio member 

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1 mensurate with the other members of the 

2 Council. 

3 (B) ELECTION.—The Director shall be eli4 gible for election by the Council as Chairperson 

5 or Vice Chairperson of the Council. 

6 (c) STAFF APPOINTMENT.—The Director shall, in ac7 cordance with such policies as the Council may from time 

8 to time establish, recruit, hire, prescribe, appoint, and fix 

9 the compensation of such personnel as are necessary to 

10 carry out this Act, including the appointment, for a lim11 ited term or on a temporary basis, of appropriate— 

12 (1) scientific and other expert and accomplished 

13 staff; and 

14 (2) other technical and professional personnel 

15 on leave of absence from academic, industrial, or re16 search institutions. 

17 (d) ROTATING CREDENTIALED STAFF.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall be as19 sisted by an appropriately-credentialed staff of ex20 perts in— 

21 (A) National Institutes for Food and Agri22 culture programs; and 

23 (B) issues addressed by, and fields relating 

24 to, those programs. 


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1 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—Credentialed staff mem2 bers described in paragraph (1) shall be— 

3 (A) recruited from the community of Na4 tional Institutes for Food and Agriculture pro5 grams or related fields; and 

6 (B) appointed by the Director to serve on 

7 the basis of 4-year rotating appointments. 

8 (e) TEMPORARY STAFF.—Staff hired by the Director 

9 under this section may include researchers, scientists, and 

10 other credentialed, technical, or professional personnel 

11 hired for limited terms, or on temporary bases, including 

12 individuals on leave of absence from academic, industry, 

13 research, science, or other institutions. 

14 (f) VOLUNTEERS.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Director may accept the 

16 services of voluntary, uncompensated personnel, on 

17 appropriate terms and conditions and in accordance 

18 with other applicable law. 

19 (2) FREEDOM FROM LIABILITY.—Voluntary 

20 personnel described in paragraph (1) shall be held 

21 free from liability in accordance with the Volunteer 

22 Protection Act of 1997 (42 U.S.C. 14501 et seq.). 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—Funds available to the De2 partment, or any other department or agency of the 

3 Federal Government for activities that are analogous 

4 to, or could contribute to the purposes or goals of, 

5 National Institutes for Food and Agriculture pro6 grams, other relevant research, extension, or edu7 cation programs, or related or other relevant activi8 ties, shall be available for transfer, in whole or in 

9 part, to the National Institutes for Food and Agri10 culture, with the approval of the Secretary or the 

11 head of the other appropriate department or agency 

12 transferring the funds, for such use as is consistent 

13 with the purposes for which the funds were initially 

14 made available. 

15 (2) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds transferred under 

16 paragraph (1) shall be expendable by the National 

17 Institutes for Food and Agriculture for the purposes 

18 for which the transfer was made. 

19 (h) THE COUNCIL.— 

20 (1) DUTIES.— 

21 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Council shall assist 

22 the Director in— 

23 (i) establishing priorities of the Na24 tional Institutes for Food and Agriculture; 

25 and 


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1 (ii) reviewing, judging, and maintain2 ing the relevance of National Institutes for 

3 Food and Agriculture programs. 

4 (B) OVERSIGHT REVIEW.—To ensure that 

5 the purposes of this Act and the needs of the 

6 United States are being met, the Council shall 

7 conduct an annual oversight review of— 

8 (i) the administration of the National 

9 Institutes for Food and Agriculture; 

10 (ii) activities funded through the ca11 pacity programs; 

12 (iii) proposals and other activities 

13 funded through the competitive programs; 

14 and 

15 (iv) other activities of the National In16 stitutes for Food and Agriculture. 

17 (2) MEETINGS.— 

18 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Council shall hold 

19 periodic meetings to provide an interface be20 tween the Council and stakeholders, and to en21 sure that the National Institutes for Food and 

22 Agriculture is linking national goals with real23 istic opportunities. 

24 (B) FREQUENCY.—Meetings described in 

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1 the Director, or at the joint call of the Director 

2 and the Secretary, but not less often than twice 

3 annually. 

4 (3) LIMITATION.—The expenses of the Council 

5 paid by the Director under subparagraph (A) shall 

6 not be counted toward any general limitation on the 

7 expenses of advisory committees, panels, commis8 sions, or task forces of the Department contained in 

9 any Act making appropriations for the Department, 

10 whether enacted before, on, or after the date of en11 actment of this Act, unless the Act of appropriation 

12 specifically— 

13 (A) refers to this paragraph; and 

14 (B) includes the Council within the general 

15 limitation. 

16 SEC. 103. ORGANIZATION OF NATIONAL INSTITUTES FOR 

17 FOOD AND AGRICULTURE. 

18 (a) ORGANIZATION.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall organize 

20 the National Institutes for Food and Agriculture 

21 into 6 institutes (referred to in this section as ‘‘indi22 vidual institutes’’) to administer the programs and 

23 activities of the National Institutes for Food and 

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1 inter-institutional manner, to the maximum extent 

2 practicable. 

3 (2) INSTITUTES.—The individual institutes 

4 shall be the following: 

5 (A) The Institute for Economic Opportuni6 ties in Agriculture and Natural Resources. 

7 (B) The Institute for Nutrition and 

8 Health. 

9 (C) The Institute for Rural and Urban 

10 Community Development. 

11 (D) The Institute for Natural Resources 

12 and Environment. 

13 (E) The Institute for Food Safety and Ag14 ricultural Security. 

15 (F) The Institute for Families, Youth, and 

16 Communities. 

17 (3) ADMINISTRATION.— 

18 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Director, in con19 junction with the head of each individual insti20 tute, shall carry out National Institutes for 

21 Food and Agriculture programs with the goal of 

22 focusing those programs, and the participants, 

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1 (i) understanding important problem 

2 areas and opportunities relating to a pro3 gram; 

4 (ii) discovering and implementing so5 lutions to address those problem areas; and 

6 (iii) exploring other opportunities pro7 vided under the programs. 

8 (B) STAKEHOLDER INPUT.—The Director, 

9 in consultation with the Secretary, the Council, 

10 and the head of each individual institute, shall 

11 solicit input from appropriate participants, 

12 grantees, and other stakeholders of the pro13 grams and activities of the National Institutes 

14 for Food and Agriculture relating to the prob15 lem areas, opportunity areas, solution areas, 

16 and Institute programs and related activities 

17 carried out by the National Institutes for Food 

18 and Agriculture. 

19 (4) MODIFICATION OF ORGANIZATION.—Begin20 ning on October 1 of the fifth full fiscal year begin21 ning after the date of enactment of this Act, the Di22 rector, in consultation with the Secretary and the 

23 Council, may include in a report required under sec24 tion 101(e) any recommendation of the Director 

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1 stitutes for Food and Agriculture or the individual 

2 institutes, as the Director determines to be in the 

3 best interest of the United States. 

4 (b) PROGRAM INTEGRATION AND COORDINATION.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with applica6 ble law (including regulations), the Director, in co7 ordination with the head of each individual institute 

8 and taking into consideration the advice of the 

9 Council, shall ensure, to the maximum extent prac10 ticable, that National Institutes for Food and Agri11 culture programs are administered, funded, and car12 ried out— 

13 (A) in an integrated, multidisciplinary, 

14 interdisciplinary, transdisciplinary, interagency, 

15 and inter-institutional manner that ensures— 

16 (i) the most efficient collaborative use 

17 of resources; and 

18 (ii) the focus of all resources and ac19 tivities on strategic, priority, problem, op20 portunity, and solution areas identified by 

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1 (B) among applicable participants, grant2 ees, and stakeholders, in a coordinated manner 

3 that encourages and ensures— 

4 (i) the most efficient collaborative ap5 plication of resources; and 

6 (ii) the focus of all resources and ac7 tivities on strategic, priority, problem, op8 portunity, and solution areas on a local, 

9 State, Indian tribal, regional, national, and 

10 international basis, as the Director and the 

11 head of each applicable individual institute, 

12 taking into consideration the advice of the 

13 Council, determine to be appropriate. 

14 (2) SCOPE.—The Director, in consultation with 

15 the Secretary and the Council, shall ensure, through 

16 the integration and coordination under paragraph 

17 (1), that opportunities are maximized with respect 

18 to— 

19 (A) the use of appropriate authorities, 

20 agencies, institutions, disciplines, and activities 

21 of the National Institutes for Food and Agri22 culture; and 

23 (B) the inclusion of appropriate partici24 pants and other stakeholders in those activities, 

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1 extension, international, and other appropriate 

2 stakeholders, as determined by the Director. 

3 (c) MATCHING AND LEVERAGING OF SCARCE BUDG4 ET RESOURCES.—The National Institutes for Food and 

5 Agriculture and the Director shall provide for the match6 ing and leveraging of National Institutes for Food and Ag7 riculture resources by extramural activity program partici8 pants and recipients— 

9 (1) in accordance with applicable law governing 

10 the applicable capacity program, competitive pro11 gram, or other authority or activity; or 

12 (2) if not otherwise provided for by law, as the 

13 Director, in consultation with the Council, deter14 mines to be appropriate, taking into consideration— 

15 (A) the ability of the participating or re16 cipient institutions or entities to provide match17 ing funds; and 

18 (B) the treatment of the institutions or en19 tities with respect to matching fund and similar 

20 requirements under other authorities. 

21 (d) FUNDING ADMINISTRATION.— 

22 (1) CAPACITY PROGRAMS.—In accordance with 

23 other applicable law, in providing program funding 

24 to a particular institution or entity, the Director 

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1 implement, a streamlined plan of work or adminis2 trative model designed to simplify, to the maximum 

3 extent practicable, the administration, funding, and 

4 oversight of capacity programs. 

5 (2) COMPETITIVE PROGRAMS.—In accordance 

6 with other applicable law, in making determinations 

7 regarding whether to provide program funding to a 

8 particular institution, entity, or applicant (as appli9 cable), the Director shall, whenever practicable, im10 plement an administrative model designed to stream11 line and simplify, to the maximum extent prac12 ticable, the application (as applicable), administra13 tion, funding, and oversight process. 

14 SEC. 104. FUNDING. 

15 (a) PRESERVATION OF CRITICAL BASE FUNDING.— 

16 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds pro17 vided to National Institutes for Food and Agriculture pro18 grams shall be allocated and distributed in accordance 

19 with subsection (b). 

20 (b) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.— 

21 (1) PRIORITY FOR CRITICAL BASE FUNDS.—In 

22 distributing funds to carry out capacity programs 

23 and competitive programs during a fiscal year, the 

24 Director shall— 


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1 (A) first, use funds made available in an 

2 amount less than or equal to the capacity pro3 gram critical base funding level only to carry 

4 out capacity programs, in accordance with para5 graph (2); and 

6 (B) after funds equal to the capacity pro7 gram critical base funding level have been allo8 cated for capacity programs for the fiscal year, 

9 use any funds made available only to carry out 

10 competitive programs, until funds are allocated 

11 in an amount equal to the competitive program 

12 critical base funding level. 

13 (2) PROPORTIONAL FUNDING OF CAPACITY

14 PROGRAMS.—The Director shall apportion funds dis15 tributed under paragraph (1)(A) in accordance with 

16 the proportion that— 

17 (A) the amount received by each applicable 

18 capacity program for fiscal year 2007; bears to 

19 (B) the total amount made available for all 

20 capacity programs for fiscal year 2007. 

21 (3) OTHER THAN CRITICAL BASE FUNDS.—In 

22 distributing funds to carry out capacity programs 

23 and competitive programs during a fiscal year, the 

24 Director shall use in accordance with section 

25 105(c)— 


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1 (A) amounts made available in excess of 

2 the sum of the capacity program critical base 

3 funding level and the competitive program crit4 ical base funding level; and 

5 (B) amounts made available pursuant to 

6 section 105(a). 

7 SEC. 105. ENHANCED FUNDING. 

8 (a) CONTINUATION OF MANDATORY FUNDING.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on October 1, 

10 2007, and each October 1 thereafter, the Secretary 

11 shall transfer to the Director $200,000,000 of funds 

12 of the Commodity Credit Corporation to carry out 

13 this Act. 

14 (2) BUDGETARY OFFSET.—Section 401(b)(3) of 

15 the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education 

16 Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7621(b)(3)) is 

17 amended— 

18 (A) in subparagraph (B), by adding ‘‘and’’ 

19 at the end; 

20 (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘; 

21 and’’ at the end and inserting a period; and 

22 (C) by striking subparagraph (D). 

23 (b) INCREASING CURRENTLY AUTHORIZED FUND24 ING.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, except 

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1 to be appropriated to the Director to carry out programs 

2 of the National Institutes for Food and Agriculture under 

3 this Act amounts equal to a level of the authorized funding 

4 for each such program as in effect on the day before the 

5 date of enactment of this Act, to be phased in as follows: 

6 (1) For fiscal year 2008, 120 percent of the 

7 level. 

8 (2) For fiscal year 2009, 140 percent of the 

9 level. 

10 (3) For fiscal year 2010, 160 percent of the 

11 level. 

12 (4) For fiscal year 2011, 180 percent of the 

13 level. 

14 (5) For fiscal year 2012 and thereafter, 200 

15 percent of the level. 

16 (c) DISTRIBUTION OF ENHANCED FUNDING.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—Any funds made available 

18 for a fiscal year for the National Institutes for Food 

19 and Agriculture shall be distributed in accordance 

20 with this subsection, if the funds are provided— 

21 (A) under subsection (a)(1); or 

22 (B) under any other authority under this 

23 or any other Act in excess of an amount equal 

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1 funding level and the competitive program crit2 ical base funding level. 

3 (2) ENHANCED COMPETITIVE PROGRAM FUND4 ING.— 

5 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall use 

6 70 percent of amounts described in paragraph 

7 (1) to carry out competitive programs, of 

8 which— 

9 (i) 55 percent shall be used to carry 

10 out fundamental research activities in ac11 cordance with subparagraph (B); and 

12 (ii) 45 percent shall be used to carry 

13 out competitive research activities other 

14 than fundamental research activities in ac15 cordance with subparagraph (C), includ16 ing— 

17 (I) integrated programs and re18 lated activities; 

19 (II) applied research and related 

20 activities; 

21 (III) translational research and 

22 related activities; 

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1 culture and Food Systems under sec2 tion 401 of the Agricultural Research, 

3 Extension, and Education Reform Act 

4 of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7621), as in effect 

5 on the day before the date of enact6 ment of this Act; and 

7 (V) education and extension pro8 grams and activities (including grants 

9 for outreach, research, or education). 

10 (B) FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH ACTIVI11 TIES.— 

12 (i) OPEN FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH

13 POOL.—The Director shall allocate not less 

14 than 80 percent of amounts described in 

15 subparagraph (A)(i) to eligible applicants 

16 on a competitive basis, including applicants 

17 representing— 

18 (I) colleges, universities, and 

19 other institutions of higher education; 

20 and 

21 (II) other individuals and entities 

22 eligible to receive funding under the 

23 National Research Initiative. 

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1 (I) IN GENERAL.—The Director 

2 shall reserve 20 percent of amounts 

3 described in subparagraph (A)(i) for 

4 allocation to 1890 Institutions, 1994 

5 Institutions, Insular Area Institutions, 

6 and Small 1862 Land-Grant Institu7 tions on a competitive basis, subject 

8 to— 

9 (aa) applicable peer and 

10 merit review requirements of 

11 Federal law (including regula12 tions); and 

13 (bb) such other peer and 

14 merit review requirements as the 

15 Director determines to be appro16 priate. 

17 (II) REVERSION OF UNUSED RE18 SERVED FUNDS.—Any amounts re19 served under subclause (I) that are 

20 not allocated to institutions under 

21 that subclause by the end of the 2- 

22 year period following October 1 of the 

23 fiscal year for which the amounts are 

24 first made available shall be allocated 

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1 plicants on a competitive basis in ac2 cordance with clause (i). 

3 (C) OTHER RESEARCH ACTIVITIES.— 

4 (i) OPEN INTEGRATED RESEARCH

5 POOL.—The Director shall allocate not less 

6 than 80 percent of amounts described in 

7 subparagraph (A)(ii) to eligible applicants 

8 on a competitive basis, including applicants 

9 representing— 

10 (I) colleges, universities, and 

11 other institutions of higher education; 

12 and 

13 (II) other individuals and entities 

14 eligible to receive funding under the 

15 National Research Initiative. 

16 (ii) RESERVATION AND REVERSION.— 

17 (I) IN GENERAL.—The Director 

18 shall reserve 20 percent of amounts 

19 described in subparagraph (A)(ii) for 

20 allocation to 1890 Institutions, 1994 

21 Institutions, Insular Area Institutions, 

22 and Small 1862 Land-Grant Institu23 tions on a competitive basis, subject 

24 to— 


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1 (aa) applicable peer and 

2 merit review requirements of 

3 Federal law (including regula4 tions); and 

5 (bb) such other peer and 

6 merit review requirements as the 

7 Director determines to be appro8 priate. 

9 (II) REVERSION OF UNUSED RE10 SERVED FUNDS.—Any amounts re11 served under subclause (I) that are 

12 not allocated to institutions under 

13 that subclause by the end of the 2- 

14 year period following October 1 of the 

15 fiscal year for which the amounts are 

16 first made available shall be allocated 

17 to open integrated research pool appli18 cants on a competitive basis in accord19 ance with clause (i). 

20 (D) EDUCATION AND EXTENSION INTE21 GRATION.—The Director shall integrate into 

22 competitive programs of the National Institutes 

23 for Food and Agriculture national and global 

24 educational and extension initiatives, to the 

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1 (E) INDIRECT COSTS.— 

2 (i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided 

3 in clause (ii), the Director shall provide for 

4 the payment of allowable indirect costs as5 sociated with competitive programs of the 

6 National Institutes for Food and Agri7 culture in accordance with section 1462 of 

8 the National Agricultural Research, Exten9 sion, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 

10 U.S.C. 3310). 

11 (ii) EXCEPTION.—For each of fiscal 

12 years 2008 through 2012, the Director 

13 shall ensure that allowable indirect costs, 

14 associated with competitive programs of 

15 the National Institutes for Food and Agri16 culture that are funded under section 

17 104(b)(1)(B), shall not be paid at a rate 

18 that exceeds the levels generally provided 

19 for those competitive programs for fiscal 

20 year 2007. 

21 (3) ENHANCED CAPACITY PROGRAM FUND22 ING.—The Director shall use 30 percent of amounts 

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1 (A) for each of fiscal years 2008 through 

2 2012— 

3 (i) 77.5 percent shall be allocated to 

4 capacity programs in accordance with the 

5 proportion that— 

6 (I) the amount received by the 

7 applicable capacity program during 

8 fiscal year 2007; bears to 

9 (II) the total amount made avail10 able for all capacity programs for fis11 cal year 2007; and 

12 (ii) 17.5 percent shall be allocated to 

13 1890 Institutions, 1994 Institutions, Insu14 lar Area Institutions, Small 1862 Land15 Grant Institutions, and ASCARR Institu16 tions for institutional enhancement capac17 ity programs, of which— 

18 (I) 36 percent shall be for 1890 

19 Institutions; 

20 (II) 26 percent shall be for 1994 

21 Institutions, except that an amount 

22 from that 26 percent shall be allo23 cated to Insular Area Institutions in 

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1 (aa) the amount received by 

2 the applicable Institution during 

3 fiscal year 2007; bears to 

4 (bb) the total amount made 

5 available for all 1890 Institu6 tions, 1994 Institutions, Insular 

7 Area Institutions, Small 1862 

8 Land-Grant Institutions, and 

9 ASCARR Institutions for fiscal 

10 year 2007; 

11 (III) 26 percent shall be for 

12 Small 1862 Land-Grant Institutions; 

13 and 

14 (IV) 12 percent shall be for 

15 ASCARR Institutions; and 

16 (B) 5 percent shall be deposited into the 

17 enhancement fund of the National Institutes for 

18 Food and Agriculture to fund capacity invest19 ments that are consistent with capacity pro20 grams of the National Institutes for Food and 

21 Agriculture, as determined by the Director, in 

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1 SEC. 106. SINGLE BUDGET SUBMISSION. 

2 The President shall submit to Congress, together 

3 with the annual budget submission of the President, a sin4 gle combined budget line item reflecting the total amount 

5 requested by the President for funding for the National 

6 Institutes for Food and Agriculture, including funding for 

7 capacity programs, competitive programs, and other appli8 cable National Institutes for Food and Agriculture pro9 grams. 

10 SEC. 107. CAPACITY BUILDING GRANTS FOR ASCARR INSTI11 TUTIONS. 

12 (a) GRANT PROGRAM.— 

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary or the Direc14 tor, as appropriate, shall make grants to ASCARR 

15 Institutions to assist the ASCARR Institutions in 

16 maintaining and expanding the capacity of the 

17 ASCARR Institutions to conduct education, re18 search, and outreach activities relating to— 

19 (A) agriculture; 

20 (B) renewable resources; and 

21 (C) other similar disciplines. 

22 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary or the Di23 rector, as appropriate, shall make grants under this 

24 section— 

25 (A)(i) through a competitive application 

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1 ASCARR Institutions may submit applications 

2 in such form and manner as the Secretary or 

3 the Director, as appropriate, may prescribe; or 

4 (ii) through a noncompetitive application 

5 process; and 

6 (B) in such manner as to ensure geo7 graphic diversity with respect to the ASCARR 

8 Institutions that are the subjects of the grants. 

9 (3) USE OF FUNDS.—An ASCARR Institution 

10 that receives a grant under subsection (a)(1) may 

11 use the funds made available through the grant to 

12 maintain and expand the capacity of the ASCARR 

13 Institution— 

14 (A) to successfully compete for funds from 

15 Federal grants and other sources to carry out 

16 educational, research, and outreach activities 

17 that address priority concerns of national, re18 gional, State, and local interest; 

19 (B) to disseminate information relating to 

20 priority concerns to— 

21 (i) interested members of the agri22 culture, renewable resources, and related 

23 stakeholder communities; 

24 (ii) the public; and 

25 (iii) any other interested entity; 


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1 (C) to encourage members of the agri2 culture, renewable resources, and related stake3 holder communities to participate in priority 

4 education, research, and outreach activities by 

5 providing matching funding to leverage grant 

6 funds; and 

7 (D) through— 

8 (i) the purchase or other acquisition 

9 of equipment and other infrastructure (not 

10 including the construction of new build11 ings); 

12 (ii) the renovation of facilities; 

13 (iii) the professional growth and devel14 opment of the faculty of the ASCARR In15 stitution; and 

16 (iv) the development of human capital 

17 (including through the use of graduate 

18 assistantships). 

19 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

20 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this sec21 tion— 

22 (1) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; 

23 (2) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; 

24 (3) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; 

25 (4) $13,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; 


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1 (5) $17,000,000 for fiscal year 2012; and 

2 (6) such sums as are necessary for fiscal year 

3 2013 and each fiscal year thereafter. 

4 TITLE II—MODIFICATIONS 

5 SEC. 201. MERIT REVIEW OF EXTENSION AND EDU6 CATIONAL GRANTS. 

7 Section 103 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, 

8 and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7613) is 

9 amended in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (2) and 

10 inserting the following: 

11 ‘‘(2) MERIT REVIEW OF EXTENSION AND EDU12 CATION GRANTS.—The Secretary shall establish pro13 cedures that provide for merit review of each agri14 cultural extension or education grant administered, 

15 on a competitive basis, by the National Institutes for 

16 Food and Agriculture.’’. 

17 SEC. 202. REPEAL PLAN OF WORK REQUIREMENTS. 

18 (a) EXTENSION AT 1890 LAND-GRANT COLLEGES.— 

19 Section 1444(d) of the National Agricultural Research, 

20 Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 

21 3221(d)) is amended— 

22 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking the second 

23 sentence; and 

24 (2) by striking paragraphs (3) through (5). 


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1 (b) RESEARCH AT 1890 LAND-GRANT COLLEGES.— 

2 Section 1445 of the National Agricultural Research, Ex3 tension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3222) 

4 is amended— 

5 (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 

6 following: 

7 ‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

8 are authorized to be appropriated annually such sums as 

9 Congress may determine necessary to support continuing 

10 agricultural research at colleges eligible to receive funds 

11 under the Act of August 30, 1890 (26 Stat. 417–419, as 

12 amended; 7 U.S.C. 321–326 and 328), including Tuskegee 

13 University (hereinafter referred to in this section as ‘eligi14 ble institutions’).’’; and 

15 (2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 

16 following: 

17 ‘‘(c) PROGRAM.—The director of the State agricul18 tural experiment station in each State in which an eligible 

19 institution is located, and the research director specified 

20 in subsection (d) in each of the eligible institutions in that 

21 State, shall jointly develop, by mutual agreement, a com22 prehensive program of agricultural research in the State, 

23 to be submitted for approval by the Secretary not later 

24 than 1 year after the date of enactment of this title.’’. 

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1 (1) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 3 of 

2 the Hatch Act of 1887 (7 U.S.C. 361c) is amend3 ed— 

4 (A) by striking subsection (h) and insert5 ing the following: 

6 ‘‘(h) PEER REVIEW AND PLAN OF WORK.—Research 

7 carried out under subsection (c)(3) shall be subject to sci8 entific peer review. The review of a project conducted 

9 under this paragraph shall be considered to satisfy the 

10 merit review requirements of section 103(e) of the Agricul11 tural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 

12 1998.’’; and 

13 (B) in subsection (i)(2), by striking sub14 paragraph (D). 

15 (2) REPEAL.—Section 7 of the Hatch Act of 

16 1887 (7 U.S.C. 361g) is amended by striking sub17 sections (d) through (g). 

18 (d) SMITH-LEVER ACT.— 

19 (1) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 

20 3(h)(2) of the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 343(h)(2)) 

21 is amended by striking subparagraph (D). 

22 (2) REPEAL.—Section 4 of the Smith-Lever Act 

23 (7 U.S.C. 344) is amended by striking subsections 

24 (c) through (e). 


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1 SEC. 203. INDIRECT COSTS. 

2 Section 1462 of the National Agricultural Research, 

3 Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 

4 3310) is amended by striking subsection (a) and inserting 

5 the following: 

6 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided in 

7 law, and in accordance with the requirements under sec8 tion 105(c)(1)(E) of the CREATE-21 Act of 2007, indi9 rect costs charged against a competitive agricultural re10 search, education, or extension grant awarded under this 

11 Act, the CREATE-21 Act of 2007, or any other Act pur12 suant to authority delegated to the Director of the Na13 tional Institutes for Food and Agriculture shall not exceed 

14 the negotiated indirect rate of cost established for an insti15 tution by the appropriate Federal audit agency for the in16 stitution.’’. 

17 TITLE III—EXTENSIONS 

18 Subtitle A—National Agricultural 

19 Research, Extension, and Teach20 ing Policy Act of 1977 

21 SEC. 301. GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS FOR FOOD AND AGRI22 CULTURAL SCIENCES EDUCATION. 

23 Section 1417(l) of the National Agricultural Re24 search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 

25 U.S.C. 3152(l)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and in26 serting ‘‘2012’’. 


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1 SEC. 302. GRANTS FOR RESEARCH ON PRODUCTION AND 

2 MARKETING OF ALCOHOLS AND INDUSTRIAL 

3 HYDROCARBONS FROM AGRICULTURAL COM4 MODITIES AND FOREST PRODUCTS. 

5 Section 1419(d) of the National Agricultural Re6 search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 

7 U.S.C. 3154(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and in8 serting ‘‘2012’’. 

9 SEC. 303. POLICY RESEARCH CENTERS. 

10 Section 1419A(d) of the National Agricultural Re11 search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 

12 U.S.C. 3155(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and in13 serting ‘‘2012’’. 

14 SEC. 304. HUMAN NUTRITION INTERVENTION AND HEALTH 

15 PROMOTION RESEARCH PROGRAM. 

16 Section 1424(d) of the National Agricultural Re17 search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 

18 U.S.C. 3174(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and in19 serting ‘‘2012’’. 

20 SEC. 305. PILOT RESEARCH PROGRAM TO COMBINE MED21 ICAL AND AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH. 

22 Section 1424A(d) of the National Agricultural Re23 search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 

24 U.S.C. 3174a(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and in25 serting ‘‘2012’’. 


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1 SEC. 306. NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAM. 

2 Section 1425(c)(3) of the National Agricultural Re3 search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 

4 U.S.C. 3175(c)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and 

5 inserting ‘‘2012’’. 

6 SEC. 307. CONTINUING ANIMAL HEALTH AND DISEASE RE7 SEARCH PROGRAMS. 

8 Section 1433(a) of the National Agricultural Re9 search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 

10 U.S.C. 3195(a)) is amended in the first sentence by strik11 ing ‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 

12 SEC. 308. APPROPRIATIONS FOR RESEARCH ON NATIONAL 

13 OR REGIONAL PROBLEMS. 

14 Section 1434(a) of the National Agricultural Re15 search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 

16 U.S.C. 3196(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and in17 serting ‘‘2012’’. 

18 SEC. 309. GRANTS TO UPGRADE AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD 

19 SCIENCES FACILITIES AT 1890 LAND-GRANT 

20 COLLEGES, INCLUDING TUSKEGEE UNIVER21 SITY. 

22 Section 1447(b) of the National Agricultural Re23 search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 

24 U.S.C. 3222b(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and in25 serting ‘‘2012’’. 


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1 SEC. 310. NATIONAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING VIRTUAL 

2 CENTERS. 

3 Section 1448 of the National Agricultural Research, 

4 Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 

5 3222c) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ each place it ap6 pears in subsections (a)(1) and (f) and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 

7 SEC. 311. MATCHING FUNDS REQUIREMENT FOR RE8 SEARCH AND EXTENSION ACTIVITIES OF 1890 

9 INSTITUTIONS. 

10 Section 1449(c) of the National Agricultural Re11 search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 

12 U.S.C. 3222d(c)) is amended in the first sentence by strik13 ing ‘‘for each of fiscal years 2003 through 2007,’’. 

14 SEC. 312. HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS. 

15 Section 1455(c) of the National Agricultural Re16 search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 

17 U.S.C. 3241(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and in18 serting ‘‘2012’’. 

19 SEC. 313. COMPETITIVE GRANTS FOR INTERNATIONAL AG20 RICULTURAL SCIENCE AND EDUCATION PRO21 GRAMS. 

22 Section 1459A(c) of the National Agricultural Re23 search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 

24 U.S.C. 3292b(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and in25 serting ‘‘2012’’. 


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1 SEC. 314. RESEARCH EQUIPMENT GRANTS. 

2 Section 1462A(e) of the National Agricultural Re3 search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 

4 U.S.C. 3310a(e)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and in5 serting ‘‘2012’’. 

6 SEC. 315. UNIVERSITY RESEARCH. 

7 Section 1463 of the National Agricultural Research, 

8 Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 

9 3311) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ each place it ap10 pears in subsections (a) and (b) and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 

11 SEC. 316. EXTENSION SERVICE. 

12 Section 1464 of the National Agricultural Research, 

13 Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 

14 3312) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting 

15 ‘‘2012’’. 

16 SEC. 317. SUPPLEMENTAL AND ALTERNATIVE CROPS. 

17 Section 1473D(a) of the National Agricultural Re18 search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 

19 U.S.C. 3319d(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and in20 serting ‘‘2012’’. 

21 SEC. 318. AQUACULTURE RESEARCH FACILITIES. 

22 Section 1477 of the National Agricultural Research, 

23 Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 

24 3324) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting 

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1 SEC. 319. RANGELAND RESEARCH. 

2 Section 1483(a) of the National Agricultural Re3 search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 

4 U.S.C. 3336(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and in5 serting ‘‘2012’’. 

6 SEC. 320. SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION FOR BIOSECURITY 

7 PLANNING AND RESPONSE. 

8 Section 1484(a) of the National Agricultural Re9 search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 

10 U.S.C. 3351(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and in11 serting ‘‘2012’’. 

12 SEC. 321. RESIDENT INSTRUCTION AND DISTANCE EDU13 CATION GRANTS PROGRAM FOR INSULAR 

14 AREA INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. 

15 (a) DISTANCE EDUCATION GRANTS FOR INSULAR

16 AREAS.—Section 1490(f) of the National Agricultural Re17 search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 

18 U.S.C. 3362(f)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and in19 serting ‘‘2012’’. 

20 (b) RESIDENT INSTRUCTION GRANTS FOR INSULAR

21 AREAS.—Section 1491 of the National Agricultural Re22 search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 

23 U.S.C. 3363) is amended— 

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1 (2) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated), by 

2 striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 

3 Subtitle B—Food, Agriculture, Con4 servation, and Trade Act of 1990 

5 SEC. 331. NATIONAL GENETICS RESOURCES PROGRAM. 

6 Section 1635(b) of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva7 tion, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5844(b)) is amend8 ed by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 

9 SEC. 332. HIGH-PRIORITY RESEARCH AND EXTENSION INI10 TIATIVES. 

11 Section 1672(h) of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva12 tion, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925(h)) is amend13 ed by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 

14 SEC. 333. NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT RESEARCH AND EXTEN15 SION INITIATIVE. 

16 Section 1672A of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva17 tion, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925a) is amend18 ed— 

19 (1) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub20 section (f); and 

21 (2) in subsection (f) (as so redesignated), by 

22 striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 


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1 SEC. 334. ORGANIC AGRICULTURE RESEARCH AND EXTEN2 SION INITIATIVE. 

3 Section 1672B(e) of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva4 tion, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925b(e)) is 

5 amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 

6 SEC. 335. AGRICULTURAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS PRO7 GRAM. 

8 Section 1673(h) of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva9 tion, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5926(h)) is amend10 ed by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 

11 SEC. 336. ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM FOR FARM12 ERS WITH DISABILITIES. 

13 Section 1680(c)(1) of the Food, Agriculture, Con14 servation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5933(c)(1)) 

15 is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 

16 SEC. 337. NATIONAL RURAL INFORMATION CENTER CLEAR17 INGHOUSE. 

18 Section 2381(e) of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva19 tion, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 3125b(e)) is 

20 amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 


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1 Subtitle C—Agricultural Research, 

2 Extension, and Education Re3 form Act of 1998 

4 SEC. 341. PARTNERSHIPS FOR HIGH-VALUE AGRICULTURAL 

5 PRODUCT QUALITY RESEARCH. 

6 Section 402(g) of the Agricultural Research, Exten7 sion, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 

8 7622(g)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting 

9 ‘‘2012’’. 

10 SEC. 342. PRECISION AGRICULTURE. 

11 Section 403(i)(1) of the Agricultural Research, Ex12 tension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 

13 7623(i)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting 

14 ‘‘2012’’. 

15 SEC. 343. BIOBASED PRODUCTS. 

16 (a) PILOT PROJECT.—Section 404(e)(2) of the Agri17 cultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act 

18 of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7624(e)(2)) is amended by striking 

19 ‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 

20 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

21 404(h) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Edu22 cation Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7624(h)) is amended 

23 by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 


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1 SEC. 344. THOMAS JEFFERSON INITIATIVE FOR CROP DI2 VERSIFICATION. 

3 Section 405(h) of the Agricultural Research, Exten4 sion, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 

5 7625(h)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting 

6 ‘‘2012’’. 

7 SEC. 345. INTEGRATED RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND EX8 TENSION COMPETITIVE GRANTS PROGRAM. 

9 Section 406(f) of the Agricultural Research, Exten10 sion, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 

11 7626(f)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting 

12 ‘‘2012’’. 

13 SEC. 346. SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH REGARDING DISEASES 

14 OF WHEAT, TRITICALE, AND BARLEY CAUSED 

15 BY FUSARIUM GRAMINEARUM OR BY 

16 TILLETIA INDICA. 

17 Section 408(e) of the Agricultural Research, Exten18 sion, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 

19 7628(e)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting 

20 ‘‘2012’’. 

21 SEC. 347. BOVINE JOHNE’S DISEASE CONTROL PROGRAM. 

22 Section 409(b) of the Agricultural Research, Exten23 sion, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 

24 7629(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting 

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1 SEC. 348. GRANTS FOR YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS. 

2 Section 410(c) of the Agricultural Research, Exten3 sion, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 

4 7630(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting 

5 ‘‘2012’’. 

6 SEC. 349. AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH 

7 AND DEVELOPMENT FOR DEVELOPING COUN8 TRIES. 

9 Section 411(c) of the Agricultural Research, Exten10 sion, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 

11 7631(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting 

12 ‘‘2012’’. 

13 SEC. 350. OFFICE OF PEST MANAGEMENT POLICY. 

14 Section 614(f) of the Agricultural Research, Exten15 sion, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 

16 7653(f)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting 

17 ‘‘2012’’. 

18 Subtitle D—Other Laws 

19 SEC. 371. CRITICAL AGRICULTURAL MATERIALS ACT. 

20 Section 16(a) of the Critical Agricultural Materials 

21 Act (7 U.S.C. 178n(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ 

22 and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 

23 SEC. 372. EQUITY IN EDUCATIONAL LAND-GRANT STATUS 

24 ACT OF 1994. 

25 (a) ENDOWMENT FOR 1994 INSTITUTIONS.—Section 

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1 Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note; Public Law 103–382) 

2 is amended in the first sentence by striking ‘‘2007’’ and 

3 inserting ‘‘2012’’. 

4 (b) INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING GRANTS.— 

5 Section 535 of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Sta6 tus Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note; Public Law 103– 

7 382) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ each place it appears 

8 and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 

9 (c) RESEARCH GRANTS.—Section 536(c) of the Eq10 uity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (7 

11 U.S.C. 301 note; Public Law 103–382) is amended in the 

12 first sentence by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 

13 SEC. 373. AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION RE14 SEARCH FACILITIES ACT. 

15 Section 6(a) of the Research Facilities Act (7 U.S.C. 

16 390d(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting 

17 ‘‘2012’’. 

18 SEC. 374. NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTEN19 SION, AND TEACHING POLICY ACT AMEND20 MENTS OF 1985. 

21 Section 1431 of the National Agricultural Research, 

22 Extension, and Teaching Policy Act Amendments of 1985 

23 (Public Law 99–198; 99 Stat. 1556; 116 Stat. 436) is 

24 amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 


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1 SEC. 375. COMPETITIVE, SPECIAL, AND FACILITIES RE2 SEARCH GRANT ACT (NATIONAL RESEARCH 

3 INITIATIVE). 

4 Section 2(b)(10) of the Competitive, Special, and Fa5 cilities Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 450i(b)(10)) is 

6 amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 

7 SEC. 376. BEGINNING FARMER AND RANCHER DEVELOP8 MENT PROGRAM. 

9 Section 7405(h) of the Farm Security and Rural In10 vestment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 3319f(h)) is amended by 

11 striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 

12 SEC. 377. AGRICULTURAL RISK PROTECTION ACT OF 2000 

13 (CARBON CYCLE RESEARCH). 

14 Section 221(g) of the Agricultural Risk Protection 

15 Act of 2000 (7 U.S.C. 6711(g)) is amended by striking 

16 ‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 

17 SEC. 378. RENEWABLE RESOURCES EXTENSION ACT OF 

18 1978. 

19 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 

20 6 of the Renewable Resources Extension Act of 1978 (16 

21 U.S.C. 1675) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and insert22 ing ‘‘2012’’. 

23 (b) TERMINATION DATE.—Section 8 of the Renew24 able Resources Extension Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 1671 

25 note; Public Law 95–306) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ 

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1 SEC. 379. NATIONAL AQUACULTURE ACT OF 1980. 

2 Section 10 of the National Aquaculture Act of 1980 

3 (16 U.S.C. 2809) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ each 

4 place it appears and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 

5 TITLE IV—ENHANCEMENTS 

6 Subtitle A—Research and 

7 Extension 

8 SEC. 401. COMPLIANCE WITH MULTISTATE AND INTEGRA9 TION REQUIREMENTS. 

10 (a) FUNDS EXPENDED ON MULTISTATE COOPERA11 TIVE EXTENSION ACTIVITIES.—Section 3 of the Smith12 Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 343) is amended by striking sub13 section (h) and inserting the following: 

14 ‘‘(h) MULTISTATE COOPERATIVE EXTENSION AC15 TIVITIES.— 

16 ‘‘(1) DEFINITION OF MULTISTATE ACTIVITY.— 

17 In this subsection, the term ‘multistate activity’ 

18 means a cooperative extension activity in which 2 or 

19 more States cooperate to resolve problems that con20 cern more than 1 State. 

21 ‘‘(2) REQUIREMENT.— 

22 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—To receive funding 

23 under subsections (b) and (c) for a fiscal year, 

24 a State must have expended on multistate ac25 tivities, in the preceding fiscal year, an amount 

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1 funds paid to the State under subsections (b) 

2 and (c) for the preceding fiscal year. 

3 ‘‘(B) DETERMINATION OF AMOUNT.—In 

4 determining compliance with subparagraph (A), 

5 the Secretary shall include all cooperative exten6 sion funds expended by the State in the pre7 ceding fiscal year, including Federal, State, and 

8 local funds. 

9 ‘‘(3) REDUCTION OF PERCENTAGE.—The Sec10 retary may reduce the minimum percentage required 

11 to be expended for multistate activities under para12 graph (2) by a State in a case of hardship, 

13 unfeasibility, or other similar circumstances beyond 

14 the control of the State, as determined by the Sec15 retary. 

16 ‘‘(4) APPLICABILITY.—This subsection does not 

17 apply to funds provided— 

18 ‘‘(A) to a 1994 Institution (as defined in 

19 section 532 of the Equity in Educational Land20 Grant Status Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note; 

21 Public Law 103–382)); or 

22 ‘‘(B) to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 

23 the Virgin Islands, or Guam.’’. 

24 (b) FUNDS EXPENDED ON INTEGRATED RESEARCH

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1 Act of 1887 (7 U.S.C. 361c) is amended by striking sub2 section (i) and inserting the following: 

3 ‘‘(i) INTEGRATED RESEARCH AND EXTENSION AC4 TIVITIES.— 

5 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 

6 ‘‘(A) REQUIREMENT.—To receive funding 

7 under this Act and subsections (b) and (c) of 

8 section 3 of the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 

9 343) for a fiscal year, a State must have ex10 pended on activities that integrate cooperative 

11 research and extension (referred to in this sec12 tion as ‘integrated activities’), in the preceding 

13 fiscal year, an amount equivalent to not less 

14 than 25 percent of the funds paid to the State 

15 under this section and subsections (b) and (c) 

16 of section 3 of the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 

17 343) for the preceding fiscal year. 

18 ‘‘(B) DETERMINATION OF AMOUNT.—In 

19 determining compliance with subparagraph (A), 

20 the Secretary shall include all cooperative re21 search and extension funds expended by the 

22 State in the prior fiscal year, including Federal, 

23 State, and local funds. 

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1 to be expended for integrated activities under para2 graph (1) by a State in a case of hardship, 

3 unfeasibility, or other similar circumstances beyond 

4 the control of the State, as determined by the Sec5 retary. 

6 ‘‘(3) APPLICABILITY.—This subsection does not 

7 apply to funds provided 

8 ‘‘(A) to a 1994 Institution (as defined in 

9 section 532 of the Equity in Educational Land10 Grant Status Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note; 

11 Public Law 103–382)); or 

12 ‘‘(B) to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 

13 the Virgin Islands, or Guam. 

14 ‘‘(4) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER REQUIRE15 MENTS.—Funds described in paragraph (1)(B) that 

16 a State uses to calculate the required amount of ex17 penditures for integrated activities under paragraph 

18 (1)(A) may also be used in the same fiscal year to 

19 calculate the amount of expenditures for multistate 

20 activities required under subsection (c)(3) of this 

21 section and section 3(h) of the Smith-Lever Act (7 

22 U.S.C. 343(h)).’’. 


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1 SEC. 402. EXPANSION OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL 

2 SCIENCES AWARDS. 

3 Section 1417(i) of the National Agricultural Re4 search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 

5 U.S.C. 3152(i)) is amended— 

6 (1) in the subsection heading by striking 

7 ‘‘Teaching Awards’’ and inserting ‘‘Teaching, Exten8 sion, and Research Awards’’; and 

9 (2) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 

10 following: 

11 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall es12 tablish a National Food and Agricultural Sciences 

13 Teaching, Extension, and Research Awards program 

14 to recognize and promote excellence in teaching, ex15 tension, and research in the food and agricultural 

16 sciences at a college or university. The Secretary 

17 shall make at least one cash award in each fiscal 

18 year to a nominee selected by the Secretary for ex19 cellence in each of the areas of teaching, extension, 

20 and research of food and agricultural science at a 

21 college or university.’’. 

22 SEC. 403. SUSTAINABLE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INITIA23 TIVE. 

24 Subtitle C of title XIV of the National Agriculture 

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1 U.S.C. 3121 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 

2 the following: 

3 ‘‘SEC. 1413C. SUSTAINABLE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INITIA4 TIVE. 

5 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, through the Co6 operative State Research, Education, and Extension Serv7 ice or any successor organization, shall establish and carry 

8 out a sustainable human development initiative using an 

9 interdisciplinary approach to demonstrate the importance 

10 of— 

11 ‘‘(1) enhancing and sustaining human capital 

12 and resources along with economic growth in both 

13 developing and advanced economies; 

14 ‘‘(2) improving health and nutrition and sup15 porting the stability and well-being of women, chil16 dren, and families throughout the world; 

17 ‘‘(3) protecting the environment while carrying 

18 out necessary development activities; and 

19 ‘‘(4) achieving and maintaining social justice 

20 along with economic and social opportunity. 

21 ‘‘(b) PARTNERSHIPS.—In carrying out this section, 

22 the Secretary shall enter into partnerships with colleges 

23 and universities and with such other public and private 

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1 individuals with appropriate levels of training and experi2 ence in disciplines that can further the initiative. 

3 ‘‘(c) INTEGRATION INTO ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary 

4 shall endeavor to integrate the principles of sustainable 

5 human development into the research, extension, teaching, 

6 and related activities carried out under this Act and such 

7 related authorities as the Secretary determines appro8 priate.’’. 

9 Subtitle B—Nutrition 

10 SEC. 411. EXPANDED FOOD AND NUTRITION EDUCATION 

11 PROGRAM. 

12 (a) FUNDING TO 1862, 1890, AND INSULAR AREA

13 INSTITUTIONS.—Section 1425(c)(2)(B) of the National 

14 Agriculture Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act 

15 of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3175(c)(2)(B)) is amended 

16 (1) in the prefatory material by striking 

17 ‘‘among the States’’; 

18 (2) by striking clause (i) and inserting the fol19 lowing: 

20 ‘‘(i) $100,000 shall be distributed to 

21 each of the land grant colleges and univer22 sities;’’; 

23 (3) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii); 

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1 ‘‘(ii) subject to subsection (d), of the remainder, 10 

2 percent in fiscal year 2008, 11 percent in fiscal year 2009, 

3 12 percent in fiscal year 2010, 13 percent in fiscal year 

4 2011, 14 percent in fiscal year 2012, and 15 percent in 

5 fiscal year 2013 and each fiscal year thereafter, shall be 

6 allocated to each 1890 Institution (as defined in section 

7 2 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education 

8 Reform Act of 1998) in an amount that bears the same 

9 ratio to the total amount to be allocated under this clause 

10 as the population of the State living at or below 125 per11 cent of the income poverty guidelines prescribed by the 

12 Office of Management and Budget (adjusted pursuant to 

13 section 673(2) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act 

14 of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 9902)), bears to the total population 

15 of all the States that have 1890 Institutions living at or 

16 below 125 percent of the income poverty guidelines, as de17 termined by the last preceding decennial census at the 

18 time each such additional amount is first appropriated: 

19 Provided, That the total allocated under this clause shall 

20 not exceed (I) the amount of the funds appropriated for 

21 the conduct of the expanded food and nutrition education 

22 program for the fiscal year that are in excess of the 

23 amount appropriated for the conduct of the program for 

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1 any amounts expended pursuant to any adjustment under 

2 subsection (d); and’’; and 

3 (5) By amending clause (iii), as redesignated— 

4 (A) by striking ‘‘allocated to each State’’ 

5 and inserting ‘‘allocated to the institution eligi6 ble to receive funds under the Act of July 2, 

7 1862 (and including the appropriate insular 

8 area institution) in each State (and the Univer9 sity of the District of Columbia, notwith10 standing section 208(c) of Public Law 93– 

11 471)’’; and 

12 (B) by striking ‘‘subparagraph.’’ and in13 serting ‘‘subparagraph: Provided, That the total 

14 allocated under this clause to the University of 

15 the District of Columbia shall not exceed (I) the 

16 amount described in the proviso to clause (ii), 

17 reduced further by (II) the amount allocated 

18 under clause (ii).’’. 

19 (b) AUTHORIZATION.—Section 1425(c)(3) of the Na20 tional Agriculture Research, Extension, and Teaching Pol21 icy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3175(c)(3)) is amended by 

22 striking ‘‘$83,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1996 

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1 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 

2 this section take effect on October 1, 2007. 

3 SEC. 412. UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ELI4 GIBILITY FOR THE EXPANDED FOOD AND NU5 TRITION PROGRAM. 

6 Section 3 of the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 343) is 

7 amended by adding at the end the following: 

8 ‘‘(k) ELIGIBILITY.—The 1862 Land-Grant Institu9 tion in the District of Columbia, as defined under section 

10 208 of the District of Columbia Public Postsecondary 

11 Education Reorganization Act of October 26, 1974 (Pub12 lic Law 93–471, 88 Stat. 1428), shall be eligible under 

13 this section to participate in the expanded food and nutri14 tion education program established under section 1425 of 

15 the National Agriculture Research, Extension, and Teach16 ing Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3175).’’. 

17 SEC. 413. FOOD STAMP NUTRITION EDUCATION REIM18 BURSEMENT FOR 1890 INSTITUTIONS. 

19 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Sec20 retary of Agriculture may reimburse a State participating 

21 in the Food Stamp Nutrition Education Program at the 

22 rate of 100 percent for allowable expenditures for nutri23 tion education provided by an 1890 Institution (as defined 

24 in section 2 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and 

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1 Secretary determines that the 1890 Institution would oth2 erwise be unable to provide the Nutrition Education. 

3 SEC. 414. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE NATIONAL NUTRI4 TION MONITORING AND RELATED RESEARCH 

5 ACT OF 1990. 

6 (a) COORDINATED PROGRAM.—Section 101(a) of the 

7 National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Act 

8 of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5311(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘ten9 year’’. 

10 (b) IMPLEMENTATION PERIOD.—Section 104(a) of 

11 the National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research 

12 Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5314(a)) is amended by striking 

13 ‘‘shall be carried’’ and all that follows through ‘‘section 

14 103(d)(2) and’’. 

15 (c) AUTHORIZATION.—Section 106 of the National 

16 Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Act of 1990 

17 (7 U.S.C. 5316) is amended 

18 (1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘authorize 

19 the appropriation or’’; and 

20 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

21 ‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION.—There are authorized to be 

22 appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out 

23 this title for each of the 7 fiscal years beginning with fiscal 

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1 Subtitle C—1890 Initiatives 

2 SEC. 421. RESEARCH AND EDUCATION UNDER THE NA3 TIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTEN4 SION, AND TEACHING POLICY ACT OF 1977. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1445(a)(2) of the Na6 tional Agriculture Research, Extension, and Teaching Pol7 icy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3222(a)(2)) is amended by 

8 striking ‘‘25 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘30 percent’’. 

9 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

10 subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2007. 

11 SEC. 422. EXTENSION FORMULA PROGRAMS UNDER THE 

12 NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EX13 TENSION, AND TEACHING POLICY ACT OF 

14 1977. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1444(a)(2) of the Na16 tional Agriculture Research, Extension, and Teaching Pol17 icy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3221(a)(2)) is amended by 

18 striking ‘‘15 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘20 percent’’. 

19 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 

20 subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2007. 

21 SEC. 423. CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES EDUCATION 

22 AND RESEARCH NETWORK (CYFERNET) PRO23 GRAM. 

24 In carrying out the Children, Youth, and Families 

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1 3(d) of the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 343(d)), the Sec2 retary shall include 1890 Institutions as eligible program 

3 applicants and participants. In this section, the term 

4 ‘‘1890 Institutions’’ has the same meaning as in section 

5 2 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education 

6 Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7601(2)). 

7 SEC. 424. ANIMAL HEALTH AND DISEASE RESEARCH PRO8 GRAM. 

9 Section 1434(b) of the National Agriculture Re10 search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 

11 U.S.C. 3196(b)) is amended by inserting after ‘‘univer12 sities’’ the following: ‘‘(including 1890 Institutions (as de13 fined in section 2 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, 

14 and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7601(2))).’’. 

15 SEC. 425. MCINTIRE-STENNIS COOPERATIVE FORESTRY 

16 ACT. 

17 Section 2 of Public Law 87–788 (16 U.S.C. 582a– 

18 1) is amended— 

19 (1) by inserting ‘‘and 1890 Institutions,’’ before 

20 ‘‘and (b)’’; and 

21 (2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘In 

22 states which have both 1862 Institutions and the 

23 1890 Institutions eligible for and receiving funds 

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1 plans for forestry research in the State. In this sec2 tion, the terms ‘1862 Institutions’ and ‘1890 Insti3 tutions’ have the same meanings as in section 2 of 

4 the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education 

5 Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7601(2)).’’. 

6 SEC. 426. OUTREACH AND ASSISTANCE FOR SOCIALLY DIS7 ADVANTAGED FARMERS AND RANCHERS. 

8 (a) AUTHORIZATION.—Section 2501(a)(4)(A) of the 

9 Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 

10 (7 U.S.C. 2279(a)(4)(A)) is amended by striking 

11 ‘‘$25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2007’’ 

12 and inserting ‘‘$50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 

13 through 2014’’. 

14 (b) DURATION OF AGREEMENTS.—Section 

15 2501(a)(3)(A) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and 

16 Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279(a)(3)(A)) is amended 

17 by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Any grant, contract, 

18 or other agreement under this subsection may be entered 

19 into for a period of between 1 and 5 years, except that, 

20 in order to enhance program continuity, an applicant may 

21 request a multiyear grant, contract, or agreement of at 

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1 SEC. 427. GRANTS TO 1890 SCHOOLS TO EXPAND EXTEN2 SION CAPACITY. 

3 Section 1417(b)(4) of the National Agricultural Re4 search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 

5 U.S.C. 3152(b)(4)) is amended by striking ‘‘teaching and 

6 research’’ and inserting ‘‘teaching, research, and exten7 sion’’. 

8 SEC. 428. NATIONAL CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF SOCIALY 

9 DISADVANTAGED FARMERS. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make a com11 petitive grant annually to a consortium of 1890 Institu12 tions for the purpose of establishing and supporting a Na13 tional Center for the Study of Socially Disadvantaged 

14 Farmers (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Center’’). 

15 (b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Center are— 

16 (1) to conduct research, analysis, and policy 

17 formulation, and to disseminate information de18 signed to improve the economic viability of socially 

19 disadvantaged farmers in the United States; and 

20 (2) to evaluate the effectiveness and impact of 

21 the programs and services of the Department of Ag22 riculture that serve socially disadvantaged farmers 

23 and recommend policies designed to improve the 

24 quality of those programs and services. 

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1 (1) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 

2 of Agriculture. 

3 (2) The term ‘‘1890 Institutions’’ has the 

4 meaning given that term in section 2 of the Agricul5 tural Research, Extension, and Education Reform 

6 Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7601(2)). 

7 (3) The term ‘‘socially disadvantaged farmer’’ 

8 has the meaning given that term in section 

9 2501(e)(2) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, 

10 and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279(e)(2)). 

11 (d) AUTHORIZATION.—There are authorized to be ap12 propriated to the Secretary for the grant program under 

13 this section not to exceed $2,000,000 for each of the fiscal 

14 years 2008 through 2014. 

15 Subtitle D—Forestry 

16 SEC. 431. MCINTIRE-STENNIS COOPERATIVE FORESTRY RE17 SEARCH PROGRAM. 

18 Section 8201 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest19 ment Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–171) is amended by 

20 inserting before the period at the end the following: 

21 ‘‘, which distributes funds by formula for the 

22 purposes of—(1) assisting the various States in car23 rying out a program of State forestry and natural 

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1 ‘‘(2) developing a trained pool of forest and 

2 natural resources scientists capable of conducting 

3 needed forestry and natural resources research.’’. 

4 Subtitle E—Rural Development 

5 SEC. 441. EXTENSION OF AGRICULTURAL TELECOMMUNI6 CATIONS PROGRAM TO RURAL DEVELOP7 MENT. 

8 Section 1673 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, 

9 and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5926) is amended— 

10 (1) by inserting ‘‘AND RURAL DEVELOP11 MENT’’ after ‘‘AGRICULTURAL’’ in the heading; 

12 (2) in subsection (a)— 

13 (A) by striking ‘‘agricultural communica14 tions’’ and inserting ‘‘agricultural and rural de15 velopment communications’’; 

16 (B) by inserting after ‘‘and products’’ the 

17 following: ‘‘, and to facilitate and enhance rural 

18 development programs and activities’’; and 

19 (C) by striking ‘‘agricultural research’’ and 

20 inserting ‘‘agricultural and rural development 

21 research’’; 

22 (3) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘and re23 search’’ and inserting ‘‘research, and rural develop24 ment’’; 


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1 (4) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ‘‘indus2 tries’’ and inserting ‘‘industries, and rural develop3 ment’’; 

4 (5) in subsection (b)(4), by inserting ‘‘and rural 

5 development’’ after ‘‘agricultural’’; 

6 (6) in subsection (c), by— 

7 (A) striking paragraph (1); and 

8 (B) redesignating paragraphs (2) through 

9 (7) as paragraphs (1) through (6), respectively; 

10 (7) in subsection (d), by amending paragraph 

11 (1) to read as follows: 

12 ‘‘(1) The Secretary of Agriculture shall estab13 lish a program, to be administered through the 

14 Higher Education Program of the Cooperative State 

15 Research, Education, and Extension Service (or its 

16 successor organization), under which financial and 

17 technical assistance may be provided to eligible insti18 tutions that participate in a network that distributes 

19 programs consistent with the objectives described in 

20 subsection (b) of this section.’’; 

21 (8) in subsection (f)(1), by inserting ‘‘rural de22 velopment,’’ after ‘‘research,’’; and 

23 (9) in subsection (f)(2), by striking from ‘‘ap24 plications’’ through ‘‘Applications’’, and inserting 

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1 SEC. 442. AUTHORIZATION OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT RE2 SEARCH UNDER THE INITIATIVE FOR FU3 TURE AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SYSTEMS. 

4 Section 401 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, 

5 and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7621) is 

6 amended in subsection (c)(1)(D) by inserting ‘‘and rural 

7 development’’ after ‘‘development’’. 

8 SEC. 443. PRIORITY INITIATIVES: LAND USE MANAGEMENT. 

9 Section 1672(e)(28) of the Food, Agriculture, Con10 servation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925(e)(28)) 

11 is amended by inserting ‘‘and the impact of land use man12 agement decisions on communities’’ before the period. 

13 SEC. 444. PRIORITY INITIATIVES: WATER AND AIR QUALITY. 

14 Section 1672(e)(29) of the Food, Agriculture, Con15 servation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925(e)(29)) 

16 is amended by inserting ‘‘and for the purpose of better 

17 understanding community mechanisms that (A) help miti18 gate agricultural impacts on water and air quality, and 

19 (B) foster collaboration between communities and land 

20 managers in mitigating those impacts’’ before the period. 

21 SEC. 445. PRIORITY INITIATIVES: AGROTOURISM. 

22 Section 1672(e)(31) of the Food, Agriculture, Con23 servation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925(e)(31)) 

24 is amended by inserting ‘‘and to understand the conditions 

25 under which agrotourism can thrive and have positive 

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1 SEC. 446. ORGANIC AGRICULTURE RESEARCH AND EXTEN2 SION INITIATIVE. 

3 Section 1672B(a) of the Food, Agriculture, Con4 servation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925b) is 

5 amended— 

6 (1) in paragraph (5) by striking ‘‘and’’ after 

7 the semicolon; 

8 (2) in paragraph (6) striking ‘‘conditions.’’ and 

9 inserting ‘‘conditions; and’’; and 

10 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(7) examining communities and structures 

12 that support organic agricultural enterprises.’’. 

13 SEC. 447. BIOSECURITY. 

14 Section 1484(b) of the National Agriculture Re15 search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 

16 U.S.C. 3351(b)) is amended by adding at the end the fol17 lowing: 

18 ‘‘(5) To build community capacity to respond to 

19 biosecurity hazards in a coordinated and effective 

20 way.’’. 

21 SEC. 448. BEGINNING FARMERS AND RANCHERS. 

22 Section 7405(c)(1) of the Farm Security and Rural 

23 Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 3319f(c)(1)) is amend24 ed— 

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1 (2) by redesignating subparagraph (R) as sub2 paragraph (S); and 

3 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (Q) the fol4 lowing: 

5 ‘‘(R) the integration of beginning farmers 

6 and ranchers in supportive community net7 works; and’’. 

8 SEC. 449. RESIDENT INSTRUCTION AND DISTANT EDU9 CATION. 

10 Section 7501(a) of the Farm Security and Rural In11 vestment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 3361 note) is amended— 

12 (1) by striking ‘‘and agricultural sciences’’ and 

13 inserting ‘‘, agricultural, and rural social sciences’’; 

14 and 

15 (2) by inserting ‘‘rural social sciences,’’ after 

16 ‘‘economics,’’. 

17 SEC. 450. TRIBAL COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY ESSENTIAL 

18 COMMUNITY FACILITIES. 

19 (a) FEDERAL SHARE.—Section 306(a)(25)(B) of the 

20 Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 

21 1926(a)(25)(B)) is amended to read as follows: 

22 ‘‘(B) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Secretary 

23 shall establish the maximum percentage of the 

24 cost of the facility that may be covered by a 

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1 Secretary may not require nonfederal financial 

2 support in an amount that is greater than 5 

3 percent of the total cost.’’. 

4 (b) EXTENSION.—Section 306(a)(25)(C) of the Con5 solidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 

6 1926(a)(25)(C)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and in7 serting ‘‘2014’’. 

8 SEC. 451. VALUE-ADDED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT MAR9 KET DEVELOPMENT. 

10 Section 6401(b)(4) of the Farm Security and Rural 

11 Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 1621 note) is amend12 ed— 

13 (1) By striking ‘‘FUNDING.—Not’’ and insert14 ing ‘‘FUNDING.—’’ 

15 ‘‘(A) INITIAL FUNDING.—Not’’; and 

16 (2) after subparagraph (A) as so redesignated, 

17 inserting the following: 

18 ‘‘(B) SUBSEQUENT FUNDING.—In addition 

19 to any funds otherwise made available, there 

20 are authorized to be appropriated such sums as 

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1 SEC. 452. INNOVATION CENTER DEMONSTRATION 

2 PROJECTS. 

3 Section 6402 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest4 ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 1621 note) is amended by 

5 adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘(j) AUTHORIZATION.—In addition to any funds oth7 erwise made available, there are authorized to be appro8 priated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this 

9 section.’’. 

10 SEC. 453. RURAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT 

11 PROGRAM. 

12 (a) RESEARCH PROJECTS REQUIRED.—The Sec13 retary shall conduct research and education projects to ob14 tain data, develop conclusions, demonstrate technologies, 

15 and facilitate multi-jurisdictional initiatives that promote 

16 the purposes of this section, including research and edu17 cation projects that— 

18 (1) facilitate and increase investigation and 

19 education in order to— 

20 (A) provide the necessary education, train21 ing, and technical assistance in high schools, 

22 community colleges, colleges, universities and 

23 through non-formal outreach education delivery 

24 systems to start up and grow rural businesses; 

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1 as other languages serving the needs of minor2 ity and immigrant populations; 

3 (C) improve access to a diverse range of 

4 capital resources from microenterprise loans to 

5 venture capital; 

6 (D) determine the best methods to train 

7 entrepreneurs in preparing business plans, rec8 ordkeeping, compliance with tax rules, financial 

9 management, and general business practices; 

10 (E) promote entrepreneurship among rural 

11 youth, minority populations, women, and low-in12 come rural residents; and 

13 (F) create networks of entrepreneurial sup14 port and enabling culture among the business 

15 community, government at all levels, nonprofit 

16 organizations, educational institutions, and 

17 other sectors; and 

18 (2) facilitate the conduct of projects in order 

19 to— 

20 (A) study, to the extent practicable, the 

21 unique entrepreneurial development systems 

22 that best align with the unique needs and 

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1 (B) study rural entrepreneurs and the edu2 cation, training, and technical assistance they 

3 employ; 

4 (C) study rural entrepreneurial develop5 ment organizations with regard to the edu6 cation, training, and technical assistance they 

7 provide, and determine what are the most 

8 promising strategies for building a more inte9 grated system of program delivery to rural en10 trepreneurs; 

11 (D) take advantage of the experience and 

12 expertise of rural entrepreneurs and rural en13 trepreneurial development organizations 

14 through their direct participation and leader15 ship in projects; 

16 (E) transfer practical, reliable, and timely 

17 information to rural entrepreneurs and rural 

18 entrepreneurial development organizations con19 cerning entrepreneurial education, training, 

20 technical assistance, and the development of 

21 local and regional entrepreneurial systems in 

22 rural areas and rural communities; 

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1 mental institutions and agencies at all levels; 

2 and 

3 (G) provide assistance to local governments 

4 regarding the important mix of policies and 

5 programs that can help create and promote en6 trepreneurial-ready communities in rural Amer7 ica. 

8 (b) AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary shall carry out 

9 this section through agreements entered into with land10 grant colleges or universities (including their State Coop11 erative Extension Services, Agricultural Experiment Sta12 tions, and their Regional Rural Development Centers), 

13 other universities or colleges, community colleges and 

14 other 2-year institutions of higher education, elementary 

15 and secondary schools, the State cooperative extension 

16 services, nonprofit organizations, or Federal, State or local 

17 governmental entities. All agreements shall be awarded on 

18 a competitive basis according to criteria set forth by the 

19 Regional Administrative Councils established under sub20 section (f). 

21 (c) SELECTION, PRIORITY, AND DURATION OF

22 PROJECTS.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall select 

24 projects to be carried out under this section on the 

25 basis of— 


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1 (A) the relevance of the project to the pur2 poses of this section; 

3 (B) the appropriateness of the design of 

4 the project; 

5 (C) the likelihood of attaining the objec6 tives of the project; and 

7 (D) the national or regional applicability of 

8 the findings and outcomes of the proposed 

9 project. 

10 (2) PRIORITY.—In carrying out projects under 

11 this section, the Secretary shall give priority to 

12 projects that— 

13 (A) closely coordinate research and edu14 cation activities (including outreach education 

15 efforts); 

16 (B) will best disseminate the findings of 

17 the project in a readily usable manner to rural 

18 entrepreneurs and to rural community leaders; 

19 (C) maximize the involvement and coopera20 tion of rural entrepreneurs; 

21 (D) involve a multidisciplinary systems ap22 proach; and 

23 (E) involve cooperation between rural en24 trepreneurs, nonprofit organizations, entrepre25 neurial development organizations, educational 


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1 institutions at all levels, and government agen2 cies at all levels. 

3 (3) PROJECT DURATION.—The Secretary may 

4 approve projects to be conducted under this section 

5 that have a duration of more than one fiscal year. 

6 (d) DIVERSIFICATION OF RESEARCH.—The Secretary 

7 shall conduct projects and studies under this section in 

8 areas that are broadly representative of the diversity of 

9 the rural areas of the Unites States and the diversity of 

10 rural entrepreneurship in the United States, including en11 trepreneurship involving youth, racial groups, microenter12 prises, and women, with a focus on either food and other 

13 agriculturally-based businesses (but not directly produc14 tion agriculture), or non-agricultural business. 

15 (e) PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary 

16 shall— 

17 (1) administer the programs and projects con18 ducted under subsection (a) through the Cooperative 

19 State Research Service in close cooperation with the 

20 Extension Service, Agricultural Research Service (or 

21 its successor agency), and other appropriate agen22 cies; 

23 (2) establish a minimum of four Regional Ad24 ministrative Councils in accordance with subsection 

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1 (3) with the advice of the Regional Administra2 tive Councils, identify the applicable regional rural 

3 development center as the regional host institution 

4 or organization responsible for carrying out such 

5 programs or projects, or identify another regional 

6 host institution where appropriate. 

7 (f) REGIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE COUNCILS.— 

8 (1) MEMBERSHIP.—The membership of the Re9 gional Administrative Councils shall include rep10 resentatives of— 

11 (A) nonprofit organizations that are in12 volved in the direct services to rural entre13 preneurs, small businesses, and microenter14 prises, or that have demonstrable experience in 

15 rural entrepreneurship; 

16 (B) regional and state agencies involved in 

17 rural economic development; 

18 (C) State Cooperative Extension Services 

19 in the region that are involved in providing di20 rect services to rural entrepreneurs, small busi21 nesses, and microenterprises, or to rural com22 munities that are engaged in entrepreneurship 

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1 trepreneurship and rural development activities 

2 in the region; 

3 (E) self-employed rural entrepreneurs and 

4 owners of rural small businesses with more 

5 than 5 and fewer than 50 employees; 

6 (F) institutions of higher education with 

7 demonstrable experience in rural entrepreneur8 ship or related activities; 

9 (G) elementary and secondary educators 

10 with demonstrable experience in rural entrepre11 neurship; 

12 (H) the director or representative of the 

13 Regional Rural Development Center located in 

14 the region; 

15 (I) owners of rural businesses with 5 or 

16 fewer employees; 

17 (J) State cooperative extension services 

18 with demonstrable experience in rural entrepre19 neurship; 

20 (K) nonprofit organizations with demon21 strable experience in rural entrepreneurship; 

22 (L) tribal governments; and 

23 (M) other persons knowledgeable about 

24 rural entrepreneurship and its impact on rural 

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1 (2) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Regional Admin2 istrative Councils shall— 

3 (A) promote the programs established 

4 under this section at the regional level; 

5 (B) establish goals and criteria for the se6 lection of projects authorized under this section 

7 within the applicable region; 

8 (C) appoint a technical committee to evalu9 ate the proposals for projects to be considered 

10 for selection under this section; 

11 (D) review the recommendations of the 

12 technical committee, and coordinate its activi13 ties with the regional host institution; and 

14 (E) prepare and make available an annual 

15 report concerning projects funded under this 

16 section, together with an evaluation of the 

17 project activity. 

18 (3) CONFLICT OF INTEREST.—A member of the 

19 Regional Administrative Council or a technical com20 mittee may not participate in the discussion or rec21 ommendation of a proposed project if the member 

22 has or had a professional or business interest in, in23 cluding the provision of consultancy services to, the 

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1 (4) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

2 There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 

3 this section $20,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 

4 2008 through 2014, to remain available until ex5 pended. 

6 SEC. 454. AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSOLIDATED FARM AND 

7 RURAL DEVELOPMENT ACT RELATING TO 

8 2002 FARM BILL PROGRAMS. 

9 (a) RURAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY GRANTS.—Sec10 tion 306(a)(11)(C) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 

11 Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(11)(C)) is amended 

12 by adding at the end the following: ‘‘In making grants 

13 under this paragraph, the Secretary shall use applied re14 search, extension education, and demonstration project 

15 approaches to assure that appropriate levels of human 

16 capital investment are in place to use Federal and match17 ing funds most effectively to provide the greatest actual 

18 impact on rural entrepreneurship and e-commerce.’’. 

19 (b) RURAL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE GRANTS.—Sec20 tion 310B(c) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Devel21 opment Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(c)) is amended by adding at 

22 the end the following: 

23 ‘‘(4) PROGRAM APPROACHES.—In making 

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1 search, extension education, and demonstration 

2 project approaches to assure that appropriate levels 

3 of human capital investment are in place to use Fed4 eral and matching funds most effectively to provide 

5 the greatest actual impact on rural entrepreneurship 

6 and e-commerce.’’. 

7 (c) RURAL COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT GRANTS.— 

8 Section 310B(e) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural De9 velopment Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(e)) is amended— 

10 (1) by redesignating paragraph (9) as para11 graph (10); and 

12 (2) by inserting after paragraph (8) the fol13 lowing: 

14 ‘‘(9) PROGRAM APPROACHES.—In making 

15 grants under this subsection, the Secretary shall, to 

16 the maximum extent practicable, use applied re17 search, extension education, and demonstration 

18 project approaches to assure that appropriate levels 

19 of human capital investment are in place to use Fed20 eral and matching funds most effectively to provide 

21 the greatest actual impact on rural entrepreneurship 

22 and e-commerce.’’. 

23 (d) RURAL TELEWORK.—Section 379 of the Consoli24 dated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2008n) 

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1 (1) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as 

2 subsections (f) and (g), respectively; and 

3 (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol4 lowing: 

5 ‘‘(e) PROGRAM APPROACHES.—In making grants 

6 under this section, the Secretary shall, to the maximum 

7 extent practicable, use applied research, extension edu8 cation, and demonstration project approaches to assure 

9 that appropriate levels of human capital investment are 

10 in place to use Federal and matching funds most effec11 tively to provide the greatest actual impact on rural entre12 preneurship and e-commerce.’’. 

13 (e) RURAL BUSINESS INVESTMENT PROGRAM.—Sec14 tion 384C of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Develop15 ment Act (7 U.S.C. 2009cc–2) is amended— 

16 (1) By inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL .—’’ before 

17 ‘‘In accordance’’; and 

18 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

19 ‘‘(b) PROGRAM APPROACHES.—In carrying out this 

20 subtitle, the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent prac21 ticable, use applied research, extension education, and 

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1 vide the greatest actual impact on rural entrepreneurship 

2 and e-commerce.’’. 

3 (f) MULTIJURISDICTIONAL REGIONAL PLANNING OR4 GANIZATIONS.—Section 306(a)(23) of the Consolidated 

5 Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(23)) 

6 is amended— 

7 (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (C), (D), 

8 and (E) as subparagraphs (D), (E), and (F), respec9 tively; and 

10 (2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the fol11 lowing: 

12 ‘‘(C) PROGRAM APPROACHES.—In making 

13 grants under this paragraph for community de14 velopment planning and analysis, the Secretary 

15 shall, to the maximum extent practicable, use 

16 applied research, extension demonstration, and 

17 outreach education approaches to assure the 

18 greatest regional impact.’’. 

19 Subtitle F—International Trade 

20 SEC. 461. FAS/EXTENSION SERVICE INTERNSHIPS. 

21 Section 1458(a)(10) of the National Agricultural Re22 search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 

23 U.S.C. 3291(a)(10)) is amended by striking ‘‘establish’’ 

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1 SEC. 462. FAS INTERNSHIPS; UNIVERSITY-ASSISTED FUND2 ING. 

3 (a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to es4 tablish a new internship program to maintain and 

5 strengthen the competitiveness of the United States in 

6 international agricultural trade by authorizing the Foreign 

7 Agricultural Service to accept students who are enrolled 

8 in agriculture and related studies in colleges and univer9 sities in the United States to serve as interns for limited 

10 terms at FAS posts outside the United States. 

11 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

12 (1) COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY.—the term ‘‘col13 lege or university’’ means an institution of higher 

14 education as defined in section 102(a) of the Higher 

15 Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002(a)); and 

16 (2) FAS.—the term ‘‘FAS’’ means the Foreign 

17 Agricultural Service of the Department of Agri18 culture. 

19 (c) MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—Each internship shall be 

21 planned and administered in accordance with a 

22 memorandum of understanding between the FAS of23 ficer-in-charge at the post and an appropriate senior 

24 academic official of the college or university where 

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1 (2) CONTENTS.—In order to assure maximum 

2 benefit to the FAS office, the intern, the college or 

3 university, the United States Government, and the 

4 United States citizens served by the FAS, the 

5 memorandum shall 

6 (A) establish the procedures and terms 

7 that will be followed in the relationship between 

8 the FAS and the college or university over a 

9 multi-year period; 

10 (B) assign specific goals for the internship, 

11 and responsibility for the supervision of the in12 tern and for the evaluation of the intern’s per13 formance; and 

14 (C) contain the assurances described in 

15 subsection (e)(2) in a manner satisfactory to 

16 the FAS. 

17 (3) SUPERVISION.—The responsibility for su18 pervising and evaluating the work of an intern may 

19 be shared, at the discretion of the FAS officer-in20 charge, with non-United States citizens employed by 

21 the FAS, faculty from the cooperating college or 

22 university, or other Federal Government personnel 

23 outside the FAS. 

24 (4) EXCHANGE OF LETTERS.—In the absence 

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1 single internship of a specific student may be ar2 ranged through an exchange of letters between the 

3 FAS officer-in-charge at post and the appropriate 

4 senior academic official at the student’s college or 

5 university, specifying the terms of the internship. 

6 (5) MULTIPLE AGREEMENTS.—An FAS officer7 in-charge may accept interns under memoranda of 

8 understanding with more than one college or univer9 sity, and a college or university may have entered 

10 into memoranda of understanding with more than 

11 one FAS post. Groups of colleges or universities may 

12 jointly enter into memoranda of understanding with 

13 one FAS post for the placement of interns. 

14 (d) FAS DUTIES.—The officer-in-charge at the FAS 

15 post shall— 

16 (1) provide the intern with work supervision, 

17 work space, support for security clearance, creden18 tials, and other requirements to perform the as19 signed tasks for the FAS; 

20 (2) assist an intern, when possible, in identi21 fying local housing and transportation that may be 

22 available at reduced or no cost; and 

23 (3) prepare interns for their expected FAS re24 sponsibilities based upon planning between the FAS 

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1 (e) UNIVERSITY DUTIES.—The college or university 

2 shall— 

3 (1) select the intern, with the concurrence of 

4 the FAS; and 

5 (2) provide satisfactory assurances to the FAS 

6 officer-in-charge at the foreign post that the intern 

7 has or will be provided sufficient financial resources 

8 to cover round-trip international airfare to the post, 

9 medical insurance while at the post, costs of food 

10 and lodging, local travel costs to and from the post, 

11 and any applicable stipend, as agreed upon by the 

12 FAS and the college or university. 

13 (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

14 are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 

15 not to exceed $1,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 

16 through 2014. Not more than 10 percent of funds appro17 priated to carry out this section in any fiscal year may 

18 be used to pay administrative expenses of the FAS. 

19 SEC. 463. BORLAUG INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL 

20 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FELLOWSHIP 

21 PROGRAM. 

22 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

23 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture 

24 shall establish a fellowship program to be known as 

25 the ‘‘Borlaug International Agricultural Science and 


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1 Technology Fellowship Program,’’ to provide fellow2 ships for scientific training to individuals from eligi3 ble countries (as described under subsection (b)) 

4 who specialize in agricultural education, research 

5 and extension for study in the United States. 

6 (2) PROGRAMS.—The Secretary shall carry out 

7 the program established under paragraph (1) 

8 through 3 programs designed to assist individual fel9 lowship recipients as follows: 

10 (A) A Graduate Studies Program in Agri11 culture to assist individuals who participate in 

12 graduate agricultural degree training at a 

13 United States institution; 

14 (B) An Individual Career Improvement 

15 Program to assist agricultural scientists from 

16 developing countries to upgrade skills and un17 derstanding in agricultural science and tech18 nology; and 

19 (C) The Borlaug Agricultural Policy Exec20 utive Leadership Course to assist senior agri21 cultural policy makers from eligible countries 

22 with an initial focus on sub-Saharan Africa and 

23 from the newly independent states of the former 

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1 (b) ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES.—Countries described in 

2 this subsection shall be eligible to participate in the pro3 gram established under this section: 

4 (1) LOW-INCOME COUNTRY.—A country with 

5 low per capita income that receives foreign aid as6 sistance from the United States to promote employ7 ment opportunities, increase income levels and levels 

8 of living, particularly in the rural areas, and to re9 duce rural poverty through increased agricultural 

10 productivity. 

11 (2) MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRY.—A country 

12 that has developed economically to the point where 

13 it no longer qualifies for bilateral foreign aid assist14 ance from the United States because its per capita 

15 income level exceeds the eligibility requirements of 

16 such assistance programs (hereafter referred to in 

17 this section as a ‘‘middle-income’’ country). 

18 (3) ONGOING RELATIONSHIP.—A middle-income 

19 country that has never qualified for bilateral foreign 

20 aid assistance from the United States, but with re21 spect to which an ongoing relationship with the 

22 United States, including technical assistance and 

23 training, would provide mutual benefits to such 

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1 (4) TYPE OF GOVERNMENT.—A country that is 

2 transforming its system of government from a non3 representative type to a representative democracy 

4 and that is encouraging democratic institution build5 ing, and the cultural values, institutions, and organi6 zations of democratic pluralism. 

7 (5) INDEPENDENT STATES OF THE FORMER SO8 VIET UNION.—A country that is an independent 

9 state of the former Soviet Union as defined in sec10 tion 102(8) of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 

11 (7 U.S.C. 5602 (8)), to the extent that the Secretary 

12 of Agriculture determines that the United States 

13 and the country could benefit from the eligibility and 

14 participation of the country in the program estab15 lished under this section. 

16 (c) PURPOSE OF FELLOWSHIPS.—Fellowships under 

17 this section shall promote food security and economic 

18 growth in eligible countries by educating a new generation 

19 of agricultural scientists, increasing scientific knowledge 

20 and collaborative research to improve agricultural produc21 tivity, and extending this knowledge to users and their 

22 intermediaries in the market place. Fellowships shall sup23 port— 

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1 agricultural research scientists, faculty and policy2 makers from eligible countries; 

3 (2) collaborative research to improve agricul4 tural productivity; 

5 (3) the transfer of new science and agricultural 

6 technologies to strengthen agricultural practice; and 

7 (4) the reduction of barriers to technology 

8 adoption. 

9 (d) FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENTS.— 

10 (1) ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES.—The Secretary 

11 may provide fellowships under the program author12 ized by this section to individuals from eligible coun13 tries who specialize in or have experience in agricul14 tural education, research, extension, or related fields, 

15 including individuals from the public and private 

16 sectors, and private agricultural producers. 

17 (2) CANDIDATE IDENTIFICATION.—The Sec18 retary shall utilize the expertise of United 

19 Statesland-grant and similar universities, inter20 national organizations working in agricultural re21 search and outreach, and national agricultural re22 search organizations to help identify program can23 didates for fellowships under this section from both 

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1 (e) USE OF FELLOWSHIPS.—Fellowships shall pro2 mote collaborative programs between agricultural profes3 sionals of eligible countries with those of the United States 

4 and the international agricultural research system and, as 

5 appropriate, with United States entities conducting re6 search. They will be used to support fellowship recipients 

7 through the Graduate Studies Program in Agriculture es8 tablished under subsection (a)(2)(A). 

9 (f) PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary 

10 shall provide for the management, coordination, evaluation 

11 and monitoring of the overall Borlaug International Agri12 cultural Science and Technology Fellowship Program and 

13 for the individual programs described in subsection (a)(2), 

14 except that the Secretary may contract out to one or more 

15 collaborating universities the management of one or more 

16 of the fellowship programs. 

17 (g) OVERSIGHT BOARD.—The Secretary shall estab18 lish an oversight board to oversee activities of the Borlaug 

19 International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellow20 ship Program. The board shall consist of— 

21 (1) two representatives from the Latin Amer22 ican region; 

23 (2) two representatives from the African region; 

24 (3) two representatives from the South Asian 

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1 (4) two representatives from the East Asian re2 gion; 

3 (5) two representatives from United States 

4 land-grant universities; 

5 (6) two representatives from development or 

6 donor organizations; 

7 (7) two representatives from agricultural indus8 tries. 

9 The board will advise the office in the Foreign Agricul10 tural Service of the Department of Agriculture responsible 

11 for managing the program on program priorities and re12 lated matters, including annual priority regions and coun13 tries, annual priority topics for exchanges, and sources of 

14 complementary funding and other alternative funding. 

15 (h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

16 are authorized to be appropriated without fiscal year limi17 tation such sums as may be necessary to carry out the 

18 program established under this section, except that the 

19 amount of such funds in any fiscal year shall not exceed— 

20 (1) for the Graduate Studies Program in Agri21 culture established under subsection (a)(2)(A), 

22 $1,250,000; 

23 (2) for the Individual Career Improvement Pro24 gram established under subsection (a)(2)(B), 

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1 (3) for the Borlaug Agricultural Policy Execu2 tive Leadership Course established under subsection 

3 (a)(2)(C), $1,250,000. 

4 (i) COMPLEMENTARY FUNDS.—If the Secretary of 

5 Agriculture determines that it is advisable in furtherance 

6 of the purposes of the program established under this sec7 tion, the Secretary may accept money, funds, property, 

8 and services of every kind by gift, devise, bequest, grant, 

9 or otherwise, and may, in any manner, dispose of all such 

10 holdings and use the receipts generated from such disposi11 tion as general program funds under this section. All 

12 funds so designated for the program established under this 

13 section shall remain available until expended. 

14 Subtitle G—Energy 

15 SEC. 471. PROCUREMENT OF BIOBASED PRODUCTS. 

16 Section 9002 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest17 ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8102) is amended— 

18 (1) by redesignating subsection (k) as sub19 section (m); 

20 (2) by inserting after subsection (j) the fol21 lowing: 

22 ‘‘(k) REGIONAL CENTERS.—The Secretary shall es23 tablish regional centers to advise and assist producers of 

24 biobased products in accessing Federal agency markets for 

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1 ‘‘(l) STATE PROCUREMENT LAWS.—The Secretary 

2 may provide technical and other assistance 

3 ‘‘(1) to develop a model State biobased product 

4 procurement law; and 

5 ‘‘(2) to encourage the adoption of such laws by 

6 the States.’’; and 

7 (3) in subsection (m), as redesignated, by strik8 ing ‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2014’’. 

9 SEC. 472. BIOENERGY DEVELOPMENT GRANTS. 

10 (a) EXPANSION OF PROGRAM.—Section 9003(a) of 

11 the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 

12 U.S.C. 8103(a)) is amended by inserting ‘‘biomaterials, 

13 and other sources of renewable energy,’’ before ‘‘so as to’’. 

14 (b) FOLLOW-UP STUDY; REAUTHORIZATION.—Sec15 tion 9003 of the farm security and rural investment act 

16 of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8103) is amended— 

17 (1) by redesignating subsection (h) as sub18 section (i); 

19 (2) by inserting after subsection (g) the fol20 lowing: 

21 ‘‘(h) FOLLOW-UP STUDY.—The Secretary shall carry 

22 out a study to determine— 

23 ‘‘(1) which grants made under this section have 

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1 ‘‘(2) what reasons, if any, led to the successful 

2 results.’’; and 

3 (3) in subsection (i), as redesignated, by strik4 ing ‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2014’’. 

5 SEC. 473. BIODIESEL FUEL EDUCATION AND DEVELOP6 MENT GRANTS. 

7 (a) EXPANSION OF PROGRAM.—Section 9004(a) of 

8 the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 

9 U.S.C. 8104(a)) is amended 

10 (1) by striking ‘‘eligible entities to educate’’ and 

11 inserting ‘‘eligible entities’’— 

12 ‘‘(1) to educate’’; and 

13 (2) by inserting before the period after ‘‘fuel 

14 use’’ the following: 

15 ‘‘(2) to assist in the development of new and 

16 emerging technologies for the production of biodiesel 

17 fuels’’. 

18 (b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—The heading of sec19 tion 9004 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act 

20 of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8104) is amended by inserting ‘‘AND

21 DEVELOPMENT’’ after ‘‘EDUCATION’’. 

22 (c) REAUTHORIZATION.—Section 9004(d) of the 

23 Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 

24 U.S.C. 8104(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and in25 serting ‘‘2014’’. 


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1 SEC. 474. ENERGY AUDIT AND RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVEL2 OPMENT PROGRAM. 

3 (a) ENERGY USE PRACTICES.—Section 9005(a) of 

4 the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 

5 U.S.C. 8105(a)) is amended— 

6 (1) by inserting ‘‘(1) grants’’ before ‘‘The Sec7 retary’’; and 

8 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

9 ‘‘(2) ENERGY USE PRACTICES.—The Secretary, 

10 in cooperation with State agricultural offices, shall 

11 establish and carry out a program to improve the 

12 energy use practices of farmers to reduce the pro13 duction cost of crops and livestock. The program 

14 under this paragraph shall promote the increased 

15 use of all sources of renewable energy, and may in16 clude the use of local energy production for farm use 

17 as a means of reducing production costs.’’. 

18 (b) REAUTHORIZATION.—Section 9005(d) of the 

19 Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 

20 U.S.C. 8105(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and in21 serting ‘‘2014’’. 

22 SEC. 475. RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS AND ENERGY EF23 FICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS. 

24 Section 9006 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest25 ment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8106) is amended by adding 

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1 ‘‘(g) FOLLOW-UP STUDY.—The Secretary, directly or 

2 through one or more land grant colleges and universities, 

3 as defined in section 9011(b), that are selected by the Sec4 retary on a competitive basis, shall carry out a study to 

5 determine— 

6 ‘‘(1) which types of grants made and which 

7 types of loans made or guaranteed under this section 

8 have resulted in successful outcomes; and 

9 ‘‘(2) what reasons, if any, led to the successful 

10 outcomes.’’. 

11 SEC. 476. BIOMASS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. 

12 (a) ENHANCED COORDINATION.—Section 304 of the 

13 Biomass Research and Development Act of 2000 (7 

14 U.S.C. 8603) is amended by adding at the end the fol15 lowing: 

16 ‘‘(c) ENHANCED COORDINATION.—The Secretary 

17 shall direct the point of contact of the Department of Agri18 culture to work to achieve better coordination between 

19 programs under this title and the Department of Energy’s 

20 renewable energy programs.’’. 

21 (b) USE OF RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTERS.— 

22 Section 307 of the Biomass Research and Development 

23 Act of 2000 (7 U.S.C. 8606) is amended by adding at 

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1 ‘‘(h) USE OF RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CEN2 TERS.— 

3 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall use the 

4 services and facilities of research centers and Exten5 sion centers at land grant colleges and universities, 

6 as defined in section 9011(b) of the Farm Security 

7 and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 

8 8109(b)), to assist in carrying out this section. 

9 ‘‘(2) COMPETITIVE SELECTION.—The Secretary 

10 shall publish and follow competitive criteria to be 

11 used for the selection of research centers and Exten12 sion centers under this subsection.’’. 

13 (c) FUNDING.—Section 310(a)(2) of the Biomass Re14 search and Development Act of 2000 (7 U.S.C. 

15 8609(a)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting 

16 ‘‘2014’’. 

17 (d) AUTHORIZATION.—Section 310(b) of the Biomass 

18 Research and Development Act of 2000 (7 U.S.C. 

19 8609(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘$200,000,000’’ and in20 serting ‘‘$300,000,000’’. 

21 SEC. 477. COOPERATIVE RESEARCH AND EXTENSION 

22 PROJECTS; CARBON CYCLE RESEARCH. 

23 Section 221(e) of the Agricultural Risk Protection 

24 Act of 2000 (114 Stat. 407) is amended— 


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1 (1) by striking the heading and inserting ‘‘Ex2 tension and Research Funding’’; and 

3 (2) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘2007’’ and in4 serting ‘‘2014’’. 

5 Subtitle H—Conservation 

6 SEC. 478. ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INCENTIVES. 

7 (a) COORDINATED EFFORT.—Section 1240 of the 

8 Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa) is amend9 ed— 

10 (1) in paragraph (3), by inserting after ‘‘assist11 ance to producers’’ the following: ‘‘by employing all 

12 applicable and appropriate departmental resources, 

13 including research, technical assistance, education, 

14 extension, and financial agencies and organizations, 

15 in a coordinated effort’’; and 

16 (2) in paragraph (4), by inserting after ‘‘assist17 ing producers’’ the following: ‘‘by employing the co18 ordinated effort described in paragraph (3)’’. 

19 (b) COORDINATED EFFORT.—Section 1240B(a)(1) of 

20 the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa– 

21 2(a)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

22 ‘‘The Secretary shall work with the heads of all appro23 priate departmental agencies and organizations to develop 

24 a coordinated effort, using an integrated team approach, 

25 to provide farmers and ranchers state-of-the-art research, 


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1 information, technical assistance, education, extension, 

2 and access to resources to implement eligible practices 

3 under this chapter.’’. 

4 SEC. 479. CONSERVATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND 

5 EDUCATION BY EXTENSION SERVICE. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1242 of the Food Security 

7 Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3842) is amended by adding at 

8 the end the following new paragraph: 

9 ‘‘(5) COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE.— 

10 ‘‘(A) TECHNICAL SERVICE PROVIDER.— 

11 The Cooperative Extension Service in each 

12 State, and the appropriate officials and employ13 ees thereof, shall be eligible to provide technical 

14 assistance to carry out programs under this 

15 title, to become approved providers of technical 

16 assistance, and to provide other necessary edu17 cational activities and materials regarding the 

18 programs under this title and appropriate re19 lated matters to producers, eligible participants, 

20 and other persons. 

21 ‘‘(B) REIMBURSEMENT.—The Secretary 

22 shall pay to the Cooperative Extension Service 

23 in each State to compensate for the conserva24 tion technical assistance and related education 

25 provided under this paragraph. Such payments 


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1 for technical assistance and education may be 

2 made from 

3 ‘‘(i) funds available for technical as4 sistance under section 1241(b); 

5 ‘‘(ii) funds made available to the Nat6 ural Resource Conservation Service; and 

7 ‘‘(iii) such other funds that may be 

8 appropriated or otherwise made available 

9 to the Secretary for technical assistance or 

10 education regarding the programs in this 

11 title, or related or similar programs.’’. 

12 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1241(b) of 

13 the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841) is 

14 amended by adding at the end thereof the following sen15 tence: 

16 ‘‘For the purposes of this section and section 1242, 

17 technical assistance shall include the necessary education 

18 regarding the programs under this title, and appropriate 

19 related matters, as provided under section 1242(5).’’. 

20 SEC. 480. ASSSESSMENT AND REFORM OF CONSERVATION 

21 PROGRAMS. 

22 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture 

23 (hereafter referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall develop a 

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1 istered by the Secretary by integrating the activities of de2 partmental agencies to achieve the goals of— 

3 (1) eliminating redundancy; 

4 (2) streamlining program delivery; and 

5 (3) improving services provided to agricultural 

6 producers, including the provision of science-based 

7 technical assistance through integrated interagency 

8 programs of research, education, and extension. 

9 (b) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall consult 

10 with the Under Secretaries in the Department of Agri11 culture to develop a plan of strategic research, education, 

12 and extension programs to ensure that the goals outlined 

13 by the programs described in subsection (a) can be 

14 achieved in an integrated and highly focused manner that 

15 includes determination of national priorities, cost sharing, 

16 and collaborative management. The Under Secretaries 

17 shall ensure that the Department’s programmatic re18 sources and partnerships available within their areas of 

19 responsibility are involved in the development and imple20 mentation of the strategic plan. 

21 (c) REPORT.—Not later than September 30, 2008, 

22 the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agri23 culture of the House of Representatives and the Com24 mittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Sen25 ate, a report that describes— 


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1 (1) the plans developed under subsections (a) 

2 and (b); and 

3 (2) the means by which the Secretary intends 

4 to achieve the goals described in subsections (a) and 

5 (b). 

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