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[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1122 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1122

  To require the consolidation of agricultural research and extension 
              activities of the Department of Agriculture.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 24, 1993

Mr. Santorum (for himself, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Doolittle, 
 and Mr. Zimmer) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                      the Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL

 
  To require the consolidation of agricultural research and extension 
              activities of the Department of Agriculture.

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

SECTION 1. CONSOLIDATION OF FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND EXTENSION 
              AGENCIES.

    (a) Consolidation Required.--Not later than September 30, 1993, the 
Secretary of Agriculture shall consolidate the functions and activities 
of the following agencies of the Department of Agriculture:
            (1) The Agricultural Research Service.
            (2) The Cooperative State Research Service.
            (3) The Federal Extension Service.
    (b) Single Research and Extension Service.--As part of the 
consolidation of the agencies specified in subsection (a), the 
Secretary of Agriculture shall establish in the Department of 
Agriculture a unified Agriculture Research and Extension Service to 
administer all programs of the Department of Agriculture related to 
agricultural research and extension in order to ensure more effective, 
efficient, and economical administration of those programs and 
activities and to eliminate duplication.
    (c) Effect of Consolidation.--Upon consolidation of an agency 
referred to in subsection (a), all programs and activities previously 
administered by that agency shall be administered by the Agriculture 
Research and Extension Service established under subsection (b). The 
assets, contracts, property, records, and employees of that agency, and 
the unexpended balances of any appropriations available to that agency, 
relating to those programs and activities shall be transferred to the 
Agriculture Research and Extension Service. Any reference to that 
agency in any law, regulation, or order shall be considered to be a 
reference to the Agriculture Research and Extension Service.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Agriculture Research and Extension Service 
established under subsection (b) $800,000,000 for fiscal year 1994. 
Notwithstanding any authorization of appropriations or permanent 
appropriations for an agency specified in subsection (a), the total 
amount available to the Agriculture Research and Extension Service for 
a fiscal year may not exceed the amount appropriated pursuant to this 
subsection.

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