105TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. 1150

AMENDMENT
In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

February 24, 1998.

Resolved, That the bill from the Senate (S. 1150)

entitled ‘‘An Act to ensure that federally funded agricultural

research, extension, and education address high-priority

concerns with national or multistate significance, to reform,

extend, and eliminate certain agricultural research programs,

and for other purposes’’, do pass with the following

AMENDMENT:

Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

2 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Ag3 ricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reauthor4 ization Act of 1997’’.

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

6 Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

TITLE I—COORDINATION, PLANNING, AND DEFINITIONS

REGARDING AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION,

AND EDUCATION

Sec. 101. Priorities and management principles for federally supported and conducted agricultural research, education, and extension.

Sec. 102. Principal definitions regarding agricultural research, education, and

extension.

Sec. 103. Consultation with National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board.

Sec. 104. Relevance and merit of federally funded agricultural research, extension,

and education.
2

•S 1150 EAH

Sec. 105. Expansion of authority to enter into cost-reimbursable agreements.

Sec. 106. Evaluation and assessment of agricultural research, extension, and education programs.

TITLE II—REFORM OF EXISTING RESEARCH, EXTENSION,

AND EDUCATION AUTHORITIES

Subtitle A—Smith-Lever Act and Hatch Act of 1887

Sec. 201. Adoption of short titles for Smith-Lever Act and Hatch Act of 1887.

Sec. 202. Consistent matching funds requirements under Hatch Act of 1887 and

Smith-Lever Act.

Sec. 203. Plans of work to address critical research and extension issues and use

of protocols to measure success of plans.

Subtitle B—National Agricultural Research, Extension, and

Teaching Policy Act of 1977

Sec. 211. Plans of work for 1890 land-grant colleges to address critical research

and extension issues and use of protocols to measure success of

plans.

Sec. 212. Matching funds requirement for research and extension activities at

1890 land-grant colleges, including Tuskegee University.

Sec. 213. International research, extension, and teaching.

Sec. 214. Task force on 10-year strategic plan for agricultural research facilities.

Subtitle C—Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of

1990

Sec. 231. Agricultural genome initiative.

Subtitle D—National Research Initiative

Sec. 241. Waiver of matching requirement for certain small colleges and universities.

Subtitle E—Other Existing Laws

Sec. 251. Findings, authorities, and competitive research grants under Forest and

Rangeland Renewable Resources Research Act of 1978.

TITLE III—EXTENSION OR REPEAL OF RESEARCH,

EXTENSION, AND EDUCATION INITIATIVES

Subtitle A—Extensions

Sec. 301. National Research Initiative under Competitive, Special, and Facilities

Research Grant Act.

Sec. 302. Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994.

Sec. 303. Education grants programs for Hispanic-serving institutions.

Sec. 304. General authorization for agricultural research programs.

Sec. 305. General authorization for extension education.

Sec. 306. Grants and fellowships for food and agricultural sciences education.

Sec. 307. Grants for research on the production and marketing of alcohols and

industrial hydrocarbons from agricultural commodities and forest products.

Sec. 308. Policy research centers.

Sec. 309. Human nutrition intervention and health promotion research program.
3

•S 1150 EAH

Sec. 310. Pilot research program to combine medical and agricultural research.

Sec. 311. Food and nutrition education program.

Sec. 312. Animal health and disease continuing research.

Sec. 313. Animal health and disease national or regional research.

Sec. 314. Grant program to upgrade agricultural and food sciences facilities at

1890 land-grant colleges.

Sec. 315. National research and training centennial centers.

Sec. 316. Supplemental and alternative crops research.

Sec. 317. Aquaculture research and extension.

Sec. 318. Rangeland research.

Sec. 319. Federal agricultural research facilities.

Sec. 320. Water quality research, education, and coordination.

Sec. 321. National genetics resources program.

Sec. 322. Agricultural telecommunications program.

Sec. 323. Assistive technology program for farmers with disabilities.

Sec. 324. National Rural Information Center Clearinghouse.

Sec. 325. Critical Agricultural Materials Act.

Subtitle B—Repeals

Sec. 341. Aquaculture research facilities.

Sec. 342. Agricultural research program under National Agricultural Research,

Extension, and Teaching Policy Act Amendments of 1981.

Sec. 343. Livestock product safety and inspection program.

Sec. 344. Generic authorization of appropriations.

TITLE IV—NEW RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND EDUCATION

INITIATIVES

Subtitle A—Partnerships for High-Value Agricultural Product

Quality Research.

Sec. 401. Definitions.

Sec. 402. Establishment and characteristics of partnerships.

Sec. 403. Elements of grant making process.

Sec. 404. Authorization of appropriations and related provisions.

Subtitle B—Precision Agriculture

Sec. 411. Definitions.

Sec. 412. Competitive grants to promote precision agriculture.

Sec. 413. Reservation of funds for education and information dissemination

projects.

Sec. 414. Precision agriculture partnerships.

Sec. 415. Miscellaneous provisions.

Sec. 416. Authorization of appropriations.

Subtitle C—Other Initiatives

Sec. 421. High-priority research and extension initiatives.

Sec. 422. Organic agriculture research and extension initiative.

Sec. 423. United States-Mexico joint agricultural research.

Sec. 424. Competitive grants for international agricultural science and education

programs.

Sec. 425. Food animal residue avoidance database program.

Sec. 426. Development and commercialization of new biobased products.

Sec. 427. Thomas Jefferson Initiative for Crop Diversification.
4

•S 1150 EAH

Sec. 428. Integrated research, education, and extension competitive grants program.

Sec. 429. Research grants under Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act

of 1994.

TITLE V—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Sec. 501. Role of Secretary of Agriculture regarding food and agricultural

sciences research, education, and extension.

Sec. 502. Office of Pest Management Policy.

Sec. 503. Food Safety Research Information Office and national conference.

Sec. 504. Nutrient composition data.

Sec. 505. Availability of funds received or collected on behalf of National Arboretum.

Sec. 506. Retention and use of Agricultural Research Service patent culture collection fees.

Sec. 507. Reimbursement of expenses incurred under Sheep Promotion, Research,

and Information Act of 1994.

Sec. 508. Designation of Kika de la Garza Subtropical Agricultural Research

Center, Weslaco, Texas.

Sec. 509. Sense of Congress regarding Agricultural Research Service emphasis on

in field research regarding methyl bromide alternatives.

Sec. 510. Sense of Congress regarding importance of school-based agricultural

education.

Sec. 511. Sense of Congress regarding designation of Department Crisis Management Team.

1 TITLE I—COORDINATION, PLAN2 NING, AND DEFINITIONS RE3 GARDING AGRICULTURAL RE4 SEARCH, EXTENSION, AND

5 EDUCATION

6 SEC. 101. PRIORITIES AND MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES FOR

7 FEDERALLY SUPPORTED AND CONDUCTED

8 AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND

9 EXTENSION.

10 (a) PRIORITY SETTING PROCESS.—Section 1402 of the

11 National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching

12 Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3101) is amended—
5

•S 1150 EAH

1 (1) by inserting ‘‘(a) PURPOSES.—’’ before ‘‘The

2 purposes’’; and

3 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub4 section:

5 ‘‘(b) PRIORITY SETTING PROCESS.—Consistent with

6 subsection (a), the Secretary shall establish priorities for ag7 ricultural research, extension, and education activities con8 ducted or funded by the Department. In establishing such

9 priorities, the Secretary shall solicit and consider input and

10 recommendations from the Advisory Board and persons who

11 conduct or use agricultural research, extension, or edu12 cation.’’.

13 (b) MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES.—Such section is fur14 ther amended by adding after subsection (b), as added by

15 subsection (a)(2), the following new subsection:

16 ‘‘(c) MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES.—To the maximum

17 extent practicable, the Secretary shall ensure that agricul18 tural research, education, and extension activities con19 ducted or funded by the Department are accomplished in

20 a manner that—

21 ‘‘(1) integrates agricultural research, education,

22 and extension functions to better link research to tech23 nology transfer and information dissemination activi24 ties;
6

•S 1150 EAH

1 ‘‘(2) encourages multi-State and multi-institu2 tional programs to address relevant issues of common

3 concern and to better leverage scarce resources; and

4 ‘‘(3) achieves agricultural research, education,

5 and extension objectives through multi-institutional

6 and multifunctional approaches and by conducting

7 research at facilities and institutions best equipped to

8 achieve those objectives.’’.

9 (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The heading of such sec10 tion is amended by inserting ‘‘, PRIORITIES, AND MAN11 AGEMENT PRINCIPLES’’ after ‘‘PURPOSES’’.

12 SEC. 102. PRINCIPAL DEFINITIONS REGARDING AGRICUL13 TURAL RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND EXTEN14 SION.

15 (a) FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES.—Paragraph

16 (8) of section 1404 of the National Agricultural Research,

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

18 3103) is amended to read as follows:

19 ‘‘(8) FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES.—The

20 term ‘food and agricultural sciences’ means basic, ap21 plied, and developmental research, extension, and

22 teaching activities in food and fiber, agricultural, re23 newable natural resources, forestry, and physical and

24 social sciences, including (but not limited to) activi25 ties relating to the following:
7

•S 1150 EAH

1 ‘‘(A) Animal health, production, and well2 being.

3 ‘‘(B) Plant health and production.

4 ‘‘(C) Animal and plant germ plasm collec5 tion and preservation.

6 ‘‘(D) Aquaculture.

7 ‘‘(E) Food safety.

8 ‘‘(F) Soil and water conservation and im9 provement.

10 ‘‘(G) Forestry, horticulture, and range man11 agement.

12 ‘‘(H) Nutritional sciences and promotion.

13 ‘‘(I) Farm enhancement, including finan14 cial management, input efficiency, and profit15 ability.

16 ‘‘(J) Home economics.

17 ‘‘(K) Rural human ecology.

18 ‘‘(L) Youth development and agricultural

19 education, including 4–H.

20 ‘‘(M) Expansion of domestic and inter21 national markets for agricultural commodities

22 and products, including agricultural trade bar23 rier identification and comprehension.

24 ‘‘(N) Information management and tech25 nology transfer related to agriculture.
8

•S 1150 EAH

1 ‘‘(O) Biotechnology related to agriculture.’’.

2 (b) REFERENCES TO TEACHING OR EDUCATION.—

3 Paragraph (14) of such section is amended by striking ‘‘the

4 term ‘teaching’ means’’ and inserting ‘‘TEACHING AND EDU5 CATION.—The terms ‘teaching’ and ‘education’ mean’’.

6 (c) APPLICATION OF DEFINITIONS TO AGRICULTURAL

7 RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND EDUCATION.—Such section is

8 further amended by striking the section heading and all

9 that follows through the matter preceding paragraph (1)

10 and inserting the following:

11 ‘‘SEC. 1404. PRINCIPAL DEFINITIONS REGARDING AGRICUL12 TURAL RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND EXTEN13 SION.

14 ‘‘When used in this title or any other law relating to

15 any research, extension, or education activities of the De16 partment of Agriculture regarding the food and agricultural

17 sciences (unless the context requires otherwise):’’.

18 (d) IN-KIND SUPPORT.—Such section is further

19 amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

20 ‘‘(18) IN-KIND SUPPORT.—The term ‘in-kind

21 support’, with regard to a requirement that the recip22 ient of funds provided by the Secretary match all or

23 some portion of the amount of the funds, means con24 tributions such as office space, equipment, and staff

25 support.’’.
9

•S 1150 EAH

1 (e) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Such section is fur2 ther amended—

3 (1) by striking ‘‘the term’’ in paragraphs (1),

4 (2), (3), (5), (6), (7), (10) through (13), and (15),

5 (16), and (17) and inserting ‘‘The term’’;

6 (2) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘the terms’’

7 and inserting ‘‘The terms’’;

8 (3) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘the term’’ the

9 first place it appears and inserting ‘‘The term’’;

10 (4) by striking the semicolon at the end of para11 graphs (1) through (7) and (9) through (15) and in12 serting a period; and

13 (5) in paragraph (16)(F), by striking ‘‘; and’’

14 and inserting a period.

15 SEC. 103. CONSULTATION WITH NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL

16 RESEARCH, EXTENSION, EDUCATION, AND EC17 ONOMICS ADVISORY BOARD.

18 Subsection (d) of section 1408 of the National Agricul19 tural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977

20 (7 U.S.C. 3123) is amended to read as follows:

21 ‘‘(d) CONSULTATION.—

22 ‘‘(1) AS AFFECTING ADVISORY BOARD.—In car23 rying out this section, the Advisory Board shall solicit

24 opinions and recommendations from persons who will
10

•S 1150 EAH

1 benefit from and use federally funded agricultural re2 search, extension, education, and economics.

3 ‘‘(2) AS AFFECTING SECRETARY.—To comply

4 with a provision of this title or any other law that

5 requires the Secretary to consult or cooperate with the

6 Advisory Board or that authorizes the Advisory

7 Board to submit recommendations to the Secretary,

8 the Secretary shall—

9 ‘‘(A) solicit the written opinions and rec10 ommendations of the Advisory Board; and

11 ‘‘(B) provide a written response to the Advi12 sory Board regarding the manner and extent to

13 which the Secretary will implement rec14 ommendations submitted by the Advisory

15 Board.’’.

16 SEC. 104. RELEVANCE AND MERIT OF FEDERALLY FUNDED

17 AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND

18 EDUCATION.

19 (a) REVIEW OF RELEVANCE AND MERIT.—Subtitle K

20 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and

21 Teaching Policy Act of 1977 is amended by inserting before

22 section 1463 (7 U.S.C. 3311) the following new section:
11

•S 1150 EAH

1 ‘‘SEC. 1461. RELEVANCE AND MERIT OF FEDERALLY FUND2 ED AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION,

3 AND EDUCATION.

4 ‘‘(a) REVIEW OF COOPERATIVE STATE RESEARCH,

5 EDUCATION, AND EXTENSION SERVICE.—

6 ‘‘(1) PEER REVIEW OF RESEARCH GRANTS.—The

7 Secretary shall establish procedures that provide for

8 scientific peer review of each agricultural research

9 grant administered, on a competitive basis, by the Co10 operative State Research, Education, and Extension

11 Service of the Department.

12 ‘‘(2) MERIT REVIEW OF EXTENSION AND EDU13 CATION.—The Secretary shall establish procedures

14 that provide for merit review of each agricultural ex15 tension or education grant administered, on a com16 petitive basis, by the Cooperative State Research,

17 Education, and Extension Service. The Secretary

18 shall consult with the Advisory Board in establishing

19 such merit review procedures.

20 ‘‘(b) REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS: REQUEST AND CON21 SIDERATION OF INPUT.—When formulating a request for

22 proposals involving an agricultural research, extension, or

23 education activity to be funded by the Secretary on a com24 petitive basis, the Secretary shall solicit and consider input

25 from the Advisory Board and users of agricultural research,

26 extension, and education regarding the request for proposals
12

•S 1150 EAH

1 for the preceding year. If an agricultural research, exten2 sion, or education activity has not been the subject of a pre3 vious request for proposals, the Secretary shall solicit and

4 consider input from the Advisory Board and users of agri5 cultural research, extension, and education before publica6 tion of the first request for proposals regarding the activity.

7 ‘‘(c) SCIENTIFIC PEER REVIEW OF AGRICULTURAL

8 RESEARCH.—

9 ‘‘(1) PEER REVIEW PROCEDURES.—The Sec10 retary shall establish procedures that ensure scientific

11 peer review of all research activities conducted by the

12 Department of Agriculture.

13 ‘‘(2) REVIEW PANEL REQUIRED.—As part of the

14 procedures established under paragraph (1), a review

15 panel shall verify, at least once every three years, that

16 each research activity of the Department and research

17 conducted under each research program of the Depart18 ment have scientific merit and relevance. If the re19 search activity or program to be reviewed is included

20 in the research, educational, and economics mission

21 area of the Department, the review panel shall con22 sider—

23 ‘‘(A) the scientific merit and relevance of

24 the activity or research in light of the priorities

25 established pursuant to section 1402(b) ; and
13

•S 1150 EAH

1 ‘‘(B) the national or multi-State signifi2 cance of the activity or research.

3 ‘‘(3) COMPOSITION OF REVIEW PANEL.—A review

4 panel shall be composed of individuals with scientific

5 expertise, a majority of whom are not employees of

6 the agency whose research is being reviewed. To the

7 extent possible, the Secretary shall use scientists from

8 colleges and universities to serve on the review panels.

9 ‘‘(4) SUBMISSION OF RESULTS.—The results of

10 the panel reviews shall be submitted to the Advisory

11 Board.

12 ‘‘(5) APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAWS.—The Fed13 eral Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) and

14 title XVIII of this Act (7 U.S.C. 2281 et seq.) shall

15 not apply to a review panel.

16 ‘‘(d) MERIT REVIEW OF COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY

17 RESEARCH AND EXTENSION ACTIVITIES.—

18 ‘‘(1) LAND-GRANT INSTITUTIONS.—Effective be19 ginning October 1, 1998, to be eligible to obtain agri20 cultural research or extension funds from the Sec21 retary for an activity, a land-grant college or univer22 sity shall—

23 ‘‘(A) establish a process for merit review of

24 the activity; and
14

•S 1150 EAH

1 ‘‘(B) review the activity in accordance with

2 the process.

3 ‘‘(2) 1994 INSTITUTIONS.—Effective beginning

4 October 1, 1998, to obtain agricultural extension

5 funds from the Secretary for an activity, each 1994

6 Institution (as defined in section 532 of the Equity

7 in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (Pub8 lic Law 103–382; 7 U.S.C. 301 note)) shall—

9 ‘‘(A) establish a process for merit review of

10 the activity; and

11 ‘‘(B) review the activity in accordance with

12 the process.’’.

13 (b) REPEAL OF PROVISIONS FOR WITHHOLDING

14 FUNDS.—

15 (1) SMITH-LEVER ACT.—Section 6 of the Smith16 Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 346) is repealed.

17 (2) HATCH ACT OF 1887.—Section 7 of the Hatch

18 Act of 1887 (7 U.S.C. 361g) is amended by striking

19 the last paragraph.

20 (3) NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EX21 TENSION, AND TEACHING POLICY ACT OF 1977.—The

22 National Agricultural Research, Extension, and

23 Teaching Policy Act of 1977 is amended—

24 (A) in section 1444 (7 U.S.C. 3221)—

25 (i) by striking subsection (f); and
15

•S 1150 EAH

1 (ii) by redesignating subsection (g) as

2 subsection (f);

3 (B) in section 1445(g) (7 U.S.C. 3222(g)),

4 by striking paragraph (3); and

5 (C) by striking section 1468 (7 U.S.C.

6 3314).

7 SEC. 105. EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO COST8 REIMBURSABLE AGREEMENTS.

9 Section 1473A of the National Agricultural Research,

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

11 3319a) is amended in the first sentence by inserting ‘‘or

12 other colleges and universities’’ after ‘‘institutions’’.

13 SEC. 106. EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT OF AGRICUL14 TURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND EDU15 CATION PROGRAMS.

16 (a) EVALUATION.—The Secretary shall conduct a per17 formance evaluation to determine whether agricultural re18 search, extension, and education programs conducted or

19 funded by the Department of Agriculture result in public

20 benefits that have national or multi-State significance.

21 (b) GUIDELINES FOR PERFORMANCE MEASURE22 MENT.—The Secretary shall develop practical guidelines for

23 measuring the performance of agricultural research, exten24 sion and education programs evaluated under subsection

25 (a).
16

•S 1150 EAH

1 TITLE II—REFORM OF EXISTING

2 RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND

3 EDUCATION AUTHORITIES

4 Subtitle A—Smith-Lever Act and

5 Hatch Act of 1887

6 SEC. 201. ADOPTION OF SHORT TITLES FOR SMITH-LEVER

7 ACT AND HATCH ACT OF 1887.

8 (a) SMITH-LEVER ACT.—The Act of May 8, 1914

9 (commonly known as the Smith-Lever Act; 7 U.S.C. 341

10 et seq.), is amended by adding at the end the following new

11 section:

12 ‘‘SEC. 11. SHORT TITLE.

13 ‘‘This Act may be cited as the ‘Smith-Lever Act’.’’.

14 (b) HATCH ACT OF 1887.—The Act of March 2, 1887

15 (commonly known as the Hatch Act of 1887; 7 U.S.C. 361a

16 et seq.), is amended by adding at the end the following new

17 section:

18 ‘‘SEC. 10. SHORT TITLE.

19 ‘‘This Act may be cited as the ‘Hatch Act of 1887’.’’.

20 (c) COORDINATION WITH OTHER AMENDMENTS.—For

21 purposes of executing amendments made by provisions of

22 this Act (other than this section), this section shall be treat23 ed as having been enacted immediately before the other pro24 visions of this Act.
17

•S 1150 EAH

1 SEC. 202. CONSISTENT MATCHING FUNDS REQUIREMENTS

2 UNDER HATCH ACT OF 1887 AND SMITH3 LEVER ACT.

4 (a) HATCH ACT OF 1887.—Subsection (d) of section

5 3 of the Hatch Act of 1887 (7 U.S.C. 361c) is amended

6 to read as follows:

7 ‘‘(d) MATCHING FUNDS.—

8 ‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT.—Except as provided in

9 paragraph (4), no allotment shall be made to a State

10 under subsections (b) and (c), and no payments of

11 such allotment shall be made to a State, in excess of

12 the amount which the State makes available out of

13 non-Federal funds for agricultural research and for

14 the establishment and maintenance of facilities for the

15 performance of such research.

16 ‘‘(2) FAILURE TO PROVIDE MATCHING FUNDS.—

17 If a State fails to comply with the requirement to

18 provide matching funds for a fiscal year under para19 graph (1), the Secretary of Agriculture shall withhold

20 from payment to the State for that fiscal year an

21 amount equal to the difference between—

22 ‘‘(A) the amount that would be allotted and

23 paid to the State under subsections (b) and (c)

24 (if the full amount of matching funds were pro25 vided by the State); and
18

•S 1150 EAH

1 ‘‘(B) the amount of matching funds actually

2 provided by the State.

3 ‘‘(3) REAPPORTIONMENT.—The Secretary shall

4 reapportion amounts withheld under paragraph (2)

5 for a fiscal year among the States satisfying the

6 matching requirement for that fiscal year. Any re7 apportionment of funds under this paragraph shall be

8 subject to the matching requirement specified in para9 graph (1).

10 ‘‘(4) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) shall not

11 apply to funds provided to a State from the Regional

12 research fund, State agricultural experiment sta13 tions.’’.

14 (b) SMITH-LEVER ACT.—Section 3 of the Smith-Lever

15 Act (7 U.S.C. 343) is amended—

16 (1) in subsection (c)2, by striking ‘‘That pay17 ments’’ and all that follows through ‘‘Provided fur18 ther,’’; and

19 (2) by striking subsections (e) and (f) and insert20 ing the following new subsections:

21 ‘‘(e) MATCHING FUNDS.—

22 ‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT.—No allotment shall be

23 made to a State under subsections (b) and (c), and

24 no payments of such allotment shall be made to a

25 State, in excess of the amount which the State makes
19

•S 1150 EAH

1 available out of non-Federal funds for cooperative ex2 tension work.

3 ‘‘(2) FAILURE TO PROVIDE MATCHING FUNDS.—

4 If a State fails to comply with the requirement to

5 provide matching funds for a fiscal year under para6 graph (1), the Secretary of Agriculture shall withhold

7 from payment to the State for that fiscal year an

8 amount equal to the difference between—

9 ‘‘(A) the amount that would be allotted and

10 paid to the State under subsections (b) and (c)

11 (if the full amount of matching funds were pro12 vided by the State); and

13 ‘‘(B) the amount of matching funds actually

14 provided by the State.

15 ‘‘(3) REAPPORTIONMENT.—The Secretary shall

16 reapportion amounts withheld under paragraph (2)

17 for a fiscal year among the States satisfying the

18 matching requirement for that fiscal year. Any re19 apportionment of funds under this paragraph shall be

20 subject to the matching requirement specified in para21 graph (1).

22 ‘‘(f) MATCHING FUNDS EXCEPTION FOR 1994 INSTITU23 TIONS.—There shall be no matching requirement for funds

24 made available to 1994 Institutions pursuant to subsection

25 (b)(3).’’.
20

•S 1150 EAH

1 (c) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.—

2 (1) RECOGNITION OF STATEHOOD OF ALASKA

3 AND HAWAII.—Section 1 of the Hatch Act of 1887 (7

4 U.S.C. 361a) is amended by striking ‘‘Alaska, Ha5 waii,’’.

6 (2) ROLE OF SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE.—

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

8 amended—

9 (A) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘Fed10 eral Extension Service’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary

11 of Agriculture’’;

12 (B) in subsection (c)1, by striking ‘‘Federal

13 Extension Service’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary of

14 Agriculture’’;

15 (C) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘Federal

16 Extension Service’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary of

17 Agriculture’’; and

18 (D) in subsection (g)(1), by striking

19 ‘‘through the Federal Extension Service’’.

20 (3) REFERENCES TO REGIONAL RESEARCH

21 FUND.—The Hatch Act of 1887 is amended—

22 (A) in section 3 (7 U.S.C. 361c)—

23 (i) in subsection (b)(1), by striking

24 ‘‘subsection 3(c)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub25 section (c)3’’; and
21

•S 1150 EAH

1 (ii) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘sub2 section 3(c)3’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection

3 (c)3’’; and

4 (B) in section 5 (7 U.S.C. 361e), by striking

5 ‘‘regional research fund authorized by subsection

6 3(c)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘Regional research fund,

7 State agricultural experiment stations’’.

8 SEC. 203. PLANS OF WORK TO ADDRESS CRITICAL RE9 SEARCH AND EXTENSION ISSUES AND USE OF

10 PROTOCOLS TO MEASURE SUCCESS OF

11 PLANS.

12 (a) SMITH-LEVER ACT.—Section 4 of the Smith-Lever

13 Act (7 U.S.C. 344) is amended—

14 (1) by striking ‘‘SEC. 4.’’ and inserting the fol15 lowing:

16 ‘‘SEC. 4. ASCERTAINMENT OF ENTITLEMENT OF STATE TO

17 FUNDS, TIME AND MANNER OF PAYMENT,

18 STATE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS, AND

19 PLANS FOR WORK.

20 ‘‘(a) ASCERTAINMENT OF ENTITLEMENT.—’’;

21 (2) in the last sentence, by striking ‘‘Such sums’’

22 and inserting the following:

23 ‘‘(b) TIME AND MANNER OF PAYMENT; RELATED RE24 PORTS.—The amount to which a State is entitled’’; and
22

•S 1150 EAH

1 (3) by adding at the end the following new sub2 sections:

3 ‘‘(c) REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO PLAN OF WORK.—

4 Each extension plan of work for a State required under sub5 section (a) shall contain descriptions of the following:

6 ‘‘(1) The critical short-term, intermediate, and

7 long-term agricultural issues in the State and the

8 current and planned extension programs and projects

9 targeted to address such issues.

10 ‘‘(2) The process established to consult with ex11 tension users regarding the identification of critical

12 agricultural issues in the State and the development

13 of extension programs and projects targeted to address

14 such issues.

15 ‘‘(3) The efforts made to identify and collaborate

16 with other colleges and universities within the State

17 and other States that have unique capacity to address

18 the identified agricultural issues in the State and cur19 rent and emerging efforts to work with these other in20 stitutions and States.

21 ‘‘(4) The manner in which research and exten22 sion, including research and extension activities fund23 ed other than through formula funds, will cooperate

24 to address the critical issues in the State, including

25 the activities to be carried out separately, the activi-
23

•S 1150 EAH

1 ties to be carried out sequentially, and the activities

2 to be carried out jointly.

3 ‘‘(5) The education and outreach programs al4 ready underway to convey currently available re5 search results that are pertinent to a critical agricul6 tural issue, including efforts to encourage multi-coun7 ty cooperation in the dissemination of research re8 sults.

9 ‘‘(d) EXTENSION PROTOCOLS.—The Secretary of Agri10 culture shall develop protocols to be used to evaluate the suc11 cess of multi-State, multi-institutional, and multidisci12 plinary extension activities and joint research and exten13 sion activities in addressing critical agricultural issues

14 identified in the plans of work submitted under subsection

15 (a). The Secretary shall develop the protocols in consulta16 tion with the National Agricultural Research, Extension,

17 Education, and Economics Advisory Board and land-grant

18 colleges and universities.

19 ‘‘(e) TREATMENT OF PLANS OF WORK FOR OTHER

20 PURPOSES.—To the extent practicable, the Secretary shall

21 consider plans of work submitted under subsection (a) to

22 satisfy other appropriate Federal reporting requirements.’’.

23 (b) HATCH ACT OF 1887.—Section 7 of the Hatch Act

24 of 1887 (7 U.S.C. 361g), as amended by section 104(b), is

25 further amended—
24

•S 1150 EAH

1 (1) by striking ‘‘SEC. 7.’’ and inserting the fol2 lowing:

3 ‘‘SEC. 7. DUTIES OF SECRETARY, ASCERTAINMENT OF ENTI4 TLEMENT OF STATE TO FUNDS, AND PLANS

5 FOR WORK.

6 ‘‘(a) DUTIES OF SECRETARY.—’’;

7 (2) by striking ‘‘On or before’’ and inserting the

8 following:

9 ‘‘(b) ASCERTAINMENT OF ENTITLEMENT.—On or be10 fore’’;

11 (3) by striking ‘‘Whenever it shall appear’’ and

12 inserting the following:

13 ‘‘(c) EFFECT OF FAILURE TO EXPEND FULL ALLOT14 MENT.—Whenever it shall appear’’; and

15 (4) by adding at the end the following new sub16 sections:

17 ‘‘(d) PLAN OF WORK REQUIRED.—Before funds may

18 be provided to a State under this Act for any fiscal year,

19 plans for the work to be carried on under this Act shall

20 be submitted by the proper officials of the State and ap21 proved by the Secretary of Agriculture.

22 ‘‘(e) REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO PLAN OF WORK.—

23 Each research plan of work for a State required under sub24 section (d) shall contain descriptions of the following:
25

•S 1150 EAH

1 ‘‘(1) The critical short-term, intermediate, and

2 long-term agricultural issues in the State and the

3 current and planned research programs and projects

4 targeted to address such issues.

5 ‘‘(2) The process established to consult with users

6 of agricultural research regarding the identification of

7 critical agricultural issues in the State and the devel8 opment of research programs and projects targeted to

9 address such issues.

10 ‘‘(3) The efforts made to identify and collaborate

11 with other colleges and universities within the State

12 and other States that have unique capacity to address

13 the identified agricultural issues in the State and cur14 rent and emerging efforts (including regional efforts)

15 to work with these other institutions and States.

16 ‘‘(4) The manner in which research and exten17 sion, including research and extension activities fund18 ed other than through formula funds, will cooperate

19 to address the critical issues in the State, including

20 the activities to be carried out separately, the activi21 ties to be carried out sequentially, and the activities

22 to be carried out jointly.

23 ‘‘(f) RESEARCH PROTOCOLS.—The Secretary of Agri24 culture shall develop protocols to be used to evaluate the suc25 cess of multi-State, multi-institutional, and multidisci-
26

•S 1150 EAH

1 plinary research activities and joint research and extension

2 activities in addressing critical agricultural issues identi3 fied in the plans of work submitted under subsection (d).

4 The Secretary shall develop the protocols in consultation

5 with the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Edu6 cation, and Economics Advisory Board and land-grant col7 leges and universities.

8 ‘‘(g) TREATMENT OF PLANS OF WORK FOR OTHER

9 PURPOSES.—To the extent practicable, the Secretary shall

10 consider plans of work submitted under subsection (d) to

11 satisfy other appropriate Federal reporting requirements.’’.

12 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—

13 (1) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by

14 this section shall take effect on October 1, 1998.

15 (2) DELAYED APPLICABILITY.—With respect to a

16 particular State, the Secretary of Agriculture may

17 delay the applicability of the requirements imposed

18 by the amendments made by this section until not

19 later than October 1, 1999, if the Secretary finds that

20 the State will be unable to meet such requirements by

21 October 1, 1998, despite the good faith efforts of the

22 State.
27

•S 1150 EAH

1 Subtitle B—National Agricultural

2 Research, Extension, and Teach3 ing Policy Act of 1977

4 SEC. 211. PLANS OF WORK FOR 1890 LAND-GRANT COL5 LEGES TO ADDRESS CRITICAL RESEARCH

6 AND EXTENSION ISSUES AND USE OF PROTO7 COLS TO MEASURE SUCCESS OF PLANS.

8 (a) EXTENSION AT 1890 INSTITUTIONS.—Section

9 1444(d) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension,

10 and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3221(d)) is

11 amended—

12 (1) by striking ‘‘(d)’’ and inserting the following:

13 ‘‘(d) ASCERTAINMENT OF ENTITLEMENT TO FUNDS;

14 TIME AND MANNER OF PAYMENT; STATE REPORTING RE15 QUIREMENTS; AND PLANS FOR WORK.—

16 ‘‘(1) ASCERTAINMENT OF ENTITLEMENT.—’’;

17 (2) in the last sentence, by striking ‘‘Such sums’’

18 and inserting the following:

19 ‘‘(2) TIME AND MANNER OF PAYMENT; RELATED

20 REPORTS.—The amount to which an eligible institu21 tion is entitled’’; and

22 (3) by adding at the end the following new para23 graphs:

24 ‘‘(3) REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO PLAN OF

25 WORK.—Each extension plan of work for an eligible
28

•S 1150 EAH

1 institution required under this section shall contain

2 descriptions of the following:

3 ‘‘(A) The critical short-term, intermediate,

4 and long-term agricultural issues in the State in

5 which the eligible institution is located and the

6 current and planned extension programs and

7 projects targeted to address such issues.

8 ‘‘(B) The process established to consult with

9 extension users regarding the identification of

10 critical agricultural issues in the State and the

11 development of extension programs and projects

12 targeted to address such issues.

13 ‘‘(C) The efforts made to identify and col14 laborate with other colleges and universities

15 within the State and other States that have

16 unique capacity to address the identified agricul17 tural issues in the State and current and emerg18 ing efforts (including regional research efforts) to

19 work with these other institutions and States.

20 ‘‘(D) The manner in which research and ex21 tension, including research and extension activi22 ties funded other than through formula funds,

23 will cooperate to address the critical issues in the

24 State, including the activities to be carried out

25 separately, the activities to be carried out se-
29

•S 1150 EAH

1 quentially, and the activities to be carried out

2 jointly.

3 ‘‘(E) The education and outreach programs

4 already underway to convey currently available

5 research results that are pertinent to a critical

6 agricultural issue, including efforts to encourage

7 multi-county cooperation in the dissemination of

8 research results.

9 ‘‘(4) EXTENSION PROTOCOLS.—The Secretary of

10 Agriculture shall develop protocols to be used to evalu11 ate the success of multi-State, multi-institutional, and

12 multidisciplinary extension activities and joint re13 search and extension activities in addressing critical

14 agricultural issues identified in the plans of work

15 submitted under this section. The Secretary shall de16 velop the protocols in consultation with the Advisory

17 Board and land-grant colleges and universities.

18 ‘‘(5) TREATMENT OF PLANS OF WORK FOR

19 OTHER PURPOSES.—To the extent practicable, the

20 Secretary shall consider plans of work submitted

21 under this section to satisfy other appropriate Federal

22 reporting requirements.’’.

23 (b) AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AT 1890 INSTITU24 TIONS.—Section 1445(c) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 3222(c)) is

25 amended—
30

•S 1150 EAH

1 (1) by striking ‘‘(c)’’ and inserting the following:

2 ‘‘(c) PROGRAM AND PLANS FOR WORK.—

3 ‘‘(1) INITIAL COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM OF AG4 RICULTURAL RESEARCH.—’’; and

5 (2) by adding at the end the following new para6 graphs:

7 ‘‘(2) PLAN OF WORK REQUIRED.—Before funds

8 may be provided to an eligible institution under this

9 section for any fiscal year, plans for the work to be

10 carried on under this section shall be submitted by the

11 research director specified in subsection (d) and ap12 proved by the Secretary of Agriculture.

13 ‘‘(3) REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO PLAN OF

14 WORK.—Each research plan of work required under

15 paragraph (2) shall contain descriptions of the follow16 ing:

17 ‘‘(A) The critical short-term, intermediate,

18 and long-term agricultural issues in the State in

19 which the eligible institution is located and the

20 current and planned research programs and

21 projects targeted to address such issues.

22 ‘‘(B) The process established to consult with

23 users of agricultural research regarding the iden24 tification of critical agricultural issues in the
31

•S 1150 EAH

1 State and the development of research programs

2 and projects targeted to address such issues.

3 ‘‘(C) Other colleges and universities in the

4 State and other States that have unique capacity

5 to address the identified agricultural issues in

6 the State.

7 ‘‘(D) The current and emerging efforts to

8 work with these other institutions and States to

9 build on each other’s experience and take advan10 tage of each institution’s unique capacities.

11 ‘‘(E) The manner in which research and ex12 tension, including research and extension activi13 ties funded other than through formula funds,

14 will cooperate to address the critical issues in the

15 State, including the activities to be carried out

16 separately, the activities to be carried out se17 quentially, and the activities to be carried out

18 jointly.

19 ‘‘(4) RESEARCH PROTOCOLS.—The Secretary of

20 Agriculture shall develop protocols to be used to evalu21 ate the success of multi-State, multi-institutional, and

22 multidisciplinary research activities and joint re23 search and extension activities in addressing critical

24 agricultural issues identified in the plans of work

25 submitted under paragraph (2). The Secretary shall
32

•S 1150 EAH

1 develop the protocols in consultation with the Advi2 sory Board and land-grant colleges and universities.’’.

3 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by

5 this section shall take effect on October 1, 1998.

6 (2) DELAYED APPLICABILITY.—With respect to a

7 particular eligible institution (as described in sections

8 1444(a) and 1445(a) of the National Agricultural Re9 search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977

10 (7 U.S.C. 3221(a), 3222(a))), the Secretary of Agri11 culture may delay the applicability of the require12 ments imposed by the amendments made by this sec13 tion until not later than October 1, 1999, if the Sec14 retary finds that the eligible institution will be unable

15 to meet such requirements by October 1, 1998, despite

16 the good faith efforts of the eligible institution.

17 SEC. 212. MATCHING FUNDS REQUIREMENT FOR RESEARCH

18 AND EXTENSION ACTIVITIES AT 1890 LAND19 GRANT COLLEGES, INCLUDING TUSKEGEE

20 UNIVERSITY.

21 (a) IMPOSITION OF REQUIREMENT.—Subtitle G of the

22 National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching

23 Policy Act of 1977 is amended by inserting after section

24 1448 (7 U.S.C. 3222c) the following new section:
33

•S 1150 EAH

1 ‘‘SEC. 1449. MATCHING FUNDS REQUIREMENT FOR RE2 SEARCH AND EXTENSION ACTIVITIES AT ELI3 GIBLE INSTITUTIONS.

4 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:

5 ‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION.—The term ‘eligible

6 institution’ means a college eligible to receive funds

7 under the Act of August 30, 1890 (7 U.S.C. 321 et

8 seq.) (commonly known as the Second Morrill Act),

9 including Tuskegee University.

10 ‘‘(2) FORMULA FUNDS.—The term ‘formula

11 funds’ means the formula allocation funds distributed

12 to eligible institutions under sections 1444 and 1445.

13 ‘‘(b) DETERMINATION OF NON-FEDERAL SOURCES OF

14 FUNDS.—Not later than September 30, 1999, each eligible

15 institution shall submit to the Secretary a report describing

16 for fiscal year 1999 the sources of non-Federal funds avail17 able to the eligible institution and the amount of funds gen18 erally available from each such source.

19 ‘‘(c) MATCHING FORMULA.—Notwithstanding any

20 other provision of this subtitle, the distribution of formula

21 funds to an eligible institution shall be subject to the follow22 ing matching requirements:

23 ‘‘(1) In fiscal year 2000, the institution shall

24 provide matching funds from non-Federal sources in

25 an amount equal to not less than 30 percent of the
34

•S 1150 EAH

1 formula funds to be distributed to the eligible institu2 tion.

3 ‘‘(2) In fiscal year 2001, the institution shall

4 provide matching funds from non-Federal sources in

5 an amount equal to not less than 45 percent of the

6 formula funds to be distributed to the eligible institu7 tion.

8 ‘‘(3) In fiscal year 2002, and each fiscal year

9 thereafter, the institution shall provide matching

10 funds from non-Federal sources in an amount equal

11 to not less than 50 percent of the formula funds to be

12 distributed to the eligible institution.

13 ‘‘(d) LIMITED WAIVER AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding

14 subsection (f), the Secretary may waive the matching funds

15 requirement under subsection (c)(1) for fiscal year 2000 if

16 the Secretary determines with regard to a particular eligi17 ble institution, based on the report received under sub18 section (b), that the eligible institution will be unlikely to

19 satisfy the matching requirement. The waiver of the match20 ing requirements for subsequent fiscal years is not per21 mitted.

22 ‘‘(e) USE OF MATCHING FUNDS.—Under terms and

23 conditions established by the Secretary, matching funds

24 provided as required by subsection (c) may be used by an
35

•S 1150 EAH

1 eligible institution for research, education, and extension

2 activities.

3 ‘‘(f) REDISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.—Federal funds that

4 are not matched by an eligible institution in accordance

5 with subsection (c) for a fiscal year shall be redistributed

6 by the Secretary to eligible institutions satisfying the

7 matching funds requirement for that fiscal year. Any redis8 tribution of funds under this subsection shall be subject to

9 the applicable matching requirement specified in subsection

10 (c) and shall be made in a manner consistent with sections

11 1444 and 1445, as determined by the Secretary.’’.

12 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1445(g) of

13 such Act (7 U.S.C. 3222(g)) is amended—

14 (1) by striking paragraph (2); and

15 (2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para16 graph (2).

17 (c) REFERENCES TO TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY.—Such

18 Act is further amended—

19 (1) in section 1404 (7 U.S.C. 3103), by striking

20 ‘‘Tuskegee Institute’’ in paragraphs (10) and (16)(B)

21 and inserting ‘‘Tuskegee University’’;

22 (2) in section 1444 (7 U.S.C. 3221)—

23 (A) by striking the section heading and

24 ‘‘SEC. 1444.’’ and inserting the following:
36

•S 1150 EAH

1 ‘‘SEC. 1444. EXTENSION AT 1890 LAND-GRANT COLLEGES, IN2 CLUDING TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY.’’; and

3 (B) in subsections (a) and (b), by striking

4 ‘‘Tuskegee Institute’’ both places it appears and

5 inserting ‘‘Tuskegee University’’; and

6 (3) in section 1445 (7 U.S.C. 3222)—

7 (A) by striking the section heading and

8 ‘‘SEC. 1445.’’ and inserting the following:

9 ‘‘SEC. 1445. AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AT 1890 LAND10 GRANT COLLEGES, INCLUDING TUSKEGEE

11 UNIVERSITY.’’; and

12 (B) in subsections (a) and (b)(2)(B), by

13 striking ‘‘Tuskegee Institute’’ both places it ap14 pears and inserting ‘‘Tuskegee University’’.

15 SEC. 213. INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND

16 TEACHING.

17 (a) INCLUSION OF TEACHING.—Section 1458 of the

18 National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching

19 Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3291) is amended—

20 (1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘RE21 SEARCH AND EXTENSION’’ and inserting ‘‘RE22 SEARCH, EXTENSION, AND TEACHING’’;

23 (2) in subsection (a)—

24 (A) in paragraph (1)—
37

•S 1150 EAH

1 (i) by striking ‘‘related research and

2 extension’’ and inserting ‘‘related research,

3 extension, and teaching’’; and

4 (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking

5 ‘‘research and extension on’’ and inserting

6 ‘‘research, extension, and teaching activities

7 addressing’’;

8 (B) in paragraphs (2) and (6), by striking

9 ‘‘education’’ and inserting ‘‘teaching’’;

10 (C) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘scientists

11 and experts’’ and inserting ‘‘science and edu12 cation experts’’;

13 (D) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘teach14 ing,’’ after ‘‘development,’’;

15 (E) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘research

16 and extension that is’’ and inserting ‘‘research,

17 extension, and teaching programs’’; and

18 (F) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘research

19 capabilities’’ and inserting ‘‘research, extension,

20 and teaching capabilities’’; and

21 (3) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘counterpart

22 agencies’’ and inserting ‘‘counterpart research, exten23 sion, and teaching agencies’’.
38

•S 1150 EAH

1 (b) FULL PAYMENT OF FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE FOR

2 CERTAIN BINATIONAL PROJECT.—Such section is further

3 amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

4 ‘‘(d) FULL PAYMENT OF FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE FOR

5 CERTAIN BINATIONAL PROJECTS.—Notwithstanding any

6 other provision of law, the full amount of any funds appro7 priated or otherwise made available to carry out coopera8 tive projects under the arrangement entered into between

9 the Secretary and the Government of Israel to support the

10 Israel-United States Binational Agricultural Research and

11 Development Fund shall be paid directly to the Fund.’’.

12 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The subtitle heading

13 of subtitle I of title XIV of the National Agricultural Re14 search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7

15 U.S.C. 3291 et seq.) is amended to read as follows:

16 ‘‘Subtitle I—International Re17 search, Extension, and Teach18 ing’’.

19 SEC. 214. TASK FORCE ON 10-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN FOR

20 AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH FACILITIES.

21 (a) TRANSFER OF EXISTING PROVISION.—Section 4 of

22 the Research Facilities Act (7 U.S.C. 390b)—

23 (1) is transferred to the National Agricultural

24 Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977

25 (7 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.);
39

•S 1150 EAH

1 (2) is redesignated as section 1473B;

2 (3) is inserted after section 1473A of the Na3 tional Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teach4 ing Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3319a); and

5 (4) is amended in subsection (f), by striking

6 ‘‘Notwithstanding section 2(1), in’’ and inserting

7 ‘‘In’’.

8 (b) CONFORMING REPEAL.—The Research Facilities

9 Act (7 U.S.C. 390 et seq.) is repealed.

10 Subtitle C—Food, Agriculture, Con11 servation, and Trade Act of 1990

12 SEC. 231. AGRICULTURAL GENOME INITIATIVE.

13 (a) ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE OF INITIATIVE.—

14 Section 1671 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and

15 Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5924) is amended by striking

16 the section heading and subsection (a) and inserting the fol17 lowing:

18 ‘‘SEC. 1671. AGRICULTURAL GENOME INITIATIVE.

19 ‘‘(a) PROGRAM REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Agri20 culture shall conduct a research initiative for the purpose

21 of—

22 ‘‘(1) supporting basic and applied research and

23 technology development in the area of genome struc24 ture and function in support of agriculturally impor25 tant species, with a particular focus on research
40

•S 1150 EAH

1 projects that will yield scientifically important results

2 that will enhance the usefulness of many agricultur3 ally important species;

4 ‘‘(2) studying and mapping agriculturally sig5 nificant genes to achieve sustainable and secure agri6 cultural production;

7 ‘‘(3) ensuring that current gaps in existing agri8 cultural genetics knowledge are filled;

9 ‘‘(4) identifying and developing a functional un10 derstanding of genes responsible for economically im11 portant traits in agriculturally important species, in12 cluding emerging plant and animal diseases causing

13 economic hardship;

14 ‘‘(5) ensuring the future genetic improvement of

15 agriculturally important species;

16 ‘‘(6) supporting the preservation of diverse

17 germplasm; and

18 ‘‘(7) ensuring the preservation of biodiversity to

19 maintain access to genes that may be of importance

20 in the future.’’.

21 (b) COMPETITIVE GRANTS.—Subsection (b) of such sec22 tion is amended by striking ‘‘subsection (c)’’ and inserting

23 ‘‘subsection (a)’’.
41

•S 1150 EAH

1 (c) GRANT TYPES AND PROCESS; PROHIBITION ON

2 CONSTRUCTION.—Subsection (c) of such section is amended

3 to read as follows:

4 ‘‘(c) GRANT TYPES AND PROCESS; PROHIBITION ON

5 CONSTRUCTION.—Paragraphs (6), (7), and (11) of sub6 section (b) of the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Re7 search Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 450i) shall apply with respect

8 to the making of grants under this section.’’.

9 (d) MATCHING FUNDS.—Subsection (d) of such section

10 is amended to read as follows:

11 ‘‘(d) MATCHING OF FUNDS.—

12 ‘‘(1) GENERAL REQUIREMENT.—If a grant under

13 this section is to the particular benefit of a specific

14 agricultural commodity, the Secretary shall require

15 the recipient of the grant to provide funds or in-kind

16 support to match the amount of funds provided by the

17 Secretary in the grant.

18 ‘‘(2) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the

19 matching funds requirement specified in paragraph

20 (1) with respect to a research project if the Secretary

21 determines that—

22 ‘‘(A) the results of the project, while of par23 ticular benefit to a specific agricultural commod24 ity, are likely to be applicable to agricultural

25 commodities generally; or
42

•S 1150 EAH

1 ‘‘(B) the project involves a minor commod2 ity, deals with scientifically important research,

3 and the grant recipient would be unable to sat4 isfy the matching funds requirement.’’.

5 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Subsection

6 (g) of such section is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal years 1996

7 and 1997’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 1998 through 2002’’.

8 Subtitle D—National Research

9 Initiative

10 SEC. 241. WAIVER OF MATCHING REQUIREMENT FOR CER11 TAIN SMALL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES.

12 Subsection (b)(8)(B) of the Competitive, Special, and

13 Facilities Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 450i) is amend14 ed—

15 (1) by striking ‘‘the cost’’ and inserting ‘‘the cost

16 of’’; and

17 (2) by adding at the end the following new sen18 tence: ‘‘The Secretary may waive all or a portion of

19 the matching requirement under this subparagraph in

20 the case of a smaller college or university (as de21 scribed in subsection (c)(2)(C)(ii) of section 793 of the

22 Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of

23 1996 (7 U.S.C. 2204f)) if the equipment to be ac24 quired costs not more than $25,000 and has multiple
43

•S 1150 EAH

1 uses within a single research project or is usable in

2 more than one research project.’’.

3 Subtitle E—Other Existing Laws

4 SEC. 251. FINDINGS, AUTHORITIES, AND COMPETITIVE RE5 SEARCH GRANTS UNDER FOREST AND

6 RANGELAND RENEWABLE RESOURCES RE7 SEARCH ACT OF 1978.

8 (a) FINDINGS.—Section 2 of the Forest and Rangeland

9 Renewable Resources Research Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 1641)

10 is amended by striking ‘‘SEC. 2.’’ and subsection (a) and

11 inserting the following:

12 ‘‘SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

13 ‘‘(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following:

14 ‘‘(1) Forests and rangelands, and the resources of

15 forests and rangelands, are of strategic economic and

16 ecological importance to the United States, and the

17 Federal Government has an important and substan18 tial role in ensuring the continued health, productiv19 ity, and sustainability of the Nation’s forests and

20 rangelands.

21 ‘‘(2) Over 75 percent of the productive commer22 cial forest land in the United States is in private

23 ownership, with some 60 percent owned by small non24 industrial private owners. These 10,000,000 non25 industrial private owners are critical to providing
44

•S 1150 EAH

1 both commodity and noncommodity values to the citi2 zens of the United States.

3 ‘‘(3) The National Forest System manages only

4 17 percent of the Nation’s commercial timberlands,

5 with over half of the standing softwoods inventory lo6 cated on those lands. Dramatic changes in Federal

7 agency policy during the early 1990’s have signifi8 cantly curtailed the management of this vast timber

9 resource, causing abrupt shifts in the supply of timber

10 from public to private ownership. As a result of these

11 shifts in supply, some 60 percent of total wood pro12 duction in the United States is now coming from pri13 vate forest lands in the southern United States.

14 ‘‘(4) At the same time that pressures are build15 ing for the removal of even more land from commer16 cial production, the Federal Government is signifi17 cantly reducing its commitment to productivity-relat18 ed research regarding forests and rangelands, which is

19 critically needed by the private sector for the sus20 tained management of remaining available timber

21 and forage resources for the benefit of all species.

22 ‘‘(5) Uncertainty over the availability of the

23 United States timber supply, increasing regulatory

24 burdens, and the lack of Federal Government support

25 for research is causing domestic wood and paper pro-
45

•S 1150 EAH

1 ducers to move outside the United States to find reli2 able sources of wood supplies, which in turns results

3 in a worsening of the United States trade balance, the

4 loss of employment and infrastructure investments,

5 and an increased risk of infestations of exotic pests

6 and diseases from imported wood products.

7 ‘‘(6) Wood and paper producers in the United

8 States are being challenged not only by shifts in Gov9 ernment policy, but also by international competition

10 from tropical countries where growth rates of trees far

11 exceed those in the United States. Wood production

12 per acre will need to quadruple from 1996 levels for

13 the United States forestry sector to remain inter14 nationally competitive on an ever decreasing forest

15 land base.

16 ‘‘(7) Better and more frequent forest

17 inventorying and analysis is necessary to identify

18 productivity-related forestry research needs and to

19 provide forest managers with the current data nec20 essary to make timely and effective management deci21 sions.’’.

22 (b) HIGH PRIORITY FORESTRY RESEARCH AND EDU23 CATION.—Subsection (d) of section 3 of the Forest and

24 Rangeland Renewable Resources Research Act of 1978 (16

25 U.S.C. 1642) is amended to read as follows:
46

•S 1150 EAH

1 ‘‘(d) HIGH PRIORITY FORESTRY AND RANGELANDS

2 RESEARCH AND EDUCATION.—The Secretary may conduct,

3 support, and cooperate in forestry and rangelands research

4 and education that is of the highest priority to the United

5 States and to users of public and private forest lands and

6 rangelands in the United States. Such research and edu7 cation priorities include the following:

8 ‘‘(1) The biology of forest organisms and range9 land organisms.

10 ‘‘(2) Functional characteristics and cost-effective

11 management of forest and rangeland ecosystems.

12 ‘‘(3) Interactions between humans and forests

13 and rangelands.

14 ‘‘(4) Wood and forage as a raw material.

15 ‘‘(5) International trade, competition, and co16 operation.’’.

17 (c) FOREST INVENTORY AND ANALYSIS.—Section 3 of

18 the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Research

19 Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 1642) is amended by adding at the

20 end the following new subsection:

21 ‘‘(e) FOREST INVENTORY AND ANALYSIS.—

22 ‘‘(1) PROGRAM REQUIRED.—In compliance with

23 existing statutory authority, the Secretary shall estab24 lish a program to inventory and analyze, in a timely
47

•S 1150 EAH

1 manner, public and private forests and their resources

2 in the United States.

3 ‘‘(2) ANNUAL STATE INVENTORY.—Not later than

4 the end of each full fiscal year beginning after the

5 date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary

6 shall prepare for each State, in cooperation with the

7 State forester for the State, an inventory of forests

8 and their resources in the State. For purposes of pre9 paring the inventory for a State, the Secretary shall

10 measure annually 20 percent of all sample plots that

11 are included in the inventory program for that State.

12 Upon completion of the inventory for a year, the Sec13 retary shall make available to the public a compila14 tion of all data collected for that year from measure15 ments of sample plots as well as any analysis made

16 of such samples.

17 ‘‘(3) FIVE-YEAR REPORTS.—At intervals not

18 greater than every five full fiscal years after the date

19 of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall

20 prepare, publish, and make available to the public a

21 report, prepared in cooperation with State foresters,

22 that—

23 ‘‘(A) contains a description of each State

24 inventory of forests and their resources, incor25 porating all sample plot measurements con-
48

•S 1150 EAH

1 ducted during the five years covered by the re2 port;

3 ‘‘(B) displays and analyzes on a nationwide

4 basis the results of the annual reports required

5 by paragraph (2); and

6 ‘‘(C) contains an analysis of forest health

7 conditions and trends over the previous two dec8 ades, with an emphasis on such conditions and

9 trends during the period subsequent to the imme10 diately preceding report under this paragraph.

11 ‘‘(4) NATIONAL STANDARDS AND DEFINITIONS.—

12 To ensure uniform and consistent data collection for

13 all public and private forest ownerships and each

14 State, the Secretary shall develop, in consultation

15 with State foresters and Federal land management

16 agencies not under the jurisdiction of the Secretary,

17 and publish national standards and definitions to be

18 applied in inventorying and analyzing forests and

19 their resources under this subsection. The standards

20 shall include a core set of variables to be measured on

21 all sample plots under paragraph (2) and a standard

22 set of tables to be included in the reports under para23 graph (3).

24 ‘‘(5) PROTECTION FOR PRIVATE PROPERTY

25 RIGHTS.—The Secretary shall obtain written author-
49

•S 1150 EAH

1 ization from property owners prior to collecting data

2 from sample plots located on private property pursu3 ant to paragraphs (2) and (3).

4 ‘‘(6) STRATEGIC PLAN.—Not later than 180 days

5 after the date of the enactment of this subsection, the

6 Secretary shall prepare and submit to Congress a

7 strategic plan to implement and carry out this sub8 section, including the annual updates required by

9 paragraph (2) and the reports require by paragraph

10 (3), that shall describe in detail—

11 ‘‘(A) the financial resources required to im12 plement and carry out this subsection, including

13 the identification of any resources required in

14 excess of the amounts provided for forest

15 inventorying and analysis in recent appropria16 tions Acts;

17 ‘‘(B) the personnel necessary to implement

18 and carry out this subsection, including any per19 sonnel in addition to personnel currently per20 forming inventorying and analysis functions;

21 ‘‘(C) the organization and procedures nec22 essary to implement and carry out this sub23 section, including proposed coordination with

24 Federal land management agencies and State

25 foresters;
50

•S 1150 EAH

1 ‘‘(D) the schedules for annual sample plot

2 measurements in each State inventory required

3 by paragraph (2) within the first five-year inter4 val after the date of the enactment of this sub5 section;

6 ‘‘(E) the core set of variables to be measured

7 in each sample plot under paragraph (2) and the

8 standard set of tables to be used in each State

9 and national report under paragraph (3); and

10 ‘‘(F) the process for employing, in coordina11 tion with the Department of Energy and the Na12 tional Aeronautics and Space Administration,

13 remote sensing, global positioning systems, and

14 other advanced technologies to carry out this sub15 section, and the subsequent use of such tech16 nologies.’’.

17 (d) FORESTRY AND RANGELANDS COMPETITIVE RE18 SEARCH GRANTS.—Section 5 of the Forest and Rangeland

19 Renewable Resources Research Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C.

20 16442) is amended—

21 (1) by striking the section heading and ‘‘SEC. 5.’’

22 and inserting the following:

23 ‘‘SEC. 5. FORESTRY AND RANGELANDS COMPETITIVE RE24 SEARCH GRANTS.

25 ‘‘(a) COMPETITIVE GRANT AUTHORITY.—’’; and
51

•S 1150 EAH

1 (2) by adding at the end the following new sub2 sections:

3 ‘‘(b) EMPHASIS ON CERTAIN HIGH PRIORITY FOR4 ESTRY RESEARCH.—The Secretary may use up to five per5 cent of the amounts made available for research under sec6 tion 3 to make competitive grants regarding forestry re7 search in the high priority research areas identified in sec8 tion 3(d).

9 ‘‘(c) EMPHASIS ON CERTAIN HIGH PRIORITY RANGE10 LANDS RESEARCH.—The Secretary may use up to five per11 cent of the amounts made available for research under sec12 tion 3 to make competitive grants regarding rangelands re13 search in the high priority research areas identified in sec14 tion 3(d).

15 ‘‘(d) PRIORITIES.—In making grants under sub16 sections (b) and (c), the Secretary shall give priority to re17 search proposals in which—

18 ‘‘(1) the proposed research will be collaborative

19 research organized through a center of scientific excel20 lence;

21 ‘‘(2) the applicant agrees to provide matching

22 funds (in the form of direct funding or in-kind sup23 port) in an amount equal to not less than 50 percent

24 of the grant amount; and
52

•S 1150 EAH

1 ‘‘(3) the proposed research will be conducted as

2 part of an existing private and public partnership or

3 cooperative research effort and involves several inter4 ested research partners.’’.

5 TITLE III—EXTENSION OR RE6 PEAL OF RESEARCH, EXTEN7 SION, AND EDUCATION INI8 TIATIVES

9 Subtitle A—Extensions

10 SEC. 301. NATIONAL RESEARCH INITIATIVE UNDER COM11 PETITIVE, SPECIAL, AND FACILITIES RE12 SEARCH GRANT ACT.

13 Subsection (b)(10) of the Competitive, Special, and

14 Facilities Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 450i(b)(10)) is

15 amended by striking ‘‘1997’’ and inserting ‘‘2002’’.

16 SEC. 302. EQUITY IN EDUCATIONAL LAND-GRANT STATUS

17 ACT OF 1994.

18 Sections 533(b) and 535 of the Equity in Educational

19 Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–382; 7

20 U.S.C. 301 note) are amended by striking ‘‘2000’’ each

21 place it appears and inserting ‘‘2002’’.

22 SEC. 303. EDUCATION GRANTS PROGRAMS FOR HISPANIC23 SERVING INSTITUTIONS.

24 Section 1455(c) of the National Agricultural Research,

25 Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
53

•S 1150 EAH

1 3241(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year 1997’’ and in2 serting ‘‘each of the fiscal years 1997 through 2002’’.

3 SEC. 304. GENERAL AUTHORIZATION FOR AGRICULTURAL

4 RESEARCH PROGRAMS.

5 Section 1463 of the National Agricultural Research,

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

7 3311) is amended in subsections (a) and (b) by striking

8 ‘‘1997’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘2002’’.

9 SEC. 305. GENERAL AUTHORIZATION FOR EXTENSION EDU10 CATION.

11 Section 1464 of the National Agricultural Research,

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

13 3312) is amended by striking ‘‘1997’’ and inserting ‘‘2002’’.

14 SEC. 306. GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS FOR FOOD AND AGRI15 CULTURAL SCIENCES EDUCATION.

16 Section 1417(j) of the National Agricultural Research,

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

18 3152(j)) is amended by striking ‘‘1997’’ and inserting

19 ‘‘2002’’.
54

•S 1150 EAH

1 SEC. 307. GRANTS FOR RESEARCH ON THE PRODUCTION

2 AND MARKETING OF ALCOHOLS AND INDUS3 TRIAL HYDROCARBONS FROM AGRICUL4 TURAL COMMODITIES AND FOREST PROD5 UCTS.

6 Section 1419(d) of the National Agricultural Research,

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

8 3154(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘1997’’ and inserting

9 ‘‘2002’’.

10 SEC. 308. POLICY RESEARCH CENTERS.

11 Section 1419A(d) of the National Agricultural Re12 search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7

13 U.S.C. 3155(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal years 1996

14 and 1997’’ and inserting ‘‘each of fiscal years 1996 through

15 2002’’.

16 SEC. 309. HUMAN NUTRITION INTERVENTION AND HEALTH

17 PROMOTION RESEARCH PROGRAM.

18 Section 1424(d) of the National Agricultural Research,

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

20 3174(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal years 1996 and

21 1997’’ and inserting ‘‘each of fiscal years 1996 through

22 2002’’.

23 SEC. 310. PILOT RESEARCH PROGRAM TO COMBINE MEDI24 CAL AND AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH.

25 Section 1424A(d) of the National Agricultural Re26 search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7
55

•S 1150 EAH

1 U.S.C. 3174a(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year 1997’’

2 and inserting ‘‘each of fiscal years 1997 through 2002’’.

3 SEC. 311. FOOD AND NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAM.

4 Section 1425(c)(3) of the National Agricultural Re5 search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7

6 U.S.C. 3175(c)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘and 1997’’ and

7 inserting ‘‘through 2002’’.

8 SEC. 312. ANIMAL HEALTH AND DISEASE CONTINUING RE9 SEARCH.

10 Section 1433(a) of the National Agricultural Research,

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

12 3195(a)) is amended in the first sentence by striking

13 ‘‘1997’’ and inserting ‘‘2002’’.

14 SEC. 313. ANIMAL HEALTH AND DISEASE NATIONAL OR RE15 GIONAL RESEARCH.

16 Section 1434(a) of the National Agricultural Research,

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

18 3196(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘1997’’ and inserting

19 ‘‘2002’’.

20 SEC. 314. GRANT PROGRAM TO UPGRADE AGRICULTURAL

21 AND FOOD SCIENCES FACILITIES AT 1890

22 LAND-GRANT COLLEGES.

23 Section 1447(b) of the National Agricultural Research,

24 Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
56

•S 1150 EAH

1 3222b(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘and 1997’’ and inserting

2 ‘‘through 2002’’.

3 SEC. 315. NATIONAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTEN4 NIAL CENTERS.

5 Section 1448 of the National Agricultural Research,

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

7 3222c) is amended—

8 (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘and 1997’’

9 and inserting ‘‘through 2002’’; and

10 (2) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘1997’’ and in11 serting ‘‘2002’’.

12 SEC. 316. SUPPLEMENTAL AND ALTERNATIVE CROPS RE13 SEARCH.

14 Section 1473D(a) of the National Agricultural Re15 search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7

16 U.S.C. 3319d(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘1997’’ and in17 serting ‘‘2002’’.

18 SEC. 317. AQUACULTURE RESEARCH AND EXTENSION.

19 Section 1477 of the National Agricultural Research,

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

21 3324) is amended by striking ‘‘1997’’ and inserting ‘‘2002’’.

22 SEC. 318. RANGELAND RESEARCH.

23 Section 1483(a) of the National Agricultural Research,

24 Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
57

•S 1150 EAH

1 3336(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘1997’’ and inserting

2 ‘‘2002’’.

3 SEC. 319. FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH FACILITIES.

4 Section 1431 of the National Agricultural Research,

5 Extension, and Teaching Policy Act Amendments of 1985

6 (Public Law 99–198; 99 Stat. 1566) is amended by striking

7 ‘‘1997’’ and inserting ‘‘2002’’.

8 SEC. 320. WATER QUALITY RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND CO9 ORDINATION.

10 Section 1481(d) of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva11 tion, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5501(d)) is amended

12 by striking ‘‘1997’’ and inserting ‘‘2002’’.

13 SEC. 321. NATIONAL GENETICS RESOURCES PROGRAM.

14 Section 1635(b) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation,

15 and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5844(b)) is amended by

16 striking ‘‘1997’’ and inserting ‘‘2002’’.

17 SEC. 322. AGRICULTURAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS PRO18 GRAM.

19 Section 1673(h) of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva20 tion, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5926(h)) is amended

21 by striking ‘‘1997’’ and inserting ‘‘2002’’.

22 SEC. 323. ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM FOR FARMERS

23 WITH DISABILITIES.

24 Section 1680 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation,

25 and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5933) is amended—
58

•S 1150 EAH

1 (1) in subsection (a)(6)(B), by striking ‘‘1997’’

2 and inserting ‘‘2002’’; and

3 (2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘1997’’ and

4 inserting ‘‘2002’’.

5 SEC. 324. NATIONAL RURAL INFORMATION CENTER CLEAR6 INGHOUSE.

7 Section 2381(e) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation,

8 and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 3125b(e)) is amended by

9 striking ‘‘1997’’ and inserting ‘‘2002’’.

10 SEC. 325. CRITICAL AGRICULTURAL MATERIALS ACT.

11 Section 16(a) of the Critical Agricultural Materials

12 Act (7 U.S.C. 178n(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘1997’’ and

13 inserting ‘‘2002’’.

14 Subtitle B—Repeals

15 SEC. 341. AQUACULTURE RESEARCH FACILITIES.

16 Section 1476 of the National Agricultural Research,

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

18 3323) is repealed.

19 SEC. 342. AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH PROGRAM UNDER NA20 TIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTEN21 SION, AND TEACHING POLICY ACT AMEND22 MENTS OF 1981.

23 Subsection (b) of section 1432 of the National Agricul24 tural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act
59

•S 1150 EAH

1 Amendments of 1981 (Public Law 97–98; 7 U.S.C. 3222

2 note) is repealed.

3 SEC. 343. LIVESTOCK PRODUCT SAFETY AND INSPECTION

4 PROGRAM.

5 Section 1670 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation,

6 and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5923) is repealed.

7 SEC. 344. GENERIC AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

8 Sections 897 and 898 of the Federal Agriculture Im9 provement and Reform Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–127;

10 110 Stat. 1184) are repealed.

11 TITLE IV—NEW RESEARCH, EX12 TENSION, AND EDUCATION

13 INITIATIVES

14 Subtitle A—Partnerships for High15 Value Agricultural Product

16 Quality Research

17 SEC. 401. DEFINITIONS.

18 For the purposes of this subtitle:

19 (1) ELIGIBLE PARTNERSHIP.—The term ‘‘eligible

20 partnership’’ means a partnership consisting of a

21 land-grant college or university and other entities

22 specified in paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of section

23 402 that satisfies the eligibility criteria contained in

24 such subsection.
60

•S 1150 EAH

1 (2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means

2 the Secretary of Agriculture.

3 SEC. 402. ESTABLISHMENT AND CHARACTERISTICS OF

4 PARTNERSHIPS.

5 (a) ESTABLISHMENT BY GRANT.—

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make

7 grants to an eligible partnership to coordinate and

8 manage research and extension activities to enhance

9 the quality of high-value agricultural products.

10 (2) AWARDING OF GRANTS.—Grants under para11 graph (1) shall be awarded on a competitive basis.

12 (b) CRITERIA FOR AN ELIGIBLE PARTNERSHIP.—

13 (1) PRIMARY INSTITUTIONS IN PARTNERSHIP.—

14 The primary institution involved in an eligible part15 nership shall be a land-grant college or university,

16 acting in partnership with other colleges or univer17 sities, nonprofit research and development entities,

18 and Federal laboratories.

19 (2) PRIORITIZATION OF RESEARCH ACTIVI20 TIES.—An eligible partnership shall prioritize re21 search and extension activities in order to—

22 (A) enhance the competitiveness of United

23 States agricultural products;

24 (B) increase exports of such products; and
61

•S 1150 EAH

1 (C) substitute such products for imported

2 products.

3 (3) COORDINATION.—An eligible partnership

4 shall coordinate among the entities comprising the

5 partnership the activities supported by the eligible

6 partnership, including the provision of mechanisms

7 for sharing resources between institutions and labora8 tories and the coordination of public and private sec9 tor partners to maximize cost-effectiveness.

10 (c) TYPES OF RESEARCH AND EXTENSION ACTIVI11 TIES.—Research or extension supported by an eligible part12 nership may address the full spectrum of production, proc13 essing, packaging, transportation, and marketing issues re14 lated to a high-value agricultural product. Such issues in15 clude—

16 (1) environmentally responsible—

17 (A) pest management alternatives and bio18 technology;

19 (B) sustainable farming methods; and

20 (C) soil conservation and enhanced resource

21 management;

22 (2) genetic research to develop improved agricul23 tural-based products;
62

•S 1150 EAH

1 (3) refinement of field production practices and

2 technology to improve quality, yield, and production

3 efficiencies;

4 (4) processing and package technology to im5 prove product quality, stability, or flavor intensity;

6 (5) marketing research regarding consumer per7 ceptions and preferences;

8 (6) economic research, including industry char9 acteristics, growth, competitive analysis; and

10 (7) research to facilitate diversified, value-added

11 enterprises in rural areas.

12 SEC. 403. ELEMENTS OF GRANT MAKING PROCESS.

13 (a) PERIOD OF GRANT.—The Secretary may award a

14 grant under this subtitle for a period not to exceed five

15 years.

16 (b) PREFERENCES.—In making grants under this sub17 title, the Secretary shall give preference to proposals that—

18 (1) demonstrate linkages with—

19 (A) agencies of the Department of Agri20 culture;

21 (B) other related Federal research labora22 tories and agencies;

23 (C) colleges and universities; and

24 (D) private industry; and
63

•S 1150 EAH

1 (2) guarantee matching funds in excess of the

2 amounts required by subsection (c).

3 (c) MATCHING FUNDS.—An eligible partnership shall

4 contribute an amount of non-Federal funds for the oper5 ation of the partnership that is at least equal to the amount

6 of grant funds received under this subtitle.

7 (d) LIMITATION ON USE OF GRANT FUNDS.—Funds

8 provided under this subtitle may not be used for the plan9 ning, repair, rehabilitation, acquisition, or construction of

10 a building or facility.

11 SEC. 404. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS AND RE12 LATED PROVISIONS.

13 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are

14 authorized to be appropriated such funds as may be nec15 essary to carry out this subtitle for each of the fiscal years

16 1998 through 2002.

17 (b) LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Not

18 more than four percent of the funds appropriated to carry

19 out this subtitle may be retained by the Secretary to pay

20 administrative costs incurred by the Secretary to carry out

21 this subtitle.

22 Subtitle B—Precision Agriculture

23 SEC. 411. DEFINITIONS.

24 For purposes of this subtitle:
64

•S 1150 EAH

1 (1) PRECISION AGRICULTURE.—The term ‘‘preci2 sion agriculture’’ means an integrated information3 and production-based farming system that is designed

4 to increase long-term, site specific and whole farm

5 production efficiencies, productivity, and profitability

6 while minimizing unintended impacts on wildlife and

7 the environment by—

8 (A) combining agricultural sciences, agri9 cultural inputs and practices, agronomic produc10 tion databases, and precision agriculture tech11 nologies to efficiently manage agronomic and

12 livestock production systems;

13 (B) gathering on-farm information pertain14 ing to the variation and interaction of site-spe15 cific spatial and temporal factors affecting crop

16 and livestock production;

17 (C) integrating such information with ap18 propriate data derived from field scouting, re19 mote sensing, and other precision agriculture

20 technologies in a timely manner in order to fa21 cilitate on-farm decisionmaking; or

22 (D) using such information to prescribe and

23 deliver site-specific application of agricultural

24 inputs and management practices in agricul25 tural production systems.
65

•S 1150 EAH

1 (2) PRECISION AGRICULTURE TECHNOLOGIES.—

2 The term ‘‘precision agriculture technologies’’ in3 cludes—

4 (A) instrumentation and techniques ranging

5 from sophisticated sensors and software systems

6 to manual sampling and data collection tools

7 that measure, record, and manage spatial and

8 temporal data;

9 (B) technologies for searching out and as10 sembling information necessary for sound agri11 cultural production decision making;

12 (C) open systems technologies for data net13 working and processing that produce valued sys14 tems for farm management decisionmaking; or

15 (D) machines that deliver information

16 based management practices.

17 (3) ADVISORY BOARD.—The term ‘‘Advisory

18 Board’’ means the National Agricultural Research,

19 Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory

20 Board established under section 1408 of the National

21 Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Pol22 icy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3123).

23 (4) AGRICULTURAL INPUTS.—The term ‘‘agricul24 tural inputs’’ includes all farm management, agro25 nomic, and field applied agricultural production in-
66

•S 1150 EAH

1 puts, such as machinery, labor, time, fuel, irrigation

2 water, commercial nutrients, feed stuffs, veterinary

3 drugs and vaccines, livestock waste, crop protection

4 chemicals, agronomic data and information, applica5 tion and management services, seed, and other inputs

6 used in agriculture production.

7 (5) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible en8 tity’’ means—

9 (A) a State agricultural experiment station;

10 (B) a college or university;

11 (C) a research institution or organization;

12 (D) a Federal or State government entity or

13 agency;

14 (E) a national laboratory;

15 (F) a private organization or corporation;

16 (G) an agricultural producer or other land

17 manager; or

18 (H) a precision agriculture partnership re19 ferred to in section 414.

20 (6) SYSTEMS RESEARCH.—The term ‘‘systems re21 search’’ means an integrated, coordinated, and

22 iterative investigative process, which considers the

23 multiple interacting components and aspects of preci24 sion agriculture systems, including synthesis of new

25 knowledge regarding the physical-chemical-biological
67

•S 1150 EAH

1 processes and complex interactions with cropping,

2 livestock production practices, and natural resource

3 systems, precision agriculture technologies develop4 ment and implementation, data and information col5 lection and interpretation, production scale planning,

6 production-scale implementation, and farm produc7 tion efficiencies, productivity, and profitability.

8 SEC. 412. COMPETITIVE GRANTS TO PROMOTE PRECISION

9 AGRICULTURE.

10 (a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of Agri11 culture may make competitive grants, for periods not to ex12 ceed five years, to eligible entities to conduct research, edu13 cation, or information dissemination projects for the devel14 opment and advancement of precision agriculture. Such

15 grants shall be limited to those projects that the Secretary

16 determines are unlikely to be financed by the private sector

17 in the absence of a grant under this section. The Secretary

18 shall make such grants in consultation with the Advisory

19 Board.

20 (b) PURPOSE OF PROJECTS.—Research, education, or

21 information dissemination projects supported by a grant

22 under subsection (a) shall address one or more of the follow23 ing:

24 (1) The study and promotion of components of

25 precision agriculture technologies using a systems re-
68

•S 1150 EAH

1 search approach that would increase long-term, site2 specified and whole farm production efficiencies, pro3 ductivity, profitability.

4 (2) The improvement in the understanding of ag5 ronomic systems, including, soil, water, land cover

6 (including grazing lands), pest management systems,

7 and meteorological variability.

8 (3) The provision of training and educational

9 programs for State cooperative extension services

10 agents, and other professionals involved in the agri11 cultural production and transfer of integrated preci12 sion agriculture technology.

13 (4) The development, demonstration, and dis14 semination of information regarding precision agri15 culture technologies and systems and the potential

16 benefits of precision agriculture as it relates to in17 creased long-term farm production efficiencies, pro18 ductivity, profitability, and the maintenance of the

19 environment, and improvements in international

20 trade into an integrated program to educate agricul21 tural producers and consumers, including family

22 owned and operated farms.

23 (c) GRANT PRIORITIES.—In making grants to eligible

24 entities under subsection (a), the Secretary, in consultation

25 with the Advisory Board, shall give priority to research,
69

•S 1150 EAH

1 education, or information dissemination projects designed

2 to accomplish the following:

3 (1) Evaluate the use of precision agriculture

4 technologies using a systems research approach to in5 crease long-term site-specific and whole farm produc6 tion efficiencies, productivity, profitability.

7 (2) Integrate research, education, and informa8 tion dissemination components in a practical and

9 readily available manner so that the findings of the

10 project will be made readily usable by farmers.

11 (3) Demonstrate the efficient use of agricultural

12 inputs, rather than the uniform reduction in the use

13 of agricultural inputs.

14 (4) Maximize the involvement and cooperation of

15 precision agriculture producers, certified crop advis16 ers, State cooperative extension services agents, agri17 cultural input machinery, product and service pro18 viders, nonprofit organizations, agribusiness, veteri19 narians, land-grant colleges and universities, and

20 Federal agencies in precision agriculture systems re21 search projects involving on-farm research, education,

22 and information dissemination of precision agri23 culture.
70

•S 1150 EAH

1 (5) Maximize collaboration with multiple agen2 cies and other partners that include leveraging of

3 funds and resources.

4 (d) MATCHING FUNDS.—The amount of a grant under

5 this section to an eligible entity (other than a Federal agen6 cy) may not exceed the amount which the eligible entity

7 makes available out of non-Federal funds for precision agri8 culture research and for the establishment and maintenance

9 of facilities necessary for conducting precision agriculture

10 research.

11 SEC. 413. RESERVATION OF FUNDS FOR EDUCATION AND

12 INFORMATION DISSEMINATION PROJECTS.

13 Of the funds made available for grants under section

14 412, the Secretary of Agriculture shall reserve a portion of

15 such funds for grants for projects regarding precision agri16 culture related to education or information dissemination.

17 SEC. 414. PRECISION AGRICULTURE PARTNERSHIPS.

18 In carrying out this subtitle, the Secretary of Agri19 culture, in consultation with the Advisory Board, shall en20 courage the establishment of appropriate multi-state and

21 national partnerships or consortia between—

22 (1) land-grant colleges and universities, State

23 agricultural experiment stations, State cooperative ex24 tension services, other colleges and universities with

25 demonstrable expertise regarding precision agri-
71

•S 1150 EAH

1 culture, agencies of the Department of Agriculture,

2 national laboratories, agribusinesses, agricultural

3 equipment and input manufacturers and retailers,

4 certified crop advisers, commodity organizations,

5 veterinaries, other Federal or State government enti6 ties and agencies, or nonagricultural industries and

7 nonprofit organizations with demonstrable expertise

8 regarding precision agriculture; and

9 (2) agricultural producers or other land man10 agers.

11 SEC. 415. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

12 (a) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR CERTAIN

13 PURPOSES.—The Secretary of Agriculture may not make

14 a grant under section 412 for the planning, repair, rehabili15 tation, acquisition, or construction of a building or facility.

16 (b) APPLICATION OF OTHER LAWS.—The Federal Ad17 visory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) and title XVIII of

18 the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2281 et

19 seq.) shall not apply to a panel or board created for the

20 purpose of reviewing applications or proposals submitted

21 under this subtitle.

22 SEC. 416. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

23 (a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are

24 hereby authorized to be appropriated to carry out this sub-
72

•S 1150 EAH

1 title $40,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1998 through

2 2002.

3 (b) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Not more than 3 per4 cent of the amount appropriated under this subtitle may

5 be retained by the Secretary to pay the administrative costs

6 incurred by the Secretary in carrying out this subtitle.

7 (c) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Funds made available

8 under paragraph (a) shall be available for obligation for

9 a two-year period beginning on October 1 of the fiscal year

10 for which the funds are made available.

11 Subtitle C—Other Initiatives

12 SEC. 421. HIGH-PRIORITY RESEARCH AND EXTENSION INI13 TIATIVES.

14 Section 1672 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation,

15 and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925) is amended to read

16 as follows:

17 ‘‘SEC. 1672. HIGH-PRIORITY RESEARCH AND EXTENSION INI18 TIATIVES.

19 ‘‘(a) COMPETITIVE SPECIALIZED RESEARCH AND EX20 TENSION GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of Agri21 culture, in consultation with the National Agricultural Re22 search, Education, Extension, and Economics Advisory

23 Board, may make competitive grants to support research

24 and extension activities in the high-priority research and

25 extension areas specified in subsection (e).
73

•S 1150 EAH

1 ‘‘(b) GRANT TYPES AND PROCESS; PROHIBITION ON

2 CONSTRUCTION.—Paragraphs (6), (7), and (11) of sub3 section (b) of the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Re4 search Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 450i) shall apply with respect

5 to the making of grants under this section.

6 ‘‘(c) MATCHING FUNDS REQUIRED.—

7 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall require

8 the recipient of a grant under this section to provide

9 funds or in-kind support from non-Federal sources in

10 an amount at least equal to the amount provided by

11 the Federal Government.

12 ‘‘(2) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may

13 waive the matching funds requirement specified in

14 paragraph (1) with respect to a research project if the

15 Secretary determines that—

16 ‘‘(A) the results of the project, while of par17 ticular benefit to a specific agricultural commod18 ity, are likely to be applicable to agricultural

19 commodities generally; or

20 ‘‘(B) the project involves a minor commod21 ity, deals with scientifically important research,

22 and the grant recipient would be unable to sat23 isfy the matching funds requirement.

24 ‘‘(d) PARTNERSHIPS ENCOURAGED.—Following the

25 completion of a peer review process for grant proposals re-
74

•S 1150 EAH

1 ceived under this section, the Secretary may give priority

2 to those grant proposals found to be scientifically meritori3 ous that involve the cooperation of multiple institutions.

4 ‘‘(e) HIGH-PRIORITY RESEARCH AND EXTENSION

5 AREAS.—

6 ‘‘(1) BROWN CITRUS APHID AND CITRUS

7 TRISTEZA VIRUS RESEARCH AND EXTENSION.—Re8 search and extension grants may be made under this

9 section for the purpose of—

10 ‘‘(A) developing methods to control or eradi11 cate the brown citrus aphid and the citrus

12 tristeza virus from citrus crops grown in the

13 United States; or

14 ‘‘(B) adapting citrus crops grown in the

15 United States to the brown citrus aphid and the

16 citrus tristeza virus.

17 ‘‘(2) ETHANOL RESEARCH AND EXTENSION.—Re18 search and extension grants may be made under this

19 section for the purpose of carrying on or enhancing

20 research on ethanol derived from agricultural crops as

21 an alternative fuel source.

22 ‘‘(3) AFLATOXIN RESEARCH AND EXTENSION.—

23 Research and extension grants may be made under

24 this section for the purpose of identifying and control25 ling aflatoxin in the food and feed chains.
75

•S 1150 EAH

1 ‘‘(4) MESQUITE RESEARCH AND EXTENSION.—

2 Research and extension grants may be made under

3 this section for the purpose of developing enhanced

4 production methods and commercial uses of mesquite.

5 ‘‘(5) PRICKLY PEAR RESEARCH AND EXTEN6 SION.—Research and extension grants may be made

7 under this section for the purpose of investigating en8 hanced genetic selection and processing techniques of

9 prickly pears.

10 ‘‘(6) DEER TICK ECOLOGY RESEARCH AND EX11 TENSION.—Research and extension grants may be

12 made under this section for the purpose of studying

13 the population ecology of deer ticks and other insects

14 and pests which transmit Lyme disease.

15 ‘‘(7) RED MEAT SAFETY RESEARCH AND EXTEN16 SION.—Research and extension grants may be made

17 under this section for the purpose of developing—

18 ‘‘(A) intervention strategies that reduce mi19 crobial contamination on carcass surfaces;

20 ‘‘(B) microbiological mapping of carcass

21 surfaces; and

22 ‘‘(C) model hazard analysis and critical

23 control point plans.

24 ‘‘(8) GRAIN SORGHUM ERGOT RESEARCH AND

25 EXTENSION.—Research and extension grants may be
76

•S 1150 EAH

1 made under this section for the purpose of developing

2 techniques for the eradication of sorghum ergot.

3 ‘‘(9) ANIMAL WASTE AND ODOR MANAGEMENT

4 RESEARCH AND EXTENSION.—Research and extension

5 grants may be made under this section for the pur6 pose of—

7 ‘‘(A) identifying, evaluating, and dem8 onstrating innovative technologies for animal

9 waste management and odor control; and

10 ‘‘(B) conducting information workshops to

11 disseminate the results of such research.

12 ‘‘(10) FIRE ANT RESEARCH AND EXTENSION.—

13 Research and extension grants may be made under

14 this section for the purpose of control, management,

15 and eradication of fire ants.

16 ‘‘(11) WHEAT SCAB RESEARCH AND EXTEN17 SION.—Research and extension grants may be made

18 under this section to a consortium of land-grant col19 leges and universities for the purpose of understand20 ing and combating diseases of wheat and barley

21 caused by Fusarium graminearum and related fungi

22 (commonly known as wheat scab).

23 ‘‘(12) PEANUT MARKET ENHANCEMENT RE24 SEARCH AND EXTENSION.—Research and extension

25 grants may be made under this section for the pur-
77

•S 1150 EAH

1 pose of evaluating the economics of applying innova2 tive technologies for peanut processing in a commer3 cial environment.

4 ‘‘(13) DAIRY FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT RE5 SEARCH AND EXTENSION.—Research and extension

6 grants may be made under this section for the pur7 pose of providing research, development, or education

8 materials, information, and outreach programs re9 garding risk management strategies for dairy produc10 ers and for dairy cooperatives and other processors

11 and marketers of milk.

12 ‘‘(14) COTTON RESEARCH AND EXTENSION.—Re13 search and extension grants may be made under this

14 section for the purpose of improving pest manage15 ment, fiber quality enhancement, economic assess16 ment, textile production, and optimized production

17 systems for short staple cotton.

18 ‘‘(15) METHYL BROMIDE RESEARCH AND EXTEN19 SION.—Research and extension grants may be made

20 under this section for the purpose of—

21 ‘‘(A) developing and evaluating chemical

22 and nonchemical alternatives, and use and emis23 sion reduction strategies, for pre-planting and

24 post-harvest uses of methyl bromide; and
78

•S 1150 EAH

1 ‘‘(B) transferring the results of such re2 search for agricultural producer use.

3 ‘‘(16) WATER QUALITY AND AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM

4 RESEARCH AND EXTENSION.—Research and extension

5 grants may be made under this section for the pur6 pose of investigating the impact on aquatic food webs,

7 especially commercially important aquatic species

8 and their habitats, of microorganisms of the genus

9 Pfiesteria and other microorganisms that are a threat

10 to human or animal health.

11 ‘‘(17) POTATO RESEARCH AND EXTENSION.—Re12 search and extension grants may be made under this

13 section for the purpose of developing and evaluating

14 new strains of potatoes which are resistant to blight

15 and other diseases, as well as insects. Emphasis may

16 be placed on developing potato varieties that lend

17 themselves to innovative marketing approaches.

18 ‘‘(18) WOOD UTILIZATION RESEARCH AND EX19 TENSION.—Research and extension grants may be

20 made under this section for the purpose of developing

21 new uses for wood from underutilized tree species as

22 well as investigating methods of modifying wood and

23 wood fibers to produce better building materials.

24 ‘‘(19) LOW-BUSH BLUEBERRY RESEARCH AND

25 EXTENSION.—Research and extension grants may be
79

•S 1150 EAH

1 made under this section for the purpose of evaluating

2 methods of propagating and developing low-bush blue3 berry as a marketable crop.

4 ‘‘(20) FORMOSAN TERMITE ERADICATION RE5 SEARCH AND EXTENSION.—Research and extension

6 grants may be made under this section for the pur7 pose of—

8 ‘‘(A) conducting research for the control,

9 management, and possible eradication of Formo10 san termites in the United States; and

11 ‘‘(B) collecting data on the effectiveness of

12 research projects conducted under this para13 graph.

14 ‘‘(21) SWINE WASTE MANAGEMENT AND ODOR

15 CONTROL RESEARCH AND EXTENSION.—Research and

16 extension grants may be made under this section for

17 the purpose of investigating the microbiology of swine

18 waste and developing improved methods to effectively

19 manage air and water quality in animal husbandry.

20 ‘‘(22) WETLANDS UTILIZATION RESEARCH AND

21 EXTENSION.—Research and extension grants may be

22 made under this section for the purpose of better uti23 lizing wetlands in diverse ways to provide various

24 economic, agricultural, and environmental benefits.
80

•S 1150 EAH

1 ‘‘(23) WILD PAMPAS GRASS CONTROL AND ERADI2 CATION RESEARCH AND EXTENSION.—Research and

3 extension grants may be made under this section for

4 the purpose of control, management, and eradication

5 of wild pampas grass.

6 ‘‘(24) PATHOGEN DETECTION AND LIMITATION

7 RESEARCH AND EXTENSION.—Research and extension

8 grants may be made under this section for the pur9 pose of identifying advanced detection and processing

10 methods to limit the presence of pathogens, including

11 hepatitis A and E. coli 0157:H7, in domestic and im12 ported foods.

13 ‘‘(25) FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT RESEARCH

14 AND EXTENSION.—Research and extension grants

15 may be made under this section for the purpose of

16 providing research, development, or education mate17 rials, information, and outreach programs regarding

18 financial risk management strategies for agricultural

19 producers and for cooperatives and other processors

20 and marketers of any agricultural commodity.

21 ‘‘(26) ORNAMENTAL TROPICAL FISH RESEARCH

22 AND EXTENSION.—Research and extension grants

23 may be made under this section for the purpose of

24 meeting the needs of commercial producers of orna25 mental tropical fish and aquatic plants for improve-
81

•S 1150 EAH

1 ments in the areas of fish reproduction, health, nutri2 tion, predator control, water use, water quality con3 trol, and farming technology.

4 ‘‘(27) SHEEP SCRAPIE RESEARCH AND EXTEN5 SION.—Research and extension grants may be made

6 under this section for the purpose of investigating the

7 genetic aspects of scrapie in sheep.

8 ‘‘(28) ANIMAL WASTE MANAGEMENT AT RURAL/

9 URBAN INTERFACES.—Research and extension grants

10 may be made under this section for the purpose of

11 identifying, evaluating, and demonstrating innovative

12 technologies to be used for animal waste management

13 (including odor control) in rural areas adjacent to

14 urban or suburban areas in connection with waste

15 management activities undertaken in urban or subur16 ban areas.

17 ‘‘(29) GYPSY MOTH RESEARCH AND EXTEN18 SION.—Research and extension grants may be made

19 under this section for the purpose of developing bio20 logical control, management, and eradication methods

21 against nonnative insects, including Lymantria

22 dispar (commonly known as the Gypsy Moth), that

23 contribute to significant agricultural, economical, or

24 environmental harm.
82

•S 1150 EAH

1 ‘‘(30) DAIRY EFFICIENCY, PROFITABILITY, AND

2 COMPETITIVENESS RESEARCH AND EXTENSION.—Re3 search and extension grants may be made under this

4 section for the purpose of improving the efficiency,

5 profitability, and competitiveness of dairy production

6 on farms that are heavily dependent on manufactur7 ing uses of milk.

8 ‘‘(31) ANIMAL FEED RESEARCH AND EXTEN9 SION.—Research and extension grants may be made

10 under this section for the purpose of maximizing nu11 trition management for livestock, while limiting risks,

12 such as mineral bypass, associated with livestock feed13 ing practices.

14 ‘‘(32) FORESTRY RESEARCH AND EXTENSION.—

15 Research and extension grants may be made under

16 this section to develop and distribute new, high-qual17 ity, science-based information for the purpose of im18 proving the long-term productivity of forest resources

19 and contributing to forest-based economic development

20 by addressing such issues as forest land use policies,

21 multiple-use forest management, including wildlife

22 habitat development, improved forest regeneration

23 systems, and timber supply, and improved develop24 ment, manufacturing, and marketing of forest prod25 ucts.
83

•S 1150 EAH

1 ‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are

2 authorized to be appropriated for each of the fiscal years

3 1998 through 2002 such sums as may be necessary to make

4 grants under this section in each of the high-priority re5 search and extension areas specified in subsection (e).

6 ‘‘(g) USE OF TASK FORCES.—

7 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—To facilitate the making

8 of research and extension grants under this section in

9 a high-priority research and extension area specified

10 in subsection (e), the Secretary may appoint a task

11 force to make recommendations to the Secretary.

12 ‘‘(2) LIMITATION ON COSTS.—The Secretary may

13 not incur costs in excess of $1,000 in any fiscal year

14 in connection with each task force established under

15 this subsection.

16 ‘‘(3) APPLICATION OF OTHER LAWS.—The Fed17 eral Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) and

18 title XVIII of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977

19 (7 U.S.C. 2281 et seq.) shall not apply to a task force

20 established under this subsection.’’.

21 SEC. 422. ORGANIC AGRICULTURE RESEARCH AND EXTEN22 SION INITIATIVE.

23 The Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act

24 of 1990 is amended by inserting after section 1672 (7

25 U.S.C. 5925) the following new section:
84

•S 1150 EAH

1 ‘‘SEC. 1672A. ORGANIC AGRICULTURE RESEARCH AND EX2 TENSION INITIATIVE.

3 ‘‘(a) COMPETITIVE SPECIALIZED RESEARCH AND EX4 TENSION GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of Agri5 culture, in consultation with the National Agricultural Re6 search, Education, Extension, and Economics Advisory

7 Board, may make competitive grants to support research

8 and extension activities regarding organically grown and

9 processed agricultural commodities for the purpose of—

10 ‘‘(1) facilitating the development of organic agri11 culture production and processing methods;

12 ‘‘(2) evaluating the potential economic benefits to

13 producers and processors who use organic methods;

14 and

15 ‘‘(3) exploring international trade opportunities

16 for organically grown and processed agricultural com17 modities.

18 ‘‘(b) GRANT TYPES AND PROCESS, PROHIBITION ON

19 CONSTRUCTION.—Paragraphs (6), (7), and (11) of sub20 section (b) of the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Re21 search Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 450i) shall apply with respect

22 to the making of grants under this section.

23 ‘‘(c) MATCHING FUNDS REQUIRED.—

24 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall require

25 the recipient of a grant under this section to provide

26 funds or in-kind support from non-Federal sources in
85

•S 1150 EAH

1 an amount at least equal to the amount provided by

2 the Federal Government.

3 ‘‘(2) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may

4 waive the matching funds requirement specified in

5 paragraph (1) with respect to a research project if the

6 Secretary determines that—

7 ‘‘(A) the results of the project, while of par8 ticular benefit to a specified agricultural com9 modity, are likely to be applicable to agricul10 tural commodities generally; or

11 ‘‘(B) the project involves a minor commod12 ity, deals with scientifically important research,

13 and grant recipient would be unable to satisfy

14 the matching funds requirement.

15 ‘‘(d) PARTNERSHIPS ENCOURAGED.—Following the

16 completion of a peer review process for grant proposals re17 ceived under this section, the Secretary may give priority

18 to those grant proposals found to be scientifically meritori19 ous that involved the cooperation of multiple institutions.

20 ‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are

21 authorized to be appropriated for each of the fiscal years

22 1998 through 2002 such sums as may be necessary to make

23 grants under this section.’’.
86

•S 1150 EAH

1 SEC. 423. UNITED STATES-MEXICO JOINT AGRICULTURAL

2 RESEARCH.

3 Subtitle I of the National Agricultural Research, Ex4 tension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 is amended by

5 inserting after section 1458 (7 U.S.C. 3291) the following

6 new section:

7 ‘‘SEC. 1459. UNITED STATES-MEXICO JOINT AGRICULTURAL

8 RESEARCH.

9 ‘‘(a) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.—The

10 Secretary may provide for an agricultural research and de11 velopment program with the United States/Mexico Founda12 tion for Science, which will focus on binational problems

13 facing agricultural producers and consumers in the two

14 countries, in particular pressing problems in the areas of

15 food safety, plant and animal pest control, and the natural

16 resources base on which agriculture depends.

17 ‘‘(b) ADMINISTRATION.—Grants under the research

18 and development program shall be awarded competitively

19 through the Foundation.

20 ‘‘(c) MATCHING REQUIREMENTS.—The provision of

21 funds to the Foundation by the United States Government

22 shall be subject to the condition that the Government of Mex23 ico match, on at least an equal ratio, any funds provided

24 by the United States Government.

25 ‘‘(d) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—Funds provided

26 under this section may not be used for the planning, repair,
87

•S 1150 EAH

1 rehabilitation, acquisition, or construction of a building or

2 facility.’’.

3 SEC. 424. COMPETITIVE GRANTS FOR INTERNATIONAL AG4 RICULTURAL SCIENCE AND EDUCATION PRO5 GRAMS.

6 Subtitle I of the National Agricultural Research, Ex7 tension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3291

8 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 1459, as added

9 by section 423, the following new section:

10 ‘‘SEC. 1459A. COMPETITIVE GRANTS FOR INTERNATIONAL

11 AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND EDUCATION

12 PROGRAMS.

13 ‘‘(a) COMPETITIVE GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Sec14 retary may make competitive grants to colleges and univer15 sities in order to strengthen United States economic com16 petitiveness and to promote international market develop17 ment.

18 ‘‘(b) PURPOSE OF GRANTS.—Grants under this section

19 shall be directed to agricultural research, extension, and

20 teaching activities that will—

21 ‘‘(1) enhance the international content of the

22 curricula in colleges and universities so as to ensure

23 that United States students acquire an understanding

24 of the international dimensions and trade implica25 tions of their studies;
88

•S 1150 EAH

1 ‘‘(2) ensure that United States scientists, exten2 sion agents, and educators involved in agricultural

3 research and development activities outside of the

4 United States have the opportunity to convey the im5 plications of their activities and findings to their

6 peers and students in the United States and to the

7 users of agricultural research, extension, and teach8 ing;

9 ‘‘(3) enhance the capabilities of colleges and uni10 versities to do collaborative research with other coun11 tries, in cooperation with other Federal agencies, on

12 issues relevant to United States agricultural competi13 tiveness;

14 ‘‘(4) enhance the capabilities of colleges and uni15 versities to provide cooperative extension education to

16 promote the application of new technology developed

17 in foreign countries to United States agriculture; and

18 ‘‘(5) enhance the capability of United States col19 leges and universities, in cooperation with other Fed20 eral agencies, to provide leadership and educational

21 programs that will assist United States natural re22 sources and food production, processing, and distribu23 tion businesses and industries to compete internation24 ally, including product market identification, inter25 national policies limiting or enhancing market pro-
89

•S 1150 EAH

1 duction, development of new or enhancement of exist2 ing markets, and production efficiencies.

3 ‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are

4 authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be nec5 essary to carry out this section.’’.

6 SEC. 425. FOOD ANIMAL RESIDUE AVOIDANCE DATABASE

7 PROGRAM.

8 (a) CONTINUATION OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary of

9 Agriculture shall continue operation of the Food Animal

10 Residue Avoidance Database program (referred to in this

11 section as the ‘‘FARAD program’’) through appropriate col12 leges or universities.

13 (b) ACTIVITIES.—In carrying out the FARAD pro14 gram, the Secretary of Agriculture shall—

15 (1) provide livestock producers, extension special16 ists, scientists, and veterinarians with information to

17 prevent drug, pesticide, and environmental contami18 nant residues in food animal products;

19 (2) maintain up-to-date information concern20 ing—

21 (A) withdrawal times on FDA-approved

22 food animal drugs and appropriate withdrawal

23 intervals for drugs used in food animals in the

24 United States, as established under section
90

•S 1150 EAH

1 512(a) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic

2 Act (21 U.S.C. 360b(a));

3 (B) official tolerances for drugs and pes4 ticides in tissues, eggs, and milk;

5 (C) descriptions and sensitivities of rapid

6 screening tests for detecting residues in tissues,

7 eggs, and milk; and

8 (D) data on the distribution and fate of

9 chemicals in food animals;

10 (3) publish periodically a compilation of food

11 animal drugs approved by the Food and Drug Ad12 ministration;

13 (4) make information on food animal drugs

14 available to the public through handbooks and other

15 literature, computer software, a telephone hotline, and

16 the Internet;

17 (5) furnish producer quality-assurance programs

18 with up-to-date data on approved drugs;

19 (6) maintain a comprehensive and up-to-date,

20 residue avoidance database;

21 (7) provide professional advice for determining

22 the withdrawal times necessary for food safety in the

23 use of drugs in food animals; and

24 (8) engage in other activities designed to promote

25 food safety.
91

•S 1150 EAH

1 (c) GRANTS.—The Secretary of Agriculture, in con2 sultation with the National Agricultural Research, Edu3 cation, Extension, and Economics Advisory Board, may

4 make grants to colleges and universities to operate the

5 FARAD program. The term of a grant shall be three years,

6 with options to extend the term of the grant triennially.

7 SEC. 426. DEVELOPMENT AND COMMERCIALIZATION OF

8 NEW BIOBASED PRODUCTS.

9 (a) BIOBASED PRODUCT DEFINED.—For purposes of

10 this section, the term ‘‘biobased product’’ means a product

11 suitable for food or nonfood use that is derived in whole

12 or in part from renewable agricultural and forestry mate13 rials.

14 (b) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS FOR BIOBASED PROD15 UCTS.—The Secretary of Agriculture may enter into cooper16 ative agreements with private entities described in sub17 section (c), under which the facilities and technical exper18 tise of the Agricultural Research Service may be made

19 available to operate pilot plants and other large-scale pre20 parative facilities for the purpose of bringing technologies

21 necessary for the development and commercialization of new

22 biobased products to the point of practical application. Co23 operative activities may include research on potential envi24 ronmental impacts of a biobased product, methods to reduce
92

•S 1150 EAH

1 the cost of manufacturing a biobased product, and other ap2 propriate research.

3 (c) ELIGIBLE PARTNERS.—The following entities shall

4 be eligible to enter into a cooperative agreement under this

5 section:

6 (1) A party that has entered into a cooperative

7 research and development agreement with the Sec8 retary under section 12 of the Stevenson-Wydler Tech9 nology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710a).

10 (2) A recipient of funding from the Alternative

11 Agricultural Research and Commercialization Cor12 poration established under section 1658 of the Food,

13 Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7

14 U.S.C. 5902).

15 (3) A recipient of funding from the Bio16 technology Research and Development Corporation.

17 (4) A recipient of funding from the Secretary

18 under a Small Business Innovation Research Pro19 gram established under section 9 of the Small Busi20 ness Act (15 U.S.C. 638).

21 (d) SOURCE OF FUNDS.—To carry out this section, the

22 Secretary may use—

23 (1) funds appropriated to carry out this section;

24 and
93

•S 1150 EAH

1 (2) funds available for cooperative research and

2 development agreements (as described in subsection

3 (b)).

4 (e) SALE OF DEVELOPED PRODUCTS.—The Secretary

5 shall authorize the private partner or partners in a cooper6 ative agreement consistent with this section to sell new

7 biobased products produced at a pilot plant under the

8 agreement for the purpose of determining the market poten9 tial for the products.

10 (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are

11 authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be nec12 essary to carry out this section.

13 SEC. 427. THOMAS JEFFERSON INITIATIVE FOR CROP DI14 VERSIFICATION.

15 (a) INITIATIVE REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Agri16 culture shall provide for a research initiative (to be known

17 as the ‘‘Thomas Jefferson Initiative for Crop Diversifica18 tion’’) for the purpose of conducting research and develop19 ment, in cooperation with other public and private entities,

20 on the production and marketing of new and nontraditional

21 crops needed to strengthen and diversify the agricultural

22 production base of the United States. The initiative shall

23 include research and education efforts regarding new and

24 nontraditional crops designed—
94

•S 1150 EAH

1 (1) to identify and overcome agronomic barriers

2 to profitable production;

3 (2) to identify and overcome other production

4 and marketing barriers; and

5 (3) to develop processing and utilization tech6 nologies for new and nontraditional crops.

7 (b) PURPOSES.—The initiative is established—

8 (1) to develop a focused program of research and

9 development at the regional and national level to

10 overcome barriers to development of new crop oppor11 tunities for farmers and related value-added enter12 prise development in rural communities; and

13 (2) to ensure a broad-based effort encompassing

14 research, education, market development, and support

15 of entrepreneurial activity leading to increased agri16 cultural diversification.

17 (c) ESTABLISHMENT OF INITIATIVE.—The Secretary

18 shall coordinate the initiative through a nonprofit center

19 or institute that will coordinate research and education pro20 grams in cooperation with other public and private entities.

21 The Secretary shall administer research and education

22 grants made under this section.

23 (d) REGIONAL EMPHASIS.—The Secretary shall sup24 port development of multi-State regional efforts in crop di25 versification. Of funding made available to carry out the
95

•S 1150 EAH

1 initiative, 50 percent shall be used for regional efforts cen2 tered at land-grant colleges and universities in order to fa3 cilitate site-specific crop development efforts.

4 (e) ELIGIBLE GRANTEE.—The Secretary may award

5 funds under this section to colleges or universities, nonprofit

6 organizations, or public agencies.

7 (f) ADMINISTRATION.—

8 (1) GRANTS AND CONTRACTS.—Grants awarded

9 through the initiative shall be selected on a competi10 tive basis. The recipient of a grant may use a portion

11 of the grant funds for standard contracts with private

12 businesses, such as for test processing of a new or

13 nontraditional crop.

14 (2) TERMS.—The term of a grant awarded

15 through the initiative may not exceed five years.

16 (3) MATCHING FUNDS.—The Secretary shall re17 quire the recipient of a grant awarded through the

18 initiative to contribute an amount of funds from non19 Federal sources at least equal to the amount provided

20 by the Federal Government.

21 (g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are

22 authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be nec23 essary to carry out this section.
96

•S 1150 EAH

1 SEC. 428. INTEGRATED RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND EX2 TENSION COMPETITIVE GRANTS PROGRAM.

3 (a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this section to au4 thorize the Secretary of Agriculture to establish an inte5 grated research, education, and extension competitive grant

6 program to provide funding for integrated, multi-functional

7 research, education, and extension activities.

8 (b) COMPETITIVE GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—Subject to

9 the appropriation of funds to carry out this section, the Sec10 retary may award grants to colleges and universities (as

11 defined in section 1404(4) of the National Agricultural Re12 search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7

13 U.S.C. 3103(4))) on a competitive basis for integrated re14 search, education, and extension projects in accordance with

15 the provisions of this section.

16 (c) CRITERIA FOR GRANTS.—Grants under this section

17 shall be awarded to address priorities in United States ag18 riculture, determined by the Secretary in consultation with

19 the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education,

20 and Economics Advisory Board, which involve integrated

21 research, education, and extension activities.

22 (d) MATCHING OF FUNDS.—

23 (1) GENERAL REQUIREMENT.—If a grant under

24 this section is to the particular benefit of a specific

25 agricultural commodity, the Secretary shall require

26 the recipient of the grant to provide funds or in-kind
97

•S 1150 EAH

1 support to match the amount of funds provided by the

2 Secretary in the grant.

3 (2) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the

4 matching funds requirement specified in paragraph

5 (1) with respect to a grant if the Secretary determines

6 that—

7 (A) the results of the project, while of par8 ticular benefit to a specific agricultural commod9 ity, are likely to be applicable to agricultural

10 commodities generally; or

11 (B) the project involves a minor commodity,

12 deals with scientifically important research, and

13 the grant recipient would be unable to satisfy the

14 matching funds requirement.

15 (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is

16 authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be nec17 essary for each of the fiscal years 1998 through 2002 to

18 carry out this section.

19 SEC. 429. RESEARCH GRANTS UNDER EQUITY IN EDU20 CATIONAL LAND-GRANT STATUS ACT OF 1994.

21 The Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of

22 1994 (Public Law 103–382; 7 U.S.C. 301 note) is amended

23 by adding at the end the following new section—
98

•S 1150 EAH

1 ‘‘SEC. 536. RESEARCH GRANTS.

2 ‘‘(a) RESEARCH GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Sec3 retary of Agriculture may make grants under this section

4 on the basis of a competitive application process (and in

5 accordance with such regulations that the Secretary may

6 promulgate) to a 1994 Institution to assist the 1995 Institu7 tion to conduct agricultural research that addresses high

8 priority concerns of tribal, national, or multi-state signifi9 cance.

10 ‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.—Grant applications submitted

11 under this section shall certify that the research to be con12 ducted will be performed under a cooperative agreement

13 with at least one other land-grant college or university (ex14 clusive of another 1994 Institution).

15 ‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATION.—There are

16 authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be nec17 essary to carry out this section for each of the fiscal years

18 1998 through 2002. Amounts appropriated shall remain

19 available until expended.’’.

20 TITLE V—MISCELLANEOUS

21 PROVISIONS

22 SEC. 501. ROLE OF SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE REGARD23 ING FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES RE24 SEARCH, EDUCATION, AND EXTENSION.

25 The Secretary of Agriculture shall be the principal offi26 cial in the executive branch responsible for coordinating all
99

•S 1150 EAH

1 Federal research and extension activities related to food and

2 agricultural sciences.

3 SEC. 502. OFFICE OF PEST MANAGEMENT POLICY.

4 (a) OBJECTIVE.—The establishment of an Office of

5 Pest Management Policy pursuant to this section is in6 tended to provide for the effective coordination of agricul7 tural policies and activities within the Department of Agri8 culture related to pesticides and of the development and use

9 of pest management tools, while taking into account the ef10 fects of regulatory actions of other government agencies.

11 (b) ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE; PRINCIPAL RESPON12 SIBILITIES.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall establish in

13 the Department of Agriculture an Office of Pest Manage14 ment Policy, which shall be responsible for—

15 (1) the development and coordination of Depart16 ment of Agriculture policy on pest management and

17 pesticides;

18 (2) the coordination of activities and services of

19 the Department, including research, extension, and

20 education activities, regarding the development, avail21 ability, and use of economically and environmentally

22 sound pest management tools and practices;

23 (3) assisting the Department in fulfilling its re24 sponsibilities related to pest management or pesticides

25 under the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 (Pub-
100

•S 1150 EAH

1 lic Law 104–170; 110 Stat. 1489), the Federal Insec2 ticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136

3 et seq.), the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act

4 (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.), or other law; and

5 (4) performing such other functions as may be

6 required by law or prescribed by the Secretary.

7 (c) INTERAGENCY COORDINATION.—In support of its

8 responsibilities under subsection (a), the Office of Pest Man9 agement Policy shall provide leadership to ensure coordina10 tion of interagency activities with the Environmental Pro11 tection Agency, the Food and Drug Administration, and

12 other Federal and State agencies.

13 (d) OUTREACH.—The Office of Pest Management Pol14 icy shall consult with agricultural producers that may be

15 affected by pest management or pesticide-related activities

16 or actions of the Department or other agencies as necessary

17 in carrying out the Office’s responsibilities under this sec18 tion.

19 (e) DIRECTOR.—The Office of Pest Management Policy

20 shall be under the direction of a Director appointed by the

21 Secretary who shall report directly to the Secretary or a

22 designee of the Secretary.

23 (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are

24 authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be nec25 essary to carry out this section.
101

•S 1150 EAH

1 SEC. 503. FOOD SAFETY RESEARCH INFORMATION OFFICE

2 AND NATIONAL CONFERENCE.

3 (a) FOOD SAFETY RESEARCH INFORMATION OF4 FICE.—

5 (1) ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE.—The Sec6 retary of Agriculture shall establish a Food Safety

7 Research Information Office at the National Agricul8 tural Library. The Office shall provide to the research

9 community and the general public information on

10 publicly funded, and to the extent possible, privately

11 funded food safety research initiatives for the purpose

12 of—

13 (A) preventing unintended duplication of

14 food safety research; and

15 (B) assisting the executive and legislative

16 branches of the Government and private research

17 entities to assess food safety research needs and

18 priorities.

19 (2) COOPERATION.—The Office shall carry out

20 paragraph (1) in cooperation with the National Insti21 tutes of Health, the Food and Drug Administration,

22 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, pub23 lic institutions, and on a voluntary basis, private re24 search interests.

25 (b) NATIONAL CONFERENCE.—Not later than 120 days

26 after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary
102

•S 1150 EAH

1 shall sponsor a conference to be known as the ‘‘National

2 Conference on Food Safety Research’’, for the purpose of

3 beginning the task of food safety research prioritization. The

4 Secretary shall sponsor annual workshops in each of the

5 subsequent four years after the conference so that priorities

6 can be updated or adjusted to reflect changing food safety

7 concerns.

8 (c) FOOD SAFETY REPORT.—With regard to the study

9 and report to be prepared by the National Academy of

10 Sciences on the scientific and organizational needs for an

11 effective food safety system, the study shall include rec12 ommendations to ensure that the food safety inspection sys13 tem, within the resources traditionally available to existing

14 food safety agencies, protects the public health.

15 SEC. 504. NUTRIENT COMPOSITION DATA.

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall

17 update, on a periodic basis, nutrient composition data.

18 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date

19 of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to

20 Congress a report that describes—

21 (1) the method the Secretary will use to update

22 nutrient composition data, including the quality as23 surance criteria that will be used and the method for

24 generating the data; and

25 (2) the timing for updating the data.
103

•S 1150 EAH

1 SEC. 505. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS RECEIVED OR COL2 LECTED ON BEHALF OF NATIONAL ARBORE3 TUM.

4 Section 6(b) of the Act of March 4, 1927 (20 U.S.C.

5 196(b)), is amended by striking ‘‘Treasury’’ and inserting

6 ‘‘Treasury. Amounts in the special fund shall be available

7 to the Secretary of Agriculture, without further appropria8 tion,’’.

9 SEC. 506. RETENTION AND USE OF AGRICULTURAL RE10 SEARCH SERVICE PATENT CULTURE COLLEC11 TION FEES.

12 All funds collected by the Agricultural Research Serv13 ice of the Department of Agriculture in connection with the

14 acceptance of microorganisms for deposit in, or the distribu15 tion of microorganisms from, the Patent Culture Collection

16 maintained and operated by the Agricultural Research

17 Service shall be credited to the appropriation supporting

18 the maintenance and operation of the Patent Culture Col19 lection. The collected funds shall be available to the Agricul20 tural Research Service, without further appropriation or

21 fiscal-year limitation, to carry out its responsibilities under

22 law (including international treaty) with respect to the

23 Patent Culture Collection.
104

•S 1150 EAH

1 SEC. 507. REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES INCURRED

2 UNDER SHEEP PROMOTION, RESEARCH, AND

3 INFORMATION ACT OF 1994.

4 Using funds available to the Agricultural Marketing

5 Service, the Service may reimburse the American Sheep In6 dustry Association for expenses incurred by American

7 Sheep Industry Association between February 6, 1996, and

8 May 17, 1996, in preparation for the implementation of

9 a sheep and wool promotion, research, education, and infor10 mation order under the Sheep Promotion, Research, and In11 formation Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.).

12 SEC. 508. DESIGNATION OF KIKA DE LA GARZA SUB13 TROPICAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CEN14 TER, WESLACO, TEXAS.

15 (a) DESIGNATION.—The Federal facilities located at

16 2413 East Highway 83, and 2301 South International Bou17 levard, in Weslaco, Texas, and known as the Subtropical

18 Agricultural Research Center, shall be known and des19 ignated as the ‘‘Kika de la Garza Subtropical Agricultural

20 Research Center’’.

21 (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, regu22 lation, document, paper, or other record of the United

23 States to the Federal facilities referred to in subsection (a)

24 shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Kika de la Garza

25 Subtropical Agricultural Research Center’’.
105

•S 1150 EAH

1 SEC. 509. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING AGRICULTURAL

2 RESEARCH SERVICE EMPHASIS ON IN FIELD

3 RESEARCH REGARDING METHYL BROMIDE

4 ALTERNATIVES.

5 It is the sense of Congress that, of the Agricultural Re6 search Service funds made available for a fiscal year for

7 research regarding the development for agricultural use of

8 alternatives to methyl bromide, the Secretary of Agriculture

9 should use a substantial portion of such funds for research

10 to be conducted in real field conditions, in particular pre11 planting and post-harvest conditions, so as to expedite the

12 development and commercial use of methyl bromide alter13 natives.

14 SEC. 510. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING IMPORTANCE

15 OF SCHOOL-BASED AGRICULTURAL EDU16 CATION.

17 It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Agri18 culture and the Secretary of Education should collaborate

19 and cooperate in providing both instructional and technical

20 support for school-based agricultural education.

21 SEC. 511. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING DESIGNATION

22 OF DEPARTMENT CRISIS MANAGEMENT

23 TEAM.

24 (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following:

25 (1) The Department of Agriculture plays a cru26 cial role in ensuring that the United States is a world
106

•S 1150 EAH

1 leader in maintaining the most affordable, abundant,

2 wholesome, and safe food supply for its citizens.

3 (2) It is in the best interest of consumers, pro4 ducers, processors, retailers, government officials, and

5 other interested parties to ensure that any crisis that

6 may affect the operation of the Department or the

7 production of a safe and wholesome food supply is ad8 dressed in an effective manner.

9 (3) Unforeseen circumstances, including natural

10 disaster, personnel management problems, threats to

11 public health, and trade disruptions, have the poten12 tial to undermine the operation of the Department

13 and the Nation’s ability to efficiently provide a safe,

14 affordable, abundant, and wholesome food supply.

15 (4) Department of Agriculture employees, con16 sumer confidence, and the food production sector have

17 been adversely impacted as a result of the challenges

18 associated with Federal agencies’ ability to respond to

19 incidents in a coordinated and timely fashion.

20 (5) An effective response to crises, emergencies,

21 and similar situations depends upon the timely and

22 efficient coordination of Federal, State, and local gov23 ernment agencies.
107

•S 1150 EAH

1 (6) It is in the best interests of the Nation to en2 sure that whenever a crisis occurs the appropriate

3 Federal agencies coordinate their activities.

4 (7) The Department of Agriculture should take

5 the lead in ensuring a safe and wholesome supply of

6 food for the Nation because of its broad and diverse

7 relationship with consumers and the food production

8 sector.

9 (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress

10 that the Secretary of Agriculture should—

11 (1) designate a Crisis Management Team within

12 the Department of Agriculture, which would be com13 posed of senior departmental personnel with strong

14 subject matter expertise selected from each relevant

15 agency of the Department and would be headed by a

16 team leader with strong management and commu17 nications skills;

18 (2) upon establishment of such a Crisis Manage19 ment Team, direct that the Crisis Management

20 Team—

21 (A) develop a department-wide crisis man22 agement plan, taking into account similar plans

23 developed by other government agencies and

24 other large organizations;
108

•S 1150 EAH

1 (B) develop detailed written procedures for

2 implementing the crisis management plan;

3 (C) conduct periodic reviews and revisions

4 of the crisis management plan and procedures;

5 (D) ensure compliance with crisis manage6 ment procedures by departmental personnel;

7 (E) coordinate the Department’s informa8 tion gathering and dissemination activities con9 cerning issues managed by the Crisis Manage10 ment Team;

11 (F) ensure that all employees of the Depart12 ment are familiar with the crisis management

13 plan and procedures and are encouraged to bring

14 information regarding crises or potential crises

15 to the attention of team members;

16 (G) ensure that departmental spokespersons

17 convey accurate, timely, and scientifically sound

18 information that is easily understood by the tar19 get audience; and

20 (H) cooperate and coordinate with other

21 Federal agencies, States, local governments, in22 dustry, and public interest groups; and

23 (3) seek to enter into cooperative agreements

24 with other Federal departments and agencies that

25 have related programs or activities to help ensure con-
109

•S 1150 EAH

1 sistent, accurate, and coordinated dissemination of

2 information throughout the executive branch in the

3 event of a crisis.

Attest:

Clerk.