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(2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(d) INITIAL IMPLEMENTATION.—To address the ur-
gent security concerns of the United States with respect to
public health, bioterrorism preparedness, and food supply
security, in implementing the first phase of the veterinary
medicine loan repayment program, the Secretary shall give
priority to large and mixed animal practitioner shortages
in rural communities.
‘‘(e) USE OF FUNDS.—None of the funds appropriated
to the Secretary under subsection (g) may be used to carry
out section 5379 of title 5, United States Code.
‘‘(f) REGULATIONS.—Notwithstanding subchapter II of
chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code, not later than 270
days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Sec-
retary shall promulgate regulations to carry out this sec-
tion.’’.
SEC. 7004. ELIGIBILITY OF UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT
OF COLUMBIA FOR GRANTS AND FELLOW-
SHIPS 
FOR 
FOOD 
AND 
AGRICULTURAL
SCIENCES EDUCATION.
Section 1417 of the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
3152) is amended—
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(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) of
subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘(including the Univer-
sity of the District of Columbia)’’ after ‘‘land-grant
colleges and universities’’; and
(2) in subsection (d)(2), by inserting ‘‘(including
the University of the District of Columbia)’’ after
‘‘universities’’.
SEC. 7005. GRANTS TO 1890 INSTITUTIONS TO EXPAND EX-
TENSION CAPACITY.
Section 1417(b)(4) of the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7
U.S.C. 3152(b)(4)) is amended by striking ‘‘teaching and
research’’ and inserting ‘‘teaching, research, and extension’’.
SEC. 7006. EXPANSION OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL
SCIENCES AWARDS.
Section 1417(i) of the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
3152(i)) is amended—
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking
‘‘TEACHING AWARDS ’’ and ‘‘TEACHING, EXTENSION,
AND RESEARCH AWARDS’’; and
(2) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish a National Food and Agricultural
Sciences Teaching, Extension, and Research
Awards program to recognize and promote excel-
lence in teaching, extension, and research in the
food and agricultural sciences at a college or
university.
‘‘(B) MINIMUM
REQUIREMENT.—The Sec-
retary shall make at least 1 cash award in each
fiscal year to a nominee selected by the Secretary
for excellence in each of the areas of teaching, ex-
tension, and research of food and agricultural
science at a college or university.’’.
SEC. 7007. GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS FOR FOOD AND AG-
RICULTURAL SCIENCES EDUCATION.
(a) 
EDUCATION
TEACHING
PROGRAMS.—Section
1417(j) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension
and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3152(j)) is
amended—
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘AND
2-YEAR POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION TEACHING PRO-
GRAMS’’ and inserting ‘‘, 2-YEAR POSTSECONDARY
EDUCATION, AND AGRICULTURE IN THE K–12 CLASS-
ROOM’’; and
(2) in paragraph (3)—
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(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph
(A), by striking ‘‘and institutions of higher edu-
cation that award an associate’s degree’’ and in-
serting ‘‘, institutions of higher education that
award an associate’s degree, other institutions of
higher education, and nonprofit organizations’’;
(B) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘and’’
at the end;
(C) in subparagraph (F), by striking the
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(D) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(G) to support current agriculture in the
classroom programs for grades K–12.’’.
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section
1417(l) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension,
and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3152(l)) is
amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’.
(c) REPORT.—Section 1417 of the National Agricul-
tural Research, Extension and Teaching Policy Act of 1977
(7 U.S.C. 3152) is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsection (l) as subsection
(m); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (k) the fol-
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‘‘(l) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit an annual
report to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition,
and Forestry of the Senate describing the distribution of
funds used to implement teaching programs under sub-
section (j).’’.
SEC. 7008. GRANTS FOR RESEARCH ON PRODUCTION AND
MARKETING OF ALCOHOLS AND INDUSTRIAL
HYDROCARBONS FROM AGRICULTURAL COM-
MODITIES AND FOREST PRODUCTS.
Section 1419(d) of the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
3154(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting
‘‘2012’’.
SEC. 7009. POLICY RESEARCH CENTERS.
Section 1419A of the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
3155) is amended—
(1) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘(including
the Food Agricultural Policy Research Institute, the
Agricultural and Food Policy Center, the Rural Pol-
icy Research Institute, and the Community Vitality
Center)’’ after ‘‘research institutions and organiza-
tions’’; and
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(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘2007’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2012’’.
SEC. 7010. HUMAN NUTRITION INTERVENTION AND HEALTH
PROMOTION RESEARCH PROGRAM.
Section 1424(d) of the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
3174(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting
‘‘2012’’.
SEC. 7011. PILOT RESEARCH PROGRAM TO COMBINE MED-
ICAL AND AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH.
Section 1424A(d) of the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7
U.S.C. 3174a(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2012’’.
SEC. 7012. NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAM.
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 1425 of the National Agri-
cultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of
1977 (7 U.S.C. 3175) is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsections (a) through (c)
as subsections (b) through (d), respectively;
(2) by striking the section heading and ‘‘SEC.
1425.’’ and inserting the following:
‘‘SEC. 1425. NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAM.
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘1862
Institution’ and ‘1890 Institution’ have the meaning given
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those terms in section 2 of the Agricultural Research, Exten-
sion, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7601).’’;
(3) in subsection (b) (as redesignated by para-
graph (1)), by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and inserting
the following:
‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary’’; and
(4) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated), by
striking ‘‘In order to enable’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(c) EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING.—To enable’’.
(b) FUNDING TO 1862, 1890, AND INSULAR AREA IN-
STITUTIONS.—Subsection (d) of section 1425 of the Na-
tional Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Pol-
icy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3175) (as redesignated by sub-
section (a)(1)) is amended—
(1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
striking ‘‘Beginning’’ and inserting the following:
‘‘(d) ALLOCATION OF FUNDING.—Beginning’’; and
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph
(B) and inserting the following:
‘‘(B) Notwithstanding section 3(d)(2) of the
Act of May 8, 1914 (7 U.S.C. 343(d)(2)), the re-
mainder shall be allocated among the States as
follows:
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‘‘(i) $100,000 shall be distributed to
each 1862 and 1890 land-grant college and
university.
‘‘(ii)(I) Subject to subclause (II), of the
remainder, 10 percent for fiscal year 2008,
11 percent for fiscal year 2009, 12 percent
for fiscal year 2010, 13 percent for fiscal
year 2011, 14 percent for fiscal year 2012,
and 15 percent for each fiscal year there-
after, shall be distributed among the 1890
Institutions, to be allocated to each 1890 In-
stitution in an amount that bears the same
ratio to the total amount to be allocated
under this clause as—
‘‘(aa) the population living at or
below 125 percent of the income pov-
erty guidelines (as prescribed by the
Office of Management and Budget and
as adjusted pursuant to section 673(2)
of the Community Services Block
Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2))) in the
State in which the 1890 Institution is
located; bears to
‘‘(bb) the total population living
at or below 125 percent of the income
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poverty guidelines in all States that
have 1890 Institutions, as determined
by the last preceding decennial census
at the time each such additional
amount is first appropriated.
‘‘(II) The total amount allocated under
this clause shall not exceed the amount of
the funds appropriated for the conduct of
the expanded food and nutrition education
program for the fiscal year that are in ex-
cess of the amount appropriated for the con-
duct of the program for fiscal year 2007.
‘‘(iii)(I) Subject to subclauses (II) and
(III), the remainder shall be allocated to the
1860 institution in each State (including
the appropriate insular area institution
and the University of the District of Colum-
bia) in an amount that bears the same ratio
to the total amount to be allocated under
this subparagraph as—
‘‘(aa) the population of the State
living at or below 125 percent of the
income poverty guidelines prescribed
by the Office of Management and
Budget (adjusted pursuant to section
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673(2) of the Omnibus Budget Rec-
onciliation Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C.
9902(2))); bears to
‘‘(bb) the total population of all
the States living at or below 125 per-
cent of the income poverty guidelines,
as determined by the last preceding de-
cennial census at the time each such
additional amount is first appro-
priated.
‘‘(II) The total amount allocated under
this clause to the University of the District
of Columbia shall not exceed the amount de-
scribed in clause (ii)(II), reduced by the
amount allocated to the University of the
District of Columbia under clause (ii).
‘‘(III) Nothing in this clause precludes
the Secretary from developing educational
materials and programs for persons in in-
come ranges above the level designated in
this clause.’’.
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Subsection
(d)(3) of section 1425 of the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7
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U.S.C. 3175) (as redesignated by subsection (a)(1)) is
amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘There is’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(3) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—
There is’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘$83,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 1996 through 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘$90,000,000
for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012’’.
(d) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1588(b) of
the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 3175e(b)) is
amended by striking ‘‘section 1425(c)(2)’’ and inserting
‘‘section 1425(d)(2)’’.
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by this
section take effect on October 1, 2007.
SEC. 7013. PURPOSES AND FINDINGS RELATING TO ANIMAL
HEALTH AND DISEASE RESEARCH.
Section 1429 of the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
3191) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (8), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the
end;
(2) in paragraph (9), by striking the period at
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(10) support work with agricultural colleges
and universities to develop methods and practices of
animal husbandry that ensure the judicious use of
antibiotics.’’.
SEC. 7014. CONTINUING ANIMAL HEALTH AND DISEASE RE-
SEARCH PROGRAMS.
Section 1433(a) of the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
3195(a)) is amended in the first sentence by striking
‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’.
SEC. 7015. APPROPRIATIONS FOR RESEARCH ON NATIONAL
OR REGIONAL PROBLEMS.
Section 1434(a) of the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
3196(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting
‘‘2012’’.
SEC. 7016. ANIMAL HEALTH AND DISEASE RESEARCH PRO-
GRAM.
Section 1434(b) of the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
3196(b)) is amended by inserting after ‘‘universities’’ the
following: ‘‘(including 1890 Institutions (as defined in sec-
tion 2 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Edu-
cation Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7601)))’’.
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SEC. 7017. AUTHORIZATION LEVEL FOR EXTENSION AT 1890
LAND-GRANT COLLEGES.
Section 1444(a)(2) of the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7
U.S.C. 3221(a)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘15 percent’’
and inserting ‘‘20 percent’’.
SEC. 7018. AUTHORIZATION LEVEL FOR AGRICULTURAL RE-
SEARCH AT 1890 LAND-GRANT COLLEGES.
Section 1445(a)(2) of the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7
U.S.C. 3222(a)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘25 percent’’
and inserting ‘‘30 percent’’.
SEC. 7019. GRANTS TO UPGRADE AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD
SCIENCES FACILITIES AT 1890 LAND-GRANT
COLLEGES, INCLUDING TUSKEGEE UNIVER-
SITY.
Section 1447(b) of the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
3222b(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting
‘‘2012’’.
SEC. 7020. GRANTS TO UPGRADE AGRICULTURE AND FOOD
SCIENCES FACILITIES AT THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA LAND GRANT UNIVERSITY.
The National Agricultural Research, Extension, and
Teaching Policy Act of 1977 is amended by inserting after
section 1447 (7 U.S.C. 3222b) the following:
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‘‘SEC. 1447A. GRANTS TO UPGRADE AGRICULTURE AND
FOOD SCIENCES FACILITIES AT THE DIS-
TRICT OF COLUMBIA LAND GRANT UNIVER-
SITY.
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—It is the intent of Congress to assist
the land grant university in the District of Columbia estab-
lished under section 208 of the District of Columbia Public
Postsecondary Education Reorganization Act (Public Law
93–471; 88 Stat. 1428) in efforts to acquire, alter, or repair
facilities or relevant equipment necessary for conducting
agricultural research.
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
$750,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.’’.
SEC. 7021. NATIONAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING VIRTUAL
CENTERS.
Section 1448 of the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
3222c) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ each place it appears
in subsections (a)(1) and (f) and inserting ‘‘2012’’.
SEC. 7022. MATCHING FUNDS REQUIREMENT FOR RE-
SEARCH AND EXTENSION ACTIVITIES OF 1890
INSTITUTIONS.
Section 1449(c) of the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
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3222d(c)) is amended in the first sentence by striking
‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2012.’’.
SEC. 7023. HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS.
Section 1455 of the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
3241) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘(or grants
without regard to any requirement for competition)’’;
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘of con-
sortia’’;
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘, begin-
ning with the mentoring of students’’ and all
that follows through ‘‘doctoral degree’’; and
(C) in paragraph (4)—
(i) by striking ‘‘2 or more’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘, or between His-
panic-serving’’ and all that follows through
‘‘the private sector,’’; and
(3) in subsection (c)—
(A) by striking ‘‘$20,000,000’’ and inserting
‘‘$40,000,000’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting
‘‘2012’’.
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SEC. 7024. HISPANIC-SERVING AGRICULTURAL COLLEGES
AND UNIVERSITIES.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 is
amended by inserting after section 1455 (7 U.S.C. 3241)
the following:
‘‘SEC. 1456. HISPANIC-SERVING AGRICULTURAL COLLEGES
AND UNIVERSITIES.
‘‘(a) DEFINITION OF ENDOWMENT FUND.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘endowment fund’ means the Hispanic-Serv-
ing Agricultural Colleges and Universities Fund established
under subsection (b).
‘‘(b) ENDOWMENT.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Treas-
ury shall establish in accordance with this subsection
a Hispanic-Serving Agricultural Colleges and Univer-
sities Fund.
‘‘(2) AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary of the Treas-
ury may enter into such agreements as are necessary
to carry out this subsection.
‘‘(3) DEPOSIT TO THE ENDOWMENT FUND.—The
Secretary of the Treasury shall deposit in the endow-
ment fund any—
‘‘(A) amounts made available through Acts
of appropriations, which shall be the endowment
fund corpus; and