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‘‘(i) TERM.—The term of a competitive
grant relating to classical plant and animal
breeding under paragraph (2)(G) shall not
exceed 10 years.
‘‘(ii) 
AVAILABILITY.—Funds 
made
available for a fiscal year for a competitive
grant relating to classical plant and animal
breeding under paragraph (2)(G) shall re-
main available until expended to pay for
obligations incurred in that fiscal year.’’;
and
(3) in paragraph (10), by striking ‘‘2007’’ and
inserting ‘‘2012’’.
(b) NATIONAL RESEARCH SUPPORT PROJECT-7.—The
Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act (7
U.S.C. 450i) is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(l) NATIONAL RESEARCH SUPPORT PROJECT-7.—
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection:
‘‘(A) PROJECT.—The term ‘project’ means
the project established by the Secretary under
paragraph (2).
‘‘(B) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’
means the Secretary of Agriculture.
‘‘(2) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish the National Research Support Project-7—
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‘‘(A) to identify the animal drug needs
for—
‘‘(i) minor species; and
‘‘(ii) minor uses in major species;
‘‘(B) to generate and disseminate data to
ensure the safe, effective, and lawful use of drugs
to be used primarily for the therapy or reproduc-
tive management of minor animal species; and
‘‘(C) to facilitate the development and ap-
proval of drugs for minor species, and minor
uses in major species, by the Center for Veteri-
nary Medicine of the Food and Drug Adminis-
tration.
‘‘(3) ADMINISTRATION OF PROJECT.—
‘‘(A) 
NATIONAL
RESEARCH
SUPPORT
PROJECT-7.—The Secretary shall carry out the
project in accordance with each purpose and
principle of the National Research Support
Project-7 carried out by the Administrator of the
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Ex-
tension Service as of the day before the date of
enactment of this subsection.
‘‘(B) CONSULTATION
WITH
OTHER
ENTI-
TIES.—The Secretary shall carry out the project
in consultation with—
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‘‘(i) the Commissioner of Food and
Drugs;
‘‘(ii) State agricultural experiment sta-
tions;
‘‘(iii) institutions of higher education;
‘‘(iv) private entities; and
‘‘(v) any other interested individual or
entity.
‘‘(4) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.—
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as
are necessary to carry out this subsection.’’.
SEC. 7308. EDUCATION GRANTS TO ALASKA NATIVE SERV-
ING INSTITUTIONS AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN
SERVING INSTITUTIONS.
Section 759 of the Agriculture, Rural Development,
Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Ap-
propriations Act, 2000 (7 U.S.C. 3242) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ‘‘2006’’ and
inserting ‘‘2012’’; and
(2) in subsection (b)—
(A) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting before
the semicolon at the end the following: ‘‘, includ-
ing permitting consortia to designate fiscal
agents for the members of the consortia and to
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allocate among the members funds made avail-
able under this section’’; and
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘2006’’
and inserting ‘‘2012’’.
SEC. 7309. BEGINNING FARMER AND RANCHER DEVELOP-
MENT PROGRAM.
(a) GRANTS.—Section 7405(c) of the Farm Security
and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 3319f(c)) is
amended—
(1) in paragraph (1)—
(A) in subparagraph (I), by inserting ‘‘, in-
cluding energy conservation and efficiency’’ after
‘‘assistance’’; and
(B) in subparagraph (K), by inserting ‘‘,
including transition to organic and other source-
verified and value-added alternative production
and marketing systems’’ after ‘‘strategies’’;
(2) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(3) MAXIMUM TERM AND SIZE OF GRANT.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A grant under this sub-
section shall—
‘‘(i) have a term that is not more than
3 years; and
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‘‘(ii) be in an amount that is not more
than $250,000 a year.
‘‘(B) CONSECUTIVE
GRANTS.—An eligible
recipient may receive consecutive grants under
this subsection.’’;
(3) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (7)
as paragraphs (9) through (11), respectively;
(4) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(5) EVALUATION CRITERIA.—In making grants
under this subsection, the Secretary shall evaluate—
‘‘(A) relevancy;
‘‘(B) technical merit;
‘‘(C) achievability;
‘‘(D) the expertise and track record of 1 or
more applicants;
‘‘(E) the adequacy of plans for the
participatory evaluation process, outcome-based
reporting, and the communication of findings
and results beyond the immediate target audi-
ence; and
‘‘(F) other appropriate factors, as deter-
mined by the Secretary.
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‘‘(6) REGIONAL
BALANCE.—In making grants
under this subsection, the Secretary shall, to the max-
imum extent practicable, ensure geographic diversity.
‘‘(7) ORGANIC CONVERSION.—The Secretary may
make grants under this subsection to support projects
that provide comprehensive technical assistance to be-
ginning farmers or ranchers who are in the process
of converting to certified organic production.
‘‘(8) PRIORITY.—In making grants under this
subsection, the Secretary shall give priority to part-
nerships and collaborations that are led by or include
non-governmental and community-based organiza-
tions with expertise in new farmer training and out-
reach.’’; and
(5) in paragraph (9) (as redesignated by para-
graph (3))—
(A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’
at the end;
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking the
period and adding ‘‘; and’’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(D) refugee or immigrant beginning farm-
ers or ranchers’’.
(b) EDUCATION TEAMS.—Section 7405(d)(2) of the
Farm Security and Rural Investment At of 2002 (7 U.S.C.
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3319f(d)(2)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, including sustain-
able and organic farming production and marketing meth-
ods’’ before the period at the end.
(c) STAKEHOLDER INPUT.—Section 7405(f) of the
Farm Security and Rural Investment At of 2002 (7 U.S.C.
3319f(f)) is amended—
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (3)
as subparagraphs (A) through (C), respectively, and
indenting appropriately;
(2) by striking ‘‘In carrying out’’ and inserting
the following:
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(2) REVIEW PANELS.—In forming review pan-
els to evaluate proposals submitted under this section,
the Secretary shall include individuals from the cat-
egories described in paragraph (1).’’.
(d) FUNDING.—Section 7405 of the Farm Security and
Rural Investment At of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 3319f) is amended
by striking subsection (h) and inserting the following:
‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
$30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2012.’’.
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SEC. 7310. MCINTIRE-STENNIS COOPERATIVE FORESTRY
ACT.
Section 2 of Public Law 87–788 (commonly known as
the ‘‘McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Act’’) (16
U.S.C. 582a–1) is amended by inserting ‘‘and 1890 Institu-
tions (as defined in section 2 of the Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C.
7601)),’’ before ‘‘and (b)’’.
SEC. 7311. NATIONAL AQUACULTURE ACT OF 1980.
Section 10 of the National Aquaculture Act of 1980
(16 U.S.C. 2809) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ each place
it appears and inserting ‘‘2012’’.
SEC. 7312. NATIONAL ARBORETUM.
The Act of March 4, 1927 (20 U.S.C. 191 et seq.), is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘SEC. 7. CONSTRUCTION OF A CHINESE GARDEN AT NA-
TIONAL ARBORETUM.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—A Chinese Garden may be con-
structed at the National Arboretum established under this
Act with—
‘‘(1) funds accepted under section 5; and
‘‘(2) authorities provided to the Secretary of Ag-
riculture under section 6.
‘‘(b) REPORT.—Each year the Secretary of Agriculture
shall submit to Congress, and post on the public website
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of the National Arboretum, an itemized budget that shall
describe, for the preceding year—
‘‘(1) the total costs of the National Arboretum;
‘‘(2) the costs of—
‘‘(A) operation and maintenance;
‘‘(B) horticulture and grounds;
‘‘(C) visitor services; and
‘‘(D) supplies and materials;
‘‘(3) indirect costs of the Agricultural Research
Service relating to the National Arboretum; and
‘‘(4) the total number of visitors to the National
Arboretum.
‘‘(c) LIMITATION.—No Federal funds shall be used for
the construction of the Chinese Garden authorized under
subsection (a).’’.
SEC. 7313. ELIGIBILITY OF UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT
OF COLUMBIA FOR CERTAIN LAND-GRANT
UNIVERSITY ASSISTANCE.
Section 208 of the District of Columbia Public Postsec-
ondary Education Reorganization Act (Public Law 93–471;
88 Stat. 1428) is amended—
(1) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ‘‘, except’’
and all that follows through the period and inserting
a period; and
(2) in subsection (c)—
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(A) by striking ‘‘section 3’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘section 3(c)’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘Such sums may be used to
pay’’ and all that follows through ‘‘work.’’.
SEC. 7314. EXCHANGE OR SALE AUTHORITY.
Title III of the Department of Agriculture Reorganiza-
tion Act of 1994 is amended by adding after section 307
(7 U.S.C. 2204 note; Public Law 103–354) (as amended
by section 2602) the following:
‘‘SEC. 308. EXCHANGE OR SALE AUTHORITY.
‘‘(a) DEFINITION OF QUALIFIED ITEMS OF PERSONAL
PROPERTY.—In this section, the term ‘qualified items of
personal property’ means—
‘‘(1) animals;
‘‘(2) animal products;
‘‘(3) plants; and
‘‘(4) plant products.
‘‘(b) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—Except as provided in
subsection (c), notwithstanding chapter 5 of subtitle I of
title 40, United States Code, the Secretary of Agriculture,
acting through the Under Secretary for Research, Edu-
cation, and Economics, in managing personal property for
the purpose of carrying out the research functions of the
Department of Agriculture, may exchange, sell, or otherwise
dispose of any qualified items of personal property, includ-
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ing by way of public auction, and may retain and apply
the sale or other proceeds, without further appropriation,
in whole or in partial payment—
‘‘(1) to acquire any qualified items of personal
property; or
‘‘(2) to offset costs related to the maintenance,
care, or feeding of any qualified items of personal
property.
‘‘(c) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (b) does not apply to the
free dissemination of new varieties of seeds and germ plasm
in accordance with section 520 of the Revised Statutes
(commonly known as the ‘Department of Agriculture Or-
ganic Act of 1862’) (7 U.S.C. 2201).’’.
SEC. 7315. CARBON CYCLE RESEARCH.
(a) IN GENERAL.—To the extent funds are made avail-
able, the Secretary shall provide a grant to the Consortium
for Agricultural Soils Mitigation of Greenhouse Gases, act-
ing through Kansas State University, to develop, analyze,
and implement, through the land grant universities de-
scribed in subsection (b), carbon cycle and greenhouse gas
management research at the national, regional, and local
levels.
(b) LAND GRANT UNIVERSITIES.—The land grant uni-
versities referred to in subsection (a) are—
(1) Colorado State University;
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(2) Iowa State University;
(3) Kansas State University;
(4) Michigan State University;
(5) Montana State University;
(6) Purdue University;
(7) Ohio State University;
(8) Texas A&M University; and
(9) University of Nebraska.
(c) USE.—Land grant universities described in sub-
section (b) shall use funds made available under this
section—
(1) to conduct research to improve the scientific
basis of using land management practices to increase
soil carbon sequestration, including research on the
use of new technologies to increase carbon cycle effec-
tiveness, such as biotechnology and nanotechnology;
(2) to conduct research on management of other
greenhouse gases in the agricultural sector;
(3) to enter into partnerships to identify, de-
velop, and evaluate agricultural best practices, in-
cluding partnerships between—
(A) Federal, State, or private entities; and
(B) the Department of Agriculture;
(4) to develop necessary computer models to pre-
dict and assess the carbon cycle;
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(5) to estimate and develop mechanisms to meas-
ure carbon levels made available as a result of—
(A) voluntary Federal conservation pro-
grams;
(B) private and Federal forests; and
(C) other land uses;
(6) to develop outreach programs, in coordina-
tion with Extension Services, to share information on
carbon cycle and agricultural best practices that is
useful to agricultural producers; and
(7) to collaborate with the Great Plains Regional
Earth Science Application Center to develop a space-
based 
carbon 
cycle 
remote 
sensing 
technology
program—
(A) to provide, on a near-continual basis, a
real-time and comprehensive view of vegetation
conditions;
(B) to assess and model agricultural carbon
sequestration; and
(C) to develop commercial products.
(d) COOPERATIVE RESEARCH.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of
appropriations, the Secretary, in cooperation with de-
partments and agencies participating in the U.S.
Global Change Research Program and eligible enti-
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ties, may carry out research to promote under-
standing of—
(A) the flux of carbon in soils and plants
(including trees); and
(B) the exchange of other greenhouse gases
from agriculture.
(2) ELIGIBLE
ENTITIES.—Research under this
subsection may be carried out through the competitive
awarding of grants and cooperative agreements to col-
leges and universities (as defined in section 1404 of
the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and
Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103)).
(3) COOPERATIVE
RESEARCH
PURPOSES.—Re-
search conducted under this subsection shall encourage
collaboration among scientists with expertise in the
areas of soil science, agronomy, agricultural econom-
ics, forestry, and other agricultural sciences to focus
on—
(A) developing data addressing carbon
losses and gains in soils and plants (including
trees) and the exchange of methane and nitrous
oxide from agriculture;
(B) understanding how agricultural and
forestry practices affect the sequestration of car-
bon in soils and plants (including trees) and the
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exchange of other greenhouse gases, including the
effects of new technologies such as biotechnology
and nanotechnology;
(C) developing cost-effective means of meas-
uring and monitoring changes in carbon pools in
soils and plants (including trees), including
computer models;
(D) evaluating the linkage between Federal
conservation programs and carbon sequestration;
(E) developing methods, including remote
sensing, to measure the exchange of carbon and
other greenhouse gases sequestered, and to evalu-
ate leakage, performance, and permanence issues;
and
(F) assessing the applicability of the results
of research conducted under this subsection for
developing methods to account for the impact of
agricultural activities (including forestry) on the
exchange of greenhouse gases.
(e) EXTENSION PROJECTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in cooperation
with departments and agencies participating in the
U.S. Global Change Research Program and local ex-
tension agents, experts from institutions of higher
education that offer a curriculum in agricultural and
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biological sciences, and other local agricultural or
conservation organizations, may implement extension
projects (including on-farm projects with direct in-
volvement of agricultural producers) that combine
measurement tools and modeling techniques into inte-
grated packages to monitor the carbon sequestering
benefits of conservation practices and the exchange of
greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture that dem-
onstrate the feasibility of methods of measuring and
monitoring—
(A) changes in carbon content and other
carbon pools in soils and plants (including
trees); and
(B) the exchange of other greenhouse gases.
(2) EDUCATION AND OUTREACH.—The Secretary
shall make available to agricultural producers, pri-
vate forest landowners, and appropriate State agen-
cies in each State information concerning—
(A) the results of projects under this sub-
section;
(B) the manner in which the methods used
in the projects might be applicable to the oper-
ations of the agricultural producers, private for-
est landowners, and State agencies; and
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(C) information on how agricultural pro-
ducers and private forest landowners can par-
ticipate in carbon credit and greenhouse gas
trading system.
(f) REPEAL.—Section 221 of the Agricultural Risk
Protection Act of 2000 (7 U.S.C. 6711) is repealed.
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
$15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.
SEC. 7316. ENHANCED USE LEASE AUTHORITY PILOT PRO-
GRAM.
Title III of the Department of Agriculture Reorganiza-
tion Act of 1994 is amended by adding after section 309
(as added by section 7402) the following:
‘‘SEC. 310. ENHANCED USE LEASE AUTHORITY PILOT PRO-
GRAM.
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—To enhance the use of real
property administered by agencies of the Department, the
Secretary may establish a pilot program, in accordance
with this section, at the Henry A. Wallace Beltsville Agri-
cultural Research Center of the Agricultural Research Serv-
ice and the National Agricultural Library to lease property
of the Center or the Library to any individual or entity,
including agencies or instrumentalities of State or local
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‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding chapter 5
of subtitle I of title 40, United States Code, the Sec-
retary may lease real property at the Beltsville Agri-
cultural Research Center or the National Agricultural
Library in accordance with such terms and condi-
tions as the Secretary may prescribe, if the Secretary
determines that the lease—
‘‘(A) is consistent with, and will not ad-
versely affect, the mission of the Department
agency administering the property;
‘‘(B) will enhance the use of the property;
‘‘(C) will not permit any portion of Depart-
ment agency property or any facility of the De-
partment to be used for retail, wholesale, com-
mercial, or residential development;
‘‘(D) will not provide authority for the de-
velopment or improvement of any new property
or facility by any Department agency; and
‘‘(E) will not include any property or facil-
ity required for any Department agency purpose
without prior written authority.
‘‘(2) TERM.—The term of the lease under this
section shall not exceed 50 years.
‘‘(3) CONSIDERATION.—
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Consideration provided
for a lease under this section shall be—
‘‘(i) in an amount equal to fair market
value, as determined by the Secretary; and
‘‘(ii) in the form of cash.
‘‘(B) USE OF FUNDS.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Consideration pro-
vided for a lease under this section shall
be—
‘‘(I) deposited in a capital asset
account to be established by the Sec-
retary; and
‘‘(II) available until expended,
without 
further 
appropriation, 
for
maintenance, 
capital 
revitalization,
and improvements of the Department
properties and facilities covered by the
lease.
‘‘(ii) BUDGETARY
TREATMENT.—For
purposes of the budget, the amounts de-
scribed in clause (i) shall not be treated as
a receipt of any Department agency or any
other agency leasing property under this
section.
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‘‘(4) COSTS.—The lessee shall cover all costs asso-
ciated with a lease under this section, including the
cost of—
‘‘(A) the project to be carried out on prop-
erty or at a facility covered by the lease;
‘‘(B) provision and administration of the
lease;
‘‘(C) construction of any applicable real
property;
‘‘(D) provision of applicable utilities; and
‘‘(E) any other facility cost normally asso-
ciated with the operation of a leased facility.
‘‘(5) PROHIBITION
OF
USE
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—The Secretary shall not use any funds made
available to the Secretary in an appropriations Act
for the construction or operating costs of any property
or facility covered by a lease under this section.
‘‘(c) EFFECT OF OTHER LAWS.—
‘‘(1) UTILIZATION.—Property that is leased pur-
suant to this section shall not be considered to be un-
utilized or underutilized for purposes of section 501
of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act
(42 U.S.C. 11411).
‘‘(2) DISPOSAL.—Property at the Beltsville Agri-
cultural Research Center or the National Agricultural
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Library that is leased pursuant to this section shall
not be considered to be disposed of by sale, lease, rent-
al, excessing, or surplusing for purposes of section 523
of Public Law 100–202 (101 Stat. 1329–417).
‘‘(d) REPORTS.—
‘‘(1) FISCAL
YEARS
2008
THROUGH
2013.—For
each of fiscal years 2008 through 2013, the Secretary
shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Agri-
culture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate an an-
nual report describing the implementation of the pilot
program under this section during the preceding fis-
cal year, including—
‘‘(A) a copy of each lease entered into pur-
suant to this section;
‘‘(B) an assessment by the Secretary of the
success of the pilot program in promoting the
mission of the Beltsville Agricultural Research
Center and the National Agricultural Library;
and
‘‘(C) recommendations regarding whether
the pilot program should be expanded or im-
proved with respect to other Department activi-
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‘‘(2) FISCAL YEAR 2014 AND THEREAFTER.—For
fiscal year 2014 and every 5 fiscal years thereafter,
the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agri-
culture of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the
Senate a report described in paragraph (1) relating
to the preceding 5-fiscal-year period.’’.
SEC. 7317. RESEARCH AND EDUCATION GRANTS FOR THE
STUDY OF ANTIBIOTIC-RESISTANT BACTERIA
IN LIVESTOCK.
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide re-
search and education grants, on a competitive basis—
(1) to study the development of antibiotic-resist-
ant bacteria in livestock; and
(2) to study and ensure the judicious use of anti-
biotics in livestock production to protect animal
health without negatively impacting human public
health.
(b) USE OF FUNDS.—An entity shall use a grant pro-
vided under this section to conduct research relating to—
(1) methods and practices of animal husbandry
that ensure the judicious use of antibiotics;
(2) movement and prevention of movement of
antibiotics and antibiotic resistance traits from ani-
mals into ground and surface water;
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(3) safe and effective alternatives to antibiotics;
(4) the effect on antibiotic resistance from var-
ious drug use regimens;
(5) 
the 
development 
of 
better 
veterinary
diagnostics to improve decisionmaking on proper an-
tibiotic use;
(6) the identification of conditions or factors that
affect antibiotic use on farms; and
(7) the development of procedures to monitor an-
tibiotic use at the farm level to relate findings to on-
farm management practices and develop intervention
strategies when appropriate.
Subtitle E—National Institute of
Food and Agriculture
SEC. 7401. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRI-
CULTURE.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle F of the Department of Ag-
riculture Reorganization Act of 1994 is amended by adding
after section 252 (7 U.S.C. 6972) the following:
‘‘SEC. 253. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRI-
CULTURE.
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
‘‘(1) ADVISORY
BOARD.—The term ‘Advisory
Board’ means the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory
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Board established under section 1408 of the National
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Pol-
icy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3123).
‘‘(2) COMPETITIVE PROGRAM.—The term ‘com-
petitive program’ means each of the following agricul-
tural research, extension, education, and related pro-
grams for which the Secretary has administrative or
other authority as of the day before the date of enact-
ment of this section:
‘‘(A) The competitive grant program estab-
lished under section 2(b) of the Competitive, Spe-
cial, and Facilities Research Grant Act (7
U.S.C. 450i(b)), commonly known as the ‘Na-
tional Research Initiative Competitive Grants
Program’.
‘‘(B) The program providing competitive
grants for risk management education estab-
lished under section 524(a)(3) of the Federal
Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1524(a)(3)).
‘‘(C) The program providing community
food project competitive grants established under
section 25 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7
U.S.C. 2034).
‘‘(D) Each grant program established under
section 2501 of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva-
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tion, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279)
providing outreach and assistance for socially
disadvantaged farmers and ranchers.
‘‘(E) The program providing grants under
section 1417(b)(1) of the National Agricultural
Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of
1977 (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(1)), commonly known as
‘Higher Education Challenge Grants’.
‘‘(F) The program providing grants and re-
lated 
assistance 
established 
under 
section
1417(b)(5) of the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of
1977 (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(5)) commonly known as
the ‘Higher Education Multicultural Scholars
Program’.
‘‘(G) The program providing food and agri-
cultural sciences national needs graduate and
postgraduate fellowship grants established under
section 1417(b)(6) of the National Agricultural
Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of
1977 (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(6)).
‘‘(H) The program providing grants under
section 1417(j) of the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of
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1977 (7 U.S.C. 3152(j)), commonly known as
‘Institution Challenge Grants’.
‘‘(I) The program providing grants for His-
panic-serving institutions established under sec-
tion 1455 of the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7
U.S.C. 3241).
‘‘(J) The program providing competitive
grants for international agricultural science and
education programs under section 1459A of the
National Agricultural Research, Extension, and
Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3292b).
‘‘(K) The program of agricultural develop-
ment in the American-Pacific region established
under section 1473H of the National Agricul-
tural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy
Act of 1977.
‘‘(L) The research and extension projects
carried out under section 1621 of the Food, Agri-
culture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7
U.S.C. 5811), commonly known as the ‘Sustain-
able Agriculture Research and Education pro-
gram’.
‘‘(M) The biotechnology risk assessment re-
search program established under section 1668 of
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the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade
Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5921).
‘‘(N) The organic agriculture research and
extension initiative established under section
1672B of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation,
and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925b).
‘‘(O) The Initiative for Future Agriculture
and Food Systems established under section 401
of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and
Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7621).
‘‘(P) The integrated research, education,
and extension competitive grants program estab-
lished under section 406 of the Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Education Reform Act of
1998 (7 U.S.C. 7626).
‘‘(Q) The Small Business Innovation Re-
search Program established under section 9 of the
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638).
‘‘(R) The specialty crop research initiative
under section 412 of the Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998.
‘‘(S) The administration and management
of the regional bioenergy crop research program
carried out under section 9012 of the Farm Se-
curity and Rural Investment Act of 2002.
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‘‘(T) The research, extension, and education
programs authorized by section 407 of the Agri-
cultural Research, Extension, and Education Re-
form Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7627) relating to the
viability and competitiveness of small- and me-
dium-sized dairy, livestock, crop, and other com-
modity operations.
‘‘(U) Other programs, including any pro-
grams added by amendments made by title VII
of the Food and Energy Security Act of 2007
that are competitive programs, as determined by
the Secretary.
‘‘(3) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘Director’ means the
Director of the Institute.
‘‘(4) INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM.—The term ‘in-
frastructure program’ means each of the following ag-
ricultural research, extension, education, and related
programs for which the Secretary has administrative
or other authority as of the day before the date of en-
actment of this section:
‘‘(A) Each program providing funding to
any of the 1994 Institutions under sections 533,
534(a), and 535 of the Equity in Educational
Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301
note; Public Law 103–382) (commonly known as
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‘financial assistance, technical assistance, and
endowments to tribal colleges and Navajo Com-
munity College’).
‘‘(B) The program established under section
536 of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant
Status Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note; Public
Law 103–382) providing research grants for
1994 institutions.
‘‘(C) Each program established under sub-
sections (b), (c), and (d) of section 3 of the
Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 343).
‘‘(D) Each program established under the
Hatch Act of 1887 (7 U.S.C. 361a et seq.).
‘‘(E) Each program established under sec-
tion 1417(b)(4) of the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of
1977 (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(4)), including grant pro-
grams under that section (commonly known as
the ‘1890 Institution Teaching and Research Ca-
pacity Building Grants Program’).
‘‘(F) The animal health and disease re-
search program established under subtitle E of
the National Agricultural Research, Extension,
and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3191
et seq.).