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(1) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘Teaching Awards’’ and inserting ‘‘Teaching, Exten-
sion, and Research Awards’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
establish a National Food and Agricultural 
Sciences Teaching, Extension, and Research 
Awards program to recognize and promote ex-
cellence 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 Sec-
retary for excellence in each of the areas of 
teaching, extension, and research of food and 
agricultural science at a college or university.’’. 
SEC. 7109. 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— 
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(1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘SEC-
ONDARY EDUCATION AND 2-YEAR POSTSECONDARY 
EDUCATION TEACHING PROGRAMS’’ and inserting 
‘‘SECONDARY EDUCATION, 2-YEAR POSTSECONDARY 
EDUCATION, AND
AGRICULTURE
IN
THE
K–12 
CLASSROOM’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘secondary schools, and in-
stitutions of higher education that award an as-
sociate’s degree’’ and inserting ‘‘secondary 
schools, institutions of higher education that 
award an associate’s degree, other institutions 
of higher education, and nonprofit organiza-
tions’’; 
(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) REPORT.—Section 1417 of the National Agricul-
tural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 
1977 (7 U.S.C. 3152) is amended— 
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(1) by redesignating subsection (l) as subsection 
(m); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (k) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(l) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit to the 
Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and For-
estry of the Senate a biennial report detailing the distribu-
tion of funds used to implement the teaching programs 
under subsection (j).’’. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
1417(m) of the National Agricultural Research, Exten-
sion, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (as redesignated 
by subsection (b)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2012’’. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) take effect on October 1, 2008. 
SEC. 7110. GRANTS FOR RESEARCH ON PRODUCTION AND 
MARKETING OF ALCOHOLS AND INDUSTRIAL 
HYDROCARBONS FROM AGRICULTURAL COM-
MODITIES AND FOREST PRODUCTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1419 of the National Ag-
ricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act 
of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3154) is repealed. 
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 1463(a) of 
the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3311(a)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘1419,’’. 
SEC. 7111. 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 (a)(1), by inserting ‘‘(includ-
ing commodities, livestock, dairy, and specialty 
crops)’’ after ‘‘agricultural sectors’’; 
(2) 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 National Drought 
Mitigation Center)’’ after ‘‘research institutions and 
organizations’’; and 
(3) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘2007’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2012’’. 
SEC. 7112. 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)— 
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(1) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(3), by striking 
‘‘2006’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting 
before the semicolon at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘, including permitting consortia to 
designate fiscal agents for the members of 
the consortia and to allocate among the 
members funds made available under this 
section’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (3), by striking 
‘‘2006’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’; 
(2) is redesignated as section 1419B of the Na-
tional Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teach-
ing Policy Act of 1977; and 
(3) is moved so as to appear after section 
1419A of that Act (7 U.S.C. 3155). 
SEC. 7113. EMPHASIS OF HUMAN NUTRITION INITIATIVE. 
Section 1424(b) of the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3174(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘and,’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking the comma at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
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(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) proposals that examine the efficacy of cur-
rent agriculture policies in promoting the health and 
welfare of economically disadvantaged populations;’’. 
SEC. 
7114. 
HUMAN 
NUTRITION 
INTERVENTION 
AND 
HEALTH PROMOTION RESEARCH PROGRAM. 
Section 1424(d) of the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3174(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2012’’. 
SEC. 7115. 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. 7116. NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1425 of the National Ag-
ricultural 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 designa-
tion and inserting the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 1425. NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITION OF 1862 INSTITUTION AND 1890 
INSTITUTION.—In this section, the terms ‘1862 Institu-
tion’ and ‘1890 Institution’ have the meaning given 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 ‘‘(b) The Secretary’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary’’; 
(4) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated), by 
striking ‘‘(c) In order to enable’’ and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(c) EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING.—To enable’’; 
(5) in subsection (d) (as redesignated by para-
graph (1))— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(d) Beginning’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(d) ALLOCATION OF FUNDING.—Beginning’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking subpara-
graph (B) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(B) Notwithstanding section 3(d) of the 
Act of May 8, 1914 (7 U.S.C. 343(d)), the re-
mainder shall be allocated among the States as 
follows: 
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‘‘(i) $100,000 shall be distributed to 
each 1862 Institution and 1890 Institu-
tion. 
‘‘(ii) Subject to clause (iii), the re-
mainder shall be allocated to each State in 
an amount that bears the same ratio to the 
total amount to be allocated under this 
clause as— 
‘‘(I) 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; bears to 
‘‘(II) the total population living 
at or below 125 percent of those in-
come poverty guidelines in all States; 
as determined by the most recent decennial 
census at the time at which each such ad-
ditional amount is first appropriated. 
‘‘(iii)(I) Before any allocation of funds 
under clause (ii), for any fiscal year for 
which the amount of funds appropriated 
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for the conduct of the expanded food and 
nutrition education program exceeds the 
amount of funds appropriated for the pro-
gram for fiscal year 2007, the following 
percentage of such excess funds for the fis-
cal year shall be allocated to the 1890 In-
stitutions in accordance with subclause 
(II): 
‘‘(aa) 10 percent for fiscal year 
2009. 
‘‘(bb) 11 percent for fiscal year 
2010. 
‘‘(cc) 12 percent for fiscal year 
2011. 
‘‘(dd) 13 percent for fiscal year 
2012. 
‘‘(ee) 14 percent for fiscal year 
2013. 
‘‘(ff) 15 percent for fiscal year 
2014 and for each fiscal year there-
after. 
‘‘(II) Funds made available under 
subclause (I) shall be allocated to each 
1890 Institution in an amount that bears 
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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 Insti-
tution is located; bears to 
‘‘(bb) the total population living 
at or below 125 percent of those in-
come poverty guidelines in all States 
in which 1890 Institutions are lo-
cated; 
as determined by the most recent decennial 
census at the time at which each such ad-
ditional amount is first appropriated. 
‘‘(iv) Nothing in this subparagraph 
precludes the Secretary from developing 
educational materials and programs for 
persons in income ranges above the level 
designated in this subparagraph.’’; and 
(C) by striking paragraph (3); and 
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(6) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) COMPLEMENTARY ADMINISTRATION.—The Sec-
retary shall ensure the complementary administration of 
the expanded food and nutrition education program by 
1862 Institutions and 1890 Institutions in a State. 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out the expanded 
food and nutrition education program established under 
section 3(d) of the Act of May 8, 1914 (7 U.S.C. 343(d)), 
and this section $90,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 
through 2012.’’. 
(b) 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)’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section take effect on October 1, 2008. 
SEC. 7117. CONTINUING ANIMAL HEALTH AND DISEASE RE-
SEARCH PROGRAMS. 
Section 1433(a) of the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3195(a)) is amended in the first sentence by strik-
ing ‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 
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SEC. 7118. COOPERATION AMONG ELIGIBLE INSTITUTIONS. 
Section 1433 of the National Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
3195) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) COOPERATION
AMONG
ELIGIBLE
INSTITU-
TIONS.—The Secretary, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, shall encourage eligible institutions to cooperate 
in setting research priorities under this section through 
the conduct of regular regional and national meetings.’’. 
SEC. 7119. APPROPRIATIONS FOR RESEARCH ON NATIONAL 
OR REGIONAL PROBLEMS. 
Section 1434(a) of the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3196(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2012’’. 
SEC. 7120. ANIMAL HEALTH AND DISEASE RESEARCH PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 1434(b) of the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3196(b)) is amended by inserting after ‘‘univer-
sities’’ the following: ‘‘(including 1890 Institutions (as de-
fined in section 2 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, 
and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7601)))’’. 
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SEC. 7121. 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. 7122. 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. 7123. GRANTS TO UPGRADE AGRICULTURAL AND 
FOOD SCIENCES FACILITIES AT 1890 LAND- 
GRANT COLLEGES, INCLUDING TUSKEGEE 
UNIVERSITY. 
Section 1447(b) of the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3222b(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2012’’. 
SEC. 7124. 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 es-
tablished under section 208 of the District of Columbia 
Public Postsecondary Education Reorganization Act (Pub-
lic 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. 7125. GRANTS TO UPGRADE AGRICULTURE AND FOOD 
SCIENCES FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT AT 
INSULAR AREA LAND-GRANT INSTITUTIONS. 
The National Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.) is 
amended by inserting after section 1447A (as added by 
section 7124) the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 1447B. GRANTS TO UPGRADE AGRICULTURE AND 
FOOD SCIENCES FACILITIES AND EQUIP-
MENT AT INSULAR AREA LAND-GRANT INSTI-
TUTIONS. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—It is the intent of Congress to assist 
the land-grant institutions in the insular areas in efforts 
to acquire, alter, or repair facilities or relevant equipment 
necessary for conducting agricultural research. 
‘‘(b) METHOD
OF
AWARDING
GRANTS.—Grants 
awarded pursuant to this section shall be made in such 
amounts and under such terms and conditions as the Sec-
retary determines necessary to carry out the purposes of 
this section. 
‘‘(c) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary may promulgate 
such rules and regulations as the Secretary considers to 
be necessary to carry out this section. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$8,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.’’. 
SEC. 7126. 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 ap-
pears in subsections (a)(1) and (f) and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 
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SEC. 7127. MATCHING FUNDS REQUIREMENT FOR RE-
SEARCH AND EXTENSION ACTIVITIES OF 1890 
INSTITUTIONS. 
Section 1449(c) of the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3222d(c)) is amended— 
(1) in the first sentence— 
(A) by striking ‘‘for each of fiscal years 
2003 through 2007,’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘equal’’ before ‘‘match-
ing’’; and 
(2) by striking the second sentence and all that 
follows through paragraph (5). 
SEC. 7128. 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 competi-
tion)’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘of con-
sortia’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘$20,000,000’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘$40,000,000’’; and 
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(B) by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting 
‘‘2012’’. 
SEC. 7129. 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 
section, the term ‘endowment fund’ means the Hispanic- 
Serving Agricultural Colleges and Universities Fund es-
tablished under subsection (b). 
‘‘(b) ENDOWMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of the 
Treasury shall establish in accordance with this sub-
section a Hispanic-Serving Agricultural Colleges and 
Universities Fund. 
‘‘(2) AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary of the 
Treasury 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 
endowment fund any— 
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‘‘(A) amounts made available through Acts 
of appropriations, which shall be the endow-
ment fund corpus; and 
‘‘(B) interest earned on the endowment 
fund corpus. 
‘‘(4) INVESTMENTS.—The Secretary of the 
Treasury shall invest the endowment fund corpus 
and income in interest-bearing obligations of the 
United States. 
‘‘(5) WITHDRAWALS AND EXPENDITURES.— 
‘‘(A) CORPUS.—The Secretary of the 
Treasury may not make a withdrawal or ex-
penditure from the endowment fund corpus. 
‘‘(B) WITHDRAWALS.—On September 30, 
2008, and each September 30 thereafter, the 
Secretary of the Treasury shall withdraw the 
amount of the income from the endowment 
fund for the fiscal year and warrant the funds 
to the Secretary of Agriculture who, after mak-
ing adjustments for the cost of administering 
the endowment fund, shall distribute the ad-
justed income as follows: 
‘‘(i) 60 percent shall be distributed 
among the Hispanic-serving agricultural 
colleges and universities on a pro rata 
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basis based on the Hispanic enrollment 
count of each institution. 
‘‘(ii) 40 percent shall be distributed in 
equal shares to the Hispanic-serving agri-
cultural colleges and universities. 
‘‘(6) ENDOWMENTS.—Amounts made available 
under this subsection shall be held and considered to 
be granted to Hispanic-serving agricultural colleges 
and universities to establish an endowment in ac-
cordance with this subsection. 
‘‘(7) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary such sums as are necessary to carry out this 
subsection for fiscal year 2008 and each fiscal year 
thereafter. 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION FOR ANNUAL PAYMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For fiscal year 2008 and 
each fiscal year thereafter, there are authorized to 
be appropriated to the Department of Agriculture to 
carry out this subsection an amount equal to the 
product obtained by multiplying— 
‘‘(A) $80,000; by 
‘‘(B) the number of Hispanic-serving agri-
cultural colleges and universities. 
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