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appropriated for the several States and Puerto Rico, the 
Virgin Islands, and Guam under the provisions of this sec-
tion. Such sums shall be distributed on the basis on a com-
petitive application process to be developed and imple-
mented by the Secretary and paid by the Secretary to the 
State institutions established in accordance with the provi-
sions of the Act of July 2, 1862 (commonly known as the 
First Morrill Act) and administered by such institutions 
through cooperative agreements with the Hispanic-serving 
agricultural colleges and universities in the States of the 
institutions in accordance with regulations that the Sec-
retary shall adopt.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (f), by inserting ‘‘or Hispanic- 
serving agricultural colleges and universities’’ after 
‘‘Institution’’. 
SEC. 7223. INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EX-
TENSION, AND EDUCATION. 
Section 1458(a) of the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3291(a)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by adding ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; and
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(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(C) giving priority to those institutions 
with existing memorandums of understanding, 
agreements, or other formal ties to United 
States institutions, or State or Federal agen-
cies;’’; 
(2) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘Hispanic- 
serving agricultural colleges and universities,’’ after 
‘‘universities, as defined in section 1456 of the Na-
tional Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teach-
ing Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3289),’’; 
(3) in paragraph (7)(A), by striking ‘‘and land- 
grant colleges and universities’’ and inserting ‘‘, 
land-grant colleges and universities, and Hispanic- 
serving agricultural colleges and universities, as de-
fined in section 1456 of the National Agricultural 
Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 
1977 (7 U.S.C. 3289)’’; 
(4) in paragraph (9)(A), by striking ‘‘or other 
colleges and universities’’ and inserting ‘‘, or other 
colleges and universities, or Hispanic-serving agricul-
tural colleges and universities, as defined in section 
1456 of the National Agricultural Research, Exten-
sion, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
3289)’’; and
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(5) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(11) establish a program for the purpose of 
providing fellowships to United States or foreign 
students to study at foreign agricultural colleges and 
universities working under agreements provided for 
under paragraph (3).’’. 
SEC. 7224. COMPETITIVE GRANTS FOR INTERNATIONAL AG-
RICULTURAL SCIENCE AND EDUCATION PRO-
GRAMS. 
Section 1459A(c) of the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3292b(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2012’’. 
SEC. 7225. LIMITATION ON INDIRECT COSTS FOR AGRICUL-
TURAL RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND EXTEN-
SION PROGRAMS. 
Section 1462(a) of the National Agriculture Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3310(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘a competitive’’ 
and inserting ‘‘any’’. 
SEC. 7226. RESEARCH EQUIPMENT GRANTS. 
Section 1462A(e) of the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3310a(e)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2012’’.
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SEC. 7227. UNIVERSITY RESEARCH. 
Section 1463 of the National Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
3311) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ each place it ap-
pears in subsections (a) and (b) and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 
SEC. 7228. EXTENSION SERVICE. 
Section 1464 of the National Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
3312) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting 
‘‘2012’’. 
SEC. 7229. SUPPLEMENTAL AND ALTERNATIVE CROPS. 
Section 1473D(a) of the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3319d(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2012’’. 
SEC. 7230. AQUACULTURE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. 
Section 1477 of the National Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
3324) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting 
‘‘2012’’. 
SEC. 7231. RANGELAND RESEARCH. 
Section 1483(a) of the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3336(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2012’’.
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SEC. 7232. SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION FOR BIOSECURITY 
PLANNING AND RESPONSE. 
Section 1484(a) of the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3351(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2012’’. 
SEC. 7233. RESIDENT INSTRUCTION AND DISTANCE EDU-
CATION GRANTS PROGRAM FOR INSULAR 
AREA INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. 
(a) DISTANCE EDUCATION GRANTS FOR INSULAR 
AREAS.—Section 1490(f) of the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3362(f)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2012’’. 
(b) RESIDENT INSTRUCTION GRANTS FOR INSULAR 
AREAS.—Section 1491 of the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3363) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub-
section (c); and 
(2) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated), by 
striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 
SEC. 7234. HISPANIC SERVING INSTITUTIONS. 
The text of section 1404 of the Research Act of 1977 
is amended to read as follows: ‘‘The term ‘Hispanic Serv-
ing Institution’ has the meaning given that term in section
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502(a)(5) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1101a(a)(5).’’. 
SEC. 7235. SPECIALTY CROPS POLICY RESEARCH INSTI-
TUTE. 
Section 1419A of the National Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
3155) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) SPECIALTY CROPS POLICY RESEARCH INSTI-
TUTE.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Food Agricultural 
Policy Research Institute shall establish a satellite 
institute, called the Specialty Crops Policy Research 
Institute, hereinafter referred to as the Institute, at 
accredited research universities within States with 
significant specialty crop industries to fulfill the ob-
jectives described in subsection (e)(3) of this section. 
‘‘(2) MANAGEMENT.—The Institute shall be co-
ordinated and managed by an appointed university 
and will have the discretion to coordinate and facili-
tate the Institute’s economic and policy research ac-
tivities and those of additional member universities 
and institutions. 
‘‘(3) INSTITUTE OBJECTIVES.—Consistent with 
the provisions of subsections (a) and (c) of this sec-
tion, the Institute shall—
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‘‘(A) produce and disseminate analysis of 
the specialty crop sector, including the impact 
of changes in domestic and international mar-
kets, production, new product technologies, 
web-based risk management tools, alternative 
policies and macroeconomic conditions on spe-
cialty crop production, use, farm and retail 
prices, and farm income and financial stability 
from a national, regional, and farm-level per-
spective; and 
‘‘(B) produce and disseminate an annual 
review of the economic state of the specialty 
crop industry nationally, regionally, and by- 
state. 
‘‘(4) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATION.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 
as are necessary in each fiscal year through 2012 to 
carry out this section.’’. 
SEC. 7236. 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 
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. 7237. GRANTS TO UPGRADE AGRICULTURE AND FOOD 
SCIENCES FACILITIES 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 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 1447B. GRANTS TO UPGRADE AGRICULTURE AND 
FOOD SCIENCES FACILITIES AND EQUIP-
MENT AT INSULAR AREA LAND-GRANT INSTI-
TUTIONS. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—It is declared to be the intent of 
Congress to assist the land grant institutions in the insu-
lar areas in efforts to acquire, alter, or repair facilities 
or relevant equipment necessary for conducting agricul-
tural research. 
‘‘(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated for the purposes of car-
rying out the provisions of this section $8,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012. 
‘‘(c) METHOD
OF
AWARDING
GRANTS.—Grants 
awarded pursuant to this section shall be made in such
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amounts and under such terms and conditions as the Sec-
retary shall determine necessary for carrying out the pur-
poses of this section. 
‘‘(d) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary may promulgate 
such rules and regulations as the Secretary may consider 
necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.’’. 
Subtitle C—Food, Agriculture, Con-
servation, and Trade Act of 1990 
SEC. 7301. NATIONAL GENETICS RESOURCES PROGRAM. 
Section 1635(b) of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva-
tion, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5844(b)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 
SEC. 7302. NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL WEATHER INFORMA-
TION SYSTEM. 
Section 1641(c) of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva-
tion, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5855(c)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘1991 through 1997’’ and inserting ‘‘2008 
through 2012’’. 
SEC. 7303. PARTNERSHIPS. 
Section 1672(d) of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva-
tion, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925(d)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘may’’ and inserting ‘‘shall’’. 
SEC. 7304. AFLATOXIN RESEARCH AND EXTENSION. 
Section 1672(e)(3) of the Food, Agriculture, Con-
servation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925(e)(3))
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is amended by striking ‘‘and controlling aflatoxin in the 
food and feed chains.’’ and inserting ‘‘improving, and 
eventually commercializing alfatoxin controls in corn and 
other affected agricultural products and crops.’’. 
SEC. 7305. HIGH-PRIORITY RESEARCH AND EXTENSION 
AREAS. 
Section 1672(e) of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva-
tion, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925(e)) is amend-
ed by adding the following: 
‘‘(46) FARMED AND WILD CERVID DISEASE AND 
APPLIED
GENETICS
RESEARCH.—Research grants 
may be made under this section for the purpose of 
investigating the major infectious, parasitic and 
toxic diseases of importance to farmed and wild 
cervids. 
‘‘(47) AIR EMISSIONS FROM LIVESTOCK OPER-
ATIONS.—Research and extension grants may be 
made under this section for the purpose of con-
ducting field verification tests and developing mitiga-
tion options for air emissions from animal feeding 
operations. 
‘‘(48) SWINE
GENOME
PROJECT.—Research 
grants may be made under this section to conduct 
swine genome research and to map the swine ge-
nome.
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‘‘(49) CATTLE
FEVER
TICK
PROGRAM.—Re-
search and extension grants may be made to study 
cattle fever ticks to facilitate understanding of the 
role of wildlife in the persistence and spread of cattle 
fever ticks; to develop advanced methods for eradi-
cation of cattle fever ticks; and to improve manage-
ment of diseases related to cattle fever ticks that are 
associated with wildlife, livestock, and human health. 
‘‘(50) COLONY
COLLAPSE
DISORDER
PRO-
GRAM.—Research and extension grants may be made 
to survey and collect data of honey bee colony pro-
duction and health; research various factors possibly 
contributing to or associated with colony collapse 
disorder; and develop mitigative and preventative 
measures to improve bee health. 
‘‘(51) SYNTHETIC
GYPSUM
FROM
ELECTRIC 
POWER
PLANTS
RESEARCH.—Research and exten-
sion grants may be made to study the uses of syn-
thetic gypsum from electric power plants to reme-
diate soil and nutrient losses. 
‘‘(52) CRANBERRY RESEARCH PROGRAM.—Re-
search and extension grants may be made to study 
new technologies to assist cranberry growers in com-
plying with Federal and State environmental regula-
tions, increase production, develop new growing
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techniques, establish more efficient growing meth-
odologies, and educate farmers about sustainable 
growth practices. 
‘‘(53) SORGHUM
RESEARCH
INITIATIVE.—Re-
search and extension grants may be made to study 
the use of sorghum as a bioenergy feedstock, pro-
mote diversification in, and the environmental sus-
tainability of sorghum production, and promote 
water conservation through the use of sorghum. 
‘‘(54) BEAN HEALTH RESEARCH PROGRAM.— 
Research and extension grants may be made to 
study bean-based solutions to chronic health and nu-
tritional concerns in both developed and developing 
countries, and to increase bean consumption.’’. 
SEC. 7306. HIGH-PRIORITY RESEARCH AND EXTENSION INI-
TIATIVES. 
Section 1672(h) of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva-
tion, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925(h)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 
SEC. 7307. NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT RESEARCH AND EX-
TENSION INITIATIVE. 
Section 1672A of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva-
tion, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925a) is amend-
ed—
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(1) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub-
section (f); 
(2) in subsection (d), by inserting ‘‘or address 
unique regional concerns’’ after ‘‘entities’’; 
(3) in subsection (e)(1)(B), by inserting ‘‘and 
dairy cattle waste’’ after ‘‘swine waste’’; and 
(4) in subsection (f) (as so redesignated in 
paragraph (1)), by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting 
‘‘2012’’. 
SEC. 7308. AGRICULTURAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 1673(h) of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva-
tion, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5926(h)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 
SEC. 7309. ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM FOR FARM-
ERS WITH DISABILITIES. 
Section 1680(c)(1) of the Food, Agriculture, Con-
servation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5933(c)(1)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 
SEC. 7310. ORGANIC RESEARCH. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Organic Agriculture Re-
search and Extension Initiative (section 1672B of the 
Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 
(7 U.S.C. 5925b)) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)—
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(A) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
after the semicolon; 
(B) in paragraph (6), at the end by strik-
ing the period and inserting a semicolon; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(7) examining optimal conservation and envi-
ronmental outcomes relating to organically produced 
agricultural products; and 
‘‘(8) developing new and improved seed vari-
eties that are particularly suited for organic agri-
culture.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following— 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated $25,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2009 through 2012. 
‘‘(g) ADDITIONAL FUNDING.—In addition to funds 
made available under subsection (f), of the funds of the 
Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall make 
available to carry out this section a total of $25,000,000 
for fiscal years 2008 through 2012.’’. 
(b) COORDINATION.—In carrying out this section, the 
Secretary shall ensure that the Director of the applicable 
Program Office established under section 7104(a) coordi-
nates projects and activities carried out under this section
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to ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that dupli-
cation of effort is eliminated or minimized. 
SEC. 
7311. 
NATIONAL 
RURAL 
INFORMATION 
CENTER 
CLEARINGHOUSE. 
Section 2381(e) of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva-
tion, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 3125b(e)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 
SEC. 7312. NEW ERA RURAL TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM. 
(a) FUNCTIONS.— 
(1) The Secretary shall establish the ‘‘New Era 
Rural Technology Program’’, to make grants avail-
able for technology development, applied research, 
and training to aid in the development of an agri-
culture-based renewable energy workforce. This ini-
tiative shall support the fields of bioenergy, pulp and 
paper manufacturing, and for agriculture-based re-
newable energy resources. 
(2) To receive funding under this section an en-
tity— 
(A) shall be a rural community college or 
advanced technological center, in existence on 
the date of the enactment of this Act, that par-
ticipates in agricultural or bioenergy research 
and applied research;
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(B) shall have a proven record of develop-
ment and implementation of programs to meet 
the needs of students, educators, and business 
and industry to supply the agriculture-based, 
renewable energy or pulp and paper manufac-
turing fields with certified technicians as deter-
mined by the Secretary of Agriculture; and 
(C) shall have the ability to leverage exist-
ing partnerships and occupational outreach and 
training programs for secondary schools, 4-year 
institutions and relevant non-profit organiza-
tions. 
(b) LIMITATION ON AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—To carry out this section, there are authorized 
to be appropriated such sums as necessary for each of the 
fiscal years 2008 through 2012. 
(c) COMMUNITY COLLEGES.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘community college’’ means an institution of higher 
education— 
(1) that admits as regular students persons who 
are beyond the age of compulsory school attendance 
in the State in which the institution is located and 
who have the ability to benefit from the training of-
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(2) that does not provide an educational pro-
gram for which it awards a bachelor’s degree, or an 
equivalent degree; and 
(3) that— 
(A) provides an educational program of not 
less than two years that is acceptable for full 
credit toward such a degree; or 
(B) offers a two-year program in engineer-
ing, technology, mathematics, or the physical, 
chemical or biological sciences, designed to pre-
pare a student to work as a technician or at the 
semiprofessional level in engineering, scientific, 
or other technological fields requiring the un-
derstanding and application of basic engineer-
ing, scientific, or mathematical principles of 
knowledge. 
(d) GRANT PRIORITY.—Preference shall be given to 
rural community colleges working in partnership to im-
prove information sharing capacity and to maximize the 
ability to meet the requirements of this section.
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Subtitle D—Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Education Re-
form Act of 1998 
SEC. 7401. PARTNERSHIPS FOR HIGH-VALUE AGRICUL-
TURAL PRODUCT QUALITY RESEARCH. 
Section 402(g) of the Agricultural Research, Exten-
sion, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 
7622(g)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting 
‘‘2012’’. 
SEC. 7402. PRECISION AGRICULTURE. 
Section 403(i)(1) of the Agricultural Research, Ex-
tension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 
7623(i)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting 
‘‘2012’’. 
SEC. 7403. BIOBASED PRODUCTS. 
(a) PILOT PROJECT.—Section 404(e)(2) of the Agri-
cultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act 
of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7624(e)(2)) is amended by striking 
‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
404(h) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Edu-
cation Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7624(h)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’.