the Director, or at the joint call of the Director 
and the Secretary, but not less often than twice 
annually. 
(3) LIMITATION.—The expenses of the Council 
paid by the Director under subparagraph (A) shall 
not be counted toward any general limitation on the 
expenses of advisory committees, panels, commis-
sions, or task forces of the Department contained in 
any Act making appropriations for the Department, 
whether enacted before, on, or after the date of en-
actment of this Act, unless the Act of appropriation 
specifically— 
(A) refers to this paragraph; and 
(B) includes the Council within the general 
limitation. 
SEC. 103. ORGANIZATION OF NATIONAL INSTITUTES FOR 
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE. 
(a) ORGANIZATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall organize 
the National Institutes for Food and Agriculture 
into 6 institutes (referred to in this section as ‘‘indi-
vidual institutes’’) to administer the programs and 
activities of the National Institutes for Food and 
Agriculture in an integrated, multidisciplinary, inter-
disciplinary, 
transdisciplinary, 
interagency, 
and 
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inter-institutional manner, to the maximum extent 
practicable. 
(2) INSTITUTES.—The individual institutes 
shall be the following: 
(A) The Institute for Economic Opportuni-
ties in Agriculture and Natural Resources. 
(B) The Institute for Nutrition and 
Health. 
(C) The Institute for Rural and Urban 
Community Development. 
(D) The Institute for Natural Resources 
and Environment. 
(E) The Institute for Food Safety and Ag-
ricultural Security. 
(F) The Institute for Families, Youth, and 
Communities. 
(3) ADMINISTRATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Director, in con-
junction with the head of each individual insti-
tute, shall carry out National Institutes for 
Food and Agriculture programs with the goal of 
focusing those programs, and the participants, 
grantees, and other stakeholders of those pro-
grams on— 
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(i) understanding important problem 
areas and opportunities relating to a pro-
gram; 
(ii) discovering and implementing so-
lutions to address those problem areas; and 
(iii) exploring other opportunities pro-
vided under the programs. 
(B) STAKEHOLDER INPUT.—The Director, 
in consultation with the Secretary, the Council, 
and the head of each individual institute, shall 
solicit input from appropriate participants, 
grantees, and other stakeholders of the pro-
grams and activities of the National Institutes 
for Food and Agriculture relating to the prob-
lem areas, opportunity areas, solution areas, 
and Institute programs and related activities 
carried out by the National Institutes for Food 
and Agriculture. 
(4) MODIFICATION OF ORGANIZATION.—Begin-
ning on October 1 of the fifth full fiscal year begin-
ning after the date of enactment of this Act, the Di-
rector, in consultation with the Secretary and the 
Council, may include in a report required under sec-
tion 101(e) any recommendation of the Director 
with respect to the organization of the National In-
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stitutes for Food and Agriculture or the individual 
institutes, as the Director determines to be in the 
best interest of the United States. 
(b) PROGRAM INTEGRATION AND COORDINATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with applica-
ble law (including regulations), the Director, in co-
ordination with the head of each individual institute 
and taking into consideration the advice of the 
Council, shall ensure, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, that National Institutes for Food and Agri-
culture programs are administered, funded, and car-
ried out— 
(A) in an integrated, multidisciplinary, 
interdisciplinary, transdisciplinary, interagency, 
and inter-institutional manner that ensures— 
(i) the most efficient collaborative use 
of resources; and 
(ii) the focus of all resources and ac-
tivities on strategic, priority, problem, op-
portunity, and solution areas identified by 
the Director and the head of each applica-
ble individual institute, taking into consid-
eration the advice of the Council; 
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(B) among applicable participants, grant-
ees, and stakeholders, in a coordinated manner 
that encourages and ensures— 
(i) the most efficient collaborative ap-
plication of resources; and 
(ii) the focus of all resources and ac-
tivities on strategic, priority, problem, op-
portunity, and solution areas on a local, 
State, Indian tribal, regional, national, and 
international basis, as the Director and the 
head of each applicable individual institute, 
taking into consideration the advice of the 
Council, determine to be appropriate. 
(2) SCOPE.—The Director, in consultation with 
the Secretary and the Council, shall ensure, through 
the integration and coordination under paragraph 
(1), that opportunities are maximized with respect 
to— 
(A) the use of appropriate authorities, 
agencies, institutions, disciplines, and activities 
of the National Institutes for Food and Agri-
culture; and 
(B) the inclusion of appropriate partici-
pants and other stakeholders in those activities, 
including extramural, government, university, 
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extension, international, and other appropriate 
stakeholders, as determined by the Director. 
(c) MATCHING AND LEVERAGING OF SCARCE BUDG-
ET RESOURCES.—The National Institutes for Food and 
Agriculture and the Director shall provide for the match-
ing and leveraging of National Institutes for Food and Ag-
riculture resources by extramural activity program partici-
pants and recipients— 
(1) in accordance with applicable law governing 
the applicable capacity program, competitive pro-
gram, or other authority or activity; or 
(2) if not otherwise provided for by law, as the 
Director, in consultation with the Council, deter-
mines to be appropriate, taking into consideration— 
(A) the ability of the participating or re-
cipient institutions or entities to provide match-
ing funds; and 
(B) the treatment of the institutions or en-
tities with respect to matching fund and similar 
requirements under other authorities. 
(d) FUNDING ADMINISTRATION.— 
(1) CAPACITY PROGRAMS.—In accordance with 
other applicable law, in providing program funding 
to a particular institution or entity, the Director 
shall develop, in consultation with the Council, and 
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implement, a streamlined plan of work or adminis-
trative model designed to simplify, to the maximum 
extent practicable, the administration, funding, and 
oversight of capacity programs. 
(2) COMPETITIVE
PROGRAMS.—In accordance 
with other applicable law, in making determinations 
regarding whether to provide program funding to a 
particular institution, entity, or applicant (as appli-
cable), the Director shall, whenever practicable, im-
plement an administrative model designed to stream-
line and simplify, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, the application (as applicable), administra-
tion, funding, and oversight process. 
SEC. 104. FUNDING. 
(a) PRESERVATION OF CRITICAL BASE FUNDING.— 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds pro-
vided to National Institutes for Food and Agriculture pro-
grams shall be allocated and distributed in accordance 
with subsection (b). 
(b) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.— 
(1) PRIORITY FOR CRITICAL BASE FUNDS.—In 
distributing funds to carry out capacity programs 
and competitive programs during a fiscal year, the 
Director shall— 
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(A) first, use funds made available in an 
amount less than or equal to the capacity pro-
gram critical base funding level only to carry 
out capacity programs, in accordance with para-
graph (2); and 
(B) after funds equal to the capacity pro-
gram critical base funding level have been allo-
cated for capacity programs for the fiscal year, 
use any funds made available only to carry out 
competitive programs, until funds are allocated 
in an amount equal to the competitive program 
critical base funding level. 
(2) PROPORTIONAL
FUNDING
OF
CAPACITY 
PROGRAMS.—The Director shall apportion funds dis-
tributed under paragraph (1)(A) in accordance with 
the proportion that— 
(A) the amount received by each applicable 
capacity program for fiscal year 2007; bears to 
(B) the total amount made available for all 
capacity programs for fiscal year 2007. 
(3) OTHER THAN CRITICAL BASE FUNDS.—In 
distributing funds to carry out capacity programs 
and competitive programs during a fiscal year, the 
Director shall use in accordance with section 
105(c)— 
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(A) amounts made available in excess of 
the sum of the capacity program critical base 
funding level and the competitive program crit-
ical base funding level; and 
(B) amounts made available pursuant to 
section 105(a). 
SEC. 105. ENHANCED FUNDING. 
(a) CONTINUATION OF MANDATORY FUNDING.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Beginning on October 1, 
2007, and each October 1 thereafter, the Secretary 
shall transfer to the Director $200,000,000 of funds 
of the Commodity Credit Corporation to carry out 
this Act. 
(2) BUDGETARY OFFSET.—Section 401(b)(3) of 
the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education 
Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7621(b)(3)) is 
amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by adding ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ at the end and inserting a period; and 
(C) by striking subparagraph (D). 
(b) INCREASING CURRENTLY AUTHORIZED FUND-
ING.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, except 
as otherwise provided in this section, there are authorized 
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to be appropriated to the Director to carry out programs 
of the National Institutes for Food and Agriculture under 
this Act amounts equal to a level of the authorized funding 
for each such program as in effect on the day before the 
date of enactment of this Act, to be phased in as follows: 
(1) For fiscal year 2008, 120 percent of the 
level. 
(2) For fiscal year 2009, 140 percent of the 
level. 
(3) For fiscal year 2010, 160 percent of the 
level. 
(4) For fiscal year 2011, 180 percent of the 
level. 
(5) For fiscal year 2012 and thereafter, 200 
percent of the level. 
(c) DISTRIBUTION OF ENHANCED FUNDING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Any funds made available 
for a fiscal year for the National Institutes for Food 
and Agriculture shall be distributed in accordance 
with this subsection, if the funds are provided— 
(A) under subsection (a)(1); or 
(B) under any other authority under this 
or any other Act in excess of an amount equal 
to the sum of the capacity program critical base 
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funding level and the competitive program crit-
ical base funding level. 
(2) ENHANCED COMPETITIVE PROGRAM FUND-
ING.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall use 
70 percent of amounts described in paragraph 
(1) to carry out competitive programs, of 
which— 
(i) 55 percent shall be used to carry 
out fundamental research activities in ac-
cordance with subparagraph (B); and 
(ii) 45 percent shall be used to carry 
out competitive research activities other 
than fundamental research activities in ac-
cordance with subparagraph (C), includ-
ing— 
(I) integrated programs and re-
lated activities; 
(II) applied research and related 
activities; 
(III) translational research and 
related activities; 
(IV) activities substantially simi-
lar to activities carried out pursuant 
to the Initiative for Future Agri-
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culture and Food Systems under sec-
tion 401 of the Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Education Reform Act 
of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7621), as in effect 
on the day before the date of enact-
ment of this Act; and 
(V) education and extension pro-
grams and activities (including grants 
for outreach, research, or education). 
(B) FUNDAMENTAL
RESEARCH
ACTIVI-
TIES.— 
(i) OPEN
FUNDAMENTAL
RESEARCH 
POOL.—The Director shall allocate not less 
than 80 percent of amounts described in 
subparagraph (A)(i) to eligible applicants 
on a competitive basis, including applicants 
representing— 
(I) colleges, universities, and 
other institutions of higher education; 
and 
(II) other individuals and entities 
eligible to receive funding under the 
National Research Initiative. 
(ii) RESERVATION AND REVERSION.— 
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(I) IN GENERAL.—The Director 
shall reserve 20 percent of amounts 
described in subparagraph (A)(i) for 
allocation to 1890 Institutions, 1994 
Institutions, Insular Area Institutions, 
and Small 1862 Land-Grant Institu-
tions on a competitive basis, subject 
to— 
(aa) applicable peer and 
merit review requirements of 
Federal law (including regula-
tions); and 
(bb) such other peer and 
merit review requirements as the 
Director determines to be appro-
priate. 
(II) REVERSION OF UNUSED RE-
SERVED
FUNDS.—Any amounts re-
served under subclause (I) that are 
not allocated to institutions under 
that subclause by the end of the 2- 
year period following October 1 of the 
fiscal year for which the amounts are 
first made available shall be allocated 
to open fundamental research pool ap-
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plicants on a competitive basis in ac-
cordance with clause (i). 
(C) OTHER RESEARCH ACTIVITIES.— 
(i) OPEN
INTEGRATED
RESEARCH 
POOL.—The Director shall allocate not less 
than 80 percent of amounts described in 
subparagraph (A)(ii) to eligible applicants 
on a competitive basis, including applicants 
representing— 
(I) colleges, universities, and 
other institutions of higher education; 
and 
(II) other individuals and entities 
eligible to receive funding under the 
National Research Initiative. 
(ii) RESERVATION AND REVERSION.— 
(I) IN GENERAL.—The Director 
shall reserve 20 percent of amounts 
described in subparagraph (A)(ii) for 
allocation to 1890 Institutions, 1994 
Institutions, Insular Area Institutions, 
and Small 1862 Land-Grant Institu-
tions on a competitive basis, subject 
to— 
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(aa) applicable peer and 
merit review requirements of 
Federal law (including regula-
tions); and 
(bb) such other peer and 
merit review requirements as the 
Director determines to be appro-
priate. 
(II) REVERSION OF UNUSED RE-
SERVED
FUNDS.—Any amounts re-
served under subclause (I) that are 
not allocated to institutions under 
that subclause by the end of the 2- 
year period following October 1 of the 
fiscal year for which the amounts are 
first made available shall be allocated 
to open integrated research pool appli-
cants on a competitive basis in accord-
ance with clause (i). 
(D) EDUCATION
AND
EXTENSION
INTE-
GRATION.—The Director shall integrate into 
competitive programs of the National Institutes 
for Food and Agriculture national and global 
educational and extension initiatives, to the 
maximum extent practicable. 
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(E) INDIRECT COSTS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided 
in clause (ii), the Director shall provide for 
the payment of allowable indirect costs as-
sociated with competitive programs of the 
National Institutes for Food and Agri-
culture in accordance with section 1462 of 
the National Agricultural Research, Exten-
sion, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3310). 
(ii) EXCEPTION.—For each of fiscal 
years 2008 through 2012, the Director 
shall ensure that allowable indirect costs, 
associated with competitive programs of 
the National Institutes for Food and Agri-
culture that are funded under section 
104(b)(1)(B), shall not be paid at a rate 
that exceeds the levels generally provided 
for those competitive programs for fiscal 
year 2007. 
(3) ENHANCED
CAPACITY
PROGRAM
FUND-
ING.—The Director shall use 30 percent of amounts 
described in paragraph (1) to carry out capacity pro-
grams, of which— 
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(A) for each of fiscal years 2008 through 
2012— 
(i) 77.5 percent shall be allocated to 
capacity programs in accordance with the 
proportion that— 
(I) the amount received by the 
applicable capacity program during 
fiscal year 2007; bears to 
(II) the total amount made avail-
able for all capacity programs for fis-
cal year 2007; and 
(ii) 17.5 percent shall be allocated to 
1890 Institutions, 1994 Institutions, Insu-
lar Area Institutions, Small 1862 Land- 
Grant Institutions, and ASCARR Institu-
tions for institutional enhancement capac-
ity programs, of which— 
(I) 36 percent shall be for 1890 
Institutions; 
(II) 26 percent shall be for 1994 
Institutions, except that an amount 
from that 26 percent shall be allo-
cated to Insular Area Institutions in 
accordance with the proportion that— 
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(aa) the amount received by 
the applicable Institution during 
fiscal year 2007; bears to 
(bb) the total amount made 
available for all 1890 Institu-
tions, 1994 Institutions, Insular 
Area Institutions, Small 1862 
Land-Grant 
Institutions, 
and 
ASCARR Institutions for fiscal 
year 2007; 
(III) 26 percent shall be for 
Small 1862 Land-Grant Institutions; 
and 
(IV) 12 percent shall be for 
ASCARR Institutions; and 
(B) 5 percent shall be deposited into the 
enhancement fund of the National Institutes for 
Food and Agriculture to fund capacity invest-
ments that are consistent with capacity pro-
grams of the National Institutes for Food and 
Agriculture, as determined by the Director, in 
consultation with the Secretary and the Coun-
cil. 
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SEC. 106. SINGLE BUDGET SUBMISSION. 
The President shall submit to Congress, together 
with the annual budget submission of the President, a sin-
gle combined budget line item reflecting the total amount 
requested by the President for funding for the National 
Institutes for Food and Agriculture, including funding for 
capacity programs, competitive programs, and other appli-
cable National Institutes for Food and Agriculture pro-
grams. 
SEC. 107. CAPACITY BUILDING GRANTS FOR ASCARR INSTI-
TUTIONS. 
(a) GRANT PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary or the Direc-
tor, as appropriate, shall make grants to ASCARR 
Institutions to assist the ASCARR Institutions in 
maintaining and expanding the capacity of the 
ASCARR Institutions to conduct education, re-
search, and outreach activities relating to— 
(A) agriculture; 
(B) renewable resources; and 
(C) other similar disciplines. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary or the Di-
rector, as appropriate, shall make grants under this 
section— 
(A)(i) through a competitive application 
process under which appropriate officials of 
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ASCARR Institutions may submit applications 
in such form and manner as the Secretary or 
the Director, as appropriate, may prescribe; or 
(ii) through a noncompetitive application 
process; and 
(B) in such manner as to ensure geo-
graphic diversity with respect to the ASCARR 
Institutions that are the subjects of the grants. 
(3) USE OF FUNDS.—An ASCARR Institution 
that receives a grant under subsection (a)(1) may 
use the funds made available through the grant to 
maintain and expand the capacity of the ASCARR 
Institution— 
(A) to successfully compete for funds from 
Federal grants and other sources to carry out 
educational, research, and outreach activities 
that address priority concerns of national, re-
gional, State, and local interest; 
(B) to disseminate information relating to 
priority concerns to— 
(i) interested members of the agri-
culture, renewable resources, and related 
stakeholder communities; 
(ii) the public; and 
(iii) any other interested entity; 
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(C) to encourage members of the agri-
culture, renewable resources, and related stake-
holder communities to participate in priority 
education, research, and outreach activities by 
providing matching funding to leverage grant 
funds; and 
(D) through— 
(i) the purchase or other acquisition 
of equipment and other infrastructure (not 
including the construction of new build-
ings); 
(ii) the renovation of facilities; 
(iii) the professional growth and devel-
opment of the faculty of the ASCARR In-
stitution; and 
(iv) the development of human capital 
(including through the use of graduate 
assistantships). 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this sec-
tion— 
(1) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; 
(2) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; 
(3) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; 
(4) $13,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; 
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(5) $17,000,000 for fiscal year 2012; and 
(6) such sums as are necessary for fiscal year 
2013 and each fiscal year thereafter. 
TITLE II—MODIFICATIONS 
SEC. 201. MERIT REVIEW OF EXTENSION AND EDU-
CATIONAL GRANTS. 
Section 103 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, 
and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7613) is 
amended in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (2) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) MERIT REVIEW OF EXTENSION AND EDU-
CATION GRANTS.—The Secretary shall establish pro-
cedures that provide for merit review of each agri-
cultural extension or education grant administered, 
on a competitive basis, by the National Institutes for 
Food and Agriculture.’’. 
SEC. 202. REPEAL PLAN OF WORK REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) EXTENSION AT 1890 LAND-GRANT COLLEGES.— 
Section 1444(d) of the National Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
3221(d)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking the second 
sentence; and 
(2) by striking paragraphs (3) through (5). 
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(b) RESEARCH AT 1890 LAND-GRANT COLLEGES.— 
Section 1445 of the National Agricultural Research, Ex-
tension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3222) 
is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated annually such sums as 
Congress may determine necessary to support continuing 
agricultural research at colleges eligible to receive funds 
under the Act of August 30, 1890 (26 Stat. 417–419, as 
amended; 7 U.S.C. 321–326 and 328), including Tuskegee 
University (hereinafter referred to in this section as ‘eligi-
ble institutions’).’’; and 
(2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(c) PROGRAM.—The director of the State agricul-
tural experiment station in each State in which an eligible 
institution is located, and the research director specified 
in subsection (d) in each of the eligible institutions in that 
State, shall jointly develop, by mutual agreement, a com-
prehensive program of agricultural research in the State, 
to be submitted for approval by the Secretary not later 
than 1 year after the date of enactment of this title.’’. 
(c) HATCH ACT OF 1887.— 
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(1) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 3 of 
the Hatch Act of 1887 (7 U.S.C. 361c) is amend-
ed— 
(A) by striking subsection (h) and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(h) PEER REVIEW AND PLAN OF WORK.—Research 
carried out under subsection (c)(3) shall be subject to sci-
entific peer review. The review of a project conducted 
under this paragraph shall be considered to satisfy the 
merit review requirements of section 103(e) of the Agricul-
tural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 
1998.’’; and 
(B) in subsection (i)(2), by striking sub-
paragraph (D). 
(2) REPEAL.—Section 7 of the Hatch Act of 
1887 (7 U.S.C. 361g) is amended by striking sub-
sections (d) through (g). 
(d) SMITH-LEVER ACT.— 
(1) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
3(h)(2) of the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 343(h)(2)) 
is amended by striking subparagraph (D). 
(2) REPEAL.—Section 4 of the Smith-Lever Act 
(7 U.S.C. 344) is amended by striking subsections 
(c) through (e). 
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SEC. 203. INDIRECT COSTS. 
Section 1462 of the National Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
3310) is amended by striking subsection (a) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as otherwise provided in 
law, and in accordance with the requirements under sec-
tion 105(c)(1)(E) of the CREATE-21 Act of 2007, indi-
rect costs charged against a competitive agricultural re-
search, education, or extension grant awarded under this 
Act, the CREATE-21 Act of 2007, or any other Act pur-
suant to authority delegated to the Director of the Na-
tional Institutes for Food and Agriculture shall not exceed 
the negotiated indirect rate of cost established for an insti-
tution by the appropriate Federal audit agency for the in-
stitution.’’. 
TITLE III—EXTENSIONS 
Subtitle A—National Agricultural 
Research, Extension, and Teach-
ing Policy Act of 1977 
SEC. 301. GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS FOR FOOD AND AGRI-
CULTURAL SCIENCES EDUCATION. 
Section 1417(l) of the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3152(l)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2012’’. 
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SEC. 302. 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 Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3154(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2012’’. 
SEC. 303. POLICY RESEARCH CENTERS. 
Section 1419A(d) of the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3155(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2012’’. 
SEC. 304. 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. 305. 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’’. 
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SEC. 306. NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAM. 
Section 1425(c)(3) of the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3175(c)(3)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2012’’. 
SEC. 307. 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’’. 
SEC. 308. 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. 309. GRANTS TO UPGRADE AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD 
SCIENCES FACILITIES AT 1890 LAND-GRANT 
COLLEGES, INCLUDING TUSKEGEE UNIVER-
SITY. 
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’’. 
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SEC. 310. 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’’. 
SEC. 311. 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 in the first sentence by strik-
ing ‘‘for each of fiscal years 2003 through 2007,’’. 
SEC. 312. HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS. 
Section 1455(c) of the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3241(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2012’’. 
SEC. 313. 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’’. 
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SEC. 314. 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’’. 
SEC. 315. 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. 316. 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. 317. 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. 318. AQUACULTURE RESEARCH FACILITIES. 
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’’. 
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SEC. 319. 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’’. 
SEC. 320. 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. 321. 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 
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(2) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated), by 
striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 
Subtitle B—Food, Agriculture, Con-
servation, and Trade Act of 1990 
SEC. 331. 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. 332. 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. 333. NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT RESEARCH AND EXTEN-
SION INITIATIVE. 
Section 1672A of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva-
tion, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925a) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub-
section (f); and 
(2) in subsection (f) (as so redesignated), by 
striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 
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SEC. 334. ORGANIC AGRICULTURE RESEARCH AND EXTEN-
SION INITIATIVE. 
Section 1672B(e) of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva-
tion, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925b(e)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 
SEC. 335. 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. 336. 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. 337. NATIONAL RURAL INFORMATION CENTER CLEAR-
INGHOUSE. 
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’’. 
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Subtitle C—Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Education Re-
form Act of 1998 
SEC. 341. PARTNERSHIPS FOR HIGH-VALUE AGRICULTURAL 
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. 342. 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. 343. 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’’. 
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SEC. 344. THOMAS JEFFERSON INITIATIVE FOR CROP DI-
VERSIFICATION. 
Section 405(h) of the Agricultural Research, Exten-
sion, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 
7625(h)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting 
‘‘2012’’. 
SEC. 345. INTEGRATED RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND EX-
TENSION COMPETITIVE GRANTS PROGRAM. 
Section 406(f) of the Agricultural Research, Exten-
sion, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 
7626(f)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting 
‘‘2012’’. 
SEC. 346. SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH REGARDING DISEASES 
OF WHEAT, TRITICALE, AND BARLEY CAUSED 
BY 
FUSARIUM 
GRAMINEARUM 
OR 
BY 
TILLETIA INDICA. 
Section 408(e) of the Agricultural Research, Exten-
sion, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 
7628(e)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting 
‘‘2012’’. 
SEC. 347. BOVINE JOHNE’S DISEASE CONTROL PROGRAM. 
Section 409(b) of the Agricultural Research, Exten-
sion, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 
7629(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting 
‘‘2012’’. 
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SEC. 348. GRANTS FOR YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS. 
Section 410(c) of the Agricultural Research, Exten-
sion, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 
7630(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting 
‘‘2012’’. 
SEC. 349. AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH 
AND DEVELOPMENT FOR DEVELOPING COUN-
TRIES. 
Section 411(c) of the Agricultural Research, Exten-
sion, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 
7631(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting 
‘‘2012’’. 
SEC. 350. OFFICE OF PEST MANAGEMENT POLICY. 
Section 614(f) of the Agricultural Research, Exten-
sion, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 
7653(f)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting 
‘‘2012’’. 
Subtitle D—Other Laws 
SEC. 371. CRITICAL AGRICULTURAL MATERIALS ACT. 
Section 16(a) of the Critical Agricultural Materials 
Act (7 U.S.C. 178n(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 
SEC. 372. EQUITY IN EDUCATIONAL LAND-GRANT STATUS 
ACT OF 1994. 
(a) ENDOWMENT FOR 1994 INSTITUTIONS.—Section 
533(b) of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status 
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Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note; Public Law 103–382) 
is amended in the first sentence by striking ‘‘2007’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2012’’. 
(b) INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING GRANTS.— 
Section 535 of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Sta-
tus Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note; Public Law 103– 
382) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 
(c) RESEARCH GRANTS.—Section 536(c) of the Eq-
uity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (7 
U.S.C. 301 note; Public Law 103–382) is amended in the 
first sentence by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 
SEC. 
373. 
AGRICULTURAL 
EXPERIMENT 
STATION 
RE-
SEARCH FACILITIES ACT. 
Section 6(a) of the Research Facilities Act (7 U.S.C. 
390d(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting 
‘‘2012’’. 
SEC. 374. NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTEN-
SION, AND TEACHING POLICY ACT AMEND-
MENTS OF 1985. 
Section 1431 of the National Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act Amendments of 1985 
(Public Law 99–198; 99 Stat. 1556; 116 Stat. 436) is 
amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 
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SEC. 375. COMPETITIVE, SPECIAL, AND FACILITIES RE-
SEARCH GRANT ACT (NATIONAL RESEARCH 
INITIATIVE). 
Section 2(b)(10) of the Competitive, Special, and Fa-
cilities Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 450i(b)(10)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 
SEC. 376. BEGINNING FARMER AND RANCHER DEVELOP-
MENT PROGRAM. 
Section 7405(h) of the Farm Security and Rural In-
vestment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 3319f(h)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 
SEC. 377. AGRICULTURAL RISK PROTECTION ACT OF 2000 
(CARBON CYCLE RESEARCH). 
Section 221(g) of the Agricultural Risk Protection 
Act of 2000 (7 U.S.C. 6711(g)) is amended by striking 
‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 
SEC. 378. RENEWABLE RESOURCES EXTENSION ACT OF 
1978. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
6 of the Renewable Resources Extension Act of 1978 (16 
U.S.C. 1675) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘2012’’. 
(b) TERMINATION DATE.—Section 8 of the Renew-
able Resources Extension Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 1671 
note; Public Law 95–306) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 
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SEC. 379. 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’’. 
TITLE IV—ENHANCEMENTS 
Subtitle A—Research and 
Extension 
SEC. 401. COMPLIANCE WITH MULTISTATE AND INTEGRA-
TION REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) FUNDS EXPENDED ON MULTISTATE COOPERA-
TIVE EXTENSION ACTIVITIES.—Section 3 of the Smith- 
Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 343) is amended by striking sub-
section (h) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(h) MULTISTATE COOPERATIVE EXTENSION AC-
TIVITIES.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITION OF MULTISTATE ACTIVITY.— 
In this subsection, the term ‘multistate activity’ 
means a cooperative extension activity in which 2 or 
more States cooperate to resolve problems that con-
cern more than 1 State. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—To receive funding 
under subsections (b) and (c) for a fiscal year, 
a State must have expended on multistate ac-
tivities, in the preceding fiscal year, an amount 
equivalent to not less than 25 percent of the 
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funds paid to the State under subsections (b) 
and (c) for the preceding fiscal year. 
‘‘(B) DETERMINATION
OF
AMOUNT.—In 
determining compliance with subparagraph (A), 
the Secretary shall include all cooperative exten-
sion funds expended by the State in the pre-
ceding fiscal year, including Federal, State, and 
local funds. 
‘‘(3) REDUCTION OF PERCENTAGE.—The Sec-
retary may reduce the minimum percentage required 
to be expended for multistate activities under para-
graph (2) by a State in a case of hardship, 
unfeasibility, or other similar circumstances beyond 
the control of the State, as determined by the Sec-
retary. 
‘‘(4) APPLICABILITY.—This subsection does not 
apply to funds provided— 
‘‘(A) to a 1994 Institution (as defined in 
section 532 of the Equity in Educational Land- 
Grant Status Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note; 
Public Law 103–382)); or 
‘‘(B) to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 
the Virgin Islands, or Guam.’’. 
(b) FUNDS EXPENDED ON INTEGRATED RESEARCH 
AND EXTENSION ACTIVITIES.—Section 3 of the Hatch 
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Act of 1887 (7 U.S.C. 361c) is amended by striking sub-
section (i) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(i) INTEGRATED RESEARCH AND EXTENSION AC-
TIVITIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(A) REQUIREMENT.—To receive funding 
under this Act and subsections (b) and (c) of 
section 3 of the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 
343) for a fiscal year, a State must have ex-
pended on activities that integrate cooperative 
research and extension (referred to in this sec-
tion as ‘integrated activities’), in the preceding 
fiscal year, an amount equivalent to not less 
than 25 percent of the funds paid to the State 
under this section and subsections (b) and (c) 
of section 3 of the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 
343) for the preceding fiscal year. 
‘‘(B) DETERMINATION
OF
AMOUNT.—In 
determining compliance with subparagraph (A), 
the Secretary shall include all cooperative re-
search and extension funds expended by the 
State in the prior fiscal year, including Federal, 
State, and local funds. 
‘‘(2) REDUCTION OF PERCENTAGE.—The Sec-
retary may reduce the minimum percentage required 
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to be expended for integrated activities under para-
graph (1) by a State in a case of hardship, 
unfeasibility, or other similar circumstances beyond 
the control of the State, as determined by the Sec-
retary. 
‘‘(3) APPLICABILITY.—This subsection does not 
apply to funds provided 
‘‘(A) to a 1994 Institution (as defined in 
section 532 of the Equity in Educational Land- 
Grant Status Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note; 
Public Law 103–382)); or 
‘‘(B) to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 
the Virgin Islands, or Guam. 
‘‘(4) RELATIONSHIP
TO
OTHER
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Funds described in paragraph (1)(B) that 
a State uses to calculate the required amount of ex-
penditures for integrated activities under paragraph 
(1)(A) may also be used in the same fiscal year to 
calculate the amount of expenditures for multistate 
activities required under subsection (c)(3) of this 
section and section 3(h) of the Smith-Lever Act (7 
U.S.C. 343(h)).’’. 
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SEC. 402. EXPANSION OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL 
SCIENCES AWARDS. 
Section 1417(i) of the National Agricultural Re-
search, 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 inserting ‘‘Teaching, Exten-
sion, and Research Awards’’; and 
(2) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish a National Food and Agricultural Sciences 
Teaching, Extension, and Research Awards program 
to recognize and promote excellence in teaching, ex-
tension, and research in the food and agricultural 
sciences at a college or university. The Secretary 
shall make at least one cash award in each fiscal 
year to a nominee selected by the Secretary for ex-
cellence in each of the areas of teaching, extension, 
and research of food and agricultural science at a 
college or university.’’. 
SEC. 403. SUSTAINABLE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INITIA-
TIVE. 
Subtitle C of title XIV of the National Agriculture 
Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
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U.S.C. 3121 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘SEC. 1413C. SUSTAINABLE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INITIA-
TIVE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, through the Co-
operative State Research, Education, and Extension Serv-
ice or any successor organization, shall establish and carry 
out a sustainable human development initiative using an 
interdisciplinary approach to demonstrate the importance 
of— 
‘‘(1) enhancing and sustaining human capital 
and resources along with economic growth in both 
developing and advanced economies; 
‘‘(2) improving health and nutrition and sup-
porting the stability and well-being of women, chil-
dren, and families throughout the world; 
‘‘(3) protecting the environment while carrying 
out necessary development activities; and 
‘‘(4) achieving and maintaining social justice 
along with economic and social opportunity. 
‘‘(b) PARTNERSHIPS.—In carrying out this section, 
the Secretary shall enter into partnerships with colleges 
and universities and with such other public and private 
entities as the Secretary deems appropriate to assemble 
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individuals with appropriate levels of training and experi-
ence in disciplines that can further the initiative. 
‘‘(c) INTEGRATION INTO ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary 
shall endeavor to integrate the principles of sustainable 
human development into the research, extension, teaching, 
and related activities carried out under this Act and such 
related authorities as the Secretary determines appro-
priate.’’. 
Subtitle B—Nutrition 
SEC. 411. EXPANDED FOOD AND NUTRITION EDUCATION 
PROGRAM. 
(a) FUNDING TO 1862, 1890, AND INSULAR AREA 
INSTITUTIONS.—Section 1425(c)(2)(B) of the National 
Agriculture Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act 
of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3175(c)(2)(B)) is amended 
(1) in the prefatory material by striking 
‘‘among the States’’; 
(2) by striking clause (i) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(i) $100,000 shall be distributed to 
each of the land grant colleges and univer-
sities;’’; 
(3) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii); 
(4) by inserting after clause (i) the following: 
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‘‘(ii) subject to subsection (d), of the remainder, 10 
percent in fiscal year 2008, 11 percent in fiscal year 2009, 
12 percent in fiscal year 2010, 13 percent in fiscal year 
2011, 14 percent in fiscal year 2012, and 15 percent in 
fiscal year 2013 and each fiscal year thereafter, shall be 
allocated to each 1890 Institution (as defined in section 
2 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education 
Reform Act of 1998) in an amount that bears the same 
ratio to the total amount to be allocated under this clause 
as the population of the State living at or below 125 per-
cent of the income poverty guidelines prescribed by the 
Office of Management and Budget (adjusted pursuant to 
section 673(2) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act 
of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 9902)), bears to the total population 
of all the States that have 1890 Institutions living at or 
below 125 percent of the income poverty guidelines, as de-
termined by the last preceding decennial census at the 
time each such additional amount is first appropriated: 
Provided, That the total allocated under this clause shall 
not exceed (I) the amount of the funds appropriated for 
the conduct of the expanded food and nutrition education 
program for the fiscal year that are in excess of the 
amount appropriated for the conduct of the program for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, reduced by (II) 
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any amounts expended pursuant to any adjustment under 
subsection (d); and’’; and 
(5) By amending clause (iii), as redesignated— 
(A) by striking ‘‘allocated to each State’’ 
and inserting ‘‘allocated to the institution eligi-
ble to receive funds under the Act of July 2, 
1862 (and including the appropriate insular 
area institution) in each State (and the Univer-
sity of the District of Columbia, notwith-
standing section 208(c) of Public Law 93– 
471)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘subparagraph.’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subparagraph: Provided, That the total 
allocated under this clause to the University of 
the District of Columbia shall not exceed (I) the 
amount described in the proviso to clause (ii), 
reduced further by (II) the amount allocated 
under clause (ii).’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION.—Section 1425(c)(3) of the Na-
tional Agriculture Research, Extension, and Teaching Pol-
icy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3175(c)(3)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘$83,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1996 
though 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘$90,000,000 for each of fis-
cal years 2008 through 2014’’. 
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section take effect on October 1, 2007. 
SEC. 412. UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ELI-
GIBILITY FOR THE EXPANDED FOOD AND NU-
TRITION PROGRAM. 
Section 3 of the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 343) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(k) ELIGIBILITY.—The 1862 Land-Grant Institu-
tion in the District of Columbia, as defined under section 
208 of the District of Columbia Public Postsecondary 
Education Reorganization Act of October 26, 1974 (Pub-
lic Law 93–471, 88 Stat. 1428), shall be eligible under 
this section to participate in the expanded food and nutri-
tion education program established under section 1425 of 
the National Agriculture Research, Extension, and Teach-
ing Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3175).’’. 
SEC. 413. FOOD STAMP NUTRITION EDUCATION REIM-
BURSEMENT FOR 1890 INSTITUTIONS. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Sec-
retary of Agriculture may reimburse a State participating 
in the Food Stamp Nutrition Education Program at the 
rate of 100 percent for allowable expenditures for nutri-
tion education provided by an 1890 Institution (as defined 
in section 2 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7601(2)), if the 
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Secretary determines that the 1890 Institution would oth-
erwise be unable to provide the Nutrition Education. 
SEC. 414. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE NATIONAL NUTRI-
TION MONITORING AND RELATED RESEARCH 
ACT OF 1990. 
(a) COORDINATED PROGRAM.—Section 101(a) of the 
National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Act 
of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5311(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘ten- 
year’’. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION PERIOD.—Section 104(a) of 
the National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research 
Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5314(a)) is amended by striking 
‘‘shall be carried’’ and all that follows through ‘‘section 
103(d)(2) and’’. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION.—Section 106 of the National 
Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Act of 1990 
(7 U.S.C. 5316) is amended 
(1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘authorize 
the appropriation or’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out 
this title for each of the 7 fiscal years beginning with fiscal 
year 2008.’’. 
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Subtitle C—1890 Initiatives 
SEC. 421. RESEARCH AND EDUCATION UNDER THE NA-
TIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTEN-
SION, AND TEACHING POLICY ACT OF 1977. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1445(a)(2) of the Na-
tional Agriculture Research, Extension, and Teaching Pol-
icy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3222(a)(2)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘25 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘30 percent’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2007. 
SEC. 422. EXTENSION FORMULA PROGRAMS UNDER THE 
NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EX-
TENSION, AND TEACHING POLICY ACT OF 
1977. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1444(a)(2) of the Na-
tional Agriculture Research, Extension, and Teaching Pol-
icy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3221(a)(2)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘15 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘20 percent’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2007. 
SEC. 423. CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES EDUCATION 
AND RESEARCH NETWORK (CYFERNET) PRO-
GRAM. 
In carrying out the Children, Youth, and Families 
Education and Research Network Program under section 
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3(d) of the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 343(d)), the Sec-
retary shall include 1890 Institutions as eligible program 
applicants and participants. In this section, the term 
‘‘1890 Institutions’’ has the same meaning as in section 
2 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education 
Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7601(2)). 
SEC. 424. ANIMAL HEALTH AND DISEASE RESEARCH PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 1434(b) of the National Agriculture 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(2))).’’. 
SEC. 425. MCINTIRE-STENNIS COOPERATIVE FORESTRY 
ACT. 
Section 2 of Public Law 87–788 (16 U.S.C. 582a– 
1) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘and 1890 Institutions,’’ before 
‘‘and (b)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘In 
states which have both 1862 Institutions and the 
1890 Institutions eligible for and receiving funds 
under this Act, the institutions shall, to the max-
imum extent practicable, develop complementary 
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plans for forestry research in the State. In this sec-
tion, the terms ‘1862 Institutions’ and ‘1890 Insti-
tutions’ have the same meanings as in section 2 of 
the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education 
Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7601(2)).’’. 
SEC. 426. OUTREACH AND ASSISTANCE FOR SOCIALLY DIS-
ADVANTAGED FARMERS AND RANCHERS. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION.—Section 2501(a)(4)(A) of the 
Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 
(7 U.S.C. 2279(a)(4)(A)) is amended by striking 
‘‘$25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2007’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 
through 2014’’. 
(b) 
DURATION
OF
AGREEMENTS.—Section 
2501(a)(3)(A) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and 
Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279(a)(3)(A)) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Any grant, contract, 
or other agreement under this subsection may be entered 
into for a period of between 1 and 5 years, except that, 
in order to enhance program continuity, an applicant may 
request a multiyear grant, contract, or agreement of at 
least 3 years in duration.’’. 
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SEC. 427. GRANTS TO 1890 SCHOOLS TO EXPAND EXTEN-
SION 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 exten-
sion’’. 
SEC. 428. NATIONAL CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF SOCIALY 
DISADVANTAGED FARMERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make a com-
petitive grant annually to a consortium of 1890 Institu-
tions for the purpose of establishing and supporting a Na-
tional Center for the Study of Socially Disadvantaged 
Farmers (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Center’’). 
(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the Center are— 
(1) to conduct research, analysis, and policy 
formulation, and to disseminate information de-
signed to improve the economic viability of socially 
disadvantaged farmers in the United States; and 
(2) to evaluate the effectiveness and impact of 
the programs and services of the Department of Ag-
riculture that serve socially disadvantaged farmers 
and recommend policies designed to improve the 
quality of those programs and services. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary 
of Agriculture. 
(2) The term ‘‘1890 Institutions’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 2 of the Agricul-
tural Research, Extension, and Education Reform 
Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7601(2)). 
(3) The term ‘‘socially disadvantaged farmer’’ 
has the meaning given that term in section 
2501(e)(2) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, 
and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279(e)(2)). 
(d) AUTHORIZATION.—There are authorized to be ap-
propriated to the Secretary for the grant program under 
this section not to exceed $2,000,000 for each of the fiscal 
years 2008 through 2014. 
Subtitle D—Forestry 
SEC. 431. MCINTIRE-STENNIS COOPERATIVE FORESTRY RE-
SEARCH PROGRAM. 
Section 8201 of the Farm Security and Rural Invest-
ment Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–171) is amended by 
inserting before the period at the end the following: 
‘‘, which distributes funds by formula for the 
purposes of—(1) assisting the various States in car-
rying out a program of State forestry and natural 
resources research at State forestry schools and col-
leges; and 
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‘‘(2) developing a trained pool of forest and 
natural resources scientists capable of conducting 
needed forestry and natural resources research.’’. 
Subtitle E—Rural Development 
SEC. 441. EXTENSION OF AGRICULTURAL TELECOMMUNI-
CATIONS PROGRAM TO RURAL DEVELOP-
MENT. 
Section 1673 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, 
and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5926) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘AND
RURAL
DEVELOP-
MENT’’ after ‘‘AGRICULTURAL’’ in the heading; 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘agricultural communica-
tions’’ and inserting ‘‘agricultural and rural de-
velopment communications’’; 
(B) by inserting after ‘‘and products’’ the 
following: ‘‘, and to facilitate and enhance rural 
development programs and activities’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘agricultural research’’ and 
inserting ‘‘agricultural and rural development 
research’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ‘‘and re-
search’’ and inserting ‘‘research, and rural develop-
ment’’; 
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(4) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ‘‘indus-
tries’’ and inserting ‘‘industries, and rural develop-
ment’’; 
(5) in subsection (b)(4), by inserting ‘‘and rural 
development’’ after ‘‘agricultural’’; 
(6) in subsection (c), by— 
(A) striking paragraph (1); and 
(B) redesignating paragraphs (2) through 
(7) as paragraphs (1) through (6), respectively; 
(7) in subsection (d), by amending paragraph 
(1) to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) The Secretary of Agriculture shall estab-
lish a program, to be administered through the 
Higher Education Program of the Cooperative State 
Research, Education, and Extension Service (or its 
successor organization), under which financial and 
technical assistance may be provided to eligible insti-
tutions that participate in a network that distributes 
programs consistent with the objectives described in 
subsection (b) of this section.’’; 
(8) in subsection (f)(1), by inserting ‘‘rural de-
velopment,’’ after ‘‘research,’’; and 
(9) in subsection (f)(2), by striking from ‘‘ap-
plications’’ through ‘‘Applications’’, and inserting 
‘‘applications that’’. 
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SEC. 442. AUTHORIZATION OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT RE-
SEARCH UNDER THE INITIATIVE FOR FU-
TURE AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SYSTEMS. 
Section 401 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, 
and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7621) is 
amended in subsection (c)(1)(D) by inserting ‘‘and rural 
development’’ after ‘‘development’’. 
SEC. 443. PRIORITY INITIATIVES: LAND USE MANAGEMENT. 
Section 1672(e)(28) of the Food, Agriculture, Con-
servation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925(e)(28)) 
is amended by inserting ‘‘and the impact of land use man-
agement decisions on communities’’ before the period. 
SEC. 444. PRIORITY INITIATIVES: WATER AND AIR QUALITY. 
Section 1672(e)(29) of the Food, Agriculture, Con-
servation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925(e)(29)) 
is amended by inserting ‘‘and for the purpose of better 
understanding community mechanisms that (A) help miti-
gate agricultural impacts on water and air quality, and 
(B) foster collaboration between communities and land 
managers in mitigating those impacts’’ before the period. 
SEC. 445. PRIORITY INITIATIVES: AGROTOURISM. 
Section 1672(e)(31) of the Food, Agriculture, Con-
servation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925(e)(31)) 
is amended by inserting ‘‘and to understand the conditions 
under which agrotourism can thrive and have positive 
community impacts’’ before the period. 
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SEC. 446. ORGANIC AGRICULTURE RESEARCH AND EXTEN-
SION INITIATIVE. 
Section 1672B(a) of the Food, Agriculture, Con-
servation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925b) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (5) by striking ‘‘and’’ after 
the semicolon; 
(2) in paragraph (6) striking ‘‘conditions.’’ and 
inserting ‘‘conditions; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(7) examining communities and structures 
that support organic agricultural enterprises.’’. 
SEC. 447. BIOSECURITY. 
Section 1484(b) of the National Agriculture Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3351(b)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(5) To build community capacity to respond to 
biosecurity hazards in a coordinated and effective 
way.’’. 
SEC. 448. BEGINNING FARMERS AND RANCHERS. 
Section 7405(c)(1) of the Farm Security and Rural 
Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 3319f(c)(1)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (Q); 
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(2) by redesignating subparagraph (R) as sub-
paragraph (S); and 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (Q) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(R) the integration of beginning farmers 
and ranchers in supportive community net-
works; and’’. 
SEC. 449. RESIDENT INSTRUCTION AND DISTANT EDU-
CATION. 
Section 7501(a) of the Farm Security and Rural In-
vestment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 3361 note) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and agricultural sciences’’ and 
inserting ‘‘, agricultural, and rural social sciences’’; 
and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘rural social sciences,’’ after 
‘‘economics,’’. 
SEC. 450. TRIBAL COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY ESSENTIAL 
COMMUNITY FACILITIES. 
(a) FEDERAL SHARE.—Section 306(a)(25)(B) of the 
Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 
1926(a)(25)(B)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(B) FEDERAL
SHARE.—The Secretary 
shall establish the maximum percentage of the 
cost of the facility that may be covered by a 
grant under this paragraph, except that the 
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Secretary may not require nonfederal financial 
support in an amount that is greater than 5 
percent of the total cost.’’. 
(b) EXTENSION.—Section 306(a)(25)(C) of the Con-
solidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 
1926(a)(25)(C)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2014’’. 
SEC. 451. VALUE-ADDED AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT MAR-
KET DEVELOPMENT. 
Section 6401(b)(4) of the Farm Security and Rural 
Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 1621 note) is amend-
ed— 
(1) By striking ‘‘FUNDING.—Not’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘FUNDING.—’’ 
‘‘(A) INITIAL FUNDING.—Not’’; and 
(2) after subparagraph (A) as so redesignated, 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(B) SUBSEQUENT FUNDING.—In addition 
to any funds otherwise made available, there 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as 
may be necessary to carry out this section.’’. 
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