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Subtitle D—Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 
1998 
Sec. 7401. Partnerships for high-value agricultural product quality research. 
Sec. 7402. Precision agriculture. 
Sec. 7403. Biobased products. 
Sec. 7404. Thomas Jefferson initiative for crop diversification. 
Sec. 7405. Integrated research, education, and extension competitive grants pro-
gram. 
Sec. 7406. Fusarium graminearum grants. 
Sec. 7407. Bovine Johne’s disease control program. 
Sec. 7408. Grants for youth organizations. 
Sec. 7409. Agricultural biotechnology research and development for developing 
countries. 
Sec. 7410. Agricultural bioenergy and biobased products research initiative. 
Sec. 7411. Specialty crop research initiative. 
Sec. 7412. Office of pest management policy. 
Subtitle E—Other Laws 
Sec. 7501. Critical agricultural materials act. 
Sec. 7502. Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994. 
Sec. 7503. Agricultural experiment station Research Facilities Act. 
Sec. 7504. National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act 
Amendments of 1985. 
Sec. 7505. Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act (national re-
search initiative). 
Sec. 7506. Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 (carbon cycle research). 
Sec. 7507. Renewable Resources Extension Act of 1978. 
Sec. 7508. National Aquaculture Act of 1980. 
Sec. 7509. Construction of a Chinese Garden at the National Arboretum. 
Sec. 7510. Public education regarding use of biotechnology in producing food for 
human consumption. 
Sec. 7511. Fresh cut produce safety grants. 
Sec. 7512. UDC/EFNEP Eligibility. 
Sec. 7513. Smith-Lever Act. 
Sec. 7514. Hatch Act of 1987. 
Subtitle F—Additional Provisions 
Sec. 7601. Merit review of extension and educational grants. 
Sec. 7602. Review of plan of work requirements. 
Sec. 7603. Multistate and integration funding. 
Sec. 7604. Expanded food and nutrition education program. 
Sec. 7605. Grants to 1890 schools to expand extension capacity. 
Sec. 7606. Borlaug international agricultural science and technology fellowship 
program. 
Sec. 7607. Support for research regarding diseases of wheat, triticale, and barley 
caused by fusarium graminearum or by tilletia indica. 
Sec. 7608. Cost Recovery. 
Sec. 7609. Organic Food and Agricultural Systems Funding. 
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Subtitle A—General Provisions 
SEC. 7101. DEFINITIONS. 
For purposes of this title: 
(1) CAPACITY
PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘capacity 
program’’ means the capacity program in subpara-
graph (M) and each of the following agricultural re-
search, extension, education, and related programs for 
which the Secretary has administrative or other au-
thority as of the day before the date of enactment of 
this Act: 
(A) Each program providing funding to 
any of the 1994 institutions under sections 533, 
534(a), and 535 of the Equity in Educational 
Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (Public Law 
103–382; 7 U.S.C. 301 note) (commonly known 
as financial assistance, technical assistance, and 
endowments to tribal colleges and the Navajo 
Community College). 
(B) The program established under section 
536 of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant 
Status Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–382; 7 
U.S.C. 301 note) providing research grants for 
1994 institutions. 
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(C) Each program established under sub-
sections (b), (c), and (d) of section 3 of the 
Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 343). 
(D) Each program established under the 
Hatch Act of 1887 (7 U.S.C. 361a et seq.). 
(E) Each program established under section 
1417(b)(4) of the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 
1977 (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(4)), including grant pro-
grams under that section (commonly known as 
the 1890 Institution Teaching and Research Ca-
pacity Building Grants Program). 
(F) The animal health and disease research 
program established under subtitle E of the Na-
tional Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3191 et 
seq.). 
(G) The program established under section 
1445 of the National Agricultural Research, Ex-
tension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3222) (commonly known as the Evans- 
Allen Program). 
(H) The program providing grants to up-
grade agricultural and food sciences facilities at 
1890 Institutions established under section 1447 
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of the National Agricultural Research, Exten-
sion, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
3222b). 
(I) The program providing distance edu-
cation grants for insular areas established under 
section 1490 of the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 
1977 (7 U.S.C. 3362). 
(J) The program providing resident instruc-
tion grants for insular areas established under 
section 1491 of the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 
1977 (7 U.S.C. 3363). 
(K) Each research and development and re-
lated program established under Public Law 87– 
788 (commonly known as the McIntire-Stennis 
Cooperative Forestry Act; 16 U.S.C. 582a et 
seq.). 
(L) Each program established under the Re-
newable Resources Extension Act of 1978 (16 
U.S.C. 1671 et seq.). 
(M) The capacity building grant program 
for ASCARR Institutions established under this 
Act. 
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(N) Such other programs or parts of pro-
grams as determined appropriate by the Sec-
retary. 
(O) The program providing competitive ex-
tension grants to eligible 1994 institutions under 
section 3(b)(3) of the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 
343(b)(3)). 
(2) COMPETITIVE PROGRAMS.—The term ‘‘com-
petitive programs’’ means the competitive program in 
subparagraph (N) and each of the following agricul-
tural research, extension, education, and related pro-
grams for which the Secretary has administrative or 
other authority as of the day before the date of enact-
ment of this Act: 
(A) Competitive grant programs authorized 
or otherwise administered by the Department of 
Agriculture under the terms of section 2(b) of the 
Competitive, Special and Facilities Research 
Grant (7 U.S.C. 450i). 
(B) Institution Challenge Grants, adminis-
tered under 1417(j) of the National Agricultural 
Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 
1977, as amended (7 U.S.C. 3152(j)). 
(C) Grants and related authorities author-
ized or otherwise administered by the Secretary 
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of Agriculture under section 1417(b)(5) of the 
National Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
Teaching Policy Act of 1977, as amended (7 
U.S.C. 3152(b)(5)) (commonly known as the 
Higher Education Multicultural Scholars Pro-
gram). 
(D) Programs authorized or otherwise ad-
ministered under section 1455 of the National 
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching 
Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3241(c)) (com-
monly known as educational grant programs for 
Hispanic-serving institutions). 
(E) Integrated research, education, or exten-
sion programs authorized or otherwise adminis-
tered under section 406 of the Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 
1998 (7 U.S.C. 7626) except as provided under 
subsection (a)(14). 
(F) Sustainable Agriculture Research and 
Education (7 U.S.C. 5811). 
(G) Organic Research and Extension Ini-
tiative (7 U.S.C. 5925b). 
(H) Higher Education Challenge Grants (7 
U.S.C. 3152(b)(1)). 
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