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tion record; however, to be eligible for a grant 
under this subparagraph, an individual shall be 
within 5 years of the individual’s initial career 
track position; 
‘‘(F) to ensure that the faculty of small 
and mid-sized institutions who have not pre-
viously been successful in obtaining competitive 
grants under this subsection receive a portion 
of the grants; and 
‘‘(G) to improve research capabilities in 
States (as defined in the National Agricultural 
Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act 
of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.)) in which insti-
tutions have been less successful in receiving 
funding under this subsection, based on a 3- 
year rolling average of funding levels. 
‘‘(14) DIVISION OF FUNDS.—Of the funds made 
available to carry out this subsection, 60 percent 
shall be used to fund programs under paragraph (9) 
and 40 percent shall be used to fund programs 
under paragraph (10). 
‘‘(15) TRANSFER OF FUNDS FROM THE INITIA-
TIVE FOR FUTURE AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SYS-
TEMS.—Funds made available pursuant to section 
401(b)(3)(D) of the Agricultural Research, Exten-
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sion, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 
7621 (b)(3)(D)) shall be transferred to the program 
established under this subsection. 
‘‘(16) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) There is authorized to be appro-
priated 
to 
carry 
out 
this 
subsection 
$500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 
through 2012. 
‘‘(B) Funds made available in each fiscal 
year shall remain available until expended to 
pay for obligations incurred in that fiscal 
year.’’. 
(b) REPEALS.—The following provisions are hereby 
repealed: 
(1) Section 401 of the Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 
U.S.C. 7621), except that section 401(b)(3) of such 
Act shall not be repealed and shall remain in effect. 
(2) Subsection (2)(d) of the Competitive, Spe-
cial, and Facilities Research Grant Act of 1965 (7 
U.S.C. 450i(d)). 
SEC. 7107. CAPACITY BUILDING GRANTS FOR ASCARR IN-
STITUTIONS. 
(a) GRANT PROGRAM.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make 
competitive grants to ASCARR Institutions to assist 
the ASCARR Institutions in maintaining and ex-
panding the capacity of the ASCARR Institutions to 
conduct education, research, and outreach activities 
relating to— 
(A) agriculture; 
(B) renewable resources; and 
(C) other similar disciplines. 
(2) 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 other rel-
evant communities; 
(ii) the public; and 
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(iii) any other interested entity; 
(C) to encourage members of the agri-
culture, renewable resources, and other relevant 
communities to participate in priority edu-
cation, research, and outreach activities by pro-
viding matching funding to leverage grant 
funds; and 
(D) through— 
(i) the purchase or other acquisition 
of equipment and other infrastructure (not 
including alteration, repair, renovation, or 
construction of buildings); 
(ii) the professional growth and devel-
opment of the faculty of the ASCARR In-
stitution; and 
(iii) the development of graduate 
assistantships. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
such sums as are necessary for each fiscal year 2008 
through 2012. 
SEC. 7108. ESTABLISHMENT OF RESEARCH LABORATORIES 
FOR ANIMAL DISEASES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
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(1) ANIMAL DISEASE.—The term ‘‘animal dis-
ease’’ has the meaning given the term by the Sec-
retary. 
(2) IMPORT.—The term ‘‘import’’ means to 
move from a place outside the territorial limits of 
the United States to a place within the territorial 
limits of the United States. 
(3) LIVE VIRUS.—The term ‘‘live virus’’ means 
a live virus of foot-and-mouth disease or a live virus 
of any other animal disease that is a threat to the 
health of livestock, as determined by the Secretary. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
(5) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means any of 
the States, the District of Columbia, the Common-
wealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Commonwealth of 
the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands of 
the United States, or any territory or possession of 
the United States. 
(6) 
UNITED
STATES.—The 
term 
‘‘United 
States’’ means all of the States. 
(b) ANIMAL DISEASE RESEARCH.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
RESEARCH
FACILI-
TIES.—The Secretary is authorized to establish re-
search laboratories, including the acquisition of nec-
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essary land, buildings, or facilities, for research on 
animal diseases in the United States. 
(2) ACTIVITIES
AUTHORIZED
WHEN
DISEASE 
THREATENS
LIVESTOCK.—To the extent the Sec-
retary determines that an animal disease constitutes 
a threat to the livestock industry, the Secretary is 
authorized to conduct research, diagnostics, and 
other activities related to the animal disease. 
(c) RESTRICTIONS REGARDING LIVE VIRUS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graphs (2), (3), and (4), a person or State or Fed-
eral agency may not— 
(A) import a live virus into the United 
States; 
(B) transport a live virus within the 
United States; and 
(C) store and maintain a live virus at a re-
search facility. 
(2) AUTHORITY OF THE SECRETARY.—The Sec-
retary of Agriculture may— 
(A) import a live virus into the United 
States; 
(B) transport a live virus within the 
United States; and 
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(C) store and maintain a live virus at a re-
search facility. 
(3) PERMITS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary deter-
mines that it is in the public interest to do so, 
the Secretary may issue a permit to allow a pri-
vate person or a State or Federal agency to— 
(i) import a live virus into the United 
States; 
(ii) transport a live virus within the 
United States; and 
(iii) store and maintain a live virus at 
a research facility. 
(B) PERMIT
TERMS.—A permit issued 
under this paragraph shall be subject to terms 
and conditions prescribed by the Secretary. 
(4) LIMITATION.—Nothing in this section shall 
apply to the importation, transportation, storage, 
and maintenance of any live virus governed by regu-
lations promulgated pursuant to section 351A of the 
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262a) or the 
Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002 (7 
U.S.C. 8401). 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In addi-
tion to funds otherwise available for the control or eradi-
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cation of animal diseases, there are authorized to be ap-
propriated such sums as necessary to carry out this sec-
tion. 
SEC. 7109. GRAZINGLANDS RESEARCH LABORATORY. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, without 
specific authorization by an Act of Congress, the Federal 
land and facilities at El Reno, Oklahoma, currently admin-
istered 
by 
the 
Secretary 
of 
Agriculture 
as 
the 
Grazinglands Research Laboratory, shall not at any time, 
in whole or part, be declared to be excess or surplus Fed-
eral property under chapter 5 of subtitle I of title 40, 
United States Code, or otherwise be conveyed or trans-
ferred in whole or in part. 
SEC. 7110. RESEARCHER TRAINING. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary shall require that 
persons receiving funds under section 1668(g)(2) of the 
Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 
(7 U.S.C. 5921(g)(2)) to conduct research concerning ge-
netically engineered plants, including seed and other prop-
agative materials, complete a training program approved 
by the Secretary. 
(b) CERTIFICATION OF THIRD-PARTY PROVIDERS.— 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a system for ap-
proving individuals and entities to provide training under 
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subsection (a), including criteria for the evaluation of 
trainers or potential trainers. 
(c) EXPERTISE.—In establishing criteria for the eval-
uation of potential trainers, the Secretary shall ensure 
that individuals and entities with expertise in quality man-
agement systems, plant breeding and genetics, and the 
technical aspects of the Federal regulatory process for ag-
ricultural biotechnology, are eligible to become approved 
trainers under subsection (b). 
SEC. 7111. FORT RENO SCIENCE PARK RESEARCH FACIL-
ITY. 
The Secretary of Agriculture may lease land to the 
University of Oklahoma at the Grazinglands Research 
Laboratory at El Reno, Oklahoma, on such terms and con-
ditions as the University and the Secretary may agree in 
furtherance of cooperative research and existing easement 
arrangements. 
SEC. 7112. ASSESSING THE NUTRITIONAL COMPOSITION OF 
BEEF PRODUCTS. 
(a) STUDY.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall award a 
grant, contract, or other agreement with an appropriate 
land-grant university to update the Department of Agri-
culture’s Nutrient Composition Handbook for Beef, also 
known as Handbook #8–13. The Handbook shall incor-
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porate accurate and current data collected by the univer-
sity to be used by Federal agencies, private industries, 
health organizations, and consumers to determine impor-
tant diet and health-related issues associated with the con-
sumption of beef and beef products. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec-
essary to carry out this section to be available until ex-
pended. 
SEC. 7113. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING FUNDING FOR 
HUMAN NUTRITION RESEARCH. 
It is the sense of the Congress that— 
(1) human nutrition research has the potential 
for improving the health status of the American 
public through studies that help determine— 
(A) the food and beverage intakes of 
Americans and the nutrient composition of the 
food supply; 
(B) the relationship between diet and obe-
sity, particularly to prevent childhood obesity; 
(C) 
the 
authoritative, 
peer-reviewed, 
science-based evidence that forms the basis for 
Federal nutrition policy, dietary guidelines and 
programs; and 
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(D) the nutrient requirements for individ-
uals at various stages in the lifespan and for 
vulnerable populations, particularly children 
and the elderly; 
(2) human nutrition research holds the poten-
tial for identifying factors in crops and livestock that 
provide nutrition benefits to humans and add value 
for producers; 
(3) the potential cost savings to Federal health 
programs, combined with the boost in revenues for 
farmers who produce nutritionally enhanced foods, 
justifies an increase in funding to a level sufficient 
to conduct this essential research; and 
(4) the USDA regional human nutritional re-
search centers have unique value in linking producer 
and consumer interests into investigations of food 
and human nutrition issues and conducting long- 
term nutrition studies; and activities at these centers 
should be preserved and coordinated with other 
human nutrition research activities. 
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Subtitle B—National Agricultural 
Research, Extension, and Teach-
ing Policy Act of 1977 
SEC. 7201. ADVISORY BOARD. 
Section 1408(g)(1) of the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3123(g)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘$350,000’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$500,000’’. 
SEC. 7202. ADVISORY BOARD TERMINATION. 
Section 1408(h) of the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3123(h)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2012’’. 
SEC. 7203. RENEWABLE ENERGY COMMITTEE. 
The National Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
Teaching Policy Act of 1977 is amended by inserting after 
section 1408A the following: 
‘‘SEC. 1408B. RENEWABLE ENERGY COMMITTEE. 
‘‘(a) INITIAL MEMBERS.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this section, the execu-
tive committee of the Advisory Board shall establish and 
appoint the initial members of a permanent renewable en-
ergy committee that shall be responsible for studying the 
scope and effectiveness of research, extension, and eco-
nomics programs affecting the renewable energy industry. 
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‘‘(b) NON-ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS.—Individuals 
who are not members of the Advisory Board may be ap-
pointed as members of the renewable energy committee. 
Members of the renewable energy committee shall serve 
at the discretion of the executive committee. 
‘‘(c) REPORT
BY
RENEWABLE
ENERGY
COM-
MITTEE.—Not later than 180 days after the establishment 
of the renewable energy committee, and annually there-
after, the renewable energy committee shall submit to the 
Advisory Board a report containing the findings of its 
study under subsection (a). The renewable energy com-
mittee shall include in each report its recommendations. 
‘‘(d) COORDINATION OF FUNCTIONS.—In carrying 
out its functions, the Renewable Energy Committee shall 
coordinate with the Biomass Research and Development 
Act Committee. 
‘‘(e) MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED IN BUDGET REC-
OMMENDATION.—In preparing the annual budget rec-
ommendations for the Department, the Secretary shall 
take into consideration those findings and recommenda-
tions contained in the most recent report of the renewable 
energy committee that are adopted by the Advisory Com-
mittee. 
‘‘(f) REPORT BY THE SECRETARY.—In the budget 
material submitted to Congress by the Secretary in con-
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nection with the budget submitted pursuant to section 
1105 of title 31, United States Code, for a fiscal year, 
the Secretary shall include a report describing how the 
Secretary addressed each recommendation of the renew-
able energy committee described in subsection (e) of this 
section.’’. 
SEC. 7204. SPECIALTY CROP COMMITTEE REPORT. 
Section 1408A(c) of the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3123a(c)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(4) Analyses of the specialty crop sector, in-
cluding the impact of changes in domestic and inter-
national markets, production and new product tech-
nologies, alternative policies and macroeconomic con-
ditions on specialty crop production, use, farm and 
retail prices, and farm income and financial stability 
from a national, regional, and farm-level perspective. 
‘‘(5) Review of the economic state of the spe-
cialty crop industry from a regional perspective. 
‘‘(6) Development of data that provides applied 
information useful to specialty crop growers, their 
associations, and other interested beneficiaries in 
evaluating that industry from a regional and na-
tional perspective.’’. 
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SEC. 7205. INCLUSION OF UDC IN GRANTS AND FELLOW-
SHIPS 
FOR 
FOOD 
AND 
AGRICULTURAL 
SCIENCES EDUCATION. 
Section 1417 of the National Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
3152) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘including 
the University of the District of Columbia,’’ after 
‘‘universities,’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d)(2), by inserting ‘‘, includ-
ing the University of the District of Columbia,’’ 
after ‘‘universities’’. 
SEC. 7206. 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— 
(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)— 
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(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) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
1417(l) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, 
and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3152(l)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 
(c) REPORT.—Section 1417 of the National Agricul-
tural Research, Extension and Teaching Policy Act of 
1977 is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(m) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit an an-
nual report to the Committee on Agriculture of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nu-
trition and Forestry of the Senate detailing the distribu-
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tion of funds used to implement the teaching programs 
under subsection (j).’’. 
SEC. 7207. 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. 7208. 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 (b), by inserting ‘‘, including 
the Food Agricultural Policy Research Institute and 
the Agricultural and Food Policy Center’’ after ‘‘re-
search institutions and organizations’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘2007’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2012’’. 
SEC. 
7209. 
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 
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U.S.C. 3174(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2012’’. 
SEC. 7210. 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. 7211. 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. 7212. 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. 7213. COOPERATION AMONG ELIGIBLE INSTITUTIONS. 
Section 1433 of the National Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(g) COOPERATION
AMONG
ELIGIBLE
INSTITU-
TIONS.—The Secretary, to the maximum extent prac-
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ticable, shall encourage eligible institutions to cooperate 
in setting research priorities under this section through 
the conduct of regular regional and national meetings.’’. 
SEC. 7214. 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. 7215. AUTHORIZATION LEVEL OF 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. 7216. 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’’. 
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SEC. 7217. 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 (7 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.) is 
amended by inserting after section 1447 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 1447A. GRANTS TO UPGRADE AGRICULTURE AND 
FOOD SCIENCES FACILITIES AT THE DIS-
TRICT OF COLUMBIA LAND GRANT UNIVER-
SITY. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—It is declared to be the intent of 
Congress to assist the land grant university in the District 
of Columbia, as established under section 208 of the Dis-
trict of Columbia Public Postsecondary Education Reorga-
nization Act of October 26, 1974 (Public Law 93–471) 
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 for the purposes of car-
rying out the provisions of this section $750,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.’’. 
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SEC. 7218. 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. 7219. 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. 7220. 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. 7221. 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’’. 
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SEC. 7222. 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 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 1456. HISPANIC-SERVING AGRICULTURAL COLLEGES 
AND UNIVERSITIES. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section: 
‘‘(1) ENDOWMENT
FUND.—The term ‘endow-
ment fund’ means the Hispanic-Serving Agricultural 
Colleges and Universities Fund established under 
subsection (b). 
‘‘(2) HISPANIC-SERVING
AGRICULTURAL
COL-
LEGE AND UNIVERSITIES.—The term ‘Hispanic-serv-
ing agricultural colleges and universities’ means a 
college or university that— 
‘‘(A) qualifies as a ‘Hispanic-serving insti-
tution’; and 
‘‘(B) offers associate, bachelor’s, or other 
accredited degree programs in agriculture-re-
lated fields, as determined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(b) ENDOWMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—In accordance with this 
subsection, the Secretary of the Treasury shall es-
tablish a Hispanic-Serving Agricultural Colleges and 
Universities Fund. The Secretary of the Treasury 
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may enter into such agreements as are necessary to 
carry out this subsection. 
‘‘(2) DEPOSIT TO THE ENDOWMENT FUND.— 
The Secretary of the Treasury shall deposit in the 
endowment fund any— 
‘‘(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. 
‘‘(3) INVESTMENTS.—The Secretary of the 
Treasury shall invest the endowment fund corpus 
and income in interest-bearing obligations of the 
United States. 
‘‘(4) WITHDRAWALS AND EXPENDITURES.—The 
Secretary of the Treasury may not make a with-
drawal or expenditure from the endowment fund cor-
pus. On September 30, 2008, and each September 
30 thereafter, the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
withdraw the amount of the income from the endow-
ment fund for the fiscal year and warrant the funds 
to the Secretary who, after making adjustments for 
the cost of administering the endowment fund, shall 
distribute the adjusted income as follows: 
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‘‘(A) 60 percent distributed among the 
Hispanic-serving agricultural colleges and uni-
versities on a pro rata basis based on each in-
stitution’s Hispanic enrollment count. 
‘‘(B) 40 percent distributed in equal shares 
to the Hispanic-serving agricultural colleges 
and universities. 
‘‘(5) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—For fiscal year 2008, 
and for each fiscal year thereafter, there is au-
thorized to be appropriated to the Department 
of Agriculture an amount equal to— 
‘‘(i) $80,000; multiplied by 
‘‘(ii) the number of Hispanic-serving 
agricultural colleges and universities. 
‘‘(B) PAYMENTS.—For fiscal year 2008, 
and for each fiscal year thereafter, the Sec-
retary shall pay to the treasurer of each His-
panic-Serving agricultural college and university 
an amount equal to— 
‘‘(i) the total amount made available 
by appropriations pursuant to paragraph 
(1); divided by 
‘‘(ii) the number of Hispanic-serving 
agricultural colleges and universities. 
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‘‘(C) USE
OF
FUNDS.—Amounts author-
ized to be appropriated under this subsection 
shall be used in the same manner as is pre-
scribed for colleges under the Act of August 30, 
1890 (commonly known as the Second Morrill 
Act), and except as otherwise provided in this 
subsection, the requirements of such Act shall 
apply to the Hispanic-serving agricultural col-
leges and universities. 
‘‘(D) Amounts appropriated pursuant to 
this paragraph shall be held and considered to 
have been granted to Hispanic-serving agricul-
tural colleges and universities to establish an 
endowment pursuant to subsection (b). 
‘‘(c) 
INSTITUTIONAL
CAPACITY
BUILDING 
GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) PURPOSE
AND
ALLOWABLE
USES.—For 
fiscal year 2008, and for each fiscal year thereafter, 
the Secretary shall make institutional capacity build-
ing grants to assist Hispanic-serving agricultural 
colleges and universities not including alteration, re-
pair, renovation, or construction of buildings. 
‘‘(2) CRITERIA FOR INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY 
BUILDING GRANTS.— 
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