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7 U.S.C. § 7614c (AGRICULTURE)
§ 7614c. Budget submission and funding
(a) Definition of competitive programs
In this section, the term “competitive programs” includes only competitive programs for which annual appropriations are requested in the annual budget submission of the President.
(b) Budget request
The President shall submit to Congress, together with the annual budget submission of the President, a single budget line item reflecting the total amount requested by the President for funding for research, education, and extension activities of the Research, Education, and Economics mission area of the Department for that fiscal year and for the preceding 5 fiscal years.
(c) Capacity and infrastructure program request
Of the funds requested for capacity and infrastructure programs in excess of the capacity and infrastructure program critical base funding level, budgetary emphasis should be placed on enhancing funding for—
(1) 1890 Institutions;
(2) 1994 Institutions;
(3) NLGCA Institutions;
(4) Hispanic-serving agricultural colleges and universities; and
(5) small 1862 Institutions.
(d) Competitive program request
Of the funds requested for competitive programs in excess of the competitive program critical base funding level, budgetary emphasis should be placed on—
(1) enhancing funding for emerging problems; and
(2) finding solutions for those problems.
(Pub. L. 110–234, title VII, § 7506, May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1259; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title VII, § 7506, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2020.)
heading: Codification
text: Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 enacted identical sections. Pub. L. 110–234 was repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246.
Section was enacted as part of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, and not as part of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998, which in part comprises this chapter.
heading: Effective Date
text: Enactment of this section and repeal of Pub. L. 110–234 by Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–234, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as a note under section 8701 of this title.
7 U.S.C. § 7621 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 7621. Repealed. Pub. L. 110–234, title VII, § 7406(b)(1), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1251, and Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title VII, § 7406(b)(1), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2013
text: Section, Pub. L. 105–185, title IV, § 401, June 23, 1998, 112 Stat. 564; Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(a) [title VII, § 753(c)(2)], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681, 2681–33; Pub. L. 107–171, title VII, § 7205(a), May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 439; Pub. L. 109–171, title I, § 1501, Feb. 8, 2006, 120 Stat. 7, related to the Initiative for Future Agriculture and Food Systems.
heading: Codification
text: Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 repealed this section. Pub. L. 110–234 was repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246.
heading: Effective Date of Repeal
text: Repeal of this section and repeal of Pub. L. 110–234 by Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–234, except as otherwise provided, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as an Effective Date note under section 8701 of this title.
Repeal of this section inapplicable to any solicitation for grant applications issued by the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service before June 18, 2008, see section 7406(c) of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as an Effective Date of 2008 Amendment note under section 450i of this title.
7 U.S.C. § 7622 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 7622. Repealed. Pub. L. 110–234, title VII, § 7302, May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1242, and Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title VII, § 7302, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2003
text: Section, Pub. L. 105–185, title IV, § 402, June 23, 1998, 112 Stat. 566; Pub. L. 107–171, title VII, § 7123, May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 434, related to partnerships for high-value agricultural product quality research.
heading: Codification
text: Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 repealed this section. Pub. L. 110–234 was repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246.
heading: Effective Date of Repeal
text: Repeal of this section and repeal of Pub. L. 110–234 by Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–234, except as otherwise provided, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as an Effective Date note under section 8701 of this title.
7 U.S.C. § 7623 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 7623. Repealed. Pub. L. 110–234, title VII, § 7303, May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1242, and Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title VII, § 7303, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2003
text: Section, Pub. L. 105–185, title IV, § 403, June 23, 1998, 112 Stat. 567; Pub. L. 107–171, title VII, §§ 7129, 7207(a), May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 435, 440, related to precision agriculture.
heading: Codification
text: Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 repealed this section. Pub. L. 110–234 was repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246.
heading: Effective Date of Repeal
text: Repeal of this section and repeal of Pub. L. 110–234 by Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–234, except as otherwise provided, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as an Effective Date note under section 8701 of this title.
7 U.S.C. § 7629 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 7629. Bovine Johne’s disease control program
(a) Establishment
The Secretary of Agriculture, in coordination with State veterinarians and other appropriate State animal health professionals, may establish a program to conduct research, testing, and evaluation of programs for the control and management of Johne’s disease in livestock.
(b) Authorization of appropriations
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section for each of fiscal years 2003 through 2012.
(Pub. L. 105–185, title IV, § 409, as added Pub. L. 107–171, title VII, § 7207(e), May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 441; amended Pub. L. 110–234, title VII, § 7308, May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1243; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title VII, § 7308, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2004.)
heading: Codification
text: Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 made identical amendments to this section. The amendments by Pub. L. 110–234 were repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246.
heading: Amendments
text: 2008—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 110–246, § 7308, substituted “2012” for “2007”.
heading: Effective Date of 2008 Amendment
text: Amendment of this section and repeal of Pub. L. 110–234 by Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–234, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as an Effective Date note under section 8701 of this title.
7 U.S.C. § 7630 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 7630. Grants for youth organizations
(a) In general
The Secretary, acting through the Director of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, shall make grants to the Girl Scouts of the United States of America, the Boy Scouts of America, the National 4–H Council, and the National FFA Organization to establish pilot projects to expand the programs carried out by the organizations in rural areas and small towns (including, with respect to the National 4–H Council, activities provided for in Public Law 107–19 (115 Stat. 153)).
(b) Flexibility
The Secretary shall provide maximum flexibility in content delivery to each organization receiving funds under this section so as to ensure that the unique goals of each organization, as well as the local community needs, are fully met.
(c) Redistribution of funding within organizations authorized
Recipients of funds under this section may redistribute all or part of the funds received to individual councils or local chapters within the councils without further need of approval from the Secretary.
(d) Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.
(Pub. L. 105–185, title IV, § 410, as added Pub. L. 107–171, title VII, § 7412, May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 462; amended Pub. L. 110–234, title VII, §§ 7309, 7511(c)(32), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1243, 1270; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title VII, §§ 7309, 7511(c)(32), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2004, 2032.)
heading: References in Text
text: Pub. L. 107–19, referred to in subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 107–19, July 10, 2001, 115 Stat. 153, which is not classified to the Code.
heading: Codification
text: Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 made identical amendments to this section. The amendments by Pub. L. 110–234 were repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246.
heading: Amendments
text: 2008—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 110–246, § 7511(c)(32), substituted “Director of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture” for “Administrator of the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service”.
Subsecs. (b) to (d). Pub. L. 110–246, § 7309, added subsecs. (b) to (d) and struck out former subsecs. (b) and (c) which related to availability of funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation for fiscal year 2002 and authorization of appropriations for fiscal years 2003 through 2007.
heading: Effective Date of 2008 Amendment
text: Amendment of this section and repeal of Pub. L. 110–234 by Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–234, except as otherwise provided, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as an Effective Date note under section 8701 of this title.
Amendment by section 7511(c)(32) of Pub. L. 110–246 effective Oct. 1, 2009, see section 7511(c) of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as a note under section 1522 of this title.
7 U.S.C. § 7631 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 7631. Agricultural biotechnology research and development for developing countries
(a) Eligible entity
In this section, the term “eligible entity” means—
(A) an institution of higher education that offers a curriculum in agriculture or the biosciences;
(B) a nonprofit organization; or
(C) a consortium of for-profit institutions and agricultural research institutions.
(b) Grant program
(1) In general
The Secretary (acting through the Foreign Agricultural Service) shall establish and administer a program to make competitive grants to eligible entities to develop agricultural biotechnology for developing countries.
(2) Use of funds
Funds provided to an eligible entity under this section may be used for projects that use biotechnology to—
(A) enhance the nutritional content of agricultural products that can be grown in developing countries;
(B) increase the yield and safety of agricultural products that can be grown in developing countries;
(C) increase the yield of agricultural products that are drought- and stress-resistant and that can be grown in developing countries;
(D) extend the growing range of crops that can be grown in developing countries;
(E) enhance the shelf-life of fruits and vegetables grown in developing countries;
(F) develop environmentally sustainable agricultural products that can be grown in developing countries; and
(G) develop vaccines to immunize against life-threatening illnesses and other medications that can be administered by consuming genetically-engineered agricultural products.
(c) Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2012.
(Pub. L. 105–185, title IV, § 411, as added Pub. L. 107–171, title VII, § 7505, May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 466; amended Pub. L. 110–234, title VII, § 7310, May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1243; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title VII, § 7310, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2004.)
heading: Codification
text: Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 made identical amendments to this section. The amendments by Pub. L. 110–234 were repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246.
heading: Amendments
text: 2008—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 110–246, § 7310, substituted “2012” for “2007”.
heading: Effective Date of 2008 Amendment
text: Amendment of this section and repeal of Pub. L. 110–234 by Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–234, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as an Effective Date note under section 8701 of this title.
7 U.S.C. § 7641 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 7641. Patent Culture Collection fees
(1) Retention
All funds collected by the Agricultural Research Service of the Department of Agriculture in connection with the acceptance of microorganisms for deposit in, or the distribution of microorganisms from, the Patent Culture Collection maintained and operated by the Agricultural Research Service shall be credited to the appropriation supporting the maintenance and operation of the Patent Culture Collection.
(2) Use
The collected funds shall be available to the Agricultural Research Service, without further appropriation or fiscal-year limitation, to carry out its responsibilities under law (including international treaties) with respect to the Patent Culture Collection.
(Pub. L. 105–185, title VI, § 601(c), June 23, 1998, 112 Stat. 585.)
7 U.S.C. § 7651 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 7651. Nutrient composition data
(a) In general
The Secretary of Agriculture shall update, on a periodic basis, nutrient composition data.
(b) Report
Not later than 180 days after June 23, 1998, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report that describes—
(1) the method the Secretary will use to update nutrient composition data, including the quality assurance criteria that will be used and the method for generating the data; and
(2) the timing for updating the data.
(Pub. L. 105–185, title VI, § 611, June 23, 1998, 112 Stat. 605.)
7 U.S.C. § 7652 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 7652. Role of Secretary regarding food and agricultural sciences research and extension
The Secretary of Agriculture shall be the principal official in the executive branch responsible for coordinating all Federal research and extension activities related to food and agricultural sciences.
(Pub. L. 105–185, title VI, § 613, June 23, 1998, 112 Stat. 605.)
7 U.S.C. § 7654 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 7654. Food Safety Research Information Office
(a) Establishment
The Secretary of Agriculture shall establish a Food Safety Research Information Office at the National Agricultural Library.
(b) Purpose
The Office shall provide to the research community and the general public information on publicly funded, and to the maximum extent practicable, privately funded food safety research initiatives for the purpose of—
(1) preventing unintended duplication of food safety research; and
(2) assisting the executive and legislative branches of the Federal Government and private research entities to assess food safety research needs and priorities.
(c) Cooperation
The Office shall carry out this section in cooperation with the National Institutes of Health, the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, public institutions, and, on a voluntary basis, private research entities.
(Pub. L. 105–185, title VI, § 615, June 23, 1998, 112 Stat. 606; Pub. L. 107–171, title VII, § 7301(a), (b)(1), May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 454.)
heading: Amendments
text: 2002—Pub. L. 107–171 struck out “and national conference” after “Information Office” in section catchline, struck out subsec. (a) designation and heading, redesignated pars. (1) to (3) of former subsec. (a) as subsecs. (a) to (c), respectively, and subpars. (A) and (B) of former par. (2) as pars. (1) and (2) of subsec. (b), respectively, realigned margins, substituted “this section” for “this subsection” in subsec. (c), and struck out former subsecs. (b) and (c) which related to national conference and annual workshops and food safety report, respectively.
7 U.S.C. § 7655 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 7655. Safe food handling education
The Secretary of Agriculture shall continue to develop a national program of safe food handling education for adults and young people to reduce the risk of food-borne illness. The national program shall be suitable for adoption and implementation through State cooperative extension services and school-based education programs.
(Pub. L. 105–185, title VI, § 616, June 23, 1998, 112 Stat. 606.)
7 U.S.C. § 7655a (AGRICULTURE)
§ 7655a. Food safety education initiatives
(a) Initiative authorized
The Secretary may carry out a food safety education program to educate the public and persons in the fresh produce industry about—
(1) scientifically proven practices for reducing microbial pathogens on fresh produce; and
(2) methods of reducing the threat of cross-contamination of fresh produce through sanitary handling practices.
(b) Cooperation
The Secretary may carry out the education program in cooperation with public and private partners.
(c) Authorization of appropriations
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012, to remain available until expended.
(Pub. L. 110–234, title X, § 10105, May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1336; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title X, § 10105, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2098.)
heading: Codification
text: Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 enacted identical sections. Pub. L. 110–234 was repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246.
Section was enacted as part of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, and not as part of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998, which in part comprises this chapter.
heading: Effective Date
text: Enactment of this section and repeal of Pub. L. 110–234 by Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–234, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as a note under section 8701 of this title.
heading: Definition of “Secretary”
text: “Secretary” as meaning the Secretary of Agriculture, see section 8701 of this title.
7 U.S.C. § 7656 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 7656. Designation of Crisis Management Team within Department
(a) Designation of Crisis Management Team
The Secretary of Agriculture shall designate a Crisis Management Team within the Department of Agriculture, which shall be—
(1) composed of senior departmental personnel with strong subject matter expertise selected from each relevant agency of the Department; and
(2) headed by a team leader with management and communications skills.
(b) Duties of Crisis Management Team
The Crisis Management Team shall be responsible for the following:
(1) Developing a Department-wide crisis management plan, taking into account similar plans developed by other government agencies and other large organizations, and developing written procedures for the implementation of the crisis management plan.
(2) Conducting periodic reviews and revisions of the crisis management plan and procedures developed under paragraph (1).
(3) Ensuring compliance with crisis management procedures by personnel of the Department and ensuring that appropriate Department personnel are familiar with the crisis management plan and procedures and are encouraged to bring information regarding crises or potential crises to the attention of members of the Crisis Management Team.
(4) Coordinating the Department’s information gathering and dissemination activities concerning issues managed by the Crisis Management Team.
(5) Ensuring that Department spokespersons convey accurate, timely, and scientifically sound information regarding crises or potential crises that can be easily understood by the general public.
(6) Cooperating with, and coordinating among, other Federal agencies, States, local governments, industry, and public interest groups, Department activities regarding a crisis.
(c) Role in prioritizing certain research
The Crisis Management Team shall cooperate with the Advisory Board in the prioritization of agricultural research conducted or funded by the Department regarding animal health, natural disasters, food safety, and other agricultural issues.
(d) Cooperative agreements
The Secretary shall seek to enter into cooperative agreements with other Federal departments and agencies that have related programs or activities to help ensure consistent, accurate, and coordinated dissemination of information throughout the executive branch in the event of a crisis, such as, in the case of a threat to human health from food-borne pathogens, developing a rapid and coordinated response among the Department, the Centers for Disease Control, and the Food and Drug Administration.
(Pub. L. 105–185, title VI, § 618, June 23, 1998, 112 Stat. 607.)
7 U.S.C. § 7671 (AGRICULTURE)
§ 7671. Evaluation and assessment of agricultural research, extension, and education programs
(a) Evaluation
The Secretary of Agriculture shall conduct a performance evaluation to determine whether federally funded agricultural research, extension, and education programs result in public goods that have national or multistate significance.
(b) Contract
The Secretary shall enter into a contract with 1 or more entities with expertise in research assessment and performance evaluation to provide input and recommendations to the Secretary with respect to federally funded agricultural research, extension, and education programs.
(c) Guidelines for performance measurement
The contractor selected under subsection (b) of this section shall develop and propose to the Secretary practical guidelines for measuring performance of federally funded agricultural research, extension, and education programs. The guidelines shall be consistent with the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 (Public Law 103–62) and amendments made by that Act.
(Pub. L. 105–185, title VI, § 631, June 23, 1998, 112 Stat. 608.)
heading: References in Text
text: The Government Performance and Results Act of 1993, referred to in subsec. (c), is Pub. L. 103–62, Aug. 3, 1993, 107 Stat. 285, which enacted sections 1115 to 1119, 9703, and 9704 of Title 31, Money and Finance, section 306 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, and sections 2801 to 2805 of Title 39, Postal Service, amended section 1105 of Title 31, and enacted provisions set out as notes under sections 1101 and 1115 of Title 31. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 1993 Amendment note set out under section 1101 of Title 31 and Tables.