CREATE-21 Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-2398
Sponsor: Rep. Barrow, John [D-GA-12]
Introduced: 2007-05-21 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural colleges
Agricultural diversification
Agricultural education
Agricultural experiment stations
Agricultural extension work
Agricultural research
Agricultural wastes
Agriculture in foreign trade
Air pollution control
Alcohol as fuel
Alternative energy sources
Animal diseases
Animals
Aquaculture
Authorization
Barley
Biological warfare
Biomass energy
Biotechnology
Carbon cycle
Colleges
Commerce
Department of Agriculture
Diesel motor
Disabled
Distance education
District of Columbia
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Energy
Energy crops
Energy efficiency
Energy research
Entrepreneurs
Environmental Protection
Executive reorganization
Families
Farmers
Federal advisory bodies
Federal aid to education
Federal aid to research
Food stamps
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Foreign students
Forestry
Forestry research
Genetics
Government Operations and Politics
Government procurement
Graduate education
Health
Health promotion
Higher education
Hispanic Americans
Housing and Community Development
Indian education
International Affairs
International competitiveness
International education
Land use
Medical research
Minorities
Minority business enterprises
Minority education
Native Americans
Nutrition
Oils and fats
Organic farming
Pest control
Plant diseases
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Range management
Refuse as fuel
Research and development
Research centers
Research grants
Rural economic development
Scholarships
Science, Technology, Communications
Scientific education
Scientific instruments and apparatus
Security measures
Self-help devices for the disabled
Social Welfare
State laws
Sustainable agriculture
Terrorism
Tourism
Transportation and Public Works
Veterinary medicine
Water pollution control
Water quality
Wheat
Youth services

Summary:
action_date: 2007-05-21
text: 
Creating Research Extension and Teaching Excellence for the 21st Century Act of 2007 or CREATE-21 Act of 2007 - Establishes the National Institutes for Food and Agriculture, which shall be located in Washington, DC. Transfers specified authorities of the Department of Agriculture and other authorities to the Institutes.
 
Sets forth organizational and funding provisions.
 
Amends the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to repeal authority for the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board.
 
Eliminates specified funding provisions respecting agricultural research at 1890 land-grant colleges.
 
Extends and revises specified agricultural programs, including research, extension, and education programs.
 
Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish the Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellowship Program to provide fellowships for scientific training in the United States to individuals from eligible countries who specialize in agricultural education and research and extension. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-05-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2007-05-21
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1106-1107)
action_date: 2007-05-21
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-05-21
text: Introduced in House