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In order to promote research in food, agriculture, and related areas, a research grants program is hereby established in the Department of Agriculture.
This section may be cited as the “Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act”.
There is established in the Department of Agriculture an Agriculture and Food Research Initiative under which the Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this subsection as “the Secretary”) may make competitive grants for fundamental and applied research, extension, and education to address food and agricultural sciences (as defined under section 3103 of this title).
new food and industrial uses of plant products.
the identification of animal drug needs and the generation and dissemination of data for safe and effective therapeutic applications of animal drugs for minor species and minor uses of such drugs in major species.
tools that accelerate the use of automation or mechanization for labor-intensive tasks in the production and distribution of crops.
barriers and bridges to entry and farm viability for young, beginning, socially disadvantaged, veteran, and immigrant farmers and ranchers, including farm succession, transition, transfer, entry, and profitability issues.
The term of a competitive grant made under this subsection may not exceed 10 years.
establish procedures, including timelines, under which an entity established under a commodity promotion law (as such term is defined under section 7401(a) of this title) or a State commodity board (or other equivalent State entity) may directly submit to the Secretary for consideration proposals for requests for applications that specifically address particular issues related to the priority areas specified in paragraph (2).
not less than 40 percent is made available to make grants for applied research (as defined in subsection (f)(1) of section 6971 of this title).
to an institution to carry out collaboration in biomedical and agricultural research using existing research models.
any group consisting of 2 or more of the entities described in subparagraphs (A) through (H).
Funds made available for grants under this subsection shall not be used for the construction of a new building or facility or the acquisition, expansion, remodeling, or alteration of an existing building or facility (including site grading and improvement, and architect fees).
Except as provided in clause (ii), in the case of a grant made under paragraph (6)(A), the amount provided under this subsection may not exceed 50 percent of the cost of the special research equipment or other equipment acquired using funds from the grant.
The Secretary may waive all or part of the matching requirement under clause (i) in the case of a college,university, or research foundation maintained by a college or university that ranks in the lowest ⅓ of such colleges, universities, and research foundations on the basis of Federal research funds received, if the equipment to be acquired using funds from the grant costs not more than $25,000 and has multiple uses within a single research project or is usable in more than 1 research project.
Subject to clause (ii), as a condition of funding a grant under paragraph (6)(E), the Secretary shall require that the grant be matched with an equal contribution of funds from the entities described in paragraph (4)(F) submitting proposals under procedures established under such paragraph.
Contributions required by clause (i) shall be available to the Secretary for obligation and remain available until expended for the purpose of making grants under paragraph (6)(E).
Of amounts contributed to the Secretary under clause (i), not more than 4 percent may be retained by the Secretary to pay administrative costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying out this subsection.
Funds contributed to the Secretary by an entity under clause (i) in connection with a proposal submitted by that entity under procedures established under paragraph (4)(F) may only be used to fund grants in connection with that proposal.
Funds contributed to the Secretary by an entity under clause (i) that remain unobligated at the time of grant closeout shall be returned to that entity.
The indirect cost rate applicable to appropriated funds for a grant funded under paragraph (6)(E) shall apply to amounts contributed by an entity under clause (i).
An entity receiving a grant under paragraph (5)(B) for applied research that is commodity-specific and not of national scope shall provide non-Federal matching funds equal to not less than the amount of the grant.
To the maximum extent practicable, the Director of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, in coordination with the Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics, shall allocate grants under this subsection to high-priority research, taking into consideration, when available, the determinations made by the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board (as established under section 3123 of this title).
not more than 5 percent may be retained by the Secretary to pay administrative costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying out this subsection.
remain available until expended to pay for obligations incurred during that 2-year period.
facilitate coordination and cooperation of research, extension, or education among States through regional grants.
The Secretary may not make a grant under this subsection for the planning, repair, rehabilitation, acquisition, or construction of a building or facility.
Grants made under this subsection shall be made without regard to matching funds.
four percent of such amounts may be retained by the Secretary to pay administrative costs incurred by the Secretary to carry out this subsection.
The Secretary shall make a grant under this subsection for a research activity only if the activity has undergone scientific peer review arranged by the grantee in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Secretary.
The Secretary shall make a grant under this subsection for an extension or education activity only if the activity has undergone merit review arranged by the grantee in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Secretary.
A recipient of a grant under this subsection shall submit to the Secretary on an annual basis a report describing the results of the research, extension, or education activity and the merit of the results.
Except as provided in clause (ii), on request, the Secretary shall make the report available to the public.
Clause (i) shall not apply to the extent that making the report, or a part of the report, available to the public is not authorized or permitted by section 552 of title 5 or section 1905 of title 18.
The purpose of this subsection is to encourage the design of adaptive prototype systems for improving extension and education that seek to advance the application, translation, and demonstration of scientific discoveries and other agricultural research for the adoption and understanding of food, agricultural, and natural resources practices, techniques, methods, and technologies using digital or other novel platforms.
to demonstrate, by incorporating analytics and specific metrics, the value, impact, and return on the Federal investment of a prototype system designed under subparagraph (A) as a model for use by other eligible entities described in paragraph (3) for improving, modernizing, and adapting applied research, demonstration, and extension services.
a land-grant college or university (as defined in such section) .
The Secretary shall award grants under paragraph (2) to not fewer than 2 and not more than 5 eligible entities described in paragraph (3) that represent a diversity of regions, commodities, and agricultural or food production issues.
The term of a grant awarded under paragraph (2) shall be not longer than 5 years.
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023, to remain available until expended.
tolerances for residues of minor use chemicals in or on raw agricultural commodities under sections 346a and 348 of title 21.
The Secretary shall carry out the IR–4 Program in cooperation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, State agricultural experiment stations, colleges and universities, extension services, private industry, and other interested parties.
In carrying out the IR–4 Program, the Secretary shall give priority to registrations, reregistrations, and tolerances for pesticide uses related to the production of agricultural crops for food use.
coordinate with other programs within the Department of Agriculture and the Environmental Protection Agency designed to develop and promote biological and other alternative control measures.
a listing of all activities the IR–4 Program has carried out pursuant to paragraph (4).
recommendations for implementation of such a recoupment policy.
There are authorized to be appropriated $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1991, and such sums as are necessary for subsequent fiscal years to carry out this subsection.
Each recipient of assistance under this section shall keep such records as the Secretary of Agriculture shall, by regulation, prescribe, including records which fully disclose the amount and disposition by such recipient of the proceeds of such grants, the total cost of the project or undertaking in connection with which such funds are given or used, and the amount of that portion of the costs of the project or undertaking supplied by other sources, and such other records as will facilitate an effective audit. The Secretary of Agriculture and the Comptroller General of the United States or any of their duly authorized representatives shall have access for the purpose of audit and examination to any books, documents, papers, and records of the recipients that are pertinent to the grants received under this section.
The Secretary of Agriculture shall limit allowable overhead costs, with respect to grants awarded under this section, to those necessary to carry out the purposes of the grants.
Except as otherwise provided in subsections (b), (d), and (e), there are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section.
The Secretary of Agriculture may issue such rules and regulations as the Secretary deems necessary to carry out this section.
The Federal Advisory Committee Act and title XVIII of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2281 et seq.) shall not apply to a panel or board created for the purpose of reviewing applications or proposals submitted under this section.
The Secretary of Agriculture shall ensure that grants made under subsections (b) and (c) are, where appropriate, consistent with the development of systems of sustainable agriculture. For purposes of this section, the term “sustainable agriculture” has the meaning given that term in section 3103 of this title.
Act of October 10, 1962, referred to in subsec. (c)(1)(B), is Pub. L. 87–788, Oct. 10, 1962, 76 Stat. 806, popularly known as the “McIntire-Stennis Act of 1962” and also as the “McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Act”, which is classified generally to subchapter III (§ 582a et seq.) of chapter 3 of Title 16, Conservation. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 582a of Title 16 and Tables.
Section 3 of the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004, referred to in subsec. (e)(1)(A), is section 3 of Pub. L. 108–465, which is set out as a note under section 1621 of this title.
The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, referred to in subsec. (e)(1)(A), is act June 25, 1947, ch. 125, as amended generally by Pub. L. 92–516, Oct. 21, 1972, 86 Stat. 973, which is classified generally to subchapter II (§ 136 et seq.) of chapter 6 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 136 of this title and Tables.
The Federal Advisory Committee Act, referred to in subsec. (j), is Pub. L. 92–463, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 770, which is set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
The Food and Agriculture Act of 1977, referred to in subsec. (j), is Pub. L. 95–113, Sept. 29, 1977, 91 Stat. 913. Title XVIII of the Act is classified generally to chapter 55A (§ 2281 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 1977 Amendment note set out under section 1281 of this title and Tables.
Section was enacted as the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act, and not as part of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 which comprises this chapter.
2018—Subsec. (b)(2)(D)(iii) to (viii). Pub. L. 115–334, § 7504(1)(A), added cl. (iii) and redesignated former cls. (iii) to (vii) as (iv) to (viii), respectively.
Subsec. (b)(2)(E)(v). Pub. L. 115–334, § 7504(1)(B), added cl. (v).
Subsec. (b)(2)(F)(viii). Pub. L. 115–334, § 7504(1)(C), added cl. (viii).
Subsec. (b)(6)(F). Pub. L. 115–334, § 7504(2), added subpar. (F).
Subsec. (b)(9)(B)(i). Pub. L. 115–334, § 7614(b)(4)(B)(ii)(I), substituted “clause (ii),” for “clauses (ii) and (iii),”.
Subsec. (b)(9)(C). Pub. L. 115–334, § 7614(b)(4)(B)(iii), added subpar. (C).
Subsec. (b)(11)(A). Pub. L. 115–334, § 7504(3)(A), substituted “2023” for “2018” in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (b)(11)(A)(ii). Pub. L. 115–334, § 7504(3)(B), substituted “5” for “4”.
Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 115–334, § 7505(b)(1), substituted “this subsection” for “this subsection—”, struck out subpar. (B) designation before “for the planning”, and struck out subpar. (A) which read as follows: “for any purpose for which a grant may be made under subsection (d); or”.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 115–334, § 7505(a), added subsec. (d).
Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 115–334, § 7505(b)(2), inserted “, (d),” after “subsections (b)”.
2014—Subsec. (b)(2)(B)(ix), (x). Pub. L. 113–79, § 7404(b)(1), added cls. (ix) and (x).
Subsec. (b)(2)(D). Pub. L. 113–79, § 7404(b)(2)(A), substituted “Bioenergy” for “Renewable energy” in heading.
Subsec. (b)(2)(D)(iv) to (vii). Pub. L. 113–79, § 7404(b)(2)(B), (C), added cl. (iv) and redesignated former cls. (iv) to (vi) as (v) to (vii), respectively.
Subsec. (b)(2)(F). Pub. L. 113–79, § 7404(b)(3)(A), inserted “economics,” after “trade,” in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (b)(2)(F)(v) to (vii). Pub. L. 113–79, § 7404(b)(3)(B), (C), added cl. (v) and redesignated former cls. (v) and (vi) as (vi) and (vii), respectively.
Subsec. (b)(4)(F). Pub. L. 113–79, § 7404(c), added subpar. (F).
Subsec. (b)(6)(E). Pub. L. 113–79, § 7404(d), added subpar. (E).
Subsec. (b)(7)(G). Pub. L. 113–79, § 7404(e), substituted “, foundations, or corporations” for “or corporations”.
Subsec. (b)(9)(A)(iii). Pub. L. 113–79, § 7128(b)(4)(A), added cl. (iii).
Subsec. (b)(9)(B). Pub. L. 113–79, § 7404(f), added subpar. (B).
Pub. L. 113–79, § 7128(b)(4)(B), struck out subpar. (B) which related to applied research.
Subsec. (b)(11)(A). Pub. L. 113–79, § 7404(a), substituted “2018” for “2012” in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (e)(1)(A). Pub. L. 113–79, § 7404(g)(1), substituted “pesticides for minor agricultural use and for use on specialty crops (as defined in section 3 of the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 (7 U.S.C. 1621 note)),” for “minor use pesticides”.
Subsec. (e)(4)(A). Pub. L. 113–79, § 7404(g)(2)(A), inserted “and for use on specialty crops” after “minor agricultural use”.
Subsec. (e)(4)(C) to (G). Pub. L. 113–79, § 7404(g)(2)(B)–(D), added subpars. (C) to (F) and redesignated former subpar. (C) as (G).
2008—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 110–246, § 7406(a), amended subsec. (b) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (b) authorized the Secretary to make competitive grants for research to further Department of Agriculture programs and to conduct a program to improve research capabilities in the agricultural, food, and environmental sciences and required an annual report to Congress describing the operations of the program during the preceding fiscal year.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 110–246, § 7406(b)(2), struck out subsec. (d) which related to annual grants to support the renovation and refurbishment of research spaces in buildings or spaces to be used for research and the purchase and installation of fixed equipment in such spaces.
Subsec. (k). Pub. L. 110–246, § 7101(b)(2), which directed amendment of “Section 2(k) of the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act” by substituting “3103” for “3103(17)”, was executed by making the substitution to subsec. (k) of this section, which is the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act, to reflect the probable intent of Congress.
2002—Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 107–171, § 7211, substituted “in the areas described in subparagraphs (A) through (F). Such needs shall be determined by the Secretary, in consultation with the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board, not later than July 1 of each fiscal year for the purposes of the following fiscal year.” for “in—” in provisions preceding subpar. (A).
Subsec. (b)(8)(B). Pub. L. 107–171, § 6403(b), substituted “college, university, or research foundation maintained by a college or university that ranks in the lowest ⅓ of such colleges, universities, and research foundations on the basis of Federal research funds received” for “smaller college or university (as described in section 2204f(c)(2)(C)(ii) of this title)” in second sentence.
Subsec. (b)(10). Pub. L. 107–171, § 7136, substituted “2007” for “2002” in introductory provisions.
2001—Subsec. (b)(3)(G). Pub. L. 107–76, § 775(1), added subpar. (G).
Subsec. (b)(10)(C). Pub. L. 107–76, § 775(2), substituted “, (F), and (G) of paragraph (3) for” for “and (F) of paragraph (3) for awarding grants in”.
1998—Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 105–185, §§ 211(1), 606(h)(1), in first sentence, inserted “national laboratories,” after “Federal agencies,” and in second sentence, substituted “National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board (as established under section 3123 of this title)” for “Joint Council on Food and Agricultural Sciences and the National Agricultural Research and Extension Users Advisory Board”.
Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 105–185, § 211(2), substituted “multistate” for “regional” in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (b)(3)(E). Pub. L. 105–185, § 211(3), substituted “an individual shall be within 5 years of the individual’s initial career track position” for “an individual shall have less than 5 years of post-graduate research experience” in second sentence.
Subsec. (b)(10). Pub. L. 105–185, § 301(f), substituted “2002” for “1997” in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 105–185, § 212(1)(A), substituted “3 years” for “5 years” in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (c)(1)(A). Pub. L. 105–185, § 212(1)(B), inserted “, extension, or education activities” after “conducting research”.
Subsec. (c)(1)(B). Pub. L. 105–185, § 212(1)(C)(i), inserted “, extension, or education” after “agricultural research” in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (c)(1)(B)(i). Pub. L. 105–185, § 212(1)(C)(ii), inserted “, extension, or education” after “research”.
Subsec. (c)(1)(B)(iv). Pub. L. 105–185, § 212(1)(C)(iii), substituted “, extension, or education among States through regional” for “among States through regional research”.
Subsec. (c)(5), (6). Pub. L. 105–185, § 212(2), added pars. (5) and (6).
1996—Subsec. (b)(10). Pub. L. 104–127, § 885(a)(1), substituted “each of fiscal years 1995 through 1997” for “fiscal year 1995” in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (b)(10)(B). Pub. L. 104–127, § 885(a)(2), substituted “40 percent” for “20 percent”.
Subsec. (b)(11). Pub. L. 104–127, § 885(b), added par. (11).
1995—Subsecs. (l), (m). Pub. L. 104–66 redesignated subsec. (m) as (l) and struck out former subsec. (l) which directed Secretary of Agriculture to submit annual reports to Congress on competitive grant and special grant awards.
1991—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–237, § 401(a), designated existing provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2).
Subsec. (b)(10). Pub. L. 102–237, § 401(b)(1), struck out “and” after “1993,”.
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 102–237, § 401(b)(2)(A), substituted “Inter-Regional Research Project Number 4” for “Record keeping” as heading.
Subsec. (e)(1). Pub. L. 102–237, § 401(b)(2)(B), substituted “this subsection” for “this section” in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (e)(2) to (4). Pub. L. 102–237, § 401(b)(2)(C), substituted “IR–4 Program” for “IR–4 program”.
Subsec. (e)(5)(B). Pub. L. 102–237, § 401(b)(2)(D), substituted “registrations,” for “registration,” and inserted “and” at end.
Subsec. (e)(5)(C). Pub. L. 102–237, § 401(b)(2)(C), substituted “IR–4 Program” for “IR–4 program”.
Subsec. (e)(6). Pub. L. 102–237, § 401(b)(2)(E), substituted “not later than November 28, 1991,” for “within one year of November 28, 1990,” and inserted a comma after “reregistrations” in first sentence.
Subsec. (e)(6)(A). Pub. L. 102–237, § 401(b)(2)(C), substituted “IR–4 Program” for “IR–4 program”.
Subsec. (e)(7). Pub. L. 102–237, § 401(b)(2)(B), substituted “this subsection” for “this section”.
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 102–237, § 401(b)(3), substituted “Record keeping” for “Limits on overhead costs” as heading.
Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 102–237, § 401(b)(4), substituted “Limits on overhead costs” for “Authorization of appropriations” as heading.
Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 102–237, § 401(b)(5), substituted “Authorization of appropriations” for “Rules” as heading and “subsections (b) and (e)” for “subsection (b) of this section” and struck out “the provisions of” after “to carry out”.
Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 102–237, § 401(b)(6), substituted “Rules” for “Application of other laws” as heading, substituted “may” for “is authorized to”, and struck out “the provisions of” after “to carry out”.
Subsec. (j). Pub. L. 102–237, § 401(b)(7), (8), inserted “Application of other laws” as heading and redesignated another subsec. (j), relating to emphasis on sustainable agriculture, as (k).
Subsecs. (k) to (m). Pub. L. 102–237, § 401(b)(8), redesignated subsecs. (j) to (l), as added by Pub. L. 101–624, § 1615(b), as (k) to (m), respectively.
1990—Pub. L. 101–624, § 1615(c)(1), inserted “Competitive, special, and facilities research grants” as section catchline.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 101–624, § 1615(c)(1), inserted heading.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 101–624, § 1615(a), inserted heading, designated first two sentences of existing text as par. (1), added pars. (2) to (10), and struck out former similar provisions which identified “high priority research” as well as provisions relating to the awarding, administration, and funding of such research.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 101–624, § 1616, amended subsec. (c) generally, designating former introductory text as par. (1), redesignating former pars. (1) and (2) as subpars. (A) and (B), respectively, and in subpar. (A), expanding the entities which may receive grants under this subsection to include all colleges and universities, other research institutions and organizations, Federal agencies, private organizations or corporations, and individuals for the purpose of conducting research in areas of food and agriculture important to the U.S., and designating former closing provisions as pars. (2) through (4), and in par. (4), inserting provisions requiring that ninety percent of the amounts appropriated for a fiscal year under this subsection be used for regional research projects.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 101–624, § 1615(c)(2), inserted heading.
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 101–624, §§ 1497(1), (2), 1615(c)(3), added subsec. (e), inserted heading, and redesignated former subsec. (e) as (f).
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 101–624, §§ 1497(1), 1615(c)(4), redesignated subsec. (e) as (f) and inserted heading. Former subsec. (f) redesignated (g).
Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 101–624, §§ 1497(1), 1615(c)(5), redesignated subsec. (f) as (g) and inserted heading. Former subsec. (g) redesignated (h).
Pub. L. 101–624, § 1497(3), which directed insertion of “and subsection (e)” after “subsection (b)”, could not be executed because “subsection (b)” did not appear in text.
Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 101–624, §§ 1497(1), 1615(c)(6), redesignated subsec. (g) as (h) and inserted heading. Former subsec. (h) redesignated (i).
Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 101–624, §§ 1497(1), 1615(c)(7), redesignated subsec. (h) as (i) and inserted heading. Former subsec. (i) redesignated (j).
Subsec. (j). Pub. L. 101–624, § 1615(b), added subsec. (j) relating to emphasis on sustainable agriculture.
Pub. L. 101–624, § 1497(1), redesignated subsec. (i), relating to application of other laws, as (j).
Subsecs. (k) and (l). Pub. L. 101–624, § 1615(b), added subsecs. (k) and (l).
1985—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 99–198, § 1409(a)(1), (2), substituted in third sentence par. “(2) research, with emphasis on biotechnology,” for “(2) research” and added pars. (7) and (8), and prohibited any grant under subsec. (b) for any purpose for which a grant may be made under subsec. (d) or for the planning, repair, rehabilitation, acquisition, or construction of a building or a facility.
Pub. L. 99–198, § 1409(a)(3), in concluding provisions substituted appropriations authorization of $70,000,000 annually for fiscal years ending Sept. 30, 1986, through Sept. 30, 1990 for prior authorization of 25, 30, 35, and 40 million dollars for fiscal years ending Sept. 30, 1978, through Sept. 30, 1981, and 50 million dollars annually for fiscal years ending Sept. 30, 1982, through Sept. 30, 1985, and for any subsequent fiscal year not in excess of such sums as may be authorized by law; and authorized retention of four percent of appropriated funds for payment of administrative costs.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 99–198, § 1409(b)(1), prohibited any grant under subsec. (c) for any purpose for which a grant may be made under subsec. (d) or for the planning, repair, rehabilitation, acquisition, or construction of a building or a facility.
Pub. L. 99–198, § 1409(b)(2), authorized retention of four percent of appropriated funds for payment of administrative costs.
Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 99–198, § 1409(c), added subsec. (i).
1981—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 97–98, § 1415(a), inserted “and the National Agricultural Research and Extension Users Advisory Board” and provision specifying what is included in high priority research and substituted “for each of the fiscal years ending September 30, 1982, September 30, 1983, September 30, 1984, and September 30, 1985” for “for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1982”.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 97–98, § 1415(b), in par. (1) inserted “research foundations established by land-grant colleges and universities,”, in par. (2) inserted reference to research foundations established by land-grant colleges and universities, colleges and universities receiving funds under the Act of October 10, 1962, and accredited schools or colleges of veterinary medicine, and added subpar. (D).
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 97–98, § 1415(c), in provision preceding par. (1) substituted provision directing that annual grants be made to support the renovation and refurbishment, including energy retrofitting, of research spaces in buildings or spaces to be used for research, and the purchase and installation of fixed equipment in such spaces and providing that grants may be used for new construction only for auxiliary facilities and fixed equipment used for research in such facilities, such as greenhouses, insectaries, and research farm structures and installations for provision that grants be made to support the purchase of equipment, supplies, and land, and the construction, alteration, or renovation of buildings, necessary for the conduct of food and agricultural research and added pars. (3) and (4).
1977—Pub. L. 95–113 designated existing provisions as subsec. (e) and a part of subsec. (b) and added the remainder of subsec. (b) and subsecs. (a), (c), (d), (f), (g), and (h).
Amendment by section 7614(b)(4)(B) of Pub. L. 115–334 applicable to grants, cooperative agreements, or other awards made after Dec. 20, 2018, with matching funds requirement in effect on Dec. 20, 2018, to continue to apply to such grant, cooperative agreement, or other award, see section 7614(c)Pub. L. 115–334, set out as a note under section 3151 of this title.
Pub. L. 99–198, title XIV, § 1409(a)(3), Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1547, provided that the amendment made by section 1409(a)(3) of Pub. L. 99–198 is effective Oct. 1, 1985.
Pub. L. 99–198, title XIV, § 1409(b)(2), Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1547, provided that the amendment made by section 1409(b)(2) of Pub. L. 99–198 is effective Oct. 1, 1985.

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 § 1497
 § 1615
 § 1497
 § 1615
 § 1409
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 § 1409
 § 1409
 § 1415
 § 1415
 § 1415
 § 1409
 § 1409