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7 U.S. Code § 3157 - Competitive, special, and facilities research grants | U.S. Code | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute
Subchapter III. AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS
Section 3157. Competitive, special, and facilities research grants
7 U.S. Code § 3157. Competitive, special, and facilities research grants
(2) Short Title.—
This section may be cited as the “Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act”.
(2) Priority areasThe competitive grants program established under this subsection shall address the following areas:
(A) Plant health and production and plant productsPlant systems, including—
(B) Animal health and production and animal productsAnimal systems, including—
(C) Food safety, nutrition, and healthNutrition, food safety and quality, and health, including—
(D) Bioenergy, natural resources, and environmentNatural resources and the environment, including—
(E) Agriculture systems and technologyEngineering, products, and processes, including—
new hazard and risk assessment and mitigation measures;
water quality and management; and
tools that accelerate the use of automation or mechanization for labor-intensive tasks in the production and distribution of crops.
(F) Agriculture economics and rural communitiesMarkets, trade, economics, and policy, including—
new approaches to rural development, including rural entrepreneurship; and
(4) General administrationIn making grants under this subsection, the Secretary shall—
solicit and consider input from persons who conduct or use agricultural research, extension, or education in accordance with section 7612(b) of this title;
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).
(5) Allocation of fundsIn making grants under this subsection, the Secretary shall allocate funds to the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative to ensure that, of funds allocated for research activities—
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).
(6) Special considerationsIn making grants under this subsection, the Secretary may assist in the development of capabilities in the agricultural, food, and environmental sciences by providing grants—
to improve research, extension, and education capabilities in States (as defined in section 3103 of this title) in which institutions have been less successful in receiving funding under this subsection, based on a 3-year rolling average of funding levels;
to eligible entities to carry out the specific proposals submitted under procedures established under paragraph (4)(F) only if such specific proposals are consistent with a priority area specified in paragraph (2); and
to an institution to carry out collaboration in biomedical and agricultural research using existing research models.
(7) Eligible entitiesThe Secretary may make grants to carry out research, extension, and education under this subsection to—
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.
(A) In generalThere is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $700,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2023, of which—
not more than 5 percent may be retained by the Secretary to pay administrative costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying out this subsection.
(B) AvailabilityFunds made available under this paragraph shall—
The Secretary may not make a grant under this subsection for the planning, repair, rehabilitation, acquisition, or construction of a building or facility.
(3) Matching Funds.—
Grants made under this subsection shall be made without regard to matching funds.
(A) Research activities.—
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.
(B) Extension and education activities.—
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.
(2) GrantsThe Secretary shall award grants each fiscal year on a competitive basis—
that leverage digital platforms or other novel means of translating, delivering, or demonstrating agricultural research; and
to adapt, apply, translate, or demonstrate scientific findings, data, technology, and other research outcomes to producers, the agricultural industry, and other interested persons or organizations; and
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.
(3) Eligible entitiesAn entity that is eligible to receive a grant under paragraph (2) is—
a State agricultural experiment station (as defined in section 3103 of this title);
a cooperative extension service (as defined in such section); and
a land-grant college or university (as defined in such 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.
(Pub. L. 89–106, § 2, Aug. 4, 1965, 79 Stat. 431; Pub. L. 95–113, title XIV, § 1414, Sept. 29, 1977, 91 Stat. 991; Pub. L. 97–98, title XIV, § 1415, Dec. 22, 1981, 95 Stat. 1303; Pub. L. 99–198, title XIV, § 1409, Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1546; Pub. L. 101–624, title XIV, § 1497, title XVI, §§ 1615, 1616, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3630, 3729, 3732; Pub. L. 102–237, title IV, § 401, Dec. 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 1862; Pub. L. 104–66, title I, § 1011(v), Dec. 21, 1995, 109 Stat. 711; Pub. L. 104–127, title VIII, § 885, Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1179; Pub. L. 105–185, title II, §§ 211, 212, title III, § 301(f), title VI, § 606(h), June 23, 1998, 112 Stat. 536, 563, 604; Pub. L. 107–76, title VII, § 775, Nov. 28, 2001, 115 Stat. 746; Pub. L. 107–171, title VI, § 6403(b), title VII, §§ 7136, 7211, May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 429, 436, 447; Pub. L. 110–234, title VII, §§ 7101(b)(2), 7406(a), (b)(2), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1213, 1247, 1251; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title VII, §§ 7101(b)(2), 7406(a), (b)(2), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 1974, 2009, 2013; Pub. L. 113–79, title VII, §§ 7128(b)(4), 7404, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 879, 895; Pub. L. 115–334, title VII, §§ 7504, 7505, 7614(b)(4)(B), Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4821, 4822, 4836.)
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.
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 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.
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)(A)(iii). Pub. L. 115–334, § 7614(b)(4)(B)(i), struck out cl. (iii). Text read as follows: “The matching funds requirement under section 3371 of this title shall not apply in the case of a grant made under paragraph (6)(A).”
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)(B)(iii). Pub. L. 115–334, § 7614(b)(4)(B)(ii)(II), struck out cl. (iii). Text read as follows: “The contribution requirement under clause (i) shall be in addition to any matching funds requirement for grant recipients required by section 3371 of this title.”
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)(8)(B). Pub. L. 105–185, § 211(4), substituted “the cost of” for “the cost” and inserted at end “The Secretary may waive all or part of the matching requirement under this subparagraph in the case of a smaller college or university (as described in section 2204f(c)(2)(C)(ii) of this title) if the equipment to be acquired costs not more than $25,000 and has multiple uses within a single research project or is usable in more than 1 research project.”
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).
Subsec. (l). Pub. L. 105–185, § 606(h)(2), struck out heading and text of subsec. (l). Text read as follows: “The Secretary of Agriculture may consult with the Agricultural Science and Technology Review Board regarding the policies, priorities, and operation of subsections (b) and (c) of this section.”
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).
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).
Pub. L. 110–234, title VII, § 7406(c), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1251, and Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title VII, § 7406(c), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2013, provided that:
“The amendments made by this section [amending this section and sections 3319, 5924, and 5925b of this title and repealing section 7621 of this title] shall not apply to any solicitation for grant applications issued by the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service before the date of enactment of this Act [June 18, 2008].”
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.