1.Short
title; table of contents
(a)This Act may be cited
as the Creating Research Extension and
Teaching Excellence for the 21st Century Act of 2007
or
the CREATE-21 Act of
2007
.
(b)The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of
contents.
Sec. 2. Purposes.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
TITLE I—National Institutes for Food and Agriculture
Sec. 101. Establishment of National Institutes for Food and
Agriculture.
Sec. 102. Offices; administration.
Sec. 103. Organization of National Institutes for Food and
Agriculture.
Sec. 104. Funding.
Sec. 105. Enhanced funding.
Sec. 106. Single budget submission.
Sec. 107. Capacity building grants for ASCARR
Institutions.
TITLE II—Modifications
Sec. 201. Repeal of National Agricultural Research, Extension,
Education, and Economics Advisory Board.
Sec. 202. Repeal plan of work requirements.
Sec. 203. Indirect costs.
TITLE III—Extensions
Subtitle A—National Agricultural Research, Extension, and
Teaching Policy Act of 1977
Sec. 301. Grants and fellowships for food and agricultural
sciences education.
Sec. 302. Grants for research on production and marketing of
alcohols and industrial hydrocarbons from agricultural commodities and forest
products.
Sec. 303. Policy research centers.
Sec. 304. Human nutrition intervention and health promotion
research program.
Sec. 305. Pilot research program to combine medical and
agricultural research.
Sec. 306. Nutrition education program.
Sec. 307. Continuing animal health and disease research
programs.
Sec. 308. Appropriations for research on national or regional
problems.
Sec. 309. Grants to upgrade agricultural and food sciences
facilities at 1890 land-grant colleges, including Tuskegee
University.
Sec. 310. National research and training virtual
centers.
Sec. 311. Matching funds requirement for research and extension
activities of 1890 Institutions.
Sec. 312. Hispanic-serving institutions.
Sec. 313. Competitive grants for international agricultural
science and education programs.
Sec. 314. Research equipment grants.
Sec. 315. University research.
Sec. 316. Extension Service.
Sec. 317. Supplemental and alternative crops.
Sec. 318. Aquaculture research facilities.
Sec. 319. Rangeland research.
Sec. 320. Special authorization for biosecurity planning and
response.
Sec. 321. Resident instruction and distance education grants
program for insular area institutions of higher education.
Subtitle B—Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of
1990
Sec. 331. National genetics resources program.
Sec. 332. High-priority research and extension
initiatives.
Sec. 333. Nutrient management research and extension
initiative.
Sec. 334. Organic agriculture research and extension
initiative.
Sec. 335. Agricultural telecommunications program.
Sec. 336. Assistive technology program for farmers with
disabilities.
Sec. 337. National Rural Information Center
Clearinghouse.
Subtitle C—Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education
Reform Act of 1998
Sec. 341. Partnerships for high-value agricultural product
quality research.
Sec. 342. Precision agriculture.
Sec. 343. Biobased products.
Sec. 344. Thomas Jefferson Initiative for crop
diversification.
Sec. 345. Integrated research, education, and extension
competitive grants program.
Sec. 346. Support for research regarding diseases of wheat,
triticale, and barley caused by Fusarium graminearum or by Tilletia
indica.
Sec. 347. Bovine Johne’s disease control program.
Sec. 348. Grants for youth organizations.
Sec. 349. Agricultural biotechnology research and development
for developing countries.
Sec. 350. Office of Pest Management Policy.
Subtitle D—Other laws
Sec. 371. Critical Agricultural Materials Act.
Sec. 372. Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of
1994.
Sec. 373. Agricultural Experiment Station Research Facilities
Act.
Sec. 374. National Agricultural Research, Extension, and
Teaching Policy Act Amendments of 1985.
Sec. 375. Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant
Act (National Research Initiative).
Sec. 376. Beginning farmer and rancher development
program.
Sec. 377. Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 (Carbon
Cycle Research).
Sec. 378. Renewable Resources Extension Act of
1978.
Sec. 379. National Aquaculture Act of 1980.
2.The purposes of this Act are—
(1)to integrate and
organize the administration of the agricultural research, extension, education,
and related programs administered by the Secretary of Agriculture to respond to
21st century challenges and continue to meet the needs of society from a local,
tribal, State, national, and international perspective;
(2)to minimize
duplication, and maximize coordination and integration, among all of the
programs at all levels through a solution-based approach;
(3)to enhance the
capacity of all participating institutions to more effectively carry out the
programs, with special emphasis given to 1890 Institutions, 1994 Institutions,
Insular Area Institutions, ASCARR Institutions, and Small 1862 Land-Grant
Institutions;
(4)to provide for a
more balanced portfolio of available resources and funding between capacity
programs and competitive programs through the enhanced growth of competitive
funds;
(5)to position the
agricultural research, extension, education, and related programs system to
increase the contribution of the system to society through the expansion of the
portfolio of the system; and
(6)to provide
funding to achieve the purposes of this Act and other purposes by enhancing by
100 percent the authorized funding for agricultural research, extension,
education, and related programs over 7 fiscal years.
3.In this Act:
(1)The term 1862 Institution means a
college or university eligible to receive funds under the Act of July 2, 1862
(7 U.S.C. 301 et seq.).
(2)The term 1890 Institution means a
college or university eligible to receive funds under the Act of August 30,
1890 (7 U.S.C. 321 et seq.), including Tuskegee University.
(3)The term 1994 Institution means 1 of the
1994 Institutions (as defined in section 532 of the Equity in Educational
Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–382; 7 U.S.C. 301 note)).
(4)
(A)The term ASCARR Institution means a public
college or university offering a baccalaureate or higher degree in the study of
agriculture.
(B)The
term ASCARR Institution does not include an institution eligible
to receive funds under—
(i)the
Act of July 2, 1862 (commonly known as the First Morrill Act
) (7
U.S.C. 301 et seq.);
(ii)the Act of
August 30, 1890 (commonly known as the Second Morrill Act
) (7
U.S.C. 321 et seq.); or
(iii)the Equity in
Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–382; 7 U.S.C. 301
note).
(5)The term capacity program means each of the
following agricultural research, extension, education, and related programs for
which the Secretary has administrative or other authority as of the day before
the date of enactment of this Act:
(A)Each program
established under the Act of July 2, 1862 (commonly known as the First
Morrill Act
) (7 U.S.C. 301 et seq.).
(B)Each program
providing funding to any of the 1994 Institutions under sections 533, 534(a),
and 535 of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (Public Law
103–382; 7 U.S.C. 301 note) (commonly known as financial assistance,
technical assistance, and endowments to tribal colleges and Navajo Community
College
).
(C)The program
established under section 536 of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status
Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–382; 7 U.S.C. 301 note) providing research grants
for 1994 institutions.
(D)Each program
established under subsections (b), (c), and (d) of section 3 of the Smith-Lever
Act (7 U.S.C. 343).
(E)Each program
established under the Hatch Act of 1887 (7 U.S.C. 361a et seq.).
(F)Each grant
program established under section 2501 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation,
and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279) providing outreach and assistance for
socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers.
(G)Each program
established under section 1417(b)(4) of the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(4)), including
grant programs under that section (commonly known as the 1890
Institution Teaching and Research Capacity Building Grants
Program
).
(H)The animal health
and disease research program established under subtitle E of the National
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
3191 et seq.).
(I)Each extension
program available to 1890 Institutions established under sections 1444 and 1464
of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of
1977 (7 U.S.C. 3221, 3312).
(J)The program
established under section 1445 of the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3222) (commonly known as
the Evans-Allen Program
).
(K)The program
providing grants to upgrade agricultural and food sciences facilities at 1890
Institutions established under section 1447 of the National Agricultural
Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3222b).
(L)The program
providing distance education grants for insular areas established under section
1490 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act
of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3362).
(M)The program
providing resident instruction grants for insular areas established under
section 1491 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching
Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3363).
(N)Each program
available to 1890 Institutions established under section 406 of the
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C.
7626).
(O)The program
providing competitive extension grants to eligible 1994 Institutions under
section 1464 of National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy
Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3312) and the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act
of 1994 (Public Law 103–382; 7 U.S.C. 301 note) established under section 406
of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7
U.S.C. 7626).
(P)Each research and
development and related program established under Public Law 87–788 (commonly
known as the McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Act
) (16
U.S.C. 582a et seq.).
(Q)Each program
established under the Renewable Resources Extension Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 1671
et seq.).
(R)Each grant
program for ASCARR Institutions established under section 202.
(S)Each program and
related activities administered (as of the day before the date of enactment of
this Act) by the Agricultural Research Service of the Department.
(T)Each program and
related activities administered (as of the day before the date of enactment of
this Act) by the Economic Research Service of the Department.
(U)Each forest and
rangeland research and development program of the Forest Service that is
administered by the Department.
(6)Capacity
program critical base fundingThe term capacity program
critical base funding means the aggregate amount of Federal funds made
available for all or individual capacity programs for fiscal year 2007, as
appropriate.
(7)The term competitive program means each of
the following agricultural research, extension, education, and related programs
for which the Secretary has administrative or other authority as of the day
before the date of enactment of this Act:
(A)The competitive
grant program established under section 2 of the Competitive, Special, and
Facilities Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 450i), commonly known as the
National Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program
).
(B)The program
providing grants and related assistance established under section 1417(b)(5) of
the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977
(7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(5)) commonly known as the Higher Education
Multicultural Scholars Program
.
(C)The Food and
Agricultural Sciences grant program established under section 1417 of the
National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7
U.S.C. 3152), commonly known as the Food and Agricultural Sciences
National Needs Graduate Fellowship Grants Program
.
(D)The program
providing grants under section 1417(j) of the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3152(j)), commonly known
as Institution Challenge Grants
.
(E)The program
providing grants for Hispanic-serving institutions established under section
1455 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act
of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3241).
(F)The Initiative
for Future Agriculture and Food Systems established under section 401 of the
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C.
7621) or any substantially similar program or authority.
(G)The integrated
research, education, and extension competitive grants program established under
section 406 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act
of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7626).
(8)Competitive
program critical base fundingThe term competitive program
critical base funding means the aggregate amount of Federal funds made
available for all or individual competitive programs for fiscal year 2007, as
appropriate.
(9)The
term Council means the Standing Council of Advisors established
under section 102(h).
(10)The
term Department means the Department of Agriculture.
(11)The
term Director means the Director of the National Institutes for
Food and Agriculture.
(12)The term extramural activity includes each
program and related activity administered or otherwise carried out by the
entities or under an authority described in subparagraphs (A) through (R) of
paragraph (5).
(13)The term fundamental research means
research that, as determined by the Director—
(A)advances the
frontiers of knowledge so as to lead to practical results or to further
scientific discovery; and
(B)has an effect
on—
(i)agriculture,
food, forestry, human health, or another purpose of this Act;
(ii)a
priority area of the National Institutes for Food and Agriculture; or
(iii)another goal or
purpose of a National Institutes for Food and Agriculture program.
(14)The term Insular Area Institution has
the meaning given the term eligible institution in section 1489 of
the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977
(7 U.S.C. 3361).
(15)The term intramural activities includes
each of the programs and related activities administered or otherwise carried
out by the entities described in subparagraphs (S), (T), and (U) of paragraph
(5).
(16)National
Institutes for Food and AgricultureThe term National
Institutes for Food and Agriculture means the National Institutes for
Food and Agriculture established under section 101.
(17)National
Institutes for Food and Agriculture programThe term
National Institutes for Food and Agriculture program includes each
capacity program, competitive program, and any other program, authority, power,
or activity of the National Institutes for Food and Agriculture, including
those described in section 101.
(18)The
term Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture.
(19)Small 1862
Land-Grant InstitutionsThe term Small 1862 Land-Grant
Institution means each 1862 institution that received, for the 3 fiscal
years immediately preceding the applicable fiscal year (based on a 3-year
rolling average), less than 1 percent of—
(A)in the case of a
fiscal year beginning before the date of the enactment of this Act and the
implementation of the National Institutes for Food and Agriculture programs (as
determined by the Director), the funds received by each such institution from
among available programs of the Cooperative State Research, Education, and
Extension Service; and
(B)in the case of a
fiscal year beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act and the
implementation of the National Institutes for Food and Agriculture programs (as
determined by the Director), the funds received by each such institution from
among available National Institutes for Food and Agriculture programs, other
than funds reserved or distributed under paragraph (2)(B)(ii)(I),
(2)(C)(ii)(I), or (3)(A)(ii) of section 105(c).
(20)The
term State means—
(A)each of the
several States of the United States;
(B)the Commonwealth
of Puerto Rico;
(C)Guam;
(D)American
Samoa;
(E)the Commonwealth
of the Northern Mariana Islands;
(F)the Federated
States of Micronesia;
(G)the Republic of
the Marshall Islands; and
(H)the United States
Virgin Islands.
(21)The term United States, when used in a
geographical sense, means all of the States.
<enum>I</enum><header>National
Institutes for Food and Agriculture</header>
<section id="IDdfbedf4689824f09a93e938a4b00093f"><enum>101.</enum><header>Establishment
of National Institutes for Food and Agriculture</header>
<subsection id="IDfde69a80f9554b17982f9967958e76e5"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment</header>
<paragraph id="idE0984C76A23B4A6BB87BA4E881D43930"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There is established within the Executive branch an
independent agency to be known as the <quote>National Institutes for Food and
Agriculture</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id3C1A3F36A7524A278C0B07D5A8D1ECF4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Members</header><text>The
National Institutes for Food and Agriculture shall consist of—</text>
<subparagraph id="id08B2F62E742B4CCE8ACF68243868782B"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the
Director;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id6818BE21893B42B380F8A207368F3601"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the
Council;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id500C49917F69433486D25D28298845F1"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the individual
institutes established under section 103; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id87D3730CBA1A418FA6AEFDB69F65272C"><enum>(D)</enum><text>the staff and
employees of National Institutes for Food and Agriculture.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDc245c9ecb50b4c85b0c67d585fad9d50"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorities</header>
<paragraph id="IDe650c620f585479195e48ef5f7d4e811"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Transfer of
authorities</header><text>There are transferred to National Institutes for Food
and Agriculture the authorities (including all budget authorities and
personnel), duties, obligations, and related legal and administrative functions
prescribed by law or otherwise granted to the Secretary, the Department, or any
other agency or official of the Department under—</text>
<subparagraph id="idEEE85FD63C9B43A991CB0B8318BD4EC6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the capacity
programs;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1DF86C621E354066A457A25A6B0F7792"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the competitive
programs;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id28ED23AA0AA44CE88E5FA053A737B111"><enum>(C)</enum><text>the research,
education, economic, cooperative State research programs, cooperative extension
and education programs, international programs, and other functions and
authorities delegated by the Secretary to—</text>
<clause id="idE84230F1C58143CCBC5D5E4D12623E05"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics
(including under section 251 of the Federal Crop Insurance Reform and
Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6971));
and</text>
</clause><clause id="idD928D21C5A774878B4D8EC50B6BCE923"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
Administrator of the Cooperative State Research, Education, and extension
Service pursuant to section 2.66 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (or
successor regulations); and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id1FAE3B9699924CD4AA0EB7CFCA224B86"><enum>(D)</enum><text>any and all other
authorities administered by—</text>
<clause id="idFE9562C1B47D4FD09A35CB9CACFA29EA"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics;</text>
</clause><clause id="idABC0F78A0C5C42239B20DCC6B411D8C6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
Administrator of the Cooperative State Research, Education, and extension
Service;</text>
</clause><clause id="id291ABE248768427B9C182392B8FA95FA"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the
Administrator of the Agricultural Research Service (including the National
Agricultural Library);</text>
</clause><clause id="id9968D665D6DD4A4086843018AD6D7209"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the Chief of the
Forest Service (relating to research and development); and</text>
</clause><clause id="idC88C544738664C27BF20E893F62B441B"><enum>(v)</enum><text>the
Administrator of the Economic Research Service.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID1f6e176b0f0245909f22ce3021f842e9"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Consolidation
of authorities</header><text>To carry out this Act, in accordance with the
transfer and continuation of the authorities, budgetary functions, and
personnel resources under this subsection, the administrative entities within
the Department known as the Cooperative State Research, Education, and
Extension Service, the Agricultural Research Service (including the National
Agricultural Library), and the Economic Research Service, and the research and
development functions of the Forest Service, shall terminate on the earlier
of—</text>
<subparagraph id="id769940A47A6F42EAB1A8E056EF88C2CF"><enum>(A)</enum><text>October 1, 2008;
or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id7C03CA406DC7498F9DBDAE3B2BF4DBB3"><enum>(B)</enum><text>such earlier date
as the Director determines to be appropriate.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID637afe9146144424aa5a49207725c3d7"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Reservation</header><text>Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Act, any and all administrative authority over the
functions and activities of the National Agricultural Statistics Service,
consistent with those authorities, functions, and activities as in effect on
the day before the date of enactment of this Act, shall remain under the
authority of the Secretary.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDe9b4d0bed8874e269592c4a9abe91149"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Powers</header><text>The
Director may—</text>
<paragraph id="ID55d4cbd6292d4d718215dfe8b66e4601"><enum>(1)</enum><text>promulgate such
regulations as the Director determines to be necessary to govern the
operations, organization, and personnel of the National Institutes for Food and
Agriculture;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID72353b2b92844d8daebfe14500aee0cc"><enum>(2)</enum><text>make such
expenditures as are necessary to carry out this Act;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7586b6afd71a499caa198a95086516ea"><enum>(3)</enum><text>enter into
contracts or other arrangements, or modifications of contracts or other
arrangements—</text>
<subparagraph id="IDfd433c9fb4e34f5ab658eb01498c1ccc"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to provide for
the carrying out, by organizations or individuals in the United States
(including agencies of the Department and other Government agencies) of such
National Institutes for Food and Agriculture programs as the Director
determines to be necessary to carry out this Act; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3a511874814642f3987cf34735126e1d"><enum>(B)</enum><text>at the request of
the President or the Secretary, for the carrying out of such specific National
Institutes for Food and Agriculture program-related activities as are in the
national interest or are otherwise of critical importance, as determined by the
President or the Secretary, with the concurrence of the Director;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDb07aa58dd64146d2bc9929ded46ae032"><enum>(4)</enum><text>make advance,
progress, and other payments relating to National Institutes for Food and
Agriculture programs without regard to the subsections (a) and (b) of section
3324 of title 31, United States Code;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID259b2170ff274fb09ad10d80f56d8fb2"><enum>(5)</enum><text>acquire by
purchase, lease, loan, gift, or condemnation, and hold and dispose of by grant,
sale, lease, or loan, real and personal property of all kinds necessary for, or
resulting from, the exercise of authority under this Act;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID6e2147c253d14b3abfee7f44853c77f1"><enum>(6)</enum><text>receive and use
donated funds, if the funds are donated without restriction other than that the
funds be used in furtherance of National Institutes for Food and Agriculture
programs or 1 or more of the purposes of this Act;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDd4735a241fab4fd1b789afde855e27d3"><enum>(7)</enum><text>publish or
arrange for the publication of information so as to further the full
dissemination of information of value consistent with the purposes of this Act
and the national interest, without regard to section 501 of title 44, United
States Code;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID68dcdee95f504a77a055b8232cde48eb"><enum>(8)</enum><text>accept and use
the services of voluntary and uncompensated personnel, and provide such
transportation and subsistence as are authorized by section 5703 of title 5,
United States Code, for persons serving without compensation;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID999e1ccb54b14cf3938e2bcd51e93efd"><enum>(9)</enum><text>prescribe, with
the approval of the Comptroller General of the United States, the extent to
which vouchers for funds expended under contracts for authorized activities
shall be subject to itemization or substantiation prior to payment, without
regard to the limitations of other laws relating to the expenditure and
accounting of public funds; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID5467cc821be842308d6283758120fb02"><enum>(10)</enum><text>arrange with and
reimburse the Secretary and the heads of other Federal agencies for the
performance of any activity that the National Institutes for Food and
Agriculture is authorized to conduct.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDe8d4f1870b0248faa4d41acccc1154dc"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Consultation</header><text>The
Director shall consult with the Secretary on an ongoing basis to ensure that
the national interest is being served by the administration of the National
Institutes for Food and Agriculture, National Institutes for Food and
Agriculture programs, and other authorities provided under this Act.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDd0dcccd4c828438d98d8bc90536de7cf"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Reporting</header><text>Not
later than December 31, 2007, and biennially thereafter, the Director shall
submit to the Secretary, the Committee on Agriculture of the House of
Representatives, the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the
Senate, the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and
the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate a comprehensive report that
describes the National Institutes for Food and Agriculture programs and related
activities funded, initially implemented, and otherwise carried out by the
National Institutes for Food and Agriculture during the period covered by the
report.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="idD5D800429E82438A9613595510454AFA"><enum>102.</enum><header>Offices;
administration</header>
<subsection id="IDab3762fa8a864dcf9cfbf2106a903b3e"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Location</header><text>The
National Institutes for Food and Agriculture shall be located in Washington,
District of Columbia.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDa02e72a1e9934d5dbcb2bf843fd2b3a7"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Director</header>
<paragraph id="IDc576ed10338749968bd78766b6ceb00f"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Appointment</header>
<subparagraph id="id0DD91FF7C7034D688745FFDC7928E5B7"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Director shall be—</text>
<clause id="id39E248B715B1453EB7FC194AD808E8E4"><enum>(i)</enum><text>a
distinguished expert in 1 or more National Institutes for Food and Agriculture
programs (or issues addressed by or fields relating to those programs);
and</text>
</clause><clause id="id4074B31CE228462094769D4AE6C76A7E"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>appointed by the
President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id147A96979EA84D50A60F1F6D6EE2026D"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Recommendations</header><text>Before
any person is appointed as Director, the President shall afford the Council an
opportunity to make recommendations to the President with respect to the
appointment.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idEC9E0268A1A8439ABE6F09A1F92F4A28"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Rate of
pay</header><text>The Director shall receive basic pay at the rate provided for
level II of the Executive Schedule under section 5513 of title 5, United States
Code.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDb95b5cafeb7d49ccb6363c8dc88bb942"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Term</header><text>The
Director shall serve for a single, 6-year term.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDa3bd436591bb40aab3e56ca8176f0ba9"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Authority</header><text>Except
as may be otherwise provided in this Act—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID06e5db0bd269432ea31675c52e3a227c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the Director
shall—</text>
<clause id="IDb381235c786c481db58fb77c89d25011"><enum>(i)</enum><text>exercise all of
the authority granted to the National Institutes for Food and Agriculture by
this Act;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDfd7cf4f638b24e6dbf9a807de033460a"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
consultation with the Council, formulate programs in accordance with policies
adopted by the National Institutes for Food and Agriculture;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDf1accd2311e544acb4c9b3ac26fe8760"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>establish
committees and offices within the National Institutes for Food and Agriculture,
as appropriate;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDa743d444c0c54618b9cf414df0d5a5a3"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>establish
procedures for the provision and administration of capacity program funding and
competitive program grants by the National Institutes for Food and Agriculture
in accordance with this Act and other applicable law;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID0554b7c4df7a4c3e90609080a7ed53f1"><enum>(v)</enum><text>establish
procedures for the peer or merit review of National Institutes for Food and
Agriculture program activities in accordance with this Act and other applicable
law, as appropriate;</text>
</clause><clause id="ID6cab2e45acf04517bac99a17918f6e70"><enum>(vi)</enum><text>assess the
personnel needs of research, education, extension, and other fields in the
areas supported by National Institutes for Food and Agriculture programs;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID9843dfa644e24b21b65fe0629a2a160b"><enum>(vii)</enum><text>cooperate with
the Council to plan programs that assist in meeting the future personnel needs
of disciplines and activities in the areas supported by National Institutes for
Food and Agriculture programs, including portable fellowship and training
programs, as applicable; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID611b6a886e634035a637cf6b1e44382b"><enum>(B)</enum><text>all actions taken
by the Director pursuant to this Act shall be final and binding upon the
National Institutes for Food and Agriculture.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID3e6c5133f51140d0a14f74ecc89a85ba"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Delegation and
redelegation of functions</header><text>The Director may, from time to time,
establish such procedures as the Director determines to be appropriate to
authorize the performance by any other officer, agency, or employee of the
National Institutes for Food and Agriculture of any of the functions of the
Director under this Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDa7c847eb430d470a81153744b3bff41d"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Formulation of
programs</header><text>The formulation of programs in accordance with the
policies of the National Institutes for Food and Agriculture shall be carried
out by the Director, in consultation with the Council.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDdeec09215ff84649b1b730d5a946ad50"><enum>(6)</enum><header>Authority to
grant and contract</header><text>The Director may make grants and enter into
contracts and other arrangements pursuant to this Act and other applicable
law.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID7522b811716f46ebb0f0be306db818e4"><enum>(7)</enum><header>Status; power
to vote and hold office</header>
<subparagraph id="id3296034055B44A3AACB32764E0A20E49"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Director shall—</text>
<clause id="id824B874C411A44FFAF0B50A568995C87"><enum>(i)</enum><text>serve as a voting
ex officio member of the Council; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idB1F162D1681949ABB44AF58FF912D309"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>except with
respect to compensation and tenure, serve in a manner commensurate with the
other members of the Council.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id4533BC7015114C5688D01AC56BC821F2"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Election</header><text>The
Director shall be eligible for election by the Council as Chairperson or Vice
Chairperson of the Council.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDd416bb1c3b604310b85518889eb6f4b3"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Staff
appointment</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Director
shall, in accordance with such policies as the Council may from time to time
establish, recruit, hire, prescribe, appoint, and fix the compensation of such
personnel as are necessary to carry out this Act, including the appointment,
for a limited term or on a temporary basis, of appropriate—</text>
<paragraph id="id511F30CFAC264E58BE5AC77B6EEFF134"><enum>(1)</enum><text>scientific and
other expert and accomplished staff; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id779162D628E5419B972098ED5E20B97C"><enum>(2)</enum><text>other technical
and professional personnel on leave of absence from academic, industrial, or
research institutions.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID61ea9978d92847de8681b658fe76ae56"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Rotating
credentialed staff</header>
<paragraph id="id4C277F68D836415A8948322E93A548FD"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Director shall be assisted by an
appropriately-credentialed staff of experts in—</text>
<subparagraph id="idF2799B90B18540328B2209F6032CA7FA"><enum>(A)</enum><text>National
Institutes for Food and Agriculture programs; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCB8D2EAFB94845FC974E4B1CBB040878"><enum>(B)</enum><text>issues addressed
by, and fields relating to, those programs.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id7A6AAB736EB24BC98283E7E66F408CA6"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>Credentialed
staff members described in paragraph (1) shall be—</text>
<subparagraph id="idD1B15559055D472B894BFFF2A041C158"><enum>(A)</enum><text>recruited from
the community of National Institutes for Food and Agriculture programs or
related fields; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB8666277BC2D41849A3566D56E4C894B"><enum>(B)</enum><text>appointed by the
Director to serve on the basis of 4-year rotating appointments.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDc7c4159a32564aa5990925fcd8c32e58"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Temporary
staff</header><text>Staff hired by the Director under this section may include
researchers, scientists, and other credentialed, technical, or professional
personnel hired for limited terms, or on temporary bases, including individuals
on leave of absence from academic, industry, research, science, or other
institutions.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDaca014e7a20e4a34a316fd64d069700c"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Volunteers</header>
<paragraph id="id7C3247655705453F8BCCD9111C1E895C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Director may accept the services of voluntary,
uncompensated personnel, on appropriate terms and conditions and in accordance
with other applicable law.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idAFED0F07E8584B00B06D87CDA1F0030F"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Freedom from
liability</header><text>Voluntary personnel described in paragraph (1) shall be
held free from liability in accordance with the Volunteer Protection Act of
1997 (42 U.S.C. 14501 et seq.).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDba6e27d1d9134b30989e92a97037f837"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Transfer of
funds from other government departments or agencies</header>
<paragraph id="id4D84730B2DF441DC8B160AB7F2F13A4A"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Funds available to the Department, or any other
department or agency of the Federal Government for activities that are
analogous to, or could contribute to the purposes or goals of, National
Institutes for Food and Agriculture programs, other relevant research,
extension, or education programs, or related or other relevant activities,
shall be available for transfer, in whole or in part, to the National
Institutes for Food and Agriculture, with the approval of the Secretary or the
head of the other appropriate department or agency transferring the funds, for
such use as is consistent with the purposes for which the funds were initially
made available.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idB185113C9DD340879571C7A8F658D8E3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header><text>Funds transferred under paragraph (1) shall be expendable
by the National Institutes for Food and Agriculture for the purposes for which
the transfer was made.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDa82ed5d90cd842298667fe3e2284b40e"><enum>(h)</enum><header>Standing
council of advisors</header>
<paragraph id="ID7db4a8bcb2d844df9e337c653322071d"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Establishment</header><text>There
is established a Standing Council of Advisors,</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7FA7FB13D0E74FCE976DEC8B638A8939"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Membership</header>
<subparagraph id="idBD98DF6C792248CE9362FD3EC46DD695"><enum>(A)</enum><header>Composition</header><text>The
Council shall be composed of 13 members, of which—</text>
<clause id="idEE8967413EE84E729483D170CB3241DD"><enum>(i)</enum><text>1
member shall be the Director; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id3D2C9A0533A3462A9B14293D9D3D7AE4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>12
members shall be qualified non-Federal stakeholders appointed in accordance
with subparagraph (B) who are distinguished members of the public, including
representatives of—</text>
<subclause id="idA7331EEDAB314CE8A6D35484DABE57F1"><enum>(I)</enum><text>agriculture,
food, nutrition, and forestry organizations;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id37E76A1C197C418A9E6060D9C581167A"><enum>(II)</enum><text>industry;
and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id97865AD1AD9D417687166D208F5A62F1"><enum>(III)</enum><text>the scientific,
research, education, extension, international, stakeholder, consumer, customer,
family, community and youth, and professional entities in whose interest the
National Institutes for Food and Agriculture is authorized to carry out
National Institutes for Food and Agriculture programs and related
activities.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID23eb34fcbcdc4c11a0d0403955153bcd"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Appointments</header><text>Of
the members of the Council described in subparagraph (A)(ii)—</text>
<clause id="id24B3906EAAAD4C7CA5EFB3CC05417855"><enum>(i)</enum><text>4
members shall be—</text>
<subclause id="idB2F5DAB1E16848AC992D7D88581F7E4F"><enum>(I)</enum><text>appointed by the
Secretary, with the consent of the Director;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id404B96EDD19149A382E6C0C1E598F45E"><enum>(II)</enum><text>selected on the
basis of established records of expertise and distinguished accomplishment;
and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id3B26F959A25F40BBA7045E9D07AB5DC5"><enum>(III)</enum><text>selected so as
to provide representation across the spectrum of views of National Institutes
for Food and Agriculture programs and related fields from all regions of the
United States, taking into consideration the need for representation from the
State, local, and tribal levels;</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id38D67DAD542E45DC9102488ABEDBEE01"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>4
members shall be—</text>
<subclause id="id8950625471544CF68B5D655AC4D42044"><enum>(I)</enum><text>appointed by the
Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Agriculture of the House of
Representatives, with the consent of the Director; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id9523986237F84B5CBF9D3EB5F7B93562"><enum>(II)</enum><text>selected so as
to provide representation of the views of stakeholder leaders in all regions of
the United States, taking into consideration the need for representation from
the State, local, and tribal levels; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="id48E66ED0256349058785056C13BE2A5F"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>4
members shall be—</text>
<subclause id="id3F7917D885ED45A1A2E8F43D3C4CA631"><enum>(I)</enum><text>appointed by the
Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and
Forestry of the Senate, with the consent of the Director; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id1A773F3160664CD0B9504F6D6C872A1F"><enum>(II)</enum><text>selected so as
to provide representation of the views of stakeholder leaders in all areas of
the United States, taking into consideration the need for representation from
the State local, and tribal levels.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id84CF5ECD0ABE43A0AC2556D8A4FB786E"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Term</header><text>Each
of the groups of 4 members appointed under clauses (i) through (iii) of
subparagraph (B) shall be appointed to 4-year, staggered terms.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDe318a52825a642ad88ae72b09620d74c"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Duties</header>
<subparagraph id="id981C6F0E3AE24533A208078A30835F88"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Council shall assist the Director in—</text>
<clause id="id19A065D70E5344A596D9BEF02B329C8B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>establishing
priorities of the National Institutes for Food and Agriculture; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id7C30A6B6EB654B9A9018A404F212D4B9"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>reviewing,
judging, and maintaining the relevance of National Institutes for Food and
Agriculture programs.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0A180055F62F4B5290681D8D30556936"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Oversight
review</header><text>To ensure that the purposes of this Act and the needs of
the United States are being met, the Council shall conduct an annual oversight
review of—</text>
<clause id="id26CB0D6E320E4A019DCB36113C7DB85A"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
administration of the National Institutes for Food and Agriculture;</text>
</clause><clause id="idA57FF70F8F2241A68F88AA7A32C409AF"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>activities
funded through the capacity programs;</text>
</clause><clause id="id2B7D19B36F8C45F08BCBD6C96A70973A"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>proposals and
other activities funded through the competitive programs; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idF52E393DA0BC462A955C0C989DEAEEC8"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>other activities
of the National Institutes for Food and Agriculture.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDf184de56b57944a5a182403418159631"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Meetings</header>
<subparagraph id="idAFDCC6098BF74EE0900C04D01A0C0146"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Council shall hold periodic meetings to provide an
interface between the Council and stakeholders, and to ensure that the National
Institutes for Food and Agriculture is linking national goals with realistic
opportunities.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idB6AC5EA35D35409384D2F72AF368688A"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Frequency</header><text>Meetings
described in subparagraph (A) shall be held at the call of the Director, or at
the joint call of the Director and the Secretary, but not less often than twice
annually.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID6aa49ec666d849fe9021c5cf96803128"><enum>(5)</enum><header>Expenses</header>
<subparagraph id="ID164c5dcfe51d4bc589806d009879fdba"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Director shall, from any administrative funds
otherwise available to the National Institutes for Food and Agriculture, pay
the reasonable expenses incurred by the Council in holding meetings and
conducting related activities, as determined to be appropriate by the
Director.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID90d974736fc748a8969f404f054bc90b"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Limitation</header><text>The
expenses of the Council paid by the Director under subparagraph (A) shall not
be counted toward any general limitation on the expenses of advisory
committees, panels, commissions, or task forces of the Department contained in
any Act making appropriations for the Department, whether enacted before, on,
or after the date of enactment of this Act, unless the Act of appropriation
specifically—</text>
<clause id="id733CC3E50BE94A29BBE87638517C32A7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>refers to this
paragraph; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idE85572F07ABF46F18F2CC4A959FB0572"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>includes the
Council within the general limitation.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idE0F25590ED7147ADBE41E6B9A7184D9C"><enum>103.</enum><header>Organization
of National Institutes for Food and Agriculture</header>
<subsection id="IDeccf75f9cc54429599616bebeb1ccec7"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Organization</header>
<paragraph id="idF552BBCCEB244A109FCC9164F0A4B17F"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Director shall organize the National Institutes for
Food and Agriculture into 6 institutes (referred to in this section as
<term>individual institutes</term>) to administer the programs and activities
of the National Institutes for Food and Agriculture in an integrated,
multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, transdisciplinary, interagency, and
inter-institutional manner, to the maximum extent practicable.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID9a1a9b5526e6427c982949c69d0966e3"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Institutes</header><text>The
individual institutes shall be the following:</text>
<subparagraph id="ID11a166c1864d41919684641a19731829"><enum>(A)</enum><text>The Institute for
Economic Opportunities in Agriculture and Natural Resources.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID6c61c01a5b15455daf436640f5d28d25"><enum>(B)</enum><text>The Institute for
Nutrition and Health.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDe68e7c617c4b405ab90b713e416b3fe7"><enum>(C)</enum><text>The Institute for
Rural and Urban Community Development.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3084268d3cfa4a419c5b38f4f33da757"><enum>(D)</enum><text>The Institute for
Natural Resources and Environment.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDb3de218df34a409c9d721298d9e3edc4"><enum>(E)</enum><text>The Institute for
Food Safety and Agricultural Security.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID3e7f4d799a0d46348172d8d81cf2ca59"><enum>(F)</enum><text>The Institute for
Families, Youth, and Communities.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idC1903E3385CA4E148B97E5A7EB92CBDB"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Administration</header>
<subparagraph id="idA64732309312420DA715157E9887DC57"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Director, in conjunction with the head of each
individual institute, shall carry out National Institutes for Food and
Agriculture programs with the goal of focusing those programs, and the
participants, grantees, and other stakeholders of those programs on—</text>
<clause id="idABAB6EF1FA384D8FBAA90329FE9BAD5B"><enum>(i)</enum><text>understanding
important problem areas and opportunities relating to a program;</text>
</clause><clause id="id4070D397BC8E4126BAAFAC28EC1F36F4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>discovering and
implementing solutions to address those problem areas; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id1BD6696414B24160B087C70A25F832AA"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>exploring other
opportunities provided under the programs.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idDD38727CAC794A2A88F3DB19F448EECF"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Stakeholder
input</header><text>The Director, in consultation with the Council and the head
of each individual institute, shall solicit input from appropriate
participants, grantees, and other stakeholders of the programs and activities
of the National Institutes for Food and Agriculture relating to the problem
areas, opportunity areas, solution areas, and Institute programs and related
activities carried out by the National Institutes for Food and
Agriculture.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id9D95F25AABC242AAA86BBAB794AFD88F"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Modification of
organization</header><text>Beginning on October 1 of the fifth full fiscal year
beginning after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director, in
consultation with the Secretary and the Council, may include in a report
required under section 101(e) any recommendation of the Director with respect
to the organization of the National Institutes for Food and Agriculture or the
individual institutes, as the Director determines to be in the best interest of
the United States.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDc5168292d3a74ae8a35586e1d3c21433"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Program
integration and coordination</header>
<paragraph id="id47EF8BDF997547F4A8F5EF51B0B5599C"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>In accordance with applicable law (including
regulations), the Director, in coordination with the head of each individual
institute and taking into consideration the advice of the Council, shall
ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that National Institutes for Food
and Agriculture programs are administered, funded, and carried out—</text>
<subparagraph id="id2B856819124B4E90B800209C0091E7F2"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in an integrated,
multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, transdisciplinary, interagency, and
inter-institutional manner that ensures—</text>
<clause id="id8B8D81859C514E2DAC623618FEA81D13"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
most efficient collaborative use of resources; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id3C5631189700468E88DD581F4D121713"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the focus of all
resources and activities on strategic, priority, problem, opportunity, and
solution areas identified by the Director and the head of each applicable
individual institute, taking into consideration the advice of the
Council;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idAE92968C85D74DC6BFC39AD2A96D3D00"><enum>(B)</enum><text>among applicable
participants, grantees, and stakeholders, in a coordinated manner that
encourages and ensures—</text>
<clause id="id0BC124FB5EC842BAA1551A1FB8FAA900"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
most efficient collaborative application of resources; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id396124617EE3406B9BFDEAEF7F9EF613"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the focus of all
resources and activities on strategic, priority, problem, opportunity, and
solution areas on a local, State, Indian tribal, regional, national, and
international basis, as the Director and the head of each applicable individual
institute, taking into consideration the advice of the Council, determine to be
appropriate.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idE060E1188EF24C68AF688EE38CC8A3BE"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Scope</header><text>The
Director, in consultation with the Secretary and the Council, shall ensure,
through the integration and coordination under paragraph (1), that
opportunities are maximized with respect to—</text>
<subparagraph id="idD456F8832AF34DDE8FF67256C9D4C5C5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the use of
appropriate authorities, agencies, institutions, disciplines, and activities of
the National Institutes for Food and Agriculture; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5032EEDD821D49D69139DC5837E31E88"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the inclusion of
appropriate participants and other stakeholders in those activities, including
intramural, extramural, government, university, extension, international, and
other appropriate stakeholders, as determined by the Director.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDd256fc83bd714a838002f2012500da1f"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Matching and
leveraging of scarce budget resources</header><text>The National Institutes for
Food and Agriculture and the Director shall provide for the matching and
leveraging of National Institutes for Food and Agriculture resources by
intramural activity and extramural activity program participants and
recipients—</text>
<paragraph id="IDd3d57b5796dd4ba3a89991e6a26468e5"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in accordance
with applicable law governing the applicable capacity program, competitive
program, or other authority or activity; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID65c8c8c928e54e199e38d82cb8253105"><enum>(2)</enum><text>if not otherwise
provided for by law, as the Director, in consultation with the Council,
determines to be appropriate, taking into consideration—</text>
<subparagraph id="id36CAF47651D34E79B5AE8241777A4BF4"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the ability of
the participating or recipient institutions or entities to provide matching
funds; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id2F3151F7124647EEBE85FCC915210BF7"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the treatment of
the institutions or entities with respect to matching fund and similar
requirements under other authorities.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID1ad7c777b1c34b6e830c2b6bd42e7fad"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Funding
administration</header>
<paragraph id="ID6acd388b6b6c4d3793d230ac8716c53c"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Capacity
programs</header><text>In accordance with other applicable law, in providing
program funding to a particular institution or entity, the Director shall
develop, in consultation with the Council, and implement, a streamlined plan of
work or administrative model designed to simplify, to the maximum extent
practicable, the administration, funding, and oversight of capacity
programs.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDebfc5c02b66d4485a7e162029d230024"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Competitive
programs</header><text>In accordance with other applicable law, in making
determinations regarding whether to provide program funding to a particular
institution, entity, or applicant (as applicable), the Director shall, whenever
practicable, implement an administrative model designed to streamline and
simplify, to the maximum extent practicable, the application (as applicable),
administration, funding, and oversight process.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id34FECE71DED944EB9F6FF437918D68D7"><enum>104.</enum><header>Funding</header>
<subsection id="idCC2DFA0217784C9D91AF6FF544E218C9"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Preservation of
critical base funding</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
funds provided to National Institutes for Food and Agriculture programs shall
be allocated and distributed in accordance with subsection (b).</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id1D1EE0BCCEA8430DBBF74BC2BA287A5A"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Distribution of
funds</header>
<paragraph id="id1CD9866B92884304AEAE03FF1FF119D3"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Priority for
critical base funds</header><text>In distributing funds to carry out capacity
programs and competitive programs during a fiscal year, the Director
shall—</text>
<subparagraph id="id1BD263F624FB4C599987DA27D70BC3BC"><enum>(A)</enum><text>first, use funds
made available in an amount less than or equal to the capacity program critical
base funding level only to carry out capacity programs, in accordance with
paragraph (2); and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE144A1E2043946E0B4119E8292A334E6"><enum>(B)</enum><text>after funds equal
to the capacity program critical base funding level have been allocated for
capacity programs for the fiscal year, use any funds made available only to
carry out competitive programs, until funds are allocated in an amount equal to
the competitive program critical base funding level.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idB23303C1EA294D43A0A455BE1E49AB19"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Proportional
funding of capacity programs</header><text>The Director shall apportion funds
distributed under paragraph (1)(A) in accordance with the proportion
that—</text>
<subparagraph id="idB162B884B9FE40ED916D24137727EDC6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>the amount
received by each applicable capacity program for fiscal year 2007; bears
to</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id69DCF869C8744CB8A6D4CA7FBC13F359"><enum>(B)</enum><text>the total amount
made available for all capacity programs for fiscal year 2007.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id3F7FBCCBABA546A79E0C8D9E4EC4BFF6"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Other than
critical base funds</header><text>In distributing funds to carry out capacity
programs and competitive programs during a fiscal year, the Director shall use
in accordance with section 105(c)—</text>
<subparagraph id="id8348EC631B924615973B89D3E434D6F5"><enum>(A)</enum><text>amounts made
available in excess of the sum of the capacity program critical base funding
level and the competitive program critical base funding level; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id970C2D6EBF2548D186421C7114E44E6A"><enum>(B)</enum><text>amounts made
available pursuant to section 105(a).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id97D900E6A08F49ACADF84A24356A216C"><enum>105.</enum><header>Enhanced
funding</header>
<subsection id="id3FD6979FBF9C40AFBDEA7DCEA8008BB6"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Continuation of
mandatory funding</header>
<paragraph id="IDfc425f293a974a539b67b0b31686c39a"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Beginning on October 1, 2007, and each October 1
thereafter, the Secretary shall transfer to the Director $200,000,000 of funds
of the Commodity Credit Corporation to carry out this Act.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID1ceb42e8d00d484a8611d6c46fda4863"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Budgetary
offset</header><text>Section 401(b)(3) of the Agricultural Research, Extension,
and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7621(b)(3)) is amended—</text>
<subparagraph id="id11133807D9CE4888A83B5B0407ABB7E9"><enum>(A)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(B), by adding <quote>and</quote> at the end;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8D724C2A413D44CD899E4B049D285BD8"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subparagraph
(C), by striking <quote>; and</quote> at the end and inserting a period;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idC71A359684D04A71914B232890594888"><enum>(C)</enum><text>by striking
subparagraph (D).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID25d774122aa54e769f1dc5a2a079f1ac"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Increasing
currently authorized funding</header><text>Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, except as otherwise provided in this section, there are authorized to
be appropriated to the Director to carry out programs of the National
Institutes for Food and Agriculture under this Act amounts equal to a level of
the authorized funding for each such program as in effect on the day before the
date of enactment of this Act, to be phased in as follows:</text>
<paragraph id="ID095210308e144fed8f440356354dbaa6"><enum>(1)</enum><text>For fiscal year
2008, 114.3 percent of the level.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDfd71788f5f4c486fba0810c256b448b8"><enum>(2)</enum><text>For fiscal year
2009, 128.6 percent of the level.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID3d7ae803bbec4f1a8c4d074a432f8135"><enum>(3)</enum><text>For fiscal year
2010, 142.9 percent of the level.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID2c6a3023785b4e8aaa025b15c07bb54d"><enum>(4)</enum><text>For fiscal year
2011, 157.2 percent of the level.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID9a2c2c2c8f324fd58d126aaa0e63ef80"><enum>(5)</enum><text>For fiscal year
2012, 171.5 percent of the level.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID3a2154d51883454c89ab767e9c3592f1"><enum>(6)</enum><text>For fiscal year
2013, 185.8 percent of the level.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDdf688dd7e75d432eb114b399d79765a9"><enum>(7)</enum><text>For fiscal year
2014 and thereafter, 200 percent of the level.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDf8389daa786446e9a584b45f6f3de5ba"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Distribution of
enhanced funding</header>
<paragraph id="idA6F185A8EFD642B5BB0F69663774271E"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Any funds made available for a fiscal year for the
National Institutes for Food and Agriculture shall be distributed in accordance
with this subsection, if the funds are provided—</text>
<subparagraph id="id4734814D9F6144D595DC008FD342C8F1"><enum>(A)</enum><text>under subsection
(a)(1); or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5D2FF7165EEE457E9A6BEF8FACFFD0D1"><enum>(B)</enum><text>under any other
authority under this or any other Act in excess of an amount equal to the sum
of the capacity program critical base funding level and the competitive program
critical base funding level.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="id6AFA03FD6DE4442AA25E1A158DE0DE5A"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Enhanced
competitive program funding</header>
<subparagraph id="id86E3AC448E3641EBBBBF6C4EC5C972CE"><enum>(A)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Director shall use 70 percent of amounts described in
paragraph (1) to carry out competitive programs, of which—</text>
<clause id="id67512AE0FE3C41009BDC3EFDB2A6CC9E"><enum>(i)</enum><text>55
percent shall be used to carry out fundamental research activities in
accordance with subparagraph (B); and</text>
</clause><clause id="id81DA4B024A7340B0AD653592EDB1892A"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>45
percent shall be used to carry out competitive research activities other than
fundamental research activities in accordance with subparagraph (C),
including—</text>
<subclause id="IDb8afac031f63423abf4a381655cb0b10"><enum>(I)</enum><text>integrated
programs and related activities;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="IDdbb1e18a3fed4c01838461397c709f7a"><enum>(II)</enum><text>applied research
and related activities;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID8b6bb50affee4849a9e380190d2b0e01"><enum>(III)</enum><text>translational
research and related activities;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID7a8a2f166eed494780854e5d00bd0019"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>activities
substantially similar to activities carried out pursuant to the Initiative for
Future Agriculture and Food Systems under section 401 of the Agricultural
Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7621), as in
effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="ID861b576f37da44e3af058490823fc303"><enum>(V)</enum><text>education and
extension programs and activities (including grants for outreach, research, or
education).</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id32015CCE6B6F46FC9FDCBAD1933A9F4F"><enum>(B)</enum><header>Fundamental
research activities</header>
<clause id="idF186C89D4C5E41C28E2854683B781C88"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Open
fundamental research pool</header><text>The Director shall allocate not less
than 80 percent of amounts described in subparagraph (A)(i) to eligible
applicants on a competitive basis, including applicants representing—</text>
<subclause id="id51BBC004AAB34E7CA76EA4A5A2FBF303"><enum>(I)</enum><text>colleges,
universities, and other institutions of higher education;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idBA7314F8ADA24F03AE0D3A40446E2E18"><enum>(II)</enum><text>intramural
research activity entities of the National Institutes for Food and Agriculture;
and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id5562ED2F520B4B918794BB40E909CC88"><enum>(III)</enum><text>other
individuals and entities eligible to receive funding under the National
Research Initiative.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="IDc8314c63aa0542f9a6473a5543e118f4"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Reservation
and reversion</header>
<subclause id="IDbb56114fb1a64898940c811e47770d3c"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Director shall reserve 20 percent of amounts
described in subparagraph (A)(i) for allocation to 1890 Institutions, 1994
Institutions, Insular Area Institutions, and Small 1862 Land-Grant Institutions
on a competitive basis, subject to—</text>
<item id="id455159E25C0A4240AF2E32150FD0C7FA"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>applicable peer
and merit review requirements of Federal law (including regulations);
and</text>
</item><item id="id1E75BB6A264A468192F2472567E04E8A"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>such
other peer and merit review requirements as the Director determines to be
appropriate.</text>
</item></subclause><subclause id="ID725fd23fdc3549618981330249af2164"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Reversion of
unused reserved funds</header><text>Any amounts reserved under subclause (I)
that are not allocated to institutions under that subclause by the end of the
2-year period following October 1 of the fiscal year for which the amounts are
first made available shall be allocated to open fundamental research pool
applicants on a competitive basis in accordance with clause (i).</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID49190ae6093a40469e9dd7b720a63c9f"><enum>(C)</enum><header>Other research
activities</header>
<clause id="id052F6A5525D74C7A94C2B15734F18C5C"><enum>(i)</enum><header>Open integrated
research pool</header><text>The Director shall allocate not less than 80
percent of amounts described in subparagraph (A)(ii) to eligible applicants on
a competitive basis, including applicants representing—</text>
<subclause id="idB3BEB04B355747849DC865567207F15A"><enum>(I)</enum><text>colleges,
universities, and other institutions of higher education;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idC0A687042B4B41FA9BF8166EE55C52A4"><enum>(II)</enum><text>intramural
research activity entities of the National Institutes for Food and Agriculture;
and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idCC81D25075AD4E89BFCDC32851873BD9"><enum>(III)</enum><text>other
individuals and entities eligible to receive funding under the National
Research Initiative.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="ID049d22fcd48d483884d9daaffd91e101"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Reservation
and reversion</header>
<subclause id="id7C6C63AAA7794DFDAC38DEFA8AB3687A"><enum>(I)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Director shall reserve 20 percent of amounts
described in subparagraph (A)(ii) for allocation to 1890 Institutions, 1994
Institutions, Insular Area Institutions, and Small 1862 Land-Grant Institutions
on a competitive basis, subject to—</text>
<item id="id9C8FDC9024BC4F30B1855D59B59059F4"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>applicable peer
and merit review requirements of Federal law (including regulations);
and</text>
</item><item id="id769306C2BFF941E7A9116FBA40C768AA"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>such
other peer and merit review requirements as the Director determines to be
appropriate.</text>
</item></subclause><subclause id="idA3CB984EB614486D9C50E082783350B2"><enum>(II)</enum><header>Reversion of
unused reserved funds</header><text>Any amounts reserved under subclause (I)
that are not allocated to institutions under that subclause by the end of the
2-year period following October 1 of the fiscal year for which the amounts are
first made available shall be allocated to open integrated research pool
applicants on a competitive basis in accordance with clause (i).</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id47CF96D69D4C44AABB90741302A5B5E8"><enum>(D)</enum><header>Education and
extension integration</header><text>The Director shall integrate into
competitive programs of the National Institutes for Food and Agriculture
national and global educational and extension initiatives, to the maximum
extent practicable.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID003dcdffcc434d42b60e2fb707c92a87"><enum>(E)</enum><header>Indirect
costs</header>
<clause id="idB9634D6108274D28B990B6DBFBBB5EB8"><enum>(i)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as provided in clause (ii), the Director shall
provide for the payment of allowable indirect costs associated with competitive
programs of the National Institutes for Food and Agriculture in accordance with
section 1462 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching
Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3310).</text>
</clause><clause id="idDA6A0BE2F503434BAB64979660836363"><enum>(ii)</enum><header>Exception</header><text>For
each of fiscal years 2008 through 2014, the Director shall ensure that
allowable indirect costs, associated with competitive programs of the National
Institutes for Food and Agriculture that are funded under section 104(b)(1)(B),
shall not be paid at a rate that exceeds the levels generally provided for
those competitive programs for fiscal year 2007.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="IDc1a554c4e2a641c7bb6acdd9265b7e24"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Enhanced
capacity program funding</header><text>The Director shall use 30 percent of
amounts described in paragraph (1) to carry out capacity programs, of
which—</text>
<subparagraph id="idAA2DD8721097423B92B08EDFD06BA27D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>for each of
fiscal years 2008 through 2014—</text>
<clause id="id8A6A00AF60B84EF781448638000F14F1"><enum>(i)</enum><text>77.5 percent
shall be allocated to capacity programs in accordance with the proportion
that—</text>
<subclause id="id393042CD005A4C3FA6AC66C0C40D6F10"><enum>(I)</enum><text>the amount
received by the applicable capacity program during fiscal year 2007; bears
to</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idE44E017187AC43F7900219735CE2325D"><enum>(II)</enum><text>the total amount
made available for all capacity programs for fiscal year 2007; and</text>
</subclause></clause><clause id="idCE598B40659B4F54AD8B12C2D0109555"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>17.5 percent
shall be allocated to 1890 Institutions, 1994 Institutions, Insular Area
Institutions, Small 1862 Land-Grant Institutions, and ASCARR Institutions for
institutional enhancement capacity programs, of which—</text>
<subclause id="id85B78C7781584AD1889E70A679FC7476"><enum>(I)</enum><text>36 percent shall
be for 1890 Institutions;</text>
</subclause><subclause id="idE99529AF6076401BB99DF389996EDF9B"><enum>(II)</enum><text>26 percent shall
be for 1994 Institutions, except that an amount from that 26 percent shall be
allocated to Insular Area Institutions in accordance with the proportion
that—</text>
<item id="id1FE34E740F9A441E88423ED61B10729C"><enum>(aa)</enum><text>the
amount received by the applicable Institution during fiscal year 2007; bears
to</text>
</item><item id="idA270EA9AD82040F4B2F222A9D7F83C18"><enum>(bb)</enum><text>the
total amount made available for all 1890 Institutions, 1994 Institutions,
Insular Area Institutions, Small 1862 Land-Grant Institutions, and ASCARR
Institutions for fiscal year 2007;</text>
</item></subclause><subclause id="id6B21FE11A5544320852C97C67CEC003A"><enum>(III)</enum><text>26 percent
shall be for Small 1862 Land-Grant Institutions; and</text>
</subclause><subclause id="id90C5C9CC06EF4E16A50D88EAA582BBC6"><enum>(IV)</enum><text>12 percent shall
be for ASCARR Institutions; and</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id84D36BD862BF446AAA1D7B75CD19FE7E"><enum>(B)</enum><text>5 percent shall
be deposited into the enhancement fund of the National Institutes for Food and
Agriculture to fund capacity investments that are consistent with capacity
programs of the National Institutes for Food and Agriculture, as determined by
the Director, in consultation with the Secretary and the Council.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB0F09FE548004BEEBA3D40B0793916E0" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>106.</enum><header>Single budget
submission</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The President shall
submit to Congress, together with the annual budget submission of the
President, a single combined budget line item reflecting the total amount
requested by the President for funding for the National Institutes for Food and
Agriculture, including funding for capacity programs, competitive programs, and
other applicable National Institutes for Food and Agriculture programs.</text>
</section><section id="id711C0FC0055E4591AD349727D1A85B5D"><enum>107.</enum><header>Capacity
building grants for ASCARR Institutions</header>
<subsection id="ID99da40868ff14fe3b27168b1e48eed66"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Grant
program</header>
<paragraph id="IDd2074b38de6a42ea82fc5ec34d58644c"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary or the Director, as appropriate, shall make
grants to ASCARR Institutions to assist the ASCARR Institutions in maintaining
and expanding the capacity of the ASCARR Institutions to conduct education,
research, and outreach activities relating to—</text>
<subparagraph id="id46E105057D2F4B3FA17BEF99362E5804"><enum>(A)</enum><text>agriculture;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id10047F6A0CF247E696AE3C7236FAABFA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>renewable
resources; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idE297CBFD17DD42CC8221AC6E456F4CF2"><enum>(C)</enum><text>other similar
disciplines.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID40636e14b2c84f3d857a9abd696a4f89"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Requirements</header><text>The
Secretary or the Director, as appropriate, shall make grants under this
section—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID02d043cefb844ef38e4970471734f916"><enum>(A)</enum><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id9B65C4C607494EA299024112ED4D5FE3"><enum>(i)</enum><text>through a competitive
application process under which appropriate officials of ASCARR Institutions
may submit applications in such form and manner as the Secretary or the
Director, as appropriate, may prescribe; or</text>
</clause><clause id="id909AEC4A4F9B4FE59E9417B7E532EB9F" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>through a noncompetitive
application process; and</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID8851ffb9020843e3af408271737f7600"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in such manner as
to ensure geographic diversity with respect to the ASCARR Institutions that are
the subjects of the grants.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID4907b2c7ce754998ad13f81a7e32857e"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Use of
funds</header><text>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—</text>
<subparagraph id="ID467c93adc6654fa28eb5de49ad1ae73c"><enum>(A)</enum><text>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, regional, State, and local interest;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDc87bbcd3f403454dbc5b3636a621189e"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to disseminate
information relating to priority concerns to—</text>
<clause id="idC5396E10CD474706BE80A4E69CADD918"><enum>(i)</enum><text>interested
members of the agriculture, renewable resources, and related stakeholder
communities;</text>
</clause><clause id="id17CB58DD1B0C4C2083CEFAEE80F7BD0F"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the public;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="id22486B8ABF1C4BFDBB5C91FF9136D4AE"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>any other
interested entity;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="IDa5fafbf46c2d435b9cdce5ffac853b54"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to encourage
members of the agriculture, renewable resources, and related stakeholder
communities to participate in priority education, research, and outreach
activities by providing matching funding to leverage grant funds; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="ID9e23773803c4415ab4760433db5dd558"><enum>(D)</enum><text>through—</text>
<clause id="id313AF26B4E67418D919E8A2566A43546"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
purchase or other acquisition of equipment and other infrastructure (not
including the construction of new buildings);</text>
</clause><clause id="IDf76f287984854603957ab18a196068d6"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the renovation
of facilities;</text>
</clause><clause id="IDfae9bb5441a2435ca03aeca01774e8c4"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>the
professional growth and development of the faculty of the ASCARR Institution;
and</text>
</clause><clause id="ID8e945755309d4a06971c9ed431dffa7f"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>the development
of human capital (including through the use of graduate assistantships).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDa071fc8294ed48f4874255b4f1089bae"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated to
carry out this section—</text>
<paragraph id="ID7aa493b77bb04136bdb5aa3b9da33248"><enum>(1)</enum><text>$5,000,000 for
fiscal year 2008;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID4cc8e32d367e4ec9aebbde8f26cb12a5"><enum>(2)</enum><text>$7,000,000 for
fiscal year 2009;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID0d74a6e1b87c4255a92b6810ac960e60"><enum>(3)</enum><text>$9,000,000 for
fiscal year 2010;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDd60b9f1c2bc74119b5bae1136c814d4a"><enum>(4)</enum><text>$11,000,000 for
fiscal year 2011;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDba55f41b74224fd8b0cde39ab4076e7a"><enum>(5)</enum><text>$13,000,000 for
fiscal year 2012;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDfda27679205b44ae837b6103c55bfe04"><enum>(6)</enum><text>$15,000,000 for
fiscal year 2013;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID43ae71e551eb42c3a1d82ededf9439f8"><enum>(7)</enum><text>$17,000,000 for
fiscal year 2014; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDb7167e57707c4394ae6f50dacc1cb5db"><enum>(8)</enum><text>such sums as are
necessary for fiscal year 2015 and each fiscal year thereafter.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><enum>II</enum><header>Modifications</header>
<section id="id7A2B534553CB4760932A19B0C5D30FC8"><enum>201.</enum><header>Repeal of
National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory
Board</header>
<subsection id="idA5A37A83B4B144E09057163A85255E11"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text>Section
1408 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act
of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3123) is repealed.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id276FA35139984483BEE5A1E98CFD7938"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Conforming
amendments</header>
<paragraph id="idEC6364A6327F4BE48F2C973D60827BC9"><enum>(1)</enum><header>National
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977</header>
<subparagraph id="idD2FA14F8B6ED4EFCAC7D7A68F7FE8C9D"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Section 1404 of
the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977
(7 U.S.C. 3103) is amended—</text>
<clause id="ID73535d2c98ce4632b064e2f470cf9b1d"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>When used in this
title:</quote> and inserting <quote>In this title:</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="id3A1D9937DDB24CF895FF6F9C446FC1EC"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking paragraph (1); and</text>
</clause><clause id="idB27C36552BDB4AABB4BF245E851DCA80"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
redesignating paragraphs (2) through (18) as paragraphs (1) through (17),
respectively.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id0103BC950F374BBA91C2FB7815F5E22C"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Section 1405 of
the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977
(7 U.S.C. 3121) is amended—</text>
<clause id="id53CEF9270DA7424AB1035DDEBEBBC6C0"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
paragraph (5), by striking <quote>the Advisory Board and</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="id6DEABF56C99A4F2F9377FD23E659E6B1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking paragraph (6);</text>
</clause><clause id="id93F3C1AB29364C4981A1090738FCBB95"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
redesignating paragraphs (7) through (12) as paragraphs (6) through (11),
respectively; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idAE2530D168BD4C3B831D0C630EC9CE9F"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in
paragraph (10) (as redesignated by clause (iii)) by striking <quote>, the
Advisory Board</quote>.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id81250484ECE1467BB03546289AACDA06"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Section 1408A of
the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977
(7 U.S.C. 3123a) is repealed.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="id8CF03895D8C24918B2641FF868926A50"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Section 1410 of
the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977
(7 U.S.C. 3125) is amended—</text>
<clause id="idE2AFD3161E074247B8E06C1A53A56CA7"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
paragraph (1)(C), by striking the semicolon and inserting <quote>;
and</quote>;</text>
</clause><clause id="id0B8AB5DDD67648C1AE181D4692B8F987"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking paragraph (2); and</text>
</clause><clause id="id2984998D613A4AE0AD5CA2FDC7F9ABF4"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id846D164D98D4414BAA8E6EC6885C818B"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Sections 1412 and
1413 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act
of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3127, 3128) is repealed.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idD6C8B042A9FE42019A6279A47D0323B3"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Section 1434(c)
of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of
1977 (7 U.S.C. 3196(c)) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph
(1)—</text>
<clause id="id5F7E581224DD495DA5B7DA717826DC90"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking the second sentence; and</text>
</clause><clause id="id7E8E1D6B498F4AB19EE8A9952E9CBD30"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
the fourth sentence, by striking <quote>and the Advisory Board</quote>.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idBA23D8B18B6443ABB87BFDA3963AFDE4"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Competitive,
Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act</header><text>Subsection (b)(1) of
the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C.
450i(b)(1)) is amended in the second sentence by striking <quote>taking into
consideration, when available, the determinations made by the National
Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board (as
established under section 1408 of the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3123)) identifying high
priority research areas</quote>.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id98B52AC981C94D32B900F020AD837D67"><enum>(3)</enum><header>Agricultural
Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998</header>
<subparagraph id="idA8FD0824035645D4BCC8A65BB072A010"><enum>(A)</enum><text>Section 2 of the
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C.
7601) is amended—</text>
<clause id="idDD52F47380204EF0A8824BB27B4B924F"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking paragraph (4); and</text>
</clause><clause id="idD55137FF67074CB2B86928453AE79682"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as paragraphs (4) and (5),
respectively.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id79730F465C464F2E91198CADD3145999"><enum>(B)</enum><text>Section 103 of
the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7
U.S.C. 7613) is amended—</text>
<clause id="id5B4544DB23DC46E08BB9BF0964A5274D"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
subsection (a), by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idA1E2A9C69BA746F89F6B98BEEF229B52" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID97171B553B0942F29CB86F9CEFA7E165"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Merit review of extension and education
grants</header><text>The Secretary shall establish procedures that provide for
merit review of each agricultural extension or education grant administered, on
a competitive basis, by the National Institutes for Food and
Agriculture.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause><clause id="idD3335BBBF99F4ECCA3DA2F5948CE4E69"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
striking subsection (b);</text>
</clause><clause id="id33E1D4D0145F419E83E01D1E8D1ACD1E"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>by
redesignating subsections (c) through (f) as subsections (b) through (e),
respectively;</text>
</clause><clause id="idFEBC4E2BC93B41A39585E60E4F9EBC1A"><enum>(iv)</enum><text>in
subsection (b) (as redesignated by clause (iii)), by striking paragraph (1) and
inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id88F3A228378D483D8DB896DA13A422FE" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDDF0613D2A78F4CA79F95C549DB94CF5E"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Review
results</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Secretary shall
formulate each request for a proposal, and evaluate each proposal, relating to
an agricultural research, extension, or education activity funded on a
competitive basis by the Department.</text>
</paragraph><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</clause><clause id="id816AA0B1386A4DA8ABA6ECFEE77AD785"><enum>(v)</enum><text>in
subsection (c) (as redesignated by clause (iii)), by striking paragraph
(5).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA72934B0802C49C6A68A30D530212C1E"><enum>(C)</enum><text>Section 401(c)(2)
of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7
U.S.C. 7621(c)(2)) is amended by striking <quote>, in consultation with the
Advisory Board,</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idA2BBFEBB7FD04B3DABB4BC5660986D76"><enum>(D)</enum><text>Section 403 of
the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7
U.S.C. 7623) is amended—</text>
<clause id="idCCE338A72CE34CE2A3B16C2DCB1A6F03"><enum>(i)</enum><text>in
subsection (b), by striking paragraph (3);</text>
</clause><clause id="id32B47032FEFF464E9CFFDA9306141816"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>in
subsection (d), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>, in
consultation with the Advisory Board,</quote>; and</text>
</clause><clause id="idD3938E6418AB46C6BD69C85F31461517"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>in subsection
(g), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking <quote>, in
consultation with the Advisory Board,</quote>.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="id5E607DD5ADBD429B83916047E62438C4"><enum>(E)</enum><text>Section 406(c) of
the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7
U.S.C. 7626(c)) is amended by striking <quote>in consultation with the Advisory
Board</quote>.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="idCFC50498A34D4FF896953A21D7F3E6E2"><enum>(F)</enum><text>Section 618 of
the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7
U.S.C. 7656) is amended—</text>
<clause id="idB125920D57C5433BBC8EA0E4AE96D977"><enum>(i)</enum><text>by
striking subsection (c); and</text>
</clause><clause id="id3ACEE6B92CB14570A1280B545F056A20"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>by
redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c).</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="idDEA575BE8F714307B94C0101FEA4FEAA"><enum>(4)</enum><header>Renewable
Resources Extension Act of 1978</header><text>Section 4(a) of the Renewable
Resources Extension Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 1673(a)) is amended by striking the
fourth sentence.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="id4D316B24B75F4965957E1F793FF5AC3F"><enum>202.</enum><header>Repeal plan of
work requirements</header>
<subsection id="ID63aade4e14464fae91afe81fee5e5d7b"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Extension at
1890 land-grant colleges</header><text>Section 1444(d) of the National
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
3221(d)) is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="IDdadad70a7c0045609171e9fc476fdd13"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in paragraph (1),
by striking the second sentence; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="ID9b162530a6a249c4bb53a9edc943fe47"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
paragraphs (3) through (5).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" id="ID437ee19d79c24595b54e7a557d9c26e5"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Research at
1890 land-grant colleges</header><text>Section 1445 of the National
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
3222) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id5F34D1A88AEB48F6A40A32575B7EF3E9"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (a) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id3B278C5FE0D84ABEB775B90BEF1E6292" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID9EFC3B0EF95945A09CC9E2712F31E0C9"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Authorization of
appropriations</header><text>There are authorized to be appropriated annually
such sums as Congress may determine necessary to support continuing
agricultural research at colleges eligible to receive funds under the Act of
August 30, 1890 (26 Stat. 417–419, as amended; 7 U.S.C. 321–326 and 328),
including Tuskegee University (hereinafter referred to in this section as
<quote>eligible institutions</quote>).</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" id="idA5E1DE94DAD84774B9D9DD973D1478B0"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (c) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id41CC944497AE46E981E582528AE958F8" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" id="id4F3FA3340CF84F23B1C57B6CD2B07C1F"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Program</header><text>The
director of the State agricultural experiment station in each State in which an
eligible institution is located, and the research director specified in
subsection (d) in each of the eligible institutions in that State, shall
jointly develop, by mutual agreement, a comprehensive program of agricultural
research in the State, to be submitted for approval by the Secretary not later
than 1 year after the date of enactment of this
title.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="IDfe544364e7d940ca8c5d855b8e4ce5a8"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Hatch Act of
1887</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="IDeec8d85706094525b99b2697be60b98b"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Conforming
amendments</header><text>Section 3 of the Hatch Act of 1887 (7 U.S.C. 361c) is
amended—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="id8606CFF12A544EB1BC962C36AA2C5A4E"><enum>(A)</enum><text>by striking
subsection (h) and inserting the following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="idB2D1AB61C3114AD59CFB59D7A02CE5E3" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID6261A72B5DE24731B9B2B4008C01730D"><enum>(h)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Peer review and plan of
work</header><text>Research carried out under subsection (c)(3) shall be
subject to scientific peer review. The review of a project conducted under this
paragraph shall be considered to satisfy the merit review requirements of
section 103(e) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform
Act of 1998.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>;
and</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" id="id3527C1CAAF764FF78FBE1B2D3E7FA8EA"><enum>(B)</enum><text>in subsection
(i)(2), by striking subparagraph (D).</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="ID1db4b3974bc847648b3b47a016198071"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text>Section
7 of the Hatch Act of 1887 (7 U.S.C. 361g) is amended by striking subsections
(d) through (g).</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="ID8abaa78ec23a4f6aa411c04bd7fdca36"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Smith-lever
Act</header>
<paragraph id="ID783f36ffddd44cfa9636ed11402debac"><enum>(1)</enum><header>Conforming
amendment</header><text>Section 3(h)(2) of the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C.
343(h)(2)) is amended by striking subparagraph (D).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="IDfc684335406e4248b04c9acda5f237f5"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Repeal</header><text>Section
4 of the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 344) is amended by striking subsections (c)
through (e).</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="idE55FE481F28546069D3FFAC37ECC7886"><enum>203.</enum><header>Indirect
costs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1462 of the
National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7
U.S.C. 3310) is amended by striking subsection (a) and inserting the
following:</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id8D01827B64E548C5ADAAAA136C07F564" style="OLC">
<subsection id="ID2eecee9e70944e88b72095caea867dfc"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>Except as otherwise provided in law, and in accordance
with the requirements under section 105(c)(1)(E) of the CREATE-21 Act of 2007,
indirect costs charged against a competitive agricultural research, education,
or extension grant awarded under this Act, the CREATE-21 Act of 2007, or any
other Act pursuant to authority delegated to the Director of the National
Institutes for Food and Agriculture shall not exceed the negotiated indirect
rate of cost established for an institution by the appropriate Federal audit
agency for the
institution.</text>
</subsection><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</section><enum>III</enum><header>Extensions
</header>
<subtitle id="ID12961B7D81E64AFF839091B38DE3FCF5"><enum>A</enum><header>National
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977</header>
<section id="ID977e309437964e7a9b9e707702864a7a"><enum>301.</enum><header>Grants and
fellowships for food and agricultural sciences education</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1417(<italic>l</italic>) of the
National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7
U.S.C. 3152(<italic>l</italic>)) is amended by striking <quote>2007</quote> and
inserting <quote>2014</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="IDb69028b163a647e584703472eb7fbfe1"><enum>302.</enum><header>Grants for
research on production and marketing of alcohols and industrial hydrocarbons
from agricultural commodities and forest products</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1419(d) of the National Agricultural
Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3154(d)) is
amended by striking <quote>2007</quote> and inserting
<quote>2014</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="IDda26b5e4e2924d3481774a8b671def3c"><enum>303.</enum><header>Policy
research centers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
1419A(d) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy
Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3155(d)) is amended by striking <quote>2007</quote> and
inserting <quote>2014</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="ID71fcca937d5b488d882766f284909c48"><enum>304.</enum><header>Human
nutrition intervention and health promotion research program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1424(d) of the National Agricultural
Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3174(d)) is
amended by striking <quote>2007</quote> and inserting
<quote>2014</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="IDa7c7ae6349194cd189e413839e0bf4b3"><enum>305.</enum><header>Pilot research
program to combine medical and agricultural research</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1424A(d) of the National
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
3174a(d)) is amended by striking <quote>2007</quote> and inserting
<quote>2014</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="ID036f8f9c29fb42fcb3c12b99e71d3e16"><enum>306.</enum><header>Nutrition
education program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
1425(c)(3) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching
Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3175(c)(3)) is amended by striking
<quote>2007</quote> and inserting <quote>2014</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="ID574ff50cd7db44e487398f717c7e234a"><enum>307.</enum><header>Continuing
animal health and disease research programs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1433(a) of the National Agricultural
Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3195(a)) is
amended in the first sentence by striking <quote>2007</quote> and inserting
<quote>2014</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="IDeeadf0a965944a5085d8fb455997085f"><enum>308.</enum><header>Appropriations
for research on national or regional problems</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1434(a) of the National Agricultural
Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3196(a)) is
amended by striking <quote>2007</quote> and inserting
<quote>2014</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="IDe50e9121bc6d49b0916673ef41945974"><enum>309.</enum><header>Grants to
upgrade agricultural and food sciences facilities at 1890 land-grant colleges,
including Tuskegee University</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1447(b) of the National Agricultural
Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3222b(b)) is
amended by striking <quote>2007</quote> and inserting
<quote>2014</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="IDDC896810E1CD4BC8AF8E2FDD11DF3459"><enum>310.</enum><header>National
research and training virtual centers</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1448 of the National Agricultural
Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3222c) is
amended by striking <quote>2007</quote> each place it appears in subsections
(a)(1) and (f) and inserting <quote>2014</quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID7C43BAE182EB492388E44D486DF0B31F" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>311.</enum><header>Matching funds
requirement for research and extension activities of 1890
Institutions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1449(c)
of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of
1977 (7 U.S.C. 3222d(c)) is amended in the first sentence by striking
<quote>for each of fiscal years 2003 through 2007,</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="ID434d7e9888334f8e8b2df342ef5a7c7a"><enum>312.</enum><header>Hispanic-serving
institutions</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1455(c)
of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of
1977 (7 U.S.C. 3241(c)) is amended by striking <quote>2007</quote> and
inserting <quote>2014</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="IDc0c4a040a13749bb9085f0df4ade10f4"><enum>313.</enum><header>Competitive
grants for international agricultural science and education
programs</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1459A(c) of
the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977
(7 U.S.C. 3292b(c)) is amended by striking <quote>2007</quote> and inserting
<quote>2014</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="IDa1177f82dd5443b4bbc0119d8875f054"><enum>314.</enum><header>Research
equipment grants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
1462A(e) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy
Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3310a(e)) is amended by striking <quote>2007</quote> and
inserting <quote>2014</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="ID37D910E7BCFA4E27AE82A0519348450E"><enum>315.</enum><header>University
research</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1463 of the
National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7
U.S.C. 3311) is amended by striking <quote>2007</quote> each place it appears
in subsections (a) and (b) and inserting <quote>2014</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="IDEA9718529A5442CEB763DD4CB9A8BF29"><enum>316.</enum><header>Extension
Service</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1464 of the
National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7
U.S.C. 3312) is amended by striking <quote>2007</quote> and inserting
<quote>2014</quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDf6ef51977bc649b199f20cd92f8a974e" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>317.</enum><header>Supplemental and
alternative crops</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
1473D(a) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy
Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3319d(a)) is amended by striking <quote>2007</quote> and
inserting <quote>2014</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="ID828689e6877d4e6889125b61c80fd6c2"><enum>318.</enum><header>Aquaculture
research facilities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
1477 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act
of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3324) is amended by striking <quote>2007</quote> and
inserting <quote>2014</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="ID3665f0b0709d48f2a6e50a84d0facde1"><enum>319.</enum><header>Rangeland
research</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1483(a) of
the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977
(7 U.S.C. 3336(a)) is amended by striking <quote>2007</quote> and inserting
<quote>2014</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="ID4A22E213066B44E8BAA702E4088A876D"><enum>320.</enum><header>Special
authorization for biosecurity planning and response</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1484(a) of the National Agricultural
Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3351(a)) is
amended by striking <quote>2007</quote> and inserting
<quote>2014</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="ID9C779D1B4209490AAEB745AA65E47297"><enum>321.</enum><header>Resident
instruction and distance education grants program for insular area institutions
of higher education</header>
<subsection id="idD3E2C76BD7574A0BAEF438BC66278C13"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Distance
education grants for insular areas</header><text>Section 1490(f) of the
National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7
U.S.C. 3362(f)) is amended by striking <quote>2007</quote> and inserting
<quote>2014</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="ID8A26EE3B1FB14057B97DC4B6A6E30A00"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Resident
instruction grants for insular areas</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 1491 of the National Agricultural
Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3363) is
amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="id9E616569A16342649055AA2E6B183EC5"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subsection (e) as
subsection (c); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="id7522C17CCBD94387B2FA0950C5C02FFB"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (c) (as so redesignated), by
striking <quote>2007</quote> and inserting <quote>2014</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section></subtitle><subtitle id="ID7A5A0DFC343D4A4180E5602B61069DAC"><enum>B</enum><header>Food,
Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990</header>
<section id="ID8aecdcb397ef4e9c94f5d9a807c2294f"><enum>331.</enum><header>National
genetics resources program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1635(b) of the Food, Agriculture,
Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5844(b)) is amended by striking
<quote>2007</quote> and inserting <quote>2014</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="IDe9208f0b988b4473abaf0288e88e23ff"><enum>332.</enum><header>High-priority
research and extension initiatives</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1672(h) of the Food, Agriculture,
Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925(h)) is amended by striking
<quote>2007</quote> and inserting <quote>2014</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="IDE6585D907AB94FD488E47611B718BC8F"><enum>333.</enum><header>Nutrient
management research and extension initiative</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1672A of the Food, Agriculture,
Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925a) is amended—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="idFA4903CFC2F9488AB5A21760A432B0BA"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">by redesignating subsection (g) as
subsection (f); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="idAE1A321E5B974529B544705DFEA30CB4"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in subsection (f) (as so redesignated), by
striking <quote>2007</quote> and inserting <quote>2014</quote>.</text>
</paragraph></section><section id="ID414d9cecc3344e71893882a3fc8ec8d5"><enum>334.</enum><header>Organic
agriculture research and extension initiative</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1672B(e) of the Food, Agriculture,
Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925b(e)) is amended by striking
<quote>2007</quote> and inserting <quote>2014</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="ID553e624e8b574c2fa9cb84dd2353fceb"><enum>335.</enum><header>Agricultural
telecommunications program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1673(h) of the Food, Agriculture,
Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5926(h)) is amended by striking
<quote>2007</quote> and inserting <quote>2014</quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="IDc7654d92e7c54e4b882601d227ba903d" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>336.</enum><header>Assistive technology
program for farmers with disabilities</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1680(c)(1) of the Food, Agriculture,
Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5933(c)(1)) is amended by
striking <quote>2007</quote> and inserting <quote>2014</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="id2BF4992774A74D64B42E22CEC1D4547F"><enum>337.</enum><header>National Rural
Information Center Clearinghouse</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2381(e) of the Food, Agriculture,
Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 3125b(e)) is amended by striking
<quote>2007</quote> and inserting <quote>2014</quote>.</text>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="ID86D4FD2ECC1A4613B866E5014E04F1A9"><enum>C</enum><header>Agricultural
Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998</header>
<section id="IDb4f7f1a81b45421d852cf0623e40169b"><enum>341.</enum><header>Partnerships
for high-value agricultural product quality research</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 402(g) of the Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7622(g)) is amended by
striking <quote>2007</quote> and inserting <quote>2014</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="IDe03ee00bb513495791dffaac4001c8b7"><enum>342.</enum><header>Precision
agriculture</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 403(i)(1)
of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7
U.S.C. 7623(i)(1)) is amended by striking <quote>2007</quote> and inserting
<quote>2014</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="IDE9FD79859E1F42A195B86442C2C07587"><enum>343.</enum><header>Biobased
products</header>
<subsection id="ID9E29E6AD0B8A490A9F435D2B7C37D658"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Pilot
project</header><text>Section 404(e)(2) of the Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7624(e)(2)) is amended by
striking <quote>2007</quote> and inserting <quote>2014</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="IDB4B13982C0DA43D7B065BD2E0D218F56"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text>Section 404(h) of the Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7624(h)) is amended by
striking <quote>2007</quote> and inserting <quote>2014</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="ID93ccf88d736a450099827be4db6c8fa4"><enum>344.</enum><header>Thomas
Jefferson Initiative for crop diversification</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 405(h) of the Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7625(h)) is amended by
striking <quote>2007</quote> and inserting <quote>2014</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="ID40c8de1dde3b4f229e94d13f34152a54"><enum>345.</enum><header>Integrated
research, education, and extension competitive grants program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 406(f) of the Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7626(f)) is amended by
striking <quote>2007</quote> and inserting <quote>2014</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="ID4be03623fbfb4c23a2b475af879eca73"><enum>346.</enum><header>Support for
research regarding diseases of wheat, triticale, and barley caused by Fusarium
graminearum or by Tilletia indica</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 408(e) of the Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7628(e)) is amended by
striking <quote>2007</quote> and inserting <quote>2014</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="IDaa460bf25b684340b453a8f185c3ecd1"><enum>347.</enum><header>Bovine Johne’s
disease control program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 409(b) of the Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7629(b)) is amended by
striking <quote>2007</quote> and inserting <quote>2014</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="ID3f3bb45142cf4e2d8ad7a8bcb6fdde69"><enum>348.</enum><header>Grants for
youth organizations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
410(c) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of
1998 (7 U.S.C. 7630(c)) is amended by striking <quote>2007</quote> and
inserting <quote>2014</quote>.</text>
</section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID0bb563cb135744a4adc4947f065edc8d" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>349.</enum><header>Agricultural
biotechnology research and development for developing countries</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 411(c) of the Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7631(c)) is amended by
striking <quote>2007</quote> and inserting <quote>2014</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="IDbac5b7604ebb435992dacfdedb9f02ab"><enum>350.</enum><header>Office of Pest
Management Policy</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section
614(f) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of
1998 (7 U.S.C. 7653(f)) is amended by striking <quote>2007</quote> and
inserting <quote>2014</quote>.</text>
</section></subtitle><subtitle id="IDD5EC731BE609486200BE7171B2481D00"><enum>D</enum><header>Other
laws</header>
<section id="ID743f49de4fc74249b89bc1c072215b93"><enum>371.</enum><header>Critical
Agricultural Materials Act</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 16(a) of the Critical Agricultural
Materials Act (7 U.S.C. 178n(a)) is amended by striking <quote>2007</quote> and
inserting <quote>2014</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="IDF464BDAECAF94B138293A5CDA9639C70"><enum>372.</enum><header>Equity in
Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994</header>
<subsection id="id23079968BEC94FDB884EE50013438675"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Endowment for
1994 Institutions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section
533(b) of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994
(<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/301 note">7 U.S.C. 301
note</external-xref>;
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/103/382">Public Law
103–382</external-xref>) is amended in the first sentence by striking
<quote>2007</quote> and inserting <quote>2014</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id7EF43B67672640B093A21C9807E1332D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Institutional
capacity building grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 535 of the Equity in Educational
Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/301 note">7 U.S.C. 301 note</external-xref>;
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/103/382">Public Law
103–382</external-xref>) is amended by striking <quote>2007</quote> each place
it appears and inserting <quote>2014</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="id329DE1166090472F8D036EA0795C459E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Research
grants</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 536(c) of the
Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/301 note">7 U.S.C. 301
note</external-xref>;
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/103/382">Public Law
103–382</external-xref>) is amended in the first sentence by striking
<quote>2007</quote> and inserting <quote>2014</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="IDebe92997ec23434e9336d33948803ad3"><enum>373.</enum><header>Agricultural
Experiment Station Research Facilities Act</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 6(a) of the Research Facilities Act
(7 U.S.C. 390d(a)) is amended by striking <quote>2007</quote> and inserting
<quote>2014</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="IDf581fb08fd9c4f358fa996213eedd042"><enum>374.</enum><header>National
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act Amendments of
1985</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 1431 of the
National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act Amendments
of 1985 (Public Law 99–198; 99 Stat. 1556; 116 Stat. 436) is amended by
striking <quote>2007</quote> and inserting <quote>2014</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="ID2c6a7267b5b947739c507ccc50a42d1f"><enum>375.</enum><header>Competitive,
Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act (National Research
Initiative)</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 2(b)(10)
of the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C.
450i(b)(10)) is amended by striking <quote>2007</quote> and inserting
<quote>2014</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="ID9a3f8b3a3d984a51ac6998973f2c209d"><enum>376.</enum><header>Beginning
farmer and rancher development program</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 7405(h) of the Farm Security and
Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 3319f(h)) is amended by striking
<quote>2007</quote> and inserting <quote>2014</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="ID977c6d4b9be243c095571e97c9c75b29"><enum>377.</enum><header>Agricultural
Risk Protection Act of 2000 (Carbon Cycle Research)</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 221(g) of the Agricultural Risk
Protection Act of 2000 (7 U.S.C. 6711(g)) is amended by striking
<quote>2007</quote> and inserting <quote>2014</quote>.</text>
</section><section id="IDe25fd0aa7bfa48a28ef92f07f706b40c"><enum>378.</enum><header>Renewable
Resources Extension Act of 1978</header>
<subsection id="idFCA0BFBBA579431C85E0DA804C18B732"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Authorization
of appropriations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Section 6
of the Renewable Resources Extension Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 1675) is amended by
striking <quote>2007</quote> and inserting <quote>2014</quote>.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="idA8F6BAC27DAD4C21ABE03645D100BC2D"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Termination
date</header><text>Section 8 of the Renewable Resources Extension Act of 1978
(16 U.S.C. 1671 note; Public Law 95–306) is amended by striking
<quote>2007</quote> and inserting <quote>2014</quote>.</text>
</subsection></section><section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="ID08636121fbbc4af4b7dac9e12b305306" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>379.</enum><header>National Aquaculture
Act of 1980</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 10 of the
National Aquaculture Act of 1980 (16 U.S.C. 2809) is amended by striking
<quote>2007</quote> each place it appears and inserting
<quote>2014</quote>.</text>
</section></subtitle>