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7 U.S.C. § 7613 — Priority setting process
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**(a) Establishment** Consistent with [section 3101 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section3101&num=0&edition=prelim), the Secretary shall establish priorities for agricultural research, extension, and education activities conducted or funded by the Department.
**(b) Responsibilities of Secretary** In establishing priorities for agricultural research, extension, and education activities conducted or funded by the Department, the Secretary shall solicit and consider input and recommendations from persons who conduct or use agricultural research, extension, or education.
**(c) Responsibilities of 1862, 1890, and 1994 Institutions and Hispanic-serving agricultural colleges and universities**
(1) **Process** — Effective October 1, 1999, to obtain agricultural research, extension, or education formula funds from the Secretary, each 1862 Institution, 1890 Institution, 1994 Institution, and Hispanic-serving agricultural college and university shall establish and implement a process for obtaining input from persons who conduct or use agricultural research, extension, or education concerning the use of the funds.
(2) **Regulations** — The Secretary shall promulgate regulations that prescribe—
(A) the requirements for an institution referred to in paragraph (1) to comply with paragraph (1); and
(B) the consequences for an institution of not complying with paragraph (1), which may include the withholding or redistribution of funds to which the institution may be entitled until the institution complies with paragraph (1).
**(d) Management principles** To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall ensure that federally supported and conducted agricultural research, extension, and education activities are accompli
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**(a) Establishment** Consistent with [section 3101 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section3101&num=0&edition=prelim), the Secretary shall establish priorities for agricultural research, extension, and education activities conducted or funded by the Department.
**(b) Responsibilities of Secretary** In establishing priorities for agricultural research, extension, and education activities conducted or funded by the Department, the Secretary shall solicit and consider input and recommendations from persons who conduct or use agricultural research, extension, or education.
**(c) Responsibilities of 1862, 1890, and 1994 Institutions and Hispanic-serving agricultural colleges and universities**
(1) **Process** — Effective October 1, 1999, to obtain agricultural research, extension, or education formula funds from the Secretary, each 1862 Institution, 1890 Institution, 1994 Institution, and Hispanic-serving agricultural college and university shall establish and implement a process for obtaining input from persons who conduct or use agricultural research, extension, or education concerning the use of the funds.
(2) **Regulations** — The Secretary shall promulgate regulations that prescribe—
(A) the requirements for an institution referred to in paragraph (1) to comply with paragraph (1); and
(B) the consequences for an institution of not complying with paragraph (1), which may include the withholding or redistribution of funds to which the institution may be entitled until the institution complies with paragraph (1).
**(d) Management principles** To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall ensure that federally supported and conducted agricultural research, extension, and education activities are accomplished in a manner that—
(1) integrates agricultural research, extension, and education functions to better link research to technology transfer and information dissemination activities;
(2) encourages regional and multistate programs to address relevant issues of common concern and to better leverage scarce resources; and
(3) achieves agricultural research, extension, and education objectives through multi-institutional and multifunctional approaches and by conducting research at facilities and institutions best equipped to achieve those objectives.
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The purposes of federally supported agricultural research, extension, and education are to—
(1) enhance the competitiveness of the United States agriculture and food industry in an increasingly competitive world environment;
(2) increase the long-term productivity of the United States agriculture and food industry while maintaining and enhancing the natural resource base on which rural America and the United States agricultural economy depend;
(3) develop new uses and new products for agricultural commodities, such as alternative fuels, and develop new crops;
(4) support agricultural research and extension to promote economic opportunity in rural communities and to meet the increasing demand for information and technology transfer throughout the United States agriculture industry;
(5) improve risk management in the United States agriculture industry;
(6) improve the safe production and processing of, and adding of value to, United States food and fiber resources using methods that maintain the balance between yield and environmental soundness;
(7) support higher education in agriculture to give the next generation of Americans the knowledge, technology, and applications necessary to enhance the competitiveness of United States agriculture;
(8) maintain an adequate, nutritious, and safe supply of food to meet human nutritional needs and requirements; and
(9) support international collaboration that leverages resources and advances priority food and agricultural interests of the United States, such as—
(A) addressing emerging plant and animal diseases;
(B) improving crop varieties and animal breeds; and
(C) developing safe, efficient, and nutritious food systems.
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**(a) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Agricultural commodity** — The term “agricultural commodity” has the meaning given the term in [section 5602 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section5602&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) **Geographically disadvantaged farmer or rancher** — The term “geographically disadvantaged farmer or rancher” has the meaning given the term in section 10906(a) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 ([7 U.S.C. 2204](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section2204&num=0&edition=prelim) note; Public Law 107–171).
**(b) Authorization** Subject to the availability of funds under subsection (d), the Secretary may provide geographically disadvantaged farmers or ranchers direct reimbursement payments for activities described in subsection (c).
**(c) Transportation**
(1) **In general** — Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the Secretary may provide direct reimbursement payments to a geographically disadvantaged farmer or rancher to transport an agricultural commodity, or inputs used to produce an agricultural commodity, during a fiscal year.
(2) **Proof of eligibility** — To be eligible to receive assistance under paragraph (1), a geographically disadvantaged farmer or rancher shall demonstrate to the Secretary that transportation of the agricultural commodity or inputs occurred over a distance of more than 30 miles, as determined by the Secretary.
(3) **Amount**
(A) *In general* — Subject to paragraph (2), the amount of direct reimbursement payments made to a geographically disadvantaged farmer or rancher under this section for a fiscal year shall equal the product obtained by multiplying—
(i) the amount of costs incurred by the geographically di
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**(a) Establishment of grant program**
(1) In order to promote research in food, agriculture, and related areas, a research grants program is hereby established in the Department of Agriculture.
(2) **Short Title.—** — This section may be cited as the “Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act”.
**(b) Agriculture and food research initiative**
(1) **Establishment** — There is established in the Department of Agriculture an Agriculture and Food Research Initiative under which the Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this subsection as “the Secretary”) may make competitive grants for fundamental and applied research, extension, and education to address food and agricultural sciences (as defined under [section 3103 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section3103&num=0&edition=prelim)).
(2) **Priority areas** — The competitive grants program established under this subsection shall address the following areas:
(A) *Plant health and production and plant products* — Plant systems, including—
(i) plant genome structure and function;
(ii) molecular and cellular genetics and plant biotechnology;
(iii) conventional breeding, including cultivar and breed development, selection theory, applied quantitative genetics, breeding for improved food quality, breeding for improved local adaptation to biotic stress and abiotic stress, and participatory breeding;
(iv) plant-pest interactions and biocontrol systems;
(v) crop plant response to environmental stresses;
(vi) unproved nutrient qualities of plant products; and
(vii) new food and industrial uses of plant products.
(B) *Animal health and production and animal products* — Animal systems, including—
(i) aquaculture;
(
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**(a) In general** The Secretary shall establish within the Department a natural products research program.
**(b) Duties** In carrying out the program established under subsection (a), the Secretary shall coordinate research relating to natural products, including—
(1) research to improve human health and agricultural productivity through the discovery, development, and commercialization of products and agrichemicals from bioactive natural products, including products from plant, marine, and microbial sources;
(2) research to characterize the botanical sources, production, chemistry, and biological properties of plant-derived natural products; and
(3) other research priorities identified by the Secretary.
**(c) Peer and merit review** The Secretary shall—
(1) determine the relevance and merit of research under this section through a system of peer review established by the Secretary pursuant to [section 7613 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section7613&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(2) approve funding for research on the basis of merit, quality, and relevance to advancing the purposes of this section.
**(d) Buildings and facilities** Funds made available under this section shall not be used for the construction of a new building or facility or the acquisition, expansion, remodeling, or alteration of an existing building or facility (including site grading and improvement and architect fees).
**(e) Authorization of appropriations** There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $7,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2023.
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**(a) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Citrus disease subcommittee** — The term “citrus disease subcommittee” means the subcommittee established under [section 3123a(a)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section3123a/a/2&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) **Initiative** — The term “Initiative” means the specialty crop research and extension initiative established by subsection (b).
(3) **Specialty crop** — The term “specialty crop” has the meaning given that term in section 3 of the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 ([7 U.S.C. 1621](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1621&num=0&edition=prelim) note; Public Law 108–465).
(4) **Specialty crops committee** — The term “specialty crops committee” means the committee established under [section 3123a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section3123a&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Establishment** There is established within the Department a specialty crop research and extension initiative to address the critical needs of the specialty crop industry by developing and disseminating science-based tools to address needs of specific crops and their regions, including—
(1) research in plant breeding, genetics, genomics, and other methods to improve crop characteristics, such as—
(A) product, taste, quality, and appearance;
(B) size-controlling rootstock systems for perennial crops;
(C) environmental responses and tolerances;
(D) nutrient management, including plant nutrient uptake efficiency;
(E) pest and disease management, including resistance to pests and diseases resulting in reduced application management strategies; and
(F) enhanced phytonutrient content;
(2) effor
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**(a) Establishment** The Secretary shall establish and carry out a program to provide grants to the sun grant centers and subcenter specified in subsection (b)—
(1) to enhance national energy security through the development, distribution, and implementation of biobased energy technologies;
(2) to promote diversification in, and the environmental sustainability of, agricultural production in the United States through biobased energy and product technologies;
(3) to promote economic diversification in rural areas of the United States through biobased energy and product technologies; and
(4) to enhance the efficiency of bioenergy and biomass research and development programs through improved coordination and collaboration among—
(A) the Department of Agriculture;
(B) other appropriate Federal agencies (as determined by the Secretary); and
(C) land-grant colleges and universities.
**(b) Grants**
(1) **In general** — The Secretary shall use amounts made available under subsection (g) to provide grants to each of the following:
(A) *North-central center* — A north-central sun grant center for the region composed of the States of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
(B) *Southeastern center* — A southeastern sun grant center for the region composed of—
(i) the States of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia;
(ii) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and
(iii) the United States Virgin Islands.
(C) *South-central center* — A south-central sun grant center for the region composed of the States of Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas.
(D) *Western center* — A wes
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TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE
§ 7613
(b) Application
Subsection (a) applies to—
(1) research activities conducted by the Ag-
ricultural Research Service; and
(2) research, extension, or education activi-
ties administered, on a competitive basis, by
the National Institute of Food and Agri-
culture.
(Pub. L. 105–185, title I, § 101, June 23, 1998, 112
Stat. 526; Pub. L. 110–234, title VII, § 7511(c)(29),
May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1270; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a),
title VII, § 7511(c)(29), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat.
1664, 2031.)
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 made identical
amendments to this section. The amendments by Pub.
L. 110–234 were repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L.
110–246.
AMENDMENTS
2008—Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 110–246, § 7511(c)(29), sub-
stituted ‘‘National Institute of Food and Agriculture’’
for ‘‘Cooperative State Research, Education, and Ex-
tension Service’’.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2008 AMENDMENT
Amendment of this section and repeal of Pub. L.
110–234 by Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, the
date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–234, except as other-
wise provided, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out
as an Effective Date note under section 8701 of this
title.
Amendment by section 7511(c)(29) of Pub. L. 110–246
effective Oct. 1, 2009, see section 7511(c) of Pub. L.
110–246, set out as a note under section 1522 of this title.
§ 7612. Priority setting process
(a) Establishment
Consistent with section 3101 of this title, the
Secretary shall establish priorities for agricul-
tural research, extension, and education activi-
ties conducted or funded by the Department.
(b) Responsibilities of Secretary
In establishing priorities for agricultural re-
search, exten
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