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7 U.S.C. § 3241 — Education grants programs for Hispanic-serving institutions
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**(a) Grant authority** The Secretary may make competitive grants to Hispanic-serving institutions for the purpose of promoting and strengthening the ability of Hispanic-serving institutions to carry out education, applied research, and related community development programs.
**(b) Use of grant funds** Grants made under this section shall be used—
(1) to support the activities of Hispanic-serving institutions to enhance educational equity for underrepresented students;
(2) to strengthen institutional educational capacities, including libraries, curriculum, faculty, scientific instrumentation, instruction delivery systems, and student recruitment and retention, in order to respond to identified State, regional, national, or international educational needs in the food and agricultural sciences;
(3) to attract and support undergraduate and graduate students from underrepresented groups in order to prepare them for careers related to the food, agricultural, and natural resource systems of the United States, beginning with the mentoring of students at the high school level and continuing with the provision of financial support for students through their attainment of a doctoral degree; and
(4) to facilitate cooperative initiatives between 2 or more Hispanic-serving institutions, or between Hispanic-serving institutions and units of State government or the private sector, to maximize the development and use of resources, such as faculty, facilities, and equipment, to improve food and agricultural sciences teaching programs.
**(c) Authorization of appropriations** There are authorized to be appropriated to make grants under this section $40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1997 through 2023.
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**(a) Grant authority** The Secretary may make competitive grants to Hispanic-serving institutions for the purpose of promoting and strengthening the ability of Hispanic-serving institutions to carry out education, applied research, and related community development programs.
**(b) Use of grant funds** Grants made under this section shall be used—
(1) to support the activities of Hispanic-serving institutions to enhance educational equity for underrepresented students;
(2) to strengthen institutional educational capacities, including libraries, curriculum, faculty, scientific instrumentation, instruction delivery systems, and student recruitment and retention, in order to respond to identified State, regional, national, or international educational needs in the food and agricultural sciences;
(3) to attract and support undergraduate and graduate students from underrepresented groups in order to prepare them for careers related to the food, agricultural, and natural resource systems of the United States, beginning with the mentoring of students at the high school level and continuing with the provision of financial support for students through their attainment of a doctoral degree; and
(4) to facilitate cooperative initiatives between 2 or more Hispanic-serving institutions, or between Hispanic-serving institutions and units of State government or the private sector, to maximize the development and use of resources, such as faculty, facilities, and equipment, to improve food and agricultural sciences teaching programs.
**(c) Authorization of appropriations** There are authorized to be appropriated to make grants under this section $40,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1997 through 2023.
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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) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Agricultural programs** — The term “agricultural programs” are those established or authorized by—
(A) the Agricultural Act of 1949 [[7 U.S.C. 1421](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1421&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.];
(B) the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act [[7 U.S.C. 1921](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1921&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.];
(C) the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 [[7 U.S.C. 1281](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1281&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.];
(D) the Soil Conservation Act;
(E) the Domestic Allotment Assistance Act;
(F) the Food Security Act of 1985; and
(G) other such Acts as the Secretary deems appropriate.
(2) **Beginning farmer or rancher** — The term “beginning farmer or rancher” means a person that—
(A)
(i) has not operated a farm or ranch; or
(ii) has operated a farm or ranch for not more than 10 years; and
(B) meets such other criteria as the Secretary may establish.
(3) **Department** — The term “Department” means the Department of Agriculture.
(4) **Secretary** — The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture.
(5) **Socially disadvantaged farmer or rancher** — The term “socially disadvantaged farmer or rancher” means a farmer or rancher who is a member of a socially disadvantaged group.
(6) **Socially disadvantaged group** — The term “socially disadvantaged group” means a group whose members have been subjected to racial or ethnic prejudice because of their identity as members of a group without regard to their individual qualities.
(7) **Veteran farmer or rancher** — The term “veteran farmer or ranche
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**(a) Authorization** The Secretary is authorized to establish in the Department the position of Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics (referred to in this section as the “Under Secretary”).
**(b) Confirmation required** The Under Secretary shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, from among distinguished scientists with specialized training or significant experience in agricultural research, education, and economics.
**(c) Chief Scientist** The Under Secretary shall—
(1) hold the title of Chief Scientist of the Department; and
(2) be responsible for the coordination of the research, education, and extension activities of the Department.
**(d) Functions of Under Secretary**
(1) **Principal function** — The Secretary shall delegate to the Under Secretary those functions and duties under the jurisdiction of the Department that relate to research, education, and economics.
(2) **Specific functions and duties** — The Under Secretary shall—
(A) identify, address, and prioritize current and emerging agricultural research, education, and extension needs (including funding);
(B) ensure that agricultural research, education, and extension programs are effectively coordinated and integrated—
(i) across disciplines, agencies, and institutions; and
(ii) among applicable participants, grantees, and beneficiaries;
(C) promote the collaborative use of all agricultural research, education, and extension resources from the local, State, tribal, regional, national, and international levels to address priority needs; and
(D) foster communication among agricultural research, education, and extension beneficiaries, including the public, to ensure the delivery of agricultural research,
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TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE
§ 3224
and conditions as the Secretary shall determine
necessary for carrying out the purposes of this
section.
(e) Restrictions
Federal funds provided under this section may
not be utilized for the payment of any overhead
costs of the eligible institutions.
(f) Rules and regulations
The Secretary may promulgate such rules and
regulations as the Secretary may deem nec-
essary to carry out the provisions of this sec-
tion.
(Pub. L. 97–98, title XIV, § 1433, Dec. 22, 1981, 95
Stat. 1312; Pub. L. 99–198, title XIV, § 1433, Dec.
23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1557.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
Act of August 30, 1890, referred to in subsec. (a), is act
Aug. 30, 1890, ch. 841, 26 Stat. 417, popularly known as
the Agricultural College Act of 1890 and also as the Sec-
ond Morrill Act, which is classified generally to sub-
chapter II (§ 321 et seq.) of chapter 13 of this title. For
complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Short Title note set out under section 321 of this title
and Tables.
CODIFICATION
Section was enacted as part of the Agriculture and
Food Act of 1981, and not as part of the National Agri-
cultural Research Extension and Teaching Policy Act
of 1977 which comprises this chapter.
AMENDMENTS
1985—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 99–198, § 1432(a), inserted
‘‘, including agricultural libraries,’’ after ‘‘equipment’’.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 99–198, § 1432(b), authorized appro-
priations for fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 1987.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE
Section effective Dec. 22, 1981, see section 1801 of Pub.
L. 97–98, set out as a note under section 4301 of this
title.
§ 3224. Repealed. Pub. L. 104–127, title VIII, § 873,
Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1175; Pub. L. 105–185,
title VI, § 6
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