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7 U.S.C. § 7621 — Budget submission and funding
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**(a) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Covered program** — The term “covered program” means—
(A) each research program carried out by the Agricultural Research Service or the Economic Research Service for which annual appropriations are requested in the annual budget submission of the President; and
(B) each competitive program carried out by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture for which annual appropriations are requested in the annual budget submission of the President.
(2) **Request for applications** — The term “request for applications” means a funding announcement published by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture that provides detailed information on funding opportunities at the Institute, including the purpose, eligibility, restriction, focus areas, evaluation criteria, regulatory information, and instructions on how to apply for such opportunities.
**(b) Budget request** The President shall submit to Congress, together with the annual budget submission of the President, a single budget line item reflecting the total amount requested by the President for funding for research, education, and extension activities of the Research, Education, and Economics mission area of the Department for that fiscal year and for the preceding 5 fiscal years.
**(c) Capacity and infrastructure program request** Of the funds requested for capacity and infrastructure programs in excess of the capacity and infrastructure program critical base funding level, budgetary emphasis should be placed on enhancing funding for—
(1) 1890 Institutions;
(2) 1994 Institutions;
(3) NLGCA Institutions;
(4) Hispanic-serving agricultural colleges and universities; and
(5) small 1862 Institutions.
**(d) Competitive program request** Of the funds requested for comp
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**(a) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Covered program** — The term “covered program” means—
(A) each research program carried out by the Agricultural Research Service or the Economic Research Service for which annual appropriations are requested in the annual budget submission of the President; and
(B) each competitive program carried out by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture for which annual appropriations are requested in the annual budget submission of the President.
(2) **Request for applications** — The term “request for applications” means a funding announcement published by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture that provides detailed information on funding opportunities at the Institute, including the purpose, eligibility, restriction, focus areas, evaluation criteria, regulatory information, and instructions on how to apply for such opportunities.
**(b) Budget request** The President shall submit to Congress, together with the annual budget submission of the President, a single budget line item reflecting the total amount requested by the President for funding for research, education, and extension activities of the Research, Education, and Economics mission area of the Department for that fiscal year and for the preceding 5 fiscal years.
**(c) Capacity and infrastructure program request** Of the funds requested for capacity and infrastructure programs in excess of the capacity and infrastructure program critical base funding level, budgetary emphasis should be placed on enhancing funding for—
(1) 1890 Institutions;
(2) 1994 Institutions;
(3) NLGCA Institutions;
(4) Hispanic-serving agricultural colleges and universities; and
(5) small 1862 Institutions.
**(d) Competitive program request** Of the funds requested for competitive programs in excess of the competitive program critical base funding level, budgetary emphasis should be placed on—
(1) enhancing funding for emerging problems; and
(2) finding solutions for those problems.
**(e) Additional presidential budget submission requirement**
(1) **In general** — Each year, the President shall submit to Congress for each funding request for a covered program—
(A) in the case of the information described in paragraph (2), such information together with the annual budget submission of the President; and
(B) in the case of any additional information described in paragraph (3), such additional information within a reasonable period that begins after the date of the annual budget submission of the President.
(2) **Information described** — The information described in this paragraph includes—
(A) baseline information, including with respect to each covered program—
(i) the funding level for the program for the fiscal year preceding the year for which the annual budget submission of the President is submitted;
(ii) the funding level requested in the annual budget submission of the President, including any increase or decrease in the funding level; and
(iii) an explanation justifying any change from the funding level specified in clause (i) to the level specified in clause (ii);
(B) with respect to each covered program that is carried out by the Economic Research Service or the Agricultural Research Service, the location and staff years of the program;
(C) the proposed funding levels to be allocated to, and the expected publication date, scope, and allocation level for, each request for applications to be published under or associated with—
(i) each grant and cooperative agreement awarded under subsection (d) of [section 2279 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section2279&num=0&edition=prelim);
(ii) each priority area specified in subsection (b)(2) of [section 3157 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section3157&num=0&edition=prelim);
(iii) each research and extension project carried out under [section 5811(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section5811/a&num=0&edition=prelim);
(iv) each grant awarded under [section 5925b(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section5925b/a&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(v) each grant awarded under [section 7632(d) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section7632/d&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(D) any other information the Secretary determines will increase congressional oversight with respect to covered programs.
(3) **Additional information described** — The additional information described in this paragraph is information that the Secretary, after consulting with the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate, and the Subcommittees on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, determines is a necessary revision or clarification to the information described in paragraph (2).
(4) **Prohibition** — Unless the President submits the information described in paragraph (2)(C) for a fiscal year, the President may not carry out any program during that fiscal year that is authorized under—
(A) subsection (d) of [section 2279 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section2279&num=0&edition=prelim);
(B) subsection (b) of [section 3157 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section3157&num=0&edition=prelim);
(C) [section 5811 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section5811&num=0&edition=prelim);
(D) [section 5925b of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section5925b&num=0&edition=prelim); or
(E) [section 7632 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section7632&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(f) Report of the Secretary of Agriculture** Each year on a date that is not later than the date on which the President submits the annual budget, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report containing a description of the agricultural research, extension, and education activities carried out by the Federal Government during the fiscal year that immediately precedes the year for which the report is submitted, including—
(1) a review of the extent to which those activities—
(A) are duplicative or overlap within the Department of Agriculture; or
(B) are similar to activities carried out by—
(i) other Federal agencies;
(ii) the States (including the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and other territories or possessions of the United States);
(iii) institutions of higher education (as defined in [section 1001 of title 20](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section1001&num=0&edition=prelim)); or
(iv) the private sector; and
(2) for each report submitted under this section on or after January 1, 2014, a 5-year projection of national priorities with respect to agricultural research, extension, and education, taking into account domestic needs.
**(g) Interchangeability of funds** Nothing in this section shall be construed so as to limit the authority of the Secretary under [section 2257 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section2257&num=0&edition=prelim), with respect to the reprogramming or transfer of funds.
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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) Competitive specialized research and extension grants authorized** In consultation with the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board, using funds made available under subsection (e), the Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this section as the “Secretary”) may make competitive grants in each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023 to support research, education, and extension activities regarding organically grown and processed agricultural commodities for the purposes of—
(1) facilitating the development and improvement of organic agriculture production, breeding, and processing methods;
(2) evaluating the potential economic benefits of organic agricultural production and methods to producers, processors, and rural communities;
(3) exploring international trade opportunities for organically grown and processed agricultural commodities;
(4) determining desirable traits for organic commodities;
(5) identifying marketing and policy constraints on the expansion of organic agriculture;
(6) conducting advanced on-farm research and development that emphasizes observation of, experimentation with, and innovation for working organic farms, including research relating to production, marketing, food safety, socioeconomic conditions, and farm business management;
(7) examining optimal conservation, soil health, and environmental outcomes relating to organically produced agricultural products; and
(8) developing new and improved seed varieties that are particularly suited for organic agriculture.
**(b) Grant types and process, prohibition on construction** Paragraphs (4), (7), (8), and (11)(B) of subsection (b) of [section 3157 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section3157&num=0&
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Not to exceed 7 per centum of the amounts appropriated for any fiscal year for the miscellaneous expenses of the work of any bureau, division, or office of the Department of Agriculture shall be available interchangeably for expenditures on the objects included within the general expenses of such bureau, division, or office, but no more than 7 per centum shall be added to any one item of appropriation except in cases of extraordinary emergency.
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**(a) Institution of higher education** For purposes of this chapter, other than subchapter IV, the term “institution of higher education” means an educational institution in any State that—
(1) admits as regular students only persons having a certificate of graduation from a school providing secondary education, or the recognized equivalent of such a certificate, or persons who meet the requirements of [section 1091(d) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section1091/d&num=0&edition=prelim);
(2) is legally authorized within such State to provide a program of education beyond secondary education;
(3) provides an educational program for which the institution awards a bachelor’s degree or provides not less than a 2-year program that is acceptable for full credit toward such a degree, or awards a degree that is acceptable for admission to a graduate or professional degree program, subject to review and approval by the Secretary;
(4) is a public or other nonprofit institution; and
(5) is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association, or if not so accredited, is an institution that has been granted preaccreditation status by such an agency or association that has been recognized by the Secretary for the granting of preaccreditation status, and the Secretary has determined that there is satisfactory assurance that the institution will meet the accreditation standards of such an agency or association within a reasonable time.
**(b) Additional institutions included** For purposes of this chapter, other than subchapter IV, the term “institution of higher education” also includes—
(1) any school that provides not less than a 1-year program of training to prepare students for gainful employment in a re
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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) Purpose** It is the purpose of this subchapter to encourage research designed to increase our knowledge concerning agricultural production systems that—
(1) maintain and enhance the quality and productivity of the soil;
(2) conserve soil, water, energy, natural resources, and fish and wildlife habitat;
(3) maintain and enhance the quality of surface and ground water;
(4) protect the health and safety of persons involved in the food and farm system;
(5) promote the well being of animals; and
(6) increase employment opportunities in agriculture.
**(b) Definitions** For purposes of this subchapter:
(1) The term “sustainable agriculture” shall have the same meaning given to that term by [section 3103 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section3103&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) The term “integrated crop management” means an agricultural management system that integrates all controllable agricultural production factors for long-term sustained productivity, profitability, and ecological soundness.
(3) The term “integrated resource management” means livestock management which utilizes an interdisciplinary systems approach which integrates all controllable agricultural production practices to provide long-term sustained productivity and profitable production of safe and wholesome food in an environmentally sound manner.
(4) The term “agribusiness” includes a producer or organization engaged in an agricultural enterprise with a profit motive.
(5) The term “extension” shall have the same meaning given to that term by [section 3103 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section3103&num=0&edition=prelim).
(6) The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture.
(7) The ter
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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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### Statutory Notes
Section, Pub. L. 107–171, title VII, § 7405, May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 458; Pub. L. 110–234, title VII, § 7410, May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1254; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title VII, § 7410, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2016; Pub. L. 112–240, title VII, § 701(e)(3), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 2364; Pub. L. 113–79, title VII, § 7409, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 898, related to beginning farmer and rancher development program.
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**(a) Eligible entity** In this section, the term “eligible entity” means—
(A) an institution of higher education that offers a curriculum in agriculture or the biosciences;
(B) a nonprofit organization; or
(C) a consortium of for-profit institutions and agricultural research institutions.
**(b) Grant program**
(1) **In general** — The Secretary (acting through the Foreign Agricultural Service) shall establish and administer a program to make competitive grants to eligible entities to develop agricultural biotechnology for developing countries.
(2) **Use of funds** — Funds provided to an eligible entity under this section may be used for projects that use biotechnology to—
(A) enhance the nutritional content of agricultural products that can be grown in developing countries;
(B) increase the yield and safety of agricultural products that can be grown in developing countries;
(C) increase the yield of agricultural products that are drought- and stress-resistant and that can be grown in developing countries;
(D) extend the growing range of crops that can be grown in developing countries;
(E) enhance the shelf-life of fruits and vegetables grown in developing countries;
(F) develop environmentally sustainable agricultural products that can be grown in developing countries; and
(G) develop vaccines to immunize against life-threatening illnesses and other medications that can be administered by consuming genetically-engineered agricultural products.
**(c) Authorization of appropriations** There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2012.
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TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE
§ 7621
(g) Interchangeability of funds
Nothing in this section shall be construed so
as to limit the authority of the Secretary under
section 2257 of this title, with respect to the re-
programming or transfer of funds.
(Pub. L. 110–234, title VII, § 7506, May 22, 2008, 122
Stat. 1259; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title VII, § 7506,
June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2020; Pub. L. 113–79,
title VII, § 7513, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 901; Pub. L.
115–334, title XII, § 12301(a)(2)(C), Dec. 20, 2018, 132
Stat. 4950.)
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 enacted identical
sections. Pub. L. 110–234 was repealed by section 4(a) of
Pub. L. 110–246.
Section was enacted as part of the Food, Conserva-
tion, and Energy Act of 2008, and not as part of the Ag-
ricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform
Act of 1998, which in part comprises this chapter.
AMENDMENTS
2018—Subsec.
(e)(2)(C)(i).
Pub.
L.
115–334,
§ 12301(a)(2)(C)(i)(III), added cl. (i). Former cl. (i) redes-
ignated (ii).
Subsec.
(e)(2)(C)(ii).
Pub.
L.
115–334,
§ 12301(a)(2)(C)(i)(II), (IV), redesignated cl. (i) as (ii) and
made technical amendment to reference in original act
which appears in text as reference to subsection (b)(2)
of section 3157 of this title. Former cl. (ii) redesignated
(iii).
Subsec.
(e)(2)(C)(iii)
to
(v).
Pub.
L.
115–334,
§ 12301(a)(2)(C)(i)(I), (II), (V), redesignated cls. (ii) to (iv)
as (iii) to (v), respectively, and struck out former cl. (v)
which read as follows: ‘‘each grant awarded under sec-
tion 3319f(c)(1) of this title; and’’.
Subsec.
(e)(4)(A).
Pub.
L.
115–334,
§ 12301(a)(2)(C)(ii)(III), added subpar. (A). Former sub-
par. (A) redesignated (B).
Subsec. (e)(4)(B). Pub. L. 115–334, §
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