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7 U.S.C. § 7631 — Grants for youth organizations
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**(a) In general** The Secretary, acting through the Director of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, shall make grants to the Girl Scouts of the United States of America, the Boy Scouts of America, the National 4–H Council, and the National FFA Organization to establish pilot projects to expand the programs carried out by the organizations in rural areas and small towns (including, with respect to the National 4–H Council, activities provided for in Public Law 107–19 (115 Stat. 153)).
**(b) Flexibility** The Secretary shall provide maximum flexibility in content delivery to each organization receiving funds under this section so as to ensure that the unique goals of each organization, as well as the local community needs, are fully met.
**(c) Redistribution of funding within organizations authorized** Recipients of funds under this section may redistribute all or part of the funds received to individual councils or local chapters within the councils without further need of approval from the Secretary.
**(d) Authorization of appropriations** There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section—
(1) such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2013; and
(2) $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2023.
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**(a) In general** The Secretary, acting through the Director of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, shall make grants to the Girl Scouts of the United States of America, the Boy Scouts of America, the National 4–H Council, and the National FFA Organization to establish pilot projects to expand the programs carried out by the organizations in rural areas and small towns (including, with respect to the National 4–H Council, activities provided for in Public Law 107–19 (115 Stat. 153)).
**(b) Flexibility** The Secretary shall provide maximum flexibility in content delivery to each organization receiving funds under this section so as to ensure that the unique goals of each organization, as well as the local community needs, are fully met.
**(c) Redistribution of funding within organizations authorized** Recipients of funds under this section may redistribute all or part of the funds received to individual councils or local chapters within the councils without further need of approval from the Secretary.
**(d) Authorization of appropriations** There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section—
(1) such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2013; and
(2) $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2023.
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**(a) Definition of policy** In this section, the term “policy” means a policy, plan of insurance, provision of a policy or plan of insurance, and related materials.
**(b) Reimbursement of research, development, and maintenance costs**
(1) **Research and development payment**
(A) *In general* — The Corporation shall provide a payment to an applicant for research and development costs in accordance with this subsection.
(B) *Reimbursement*
(i) *In general* — An applicant who submits a policy under [section 1508(h) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1508/h&num=0&edition=prelim) shall be eligible for the reimbursement of reasonable research and development costs if the policy is approved by the Board for sale to producers.
(ii) *Reasonable costs* — For the purpose of reimbursing research and development and maintenance costs under this section, costs of the applicant shall be considered reasonable costs if the costs are based on—
(I) for any employees or contracted personnel, wage rates equal to not more than 2 times the hourly wage rate plus benefits, as provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the year in which such costs are incurred, calculated using the formula applied to an applicant by the Corporation in reviewing proposed project budgets under this section on October 1, 2016; and
(II) other actual documented costs incurred by the applicant.
(2) **Advance payments**
(A) *In general* — Subject to the other provisions of this paragraph, the Board may approve the request of an applicant for advance payment of a portion of reasonable research and development costs prior to submission and approval of the policy by the Board under [section 1508(h) of this title](https://uscode
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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) In general** In carrying out any competitive agricultural research, education, or extension grant program authorized under this or any other Act, the Secretary may cooperate with 1 or more other Federal agencies (including the National Science Foundation) in issuing joint requests for proposals, awarding grants, and administering grants, for similar or related research, education, or extension projects or activities.
**(b) Administration**
(1) **Secretary** — The Secretary may delegate authority to issue requests for proposals, make grant awards, or administer grants, in whole or in part, to a cooperating Federal agency.
(2) **Cooperating Federal agency** — The cooperating Federal agency may delegate to the Secretary authority to issue requests for proposals, make grant awards, or administer grants, in whole or in part.
**(c) Regulations** The Secretary and a cooperating Federal agency may agree to make applicable to recipients of grants—
(1) the post-award grant administration regulations applicable to recipients of grants from the Secretary; or
(2) the post-award grant administration regulations applicable to recipients of grants from the cooperating Federal agency.
**(d) Joint peer review panels** Subject to [section 3129a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section3129a&num=0&edition=prelim), the Secretary and a cooperating Federal agency may establish joint peer review panels for the purpose of evaluating grant proposals.
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TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE
§ 7632
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
Pub. L. 107–19, referred to in subsec. (a), is Pub. L.
107–19, July 10, 2001, 115 Stat. 153, which is not classified
to the Code.
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
2018—Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 115–334 substituted ‘‘2023’’
for ‘‘2018’’.
2014—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 113–79 substituted ‘‘sec-
tion—’’ for ‘‘section such sums as are necessary for
each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.’’ and added pars.
(1) and (2).
2008—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 110–246, § 7511(c)(32), sub-
stituted ‘‘Director of the National Institute of Food
and Agriculture’’ for ‘‘Administrator of the Coopera-
tive State Research, Education, and Extension Serv-
ice’’.
Subsecs. (b) to (d). Pub. L. 110–246, § 7309, added sub-
secs. (b) to (d) and struck out former subsecs. (b) and
(c) which related to availability of funds of the Com-
modity Credit Corporation for fiscal year 2002 and au-
thorization of appropriations for fiscal years 2003
through 2007.
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)(32) 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.
DEFINITIONS
Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture, see
section 7401(1) of Pub. L. 107–171, set o
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