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7 U.S.C. § 7655c — Forestry products advanced utilization research
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**(a) Establishment** The Secretary shall establish a forestry and forestry products research and extension initiative to develop and disseminate science-based tools that address the needs of the forestry sector and their respective regions, forest and timberland owners and managers, and forestry products engineering, manufacturing, and related interests.
**(b) Activities** The initiative described in subsection (a) shall include the following activities:
(1) Research conducted for purposes of—
(A) wood quality improvement with respect to lumber strength and grade yield;
(B) the development of novel engineered lumber products and renewable energy from wood; and
(C) enhancing the longevity, sustainability, and profitability of timberland through sound management and utilization.
(2) Demonstration activities and technology transfer to demonstrate the beneficial characteristics of wood as a green building material, including investments in life cycle assessment for wood products.
(3) Projects designed to improve—
(A) forestry products, lumber, and evaluation standards and valuation techniques;
(B) lumber quality and value-based, on-forest management techniques; and
(C) forestry products conversion and manufacturing efficiency, productivity, and profitability over the long term (including forestry product marketing).
**(c) Grants**
(1) **In general** — The Secretary shall make competitive grants to carry out the activities described in subsection (b).
(2) **Priorities** — In making grants under this section, the Secretary shall give higher priority to activities that are carried out by entities that—
(A) are multistate, multiinstitutional, or multidisciplinary;
(B) have explicit mechanisms to communicate results to producers, forestry industry
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**(a) Establishment** The Secretary shall establish a forestry and forestry products research and extension initiative to develop and disseminate science-based tools that address the needs of the forestry sector and their respective regions, forest and timberland owners and managers, and forestry products engineering, manufacturing, and related interests.
**(b) Activities** The initiative described in subsection (a) shall include the following activities:
(1) Research conducted for purposes of—
(A) wood quality improvement with respect to lumber strength and grade yield;
(B) the development of novel engineered lumber products and renewable energy from wood; and
(C) enhancing the longevity, sustainability, and profitability of timberland through sound management and utilization.
(2) Demonstration activities and technology transfer to demonstrate the beneficial characteristics of wood as a green building material, including investments in life cycle assessment for wood products.
(3) Projects designed to improve—
(A) forestry products, lumber, and evaluation standards and valuation techniques;
(B) lumber quality and value-based, on-forest management techniques; and
(C) forestry products conversion and manufacturing efficiency, productivity, and profitability over the long term (including forestry product marketing).
**(c) Grants**
(1) **In general** — The Secretary shall make competitive grants to carry out the activities described in subsection (b).
(2) **Priorities** — In making grants under this section, the Secretary shall give higher priority to activities that are carried out by entities that—
(A) are multistate, multiinstitutional, or multidisciplinary;
(B) have explicit mechanisms to communicate results to producers, forestry industry stakeholders, policymakers, and the public; and
(C) have—
(i) extensive history and demonstrated experience in forestry and forestry products research;
(ii) existing capacity in forestry products research and dissemination; and
(iii) a demonstrated means of evaluating and responding to the needs of the related commercial sector.
(3) **Administration** — In making grants under this section, the Secretary shall follow the requirements of 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&edition=prelim).
(4) **Term** — The term of a grant made under this section may not exceed 10 years.
**(d) Coordination** The Secretary shall ensure that any activities carried out under this section are carried out in coordination with the Forest Service, including the Forest Products Laboratory, and other appropriate agencies of the Department.
**(e) Report** The Secretary shall submit an annual report to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate describing, for the period covered by the report—
(1) the research that has been conducted under paragraph (2) of subsection (b);
(2) the number of buildings the Forest Service has built with wood as the primary structural material; and
(3) the investments made by the Forest Service in green building and wood promotion.
**(f) Authorization of appropriations**
(1) **In general** — There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $7,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2023.
(2) **Matching funds** — To the extent practicable, the Secretary shall match any funds made available under paragraph (1) with funds made available under [section 1646 of title 16](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1646&num=0&edition=prelim).
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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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There are authorized to be appropriated annually such sums as may be needed to implement this subchapter. Funds appropriated under this subchapter shall remain available until expended.
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The Secretary of Agriculture, under such regulations as he may prescribe and at rates and for periods not exceeding thirty years as determined by him, is authorized to permit the use by public and private agencies, corporations, firms, associations, or individuals, of structures or improvements under the administrative control of the Forest Service and land used in connection therewith: Provided, That as all or a part of the consideration for permits issued under this section, the Secretary may require the permittees at their expense to renovate, recondition, improve, and maintain the structures and land to a satisfactory standard.
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**(a) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Eligible entity** — The term “eligible entity” means—
(A) an individual;
(B) a public or private entity (including a center of excellence that consists of 1 or more partnerships between forestry, engineering, architecture, or business schools at 1 or more institutions of higher education); or
(C) a State, local, or Tribal government.
(2) **Secretary** — The term “Secretary” means the Secretary, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service.
**(b) Grant program**
(1) **In general** — The Secretary, in carrying out the wood innovation grant program of the Secretary described in the notice of the Secretary entitled “Request for Proposals: 2016 Wood Innovations Funding Opportunity” (80 Fed. Reg. 63498 (October 20, 2015)), may make a wood innovation grant to 1 or more eligible entities each year for the purpose of advancing the use of innovative wood products.
(2) **Proposals** — To be eligible to receive a grant under this subsection, an eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary a proposal at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require.
**(c) Incentivizing use of existing milling capacity** In selecting among proposals of eligible entities under subsection (b)(2), the Secretary shall give priority to proposals that include the use or retrofitting (or both) of existing sawmill facilities located in counties in which the average annual unemployment rate exceeded the national average unemployment rate by more than 1 percent in the previous calendar year.
**(d) Matching requirement** As a condition of receiving a grant under subsection (b), an eligible entity shall provide funds equal to the amount received by the eligible entity under the grant, to be derived from non-Fe
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TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE
§ 7655c
coordination with the Forest Service, including
the Forest Products Laboratory, and other ap-
propriate agencies of the Department.
(e) Report
The Secretary shall submit an annual report
to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Agri-
culture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate
describing, for the period covered by the re-
port—
(1) the research that has been conducted
under paragraph (2) of subsection (b);
(2) the number of buildings the Forest Serv-
ice has built with wood as the primary struc-
tural material; and
(3) the investments made by the Forest
Service in green building and wood promotion.
(f) Authorization of appropriations
(1) In general
There are authorized to be appropriated to
carry out this section $7,000,000 for each of fis-
cal years 2014 through 2023.
(2) Matching funds
To the extent practicable, the Secretary
shall match any funds made available under
paragraph (1) with funds made available under
section 1646 of title 16.
(Pub. L. 105–185, title VI, § 617, as added Pub. L.
113–79, title VII, § 7310, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 892;
amended Pub. L. 115–334, title VII, § 7308, Dec. 20,
2018, 132 Stat. 4816.)
Editorial Notes
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 617 of Pub. L. 105–185, title VI, June
23, 1998, 112 Stat. 607, which was not classified to the
Code, was repealed by Pub. L. 107–171, title VII, § 7302,
May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 455.
AMENDMENTS
2018—Subsec. (f)(1). Pub. L. 115–334 substituted ‘‘2023’’
for ‘‘2018’’.
§ 7655c. Clarification of research and develop-
ment program for wood building construc-
tion
(a) In general
The Secretary shall conduct performance-driv-
en research and development, education, and
technical assistance for t
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