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7 U.S.C. § 3319b — Joint requests for proposals

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7 U.S.C. § 3319b — Joint requests for proposals

**(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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7 U.S.C. § 3129a — Exemption from chapter 10 of title 5 for competitive research, extension, and education programs

Chapter 10 of title 5 and title XVIII of this Act [[7 U.S.C. 2281](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section2281&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.] shall not apply to any committee, board, commission, panel, or task force, or similar entity, created solely for the purpose of reviewing applications or proposals requesting funding under any competitive research, extension, or education program carried out by the Secretary.

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7 U.S.C. § 5925c — Organic production and market data initiatives

**(a) In general** The Secretary shall collect and report data on the production and marketing of organic agricultural products. **(b) Requirements** In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall, at a minimum— (1) collect and distribute comprehensive reporting of prices relating to organically produced agricultural products; (2) conduct surveys and analysis and publish reports relating to organic production, handling, distribution, retail, and trend studies (including consumer purchasing patterns); and (3) develop surveys and report statistical analysis on organically produced agricultural products. **(c) Report** Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this subsection and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report that— (1) describes the progress that has been made in implementing this section; (2) describes how data collection agencies (such as the Agricultural Marketing Service and the National Agricultural Statistics Service) are coordinating with data user agencies (such as the Risk Management Agency) to ensure that data collected under this section can be used by data user agencies, including by the Risk Management Agency to offer price elections for all organic crops; and (3) identifies any additional production and marketing data needs. **(d) Funding** (1) **Mandatory funding** — Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use to carry out this section, to remain available until expended— (A) $5,000,000 for each of the periods of fiscal years 2008 through 2012 and 2014 through 2018; (B) $5,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2019 through 2023; (C

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7 U.S.C. § 5925d — International organic research collaboration

The Secretary, acting through the Agricultural Research Service (including the National Agricultural Library) and the Economic Research Service, shall facilitate access by research and extension professionals, farmers, and other interested persons in the United States to, and the use by those persons of, organic research conducted outside the United States.

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7 U.S.C. § 6936 — Agricultural Youth Organization Coordinator

**(a) Authorization** The Secretary shall establish in the Department the position of Agricultural Youth Organization Coordinator. **(b) Duties** The Agricultural Youth Organization Coordinator shall— (1) promote the role of youth-serving organizations and school-based agricultural education in motivating and preparing young people to pursue careers in the agriculture, food, and natural resources systems; (2) work to help build youth awareness of the reach and importance of agriculture, across a diversity of fields and disciplines; (3) identify short-term and long-term interests of the Department and provide opportunities, resources, input, and coordination with programs and agencies of the Department to youth-serving organizations and school-based agricultural education, including the development of internship opportunities; (4) share, internally and externally, the extent to which active steps are being taken to encourage collaboration with, and support of, youth-serving organizations and school-based agricultural education; (5) provide information to youth involved in food and agriculture organizations concerning the availability of, and eligibility requirements for, participation in agricultural programs, with particular emphasis on beginning farmer and rancher programs; (6) serve as a resource for assisting youth involved in food and agriculture organizations in applying for participation in agriculture; and (7) advocate on behalf of youth involved in food and agriculture organizations in interactions with employees of the Department. **(c) Contracts and cooperative agreements** For purposes of carrying out the duties under subsection (b), the Agricultural Youth Organization Coordinator shall consult with the cooperative extension and the land-grant univer

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7 U.S.C. § 7631 — Grants for youth organizations

**(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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7 U.S.C. § 3319b — Joint requests for proposals

Page 1638 TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE § 3319a 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 7406(d)(1) of Pub. L. 110–246 in- applicable to any solicitation for grant applications issued by the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service before June 18, 2008, see section 7406(c) of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as a note under section 3157 of this title. 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. § 3319a. Cost-reimbursable agreements Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Agriculture may enter into cost-reimbursable agreements with State coop- erative institutions or other colleges and uni- versities without regard to any requirement for competition, for the acquisition of goods or services, including personal services, to carry out agricultural research, extension, or teaching activities of mutual interest. Reimbursable costs under such agreements shall include the actual direct costs of performance, as mutually agreed on by the parties, and the indirect costs of performance, not exceeding 10 percent of the direct cost. (Pub. L. 95–113, title XIV, § 1473A, as added Pub. L. 99–198, title XIV, § 1426, Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1553; amended Pub. L. 105–185, title II, § 231, June 23, 1998, 112 Stat. 547.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1998—Pub. L. 105–185 inserted ‘‘or other colleges and universities’’ after

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