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7 U.S.C. § 6971 — Cooperative agreements
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law (including provisions of law requiring competition), the Secretary of Agriculture may on and after October 28, 2000, enter into cooperative agreements (which may provide for the acquisition of goods or services, including personal services) with a State, political subdivision, or agency thereof, a public or private agency, organization, or any other person, if the Secretary determines that the objectives of the agreement will: (1) serve a mutual interest of the parties to the agreement in carrying out the programs administered by the Natural Resources Conservation Service; and (2) all parties will contribute resources to the accomplishment of these objectives: Provided, That Commodity Credit Corporation funds obligated for such purposes shall not exceed the level obligated by the Commodity Credit Corporation for such purposes in fiscal year 1998.
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law (including provisions of law requiring competition), the Secretary of Agriculture may on and after October 28, 2000, enter into cooperative agreements (which may provide for the acquisition of goods or services, including personal services) with a State, political subdivision, or agency thereof, a public or private agency, organization, or any other person, if the Secretary determines that the objectives of the agreement will: (1) serve a mutual interest of the parties to the agreement in carrying out the programs administered by the Natural Resources Conservation Service; and (2) all parties will contribute resources to the accomplishment of these objectives: Provided, That Commodity Credit Corporation funds obligated for such purposes shall not exceed the level obligated by the Commodity Credit Corporation for such purposes in fiscal year 1998.
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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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**(a) In general** Subject to subsection (b), the authority delegated to the Secretary by this chapter to reorganize the Department shall terminate on the date that is 2 years after October 13, 1994.
**(b) Functions** Subsection (a) shall not affect:
(1) The authority of the Secretary to continue to carry out a function that the Secretary performs on the date that is 2 years after October 13, 1994.
(2) The authority delegated to the Secretary under Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1953 (5 U.S.C. App.; [7 U.S.C. 2201](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section2201&num=0&edition=prelim) note).
(3) The authority of an agency, office, officer, or employee of the Department to continue to perform all functions delegated or assigned to the entity or person as of that termination date.
(4) The authority of the Secretary to establish in the Department the position of Under Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs under [section 7005 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section7005&num=0&edition=prelim).
(5) The authority of the Secretary to establish within the Department the position of Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Civil Rights, and delegate duties to the Assistant Secretary, under [section 6918 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section6918&num=0&edition=prelim).
(6) The authority of the Secretary to establish in the Department, under [section 6971 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section6971&num=0&edition=prelim)—
(A) the position of Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics;
(B) the Office of the Chief Scientist; and
(C) the Nati
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Except as otherwise provided in this section and sections 7614a to 7614c of this title,11 See References in Text note below. in this section and sections 7614a to 7614c of this title: 1
(1) **Capacity and infrastructure program** — The term “capacity and infrastructure program” has the meaning given the term in subsection (f)(1) of [section 6971 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section6971&num=0&edition=prelim) (as added by section 7511(a)(4)).1
(2) **Capacity and infrastructure program critical base funding** — The term “capacity and infrastructure program critical base funding” means the aggregate amount of Federal funds made available for capacity and infrastructure programs for fiscal year 2006, as appropriate.
(3) **Competitive program** — The term “competitive program” has the meaning given the term in subsection (f)(1) of [section 6971 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section6971&num=0&edition=prelim) (as added by section 7511(a)(4)).1
(4) **Competitive program critical base funding** — The term “competitive program critical base funding” means the aggregate amount of Federal funds made available for competitive programs for fiscal year 2006, as appropriate.
(5) **Hispanic-serving agricultural colleges and universities** — The term “Hispanic-serving agricultural colleges and universities” has the meaning given the term in [section 3103 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section3103&num=0&edition=prelim).
(6) **NLGCA Institution** — The term “NLGCA Institution” has the meaning given the term in [section 3103 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section3103&num=0&editi
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**(a) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Citrus disease subcommittee** — The term “citrus disease subcommittee” means the subcommittee established under [section 3123a(a)(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section3123a/a/2&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) **Initiative** — The term “Initiative” means the specialty crop research and extension initiative established by subsection (b).
(3) **Specialty crop** — The term “specialty crop” has the meaning given that term in section 3 of the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004 ([7 U.S.C. 1621](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1621&num=0&edition=prelim) note; Public Law 108–465).
(4) **Specialty crops committee** — The term “specialty crops committee” means the committee established under [section 3123a of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section3123a&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Establishment** There is established within the Department a specialty crop research and extension initiative to address the critical needs of the specialty crop industry by developing and disseminating science-based tools to address needs of specific crops and their regions, including—
(1) research in plant breeding, genetics, genomics, and other methods to improve crop characteristics, such as—
(A) product, taste, quality, and appearance;
(B) size-controlling rootstock systems for perennial crops;
(C) environmental responses and tolerances;
(D) nutrient management, including plant nutrient uptake efficiency;
(E) pest and disease management, including resistance to pests and diseases resulting in reduced application management strategies; and
(F) enhanced phytonutrient content;
(2) effor
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**(a) Establishment** The Secretary shall establish and carry out a program to provide grants to the sun grant centers and subcenter specified in subsection (b)—
(1) to enhance national energy security through the development, distribution, and implementation of biobased energy technologies;
(2) to promote diversification in, and the environmental sustainability of, agricultural production in the United States through biobased energy and product technologies;
(3) to promote economic diversification in rural areas of the United States through biobased energy and product technologies; and
(4) to enhance the efficiency of bioenergy and biomass research and development programs through improved coordination and collaboration among—
(A) the Department of Agriculture;
(B) other appropriate Federal agencies (as determined by the Secretary); and
(C) land-grant colleges and universities.
**(b) Grants**
(1) **In general** — The Secretary shall use amounts made available under subsection (g) to provide grants to each of the following:
(A) *North-central center* — A north-central sun grant center for the region composed of the States of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
(B) *Southeastern center* — A southeastern sun grant center for the region composed of—
(i) the States of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia;
(ii) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and
(iii) the United States Virgin Islands.
(C) *South-central center* — A south-central sun grant center for the region composed of the States of Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas.
(D) *Western center* — A wes
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TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE
§ 6971
§ 336(a)(2)(D), (b)(2)(B), (c)(3), (d)(2), Apr. 4, 1996, 110
Stat. 1005, 1006; Pub. L. 107–171, title VIII, § 8002(c), May
13, 2002, 116 Stat. 473; Pub. L. 115–334, title XII,
§§ 12404(b)(1), 12410(a)(c)(1)(A), Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat.
4975, 4977, 4978, was moved so as to appear at the end of
subtitle B of title II of Pub. L. 103–354 by Pub. L.
115–334, title XII, § 12410(c)(1)(B), Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat.
4978, and editorially reclassified as section 6936 of this
title.
§ 6962a. Cooperative agreements
Notwithstanding any other provision of law
(including provisions of law requiring competi-
tion), the Secretary of Agriculture may on and
after October 28, 2000, enter into cooperative
agreements (which may provide for the acquisi-
tion of goods or services, including personal
services) with a State, political subdivision, or
agency thereof, a public or private agency, orga-
nization, or any other person, if the Secretary
determines that the objectives of the agreement
will: (1) serve a mutual interest of the parties to
the agreement in carrying out the programs ad-
ministered by the Natural Resources Conserva-
tion Service; and (2) all parties will contribute
resources to the accomplishment of these objec-
tives: Provided, That Commodity Credit Corpora-
tion funds obligated for such purposes shall not
exceed the level obligated by the Commodity
Credit Corporation for such purposes in fiscal
year 1998.
(Pub. L. 106–387, § 1(a) [title VII, § 714], Oct. 28,
2000, 114 Stat. 1549, 1549A–30.)
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section was enacted as part of the Agriculture, Rural
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Re-
lated Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001, and not as
part of the Department of Agriculture
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