7 U.S.C. § 7614c — Budget submission and funding

Page 2062 TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE § 7614b (iii) NLGCA Institutions; and (iv) colleges of veterinary medicine; and (C) intramural programs at agencies with- in the research, education, and economics mission area; and (6) describes how organizational changes en- acted by this Act have impacted agricultural research, extension, and education across the Department of Agriculture, including mini- mization of unnecessary programmatic and administrative duplication. (b) Reviewability The roadmap described in this section shall not be subject to review by any officer or em- ployee of the Federal Government other than the Secretary (or a designee of the Secretary). (c) Roadmap implementation and report Not later than 1 year after the date on which the Secretary commences preparation of the roadmap under this section, the Secretary shall— (1) implement and use the roadmap to set the research, education, and extension agenda of the Department of Agriculture; and (2) make the roadmap available to the pub- lic. (Pub. L. 110–234, title VII, § 7504, May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1257; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title VII, § 7504, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2019.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The date of enactment of this Act, referred to in sub- sec. (a), is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–246, which was approved June 18, 2008. This Act, referred to in subsec. (a)(6), is Pub. L. 110–246, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1651, known as the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 8701 of this title and Tables. 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 L. 110–234 was repealed by section 4(a) of Pub.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. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Enactment 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, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as a note under section 8701 of this title. DEFINITION OF ‘‘SECRETARY’’ ‘‘Secretary’’ as meaning the Secretary of Agri- culture, see section 8701 of this title. § 7614b. Review of plan of work requirements (a) Review The Secretary shall work with university partners in extension and research to review and identify measures to streamline the submission, reporting under, and implementation of plan of work requirements, including those require- ments under— (1) sections 3221(d) and 3222(c) of this title; (2) section 361g of this title; and (3) section 344 of this title. (b) Consultation In carrying out the review and formulating and compiling the recommendations, the Sec- retary shall consult with the land-grant institu- tions. (Pub. L. 110–234, title VII, § 7505, May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1258; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title VII, § 7505, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2020.) 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. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Enactment 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, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as a note under section 8701 of this title. DEFINITION OF ‘‘SECRETARY’’ ‘‘Secretary’’ as meaning the Secretary of Agri- culture, see section 8701 of this title. § 7614c. Budget submission and funding (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 Agri- culture 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 Na- tional Institute of Food and Agriculture that provides detailed information on funding op- portunities at the Institute, including the pur- pose, eligibility, restriction, focus areas, eval- uation criteria, regulatory information, and instructions on how to apply for such opportu- nities. (b) Budget request The President shall submit to Congress, to- gether 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 Page 2063 TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE § 7614c activities of the Research, Education, and Eco- nomics 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 infra- structure 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 pro- grams in excess of the competitive program crit- ical base funding level, budgetary emphasis should be placed on— (1) enhancing funding for emerging prob- lems; and (2) finding solutions for those problems. (e) Additional presidential budget submission re- quirement (1) In general Each year, the President shall submit to Congress for each funding request for a cov- ered program— (A) in the case of the information de- scribed in paragraph (2), such information together with the annual budget submission of the President; and (B) in the case of any additional informa- tion described in paragraph (3), such addi- tional information within a reasonable pe- riod 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 an- nual 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 Re- search Service or the Agricultural Research Service, the location and staff years of the program; (C) the proposed funding levels to be allo- cated to, and the expected publication date, scope, and allocation level for, each request for applications to be published under or as- sociated with— (i) each grant and cooperative agreement awarded under subsection (d) of section 2279 of this title; (ii) each priority area specified in sub- section (b)(2) of section 3157 of this title; (iii) each research and extension project carried out under section 5811(a) of this title; (iv) each grant awarded under section 5925b(a) of this title; and (v) each grant awarded under section 7632(d) of this title; and (D) any other information the Secretary determines will increase congressional over- sight 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 Agri- culture of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate, and the Subcommit- tees on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agen- cies of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, determines is a necessary revision or clarifica- tion to the information described in paragraph (2). (4) Prohibition Unless the President submits the informa- tion described in paragraph (2)(C) for a fiscal year, the President may not carry out any program during that fiscal year that is author- ized under— (A) subsection (d) of section 2279 of this title; (B) subsection (b) of section 3157 of this title; (C) section 5811 of this title; (D) section 5925b of this title; or (E) section 7632 of this title. (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 agricul- tural research, extension, and education activi- ties carried out by the Federal Government dur- ing the fiscal year that immediately precedes the year for which the report is submitted, in- cluding— (1) a review of the extent to which those ac- tivities— (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); or (iv) the private sector; and (2) for each report submitted under this sec- tion on or after January 1, 2014, a 5-year pro- jection of national priorities with respect to agricultural research, extension, and edu- cation, taking into account domestic needs. Page 2064 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, § 12301(a)(2)(C)(ii)(II), (IV), redesignated subpar. (A) as (B) and made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in text as reference to subsection (b) of section 3157 of this title. Former subpar. (B) redesignated (C). Subsec. (e)(4)(C) to (E). Pub. L. 115–334, § 12301(a)(2)(C)(ii)(I), (V), (VI), redesignated subpars. (B) to (D) as (C) to (E), respectively, and struck out former subpar. (E) which read as follows: ‘‘section 3319f of this title.’’ 2014—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 113–79, § 7513(1), added sub- sec. (a) and struck out former subsec. (a). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: ‘‘In this section, the term ‘competitive programs’ includes only competitive programs for which annual appropriations are re- quested in the annual budget submission of the Presi- dent.’’ Subsecs. (e) to (g). Pub. L. 113–79, § 7513(2), added sub- secs. (e) to (g). Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Enactment 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, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as a note under section 8701 of this title. SUBCHAPTER II—NEW AGRICULTURAL RE- SEARCH, EXTENSION, AND EDUCATION INITIATIVES § 7621. Repealed. Pub. L. 110–234, title VII, § 7406(b)(1), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1251, and Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title VII, § 7406(b)(1), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2013 Section, Pub. L. 105–185, title IV, § 401, June 23, 1998, 112 Stat. 564; Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(a) [title VII, § 753(c)(2)], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681, 2681–33; Pub. L. 107–171, title VII, § 7205(a), May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 439; Pub. L. 109–171, title I, § 1501, Feb. 8, 2006, 120 Stat. 7, re- lated to the Initiative for Future Agriculture and Food Systems. Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 repealed this sec- tion. Pub. L. 110–234 was repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL Repeal of this section and repeal of Pub. L. 110–234 by Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, the date of enact- ment of Pub. L. 110–234, except as otherwise provided, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as an Effective Date note under section 8701 of this title. Repeal of this section inapplicable 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 an Effective Date of 2008 Amendment note under section 3157 of this title. § 7622. Repealed. Pub. L. 110–234, title VII, § 7302, May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1242, and Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title VII, § 7302, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2003 Section, Pub. L. 105–185, title IV, § 402, June 23, 1998, 112 Stat. 566; Pub. L. 107–171, title VII, § 7123, May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 434, related to partnerships for high-value agricultural product quality research. Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 repealed this sec- tion. Pub. L. 110–234 was repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL Repeal of this section and repeal of Pub. L. 110–234 by Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, the date of enact- ment of Pub. L. 110–234, except as otherwise provided, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as an Effective Date note under section 8701 of this title. § 7623. Repealed. Pub. L. 110–234, title VII, § 7303, May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1242, and Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title VII, § 7303, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2003 Section, Pub. L. 105–185, title IV, § 403, June 23, 1998, 112 Stat. 567; Pub. L. 107–171, title VII, §§ 7129, 7207(a), May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 435, 440, related to precision agri- culture.