7 U.S.C. § 3156 — Education grants to Alaska Native serving

Page 1586 TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE § 3156 2014—Pub. L. 113–79, § 7106(1), substituted ‘‘Agricul- tural and food policy’’ for ‘‘Policy’’ in section catch- line. Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 113–79, § 7106(2), substituted ‘‘Sec- retary shall, acting through the Office of the Chief Economist, make competitive grants to, or enter into cooperative agreements with,’’ for ‘‘Secretary may make grants, competitive grants, and special research grants to, and enter into cooperative agreements and other contracting instruments with,’’ in introductory provisions. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 113–79, § 7106(3), added subsec. (b) and struck out former subsec. (b). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: ‘‘State agricultural experiment stations, colleges and universities, other research insti- tutions and organizations (including the Food Agricul- tural Policy Research Institute, the Agricultural and Food Policy Center, the Rural Policy Research Insti- tute, and the National Drought Mitigation Center), pri- vate organizations, corporations, and individuals shall be eligible to apply for funding under subsection (a) of this section.’’ Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 113–79, § 7106(5), added subsec. (c). Former subsec. (c) redesignated (d). Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 113–79, § 7106(4), redesignated sub- sec. (c) as (d). Former subsec. (d) redesignated (e). Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 113–79, § 7106(6), inserted ‘‘ap- plied’’ after ‘‘theoretical and’’. Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 113–79, § 7106(7), added subsec. (e) and struck out former subsec. (e). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: ‘‘There are authorized to be appro- priated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section for each of fiscal years 1996 through 2012.’’ Pub. L. 113–79, § 7106(4), redesignated subsec. (d) as (e). 2008—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 110–246, § 7111(1), inserted ‘‘(including commodities, livestock, dairy, and spe- cialty crops)’’ after ‘‘agricultural sectors’’. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 110–246, § 7111(2), inserted ‘‘(in- cluding the Food Agricultural Policy Research Insti- tute, the Agricultural and Food Policy Center, the Rural Policy Research Institute, and the National Drought Mitigation Center)’’ after ‘‘research institu- tions and organizations’’. Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 110–246, § 7111(3), substituted ‘‘2012’’ for ‘‘2007’’. 2002—Subsec. (c)(3). Pub. L. 107–171, § 7216, substituted ‘‘collect, analyze, and disseminate data’’ for ‘‘collect and analyze data’’. Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 107–171, § 7103, substituted ‘‘2007’’ for ‘‘2002’’. 1998—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105–185, § 224, inserted ‘‘and trade agreements’’ after ‘‘public policies’’ in introduc- tory provisions. Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 105–185, § 301(a)(3), substituted ‘‘each of fiscal years 1996 through 2002’’ for ‘‘fiscal years 1996 and 1997’’. 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, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as an Effective Date note under section 8701 of this title. § 3156. Education grants to Alaska Native serving institutions and Native Hawaiian serving in- stitutions (a) Education grants program for Alaska Native serving institutions (1) Grant authority The Secretary of Agriculture may make competitive grants to Alaska Native serving institutions for the purpose of promoting and strengthening the ability of Alaska Native serving institutions to carry out education, applied research, and related community de- velopment programs. (2) Use of grant funds Grants made under this section shall be used— (A) to support the activities of consortia of Alaska Native serving institutions to en- hance educational equity for under rep- resented students; (B) to strengthen institutional educational capacities, including libraries, curriculum, faculty, scientific instrumentation, instruc- tion delivery systems, and student recruit- ment and retention, in order to respond to identified State, regional, national, or inter- national educational needs in the food and agriculture sciences; (C) to attract and support undergraduate and graduate students from under rep- resented groups in order to prepare them for careers related to the food, agricultural, and natural resource systems of the United States, beginning with the mentoring of stu- dents at the high school level including by village elders and continuing with the provi- sion of financial support for students through their attainment of a doctoral de- gree; and (D) to facilitate cooperative initiatives be- tween two or more Alaska Native serving in- stitutions, or between Alaska Native serving institutions and units of State government or the private sector, to maximize the devel- opment and use of resources, such as faculty, facilities, and equipment, to improve food and agricultural sciences teaching programs. (3) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to make grants under this subsection $10,000,000 in fiscal years 2001 through 2023. (b) Education grants program for Native Hawai- ian serving institutions (1) Grant authority The Secretary of Agriculture may make competitive grants to Native Hawaiian serving institutions for the purpose of promoting and strengthening the ability of Native Hawaiian serving institutions to carry out education, applied research, and related community de- velopment programs. (2) Use of grant funds Grants made under this section shall be used— (A) to support the activities of consortia of Native Hawaiian serving institutions to en- hance educational equity for under rep- resented students, including permitting con- sortia to designate fiscal agents for the members of the consortia and to allocate among the members funds made available under this section; (B) to strengthen institutional educational capacities, including libraries, curriculum, faculty, scientific instrumentation, instruc- tion delivery systems, and student recruit- ment and retention, in order to respond to identified State, regional, national, or inter- national educational needs in the food and agriculture sciences; Page 1587 TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE § 3157 (C) to attract and support undergraduate and graduate students from under rep- resented groups in order to prepare them for careers related to the food, agricultural, and natural resource systems of the United States, beginning with the mentoring of stu- dents at the high school level and con- tinuing with the provision of financial sup- port for students through their attainment of a doctoral degree; and (D) to facilitate cooperative initiatives be- tween two or more Native Hawaiian serving institutions, or between Native Hawaiian serving institutions and units of State gov- ernment or the private sector, to maximize the development and use of resources, such as faculty, facilities, and equipment, to im- prove food and agricultural sciences teach- ing programs. (3) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to make grants under this subsection $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2001 through 2023. (Pub. L. 95–113, title XIV, § 1419B, formerly Pub. L. 106–78, title VII, § 759, Oct. 22, 1999, 113 Stat. 1172; renumbered Pub. L. 95–113, § 1419B, and amended Pub. L. 110–234, title VII, § 7112, May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1219, and Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title VII, § 7112, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 1980; Pub. L. 113–79, title VII, § 7107, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 870; Pub. L. 115–334, title VII, § 7109, Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4783.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 both renumbered this section as section 1419B of Pub. L. 95–113 and made identical amendments to this section. Pub. L. 110–234 was repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246. Section was formerly classified to section 3242 of this title. AMENDMENTS 2018—Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 115–334, § 7109(1), sub- stituted ‘‘2023’’ for ‘‘2018’’. Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 115–334, § 7109(2), substituted ‘‘2023’’ for ‘‘2018’’. 2014—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 113–79, § 7107(1)(A), struck out ‘‘(or grants without regard to any requirement for competition)’’ after ‘‘competitive grants’’. Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 113–79, § 7107(1)(B), substituted ‘‘2018’’ for ‘‘2012’’. Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 113–79, § 7107(2)(A), struck out ‘‘(or grants without regard to any requirement for com- petition)’’ after ‘‘competitive grants’’. Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 113–79, § 7107(2)(B), substituted ‘‘2018’’ for ‘‘2012’’. 2008—Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 110–246, § 7112(1)(A), sub- stituted ‘‘2012’’ for ‘‘2006’’. Subsec. (b)(2)(A). Pub. L. 110–246, § 7112(1)(B)(i), in- serted ‘‘, including permitting consortia to designate fiscal agents for the members of the consortia and to allocate among the members funds made available under this section’’ before semicolon at end. Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 110–246, § 7112(1)(B)(ii), sub- stituted ‘‘2012’’ for ‘‘2006’’. 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, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as an Effective Date note under section 8701 of this title. § 3157. Competitive, special, and facilities re- search grants (a) Establishment of grant program (1) In order to promote research in food, agri- culture, and related areas, a research grants pro- gram is hereby established in the Department of Agriculture. (2) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the ‘‘Competitive, Special, and Facilities Re- search 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 Agri- culture (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). (2) Priority areas The competitive grants program established under this subsection shall address the fol- lowing 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, breed- ing for improved local adaptation to biotic stress and abiotic stress, and participatory breeding; (iv) plant-pest interactions and biocon- trol 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 ani- mal products Animal systems, including— (i) aquaculture; (ii) cellular and molecular basis of ani- mal reproduction, growth, disease, and health; (iii) animal biotechnology; (iv) conventional breeding, including breed development, selection theory, ap- plied quantitative genetics, breeding for improved food quality, breeding for im- proved local adaptation to biotic stress and abiotic stress, and participatory breeding; (v) identification of genes responsible for improved production traits and resistance to disease;