7 U.S.C. § 7614a — Roadmap

Page 2061 TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE § 7614a 1 See References in Text note below. Subsec. (a)(2)(A). Pub. L. 113–79, § 7301(2), inserted ‘‘relevance and’’ before ‘‘merit’’ and substituted ‘‘re- search, extension, or education’’ for ‘‘extension or edu- cation’’. Subsec. (a)(2)(B). Pub. L. 113–79, § 7301(3), inserted ‘‘on a continuous basis’’ after ‘‘procedures’’. 2008—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 110–246, § 7511(c)(30), sub- stituted ‘‘National Institute of Food and Agriculture’’ for ‘‘Cooperative State Research, Education, and Ex- tension Service’’ in heading and ‘‘the National Insti- tute of Food and Agriculture’’ for ‘‘the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service’’ in text of pars. (1) and (2)(A). Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 110–246, § 7301, added par. (3). Subsec. (e)(3). Pub. L. 110–246, § 7129(c)(3), added par. (3). 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 7511(c)(30) of Pub. L. 110–246 effective Oct. 1, 2009, see section 7511(c) of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as a note under section 1522 of this title. § 7614. Definitions Except as otherwise provided in this section and sections 7614a to 7614c of this title,1 in this section and sections 7614a to 7614c of this title: 1 (1) Capacity and infrastructure program The term ‘‘capacity and infrastructure pro- gram’’ has the meaning given the term in sub- section (f)(1) of section 6971 of this title (as added by section 7511(a)(4)).1 (2) Capacity and infrastructure program crit- ical base funding The term ‘‘capacity and infrastructure pro- gram critical base funding’’ means the aggre- gate 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 (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 col- leges and universities’’ has the meaning given the term in section 3103 of this title. (6) NLGCA Institution The term ‘‘NLGCA Institution’’ has the meaning given the term in section 3103 of this title. (7) 1862 Institution; 1890 Institution; 1994 Insti- tution The terms ‘‘1862 Institution’’, ‘‘1890 Institu- tion’’, and ‘‘1994 Institution’’ have the mean- ings given the terms in section 7601 of this title. (Pub. L. 110–234, title VII, § 7501, May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1256; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title VII, § 7501, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2018.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT This section and sections 7614a to 7614c of this title, referred to in text, was in the original ‘‘this subtitle’’, and was translated as meaning ‘‘this part’’, meaning part I (§§ 7501 to 7506) of subtitle E of title VII of Pub. L. 110–246, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 2018, to reflect the probable intent of Congress. Section 7511(a)(4), referred to in pars. (1) and (3), means section 7511(a)(4) of Pub. L. 110–246. 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. § 7614a. Roadmap (a) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of enact- ment of this Act, the Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary of Research, Education, and Economics (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Under Secretary’’), shall commence prepara- tion of a roadmap for agricultural research, edu- cation, and extension that— (1) identifies current trends and constraints; (2) identifies major opportunities and gaps that no single entity within the Department of Agriculture would be able to address individ- ually; (3) involves— (A) interested parties from the Federal Government and nongovernmental entities; and (B) the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advi- sory Board established under section 3123 of this title; (4) incorporates roadmaps for agricultural research, education, and extension made pub- licly available by other Federal entities, agen- cies, or offices; and (5) describes recommended funding levels for areas of agricultural research, education, and extension, including— (A) competitive programs; (B) capacity and infrastructure programs, with attention to the future growth needs of— (i) small 1862 Institutions, 1890 Institu- tions, and 1994 Institutions; (ii) Hispanic-serving agricultural col- leges and universities; 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