110th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1094
To reauthorize and provide additional funding for essential agricultural
research, extension, education, and related programs, to establish the National
Institutes for Food and Agriculture as an independent agency reporting to
and coordinating with the Secretary of Agriculture, and for other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 12, 2007
Ms. STABENOW (for herself and Mr. CASEY) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition,
and Forestry
A BILL
To reauthorize and provide additional funding for essential agricultural
research, extension, education, and related programs, to establish the National
Institutes for Food and Agriculture as an independent agency reporting to
and coordinating with the Secretary of Agriculture, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title- This Act may be cited as the `Creating Research Extension
and Teaching Excellence for the 21st Century Act of 2007' or the `CREATE-21
Act of 2007'.
(b) Table of Contents- The table of contents of this Act is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
TITLE I--NATIONAL INSTITUTES FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
Sec. 101. Establishment of National Institutes for Food and Agriculture.
Sec. 102. Offices; administration.
Sec. 103. Organization of National Institutes for Food and Agriculture.
Sec. 105. Enhanced funding.
Sec. 106. Single budget submission.
Sec. 107. Capacity building grants for ASCARR Institutions.
TITLE II--MODIFICATIONS
Sec. 201. Repeal of National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education,
and Economics Advisory Board.
Sec. 202. Repeal plan of work requirements.
Sec. 203. Indirect costs.
TITLE III--EXTENSIONS
Subtitle A--National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy
Act of 1977
Sec. 301. Grants and fellowships for food and agricultural sciences education.
Sec. 302. Grants for research on production and marketing of alcohols
and industrial hydrocarbons from agricultural commodities and forest products.
Sec. 303. Policy research centers.
Sec. 304. Human nutrition intervention and health promotion research program.
Sec. 305. Pilot research program to combine medical and agricultural research.
Sec. 306. Nutrition education program.
Sec. 307. Continuing animal health and disease research programs.
Sec. 308. Appropriations for research on national or regional problems.
Sec. 309. Grants to upgrade agricultural and food sciences facilities
at 1890 land-grant colleges, including Tuskegee University.
Sec. 310. National research and training virtual centers.
Sec. 311. Matching funds requirement for research and extension activities
of 1890 Institutions.
Sec. 312. Hispanic-serving institutions.
Sec. 313. Competitive grants for international agricultural science and
education programs.
Sec. 314. Research equipment grants.
Sec. 315. University research.
Sec. 316. Extension Service.
Sec. 317. Supplemental and alternative crops.
Sec. 318. Aquaculture research facilities.
Sec. 319. Rangeland research.
Sec. 320. Special authorization for biosecurity planning and response.
Sec. 321. Resident instruction and distance education grants program for
insular area institutions of higher education.
Subtitle B--Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990
Sec. 331. National genetics resources program.
Sec. 332. High-priority research and extension initiatives.
Sec. 333. Nutrient management research and extension initiative.
Sec. 334. Organic agriculture research and extension initiative.
Sec. 335. Agricultural telecommunications program.
Sec. 336. Assistive technology program for farmers with disabilities.
Sec. 337. National Rural Information Center Clearinghouse.
Subtitle C--Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act
of 1998
Sec. 341. Partnerships for high-value agricultural product quality research.
Sec. 342. Precision agriculture.
Sec. 343. Biobased products.
Sec. 344. Thomas Jefferson Initiative for crop diversification.
Sec. 345. Integrated research, education, and extension competitive grants
program.
Sec. 346. Support for research regarding diseases of wheat, triticale,
and barley caused by Fusarium graminearum or by Tilletia indica.
Sec. 347. Bovine Johne's disease control program.
Sec. 348. Grants for youth organizations.
Sec. 349. Agricultural biotechnology research and development for developing
countries.
Sec. 350. Office of Pest Management Policy.
Subtitle D--Other Laws
Sec. 371. Critical Agricultural Materials Act.
Sec. 372. Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994.
Sec. 373. Agricultural Experiment Station Research Facilities Act.
Sec. 374. National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy
Act Amendments of 1985.
Sec. 375. Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act (National
Research Initiative).
Sec. 376. Beginning farmer and rancher development program.
Sec. 377. Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 (Carbon Cycle Research).
Sec. 378. Renewable Resources Extension Act of 1978.
Sec. 379. National Aquaculture Act of 1980.
SEC. 2. PURPOSES.
The purposes of this Act are--
(1) to integrate and organize the administration of the agricultural research,
extension, education, and related programs administered by the Secretary
of Agriculture to respond to 21st century challenges and continue to meet
the needs of society from a local, tribal, State, national, and international
perspective;
(2) to minimize duplication, and maximize coordination and integration,
among all of the programs at all levels through a solution-based approach;
(3) to enhance the capacity of all participating institutions to more
effectively carry out the programs, with special emphasis given to 1890
Institutions, 1994 Institutions, Insular Area Institutions, ASCARR Institutions,
and Small 1862 Land-Grant Institutions;
(4) to provide for a more balanced portfolio of available resources and
funding between capacity programs and competitive programs through the
enhanced growth of competitive funds;
(5) to position the agricultural research, extension, education, and related
programs system to increase the contribution of the system to society
through the expansion of the portfolio of the system; and
(6) to provide funding to achieve the purposes of this Act and other purposes
by enhancing by 100 percent the authorized funding for agricultural research,
extension, education, and related programs over 7 fiscal years.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
(1) 1862 INSTITUTION- The term `1862 Institution' means a college or university
eligible to receive funds under the Act of July 2, 1862 (7 U.S.C. 301
et seq.).
(2) 1890 INSTITUTION- The term `1890 Institution' means a college or university
eligible to receive funds under the Act of August 30, 1890 (7 U.S.C. 321
et seq.), including Tuskegee University.
(3) 1994 INSTITUTION- The term `1994 Institution' means 1 of the 1994
Institutions (as defined in section 532 of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant
Status Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-382; 7 U.S.C. 301 note)).
(A) IN GENERAL- The term `ASCARR Institution' means a public college
or university offering a baccalaureate or higher degree in the study
of agriculture.
(B) EXCLUSIONS- The term `ASCARR Institution' does not include an institution
eligible to receive funds under--
(i) the Act of July 2, 1862 (commonly known as the `First Morrill
Act') (7 U.S.C. 301 et seq.);
(ii) the Act of August 30, 1890 (commonly known as the `Second Morrill
Act') (7 U.S.C. 321 et seq.); or
(iii) the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (Public
Law 103-382; 7 U.S.C. 301 note).
(5) CAPACITY PROGRAM- The term `capacity program' means each of the following
agricultural research, extension, education, and related programs for
which the Secretary has administrative or other authority as of the day
before the date of enactment of this Act:
(A) Each program established under the Act of July 2, 1862 (commonly
known as the `First Morrill Act') (7 U.S.C. 301 et seq.).
(B) Each program providing funding to any of the 1994 Institutions under
sections 533, 534(a), and 535 of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant
Status Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-382; 7 U.S.C. 301 note) (commonly
known as `financial assistance, technical assistance, and endowments
to tribal colleges and Navajo Community College').
(C) The program established under section 536 of the Equity in Educational
Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-382; 7 U.S.C. 301 note)
providing research grants for 1994 institutions.
(D) Each program established under subsections (b), (c), and (d) of
section 3 of the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 343).
(E) Each program established under the Hatch Act of 1887 (7 U.S.C. 361a
et seq.).
(F) Each grant program established under section 2501 of the Food, Agriculture,
Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2279) providing outreach
and assistance for socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers.
(G) Each program established under section 1417(b)(4) of the National
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7
U.S.C. 3152(b)(4)), including grant programs under that section (commonly
known as the `1890 Institution Teaching and Research Capacity Building
Grants Program').
(H) The animal health and disease research program established under
subtitle E of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching
Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3191 et seq.).
(I) Each extension program available to 1890 Institutions established
under sections 1444 and 1464 of the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3221, 3312).
(J) The program established under section 1445 of the National Agricultural
Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3222)
(commonly known as the `Evans-Allen Program').
(K) The program providing grants to upgrade agricultural and food sciences
facilities at 1890 Institutions established under section 1447 of the
National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of
1977 (7 U.S.C. 3222b).
(L) The program providing distance education grants for insular areas
established under section 1490 of the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3362).
(M) The program providing resident instruction grants for insular areas
established under section 1491 of the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3363).
(N) Each program available to 1890 Institutions established under section
406 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act
of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7626).
(O) The program providing competitive extension grants to eligible 1994
Institutions under section 1464 of National Agricultural Research, Extension,
and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3312) and the Equity in Educational
Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-382; 7 U.S.C. 301 note)
established under section 406 of the Agricultural Research, Extension,
and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7626).
(P) Each research and development and related program established under
Public Law 87-788 (commonly known as the `McIntire-Stennis Cooperative
Forestry Act') (16 U.S.C. 582a et seq.).
(Q) Each program established under the Renewable Resources Extension
Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 1671 et seq.).
(R) Each grant program for ASCARR Institutions established under section
202.
(S) Each program and related activities administered (as of the day
before the date of enactment of this Act) by the Agricultural Research
Service of the Department.
(T) Each program and related activities administered (as of the day
before the date of enactment of this Act) by the Economic Research Service
of the Department.
(U) Each forest and rangeland research and development program of the
Forest Service that is administered by the Department.
(6) CAPACITY PROGRAM CRITICAL BASE FUNDING- The term `capacity program
critical base funding' means the aggregate amount of Federal funds made
available for all or individual capacity programs for fiscal year 2007,
as appropriate.
(7) COMPETITIVE PROGRAM- The term `competitive program' means each of
the following agricultural research, extension, education, and related
programs for which the Secretary has administrative or other authority
as of the day before the date of enactment of this Act:
(A) The competitive grant program established under section 2 of the
Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 450i),
commonly known as the `National Research Initiative Competitive Grants
Program').
(B) The program providing grants and related assistance established
under section 1417(b)(5) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension,
and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(5)) commonly known
as the `Higher Education Multicultural Scholars Program'.
(C) The Food and Agricultural Sciences grant program established under
section 1417 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching
Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3152), commonly known as the `Food and
Agricultural Sciences National Needs Graduate Fellowship Grants Program'.
(D) The program providing grants under section 1417(j) of the National
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7
U.S.C. 3152(j)), commonly known as `Institution Challenge Grants'.
(E) The program providing grants for Hispanic-serving institutions established
under section 1455 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension,
and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3241).
(F) The Initiative for Future Agriculture and Food Systems established
under section 401 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education
Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7621) or any substantially similar program
or authority.
(G) The integrated research, education, and extension competitive grants
program established under section 406 of the Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7626).
(8) COMPETITIVE PROGRAM CRITICAL BASE FUNDING- The term `competitive program
critical base funding' means the aggregate amount of Federal funds made
available for all or individual competitive programs for fiscal year 2007,
as appropriate.
(9) COUNCIL- The term `Council' means the Standing Council of Advisors
established under section 102(h).
(10) DEPARTMENT- The term `Department' means the Department of Agriculture.
(11) DIRECTOR- The term `Director' means the Director of the National
Institutes for Food and Agriculture.
(12) EXTRAMURAL ACTIVITY- The term `extramural activity' includes each
program and related activity administered or otherwise carried out by
the entities or under an authority described in subparagraphs (A) through
(R) of paragraph (5).
(13) FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH- The term `fundamental research' means research
that, as determined by the Director--
(A) advances the frontiers of knowledge so as to lead to practical results
or to further scientific discovery; and
(i) agriculture, food, forestry, human health, or another purpose
of this Act;
(ii) a priority area of the National Institutes for Food and Agriculture;
or
(iii) another goal or purpose of a National Institutes for Food and
Agriculture program.
(14) INSULAR AREA INSTITUTION- The term `Insular Area Institution' has
the meaning given the term `eligible institution' in section 1489 of the
National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of
1977 (7 U.S.C. 3361).
(15) INTRAMURAL ACTIVITIES- The term `intramural activities' includes
each of the programs and related activities administered or otherwise
carried out by the entities described in subparagraphs (S), (T), and (U)
of paragraph (5).
(16) NATIONAL INSTITUTES FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE- The term `National
Institutes for Food and Agriculture' means the National Institutes for
Food and Agriculture established under section 101.
(17) NATIONAL INSTITUTES FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE PROGRAM- The term `National
Institutes for Food and Agriculture program' includes each capacity program,
competitive program, and any other program, authority, power, or activity
of the National Institutes for Food and Agriculture, including those described
in section 101.
(18) SECRETARY- The term `Secretary' means the Secretary of Agriculture.
(19) SMALL 1862 LAND-GRANT INSTITUTIONS- The term `Small 1862 Land-Grant
Institution' means each 1862 institution that received, for the 3 fiscal
years immediately preceding the applicable fiscal year (based on a 3-year
rolling average), less than 1 percent of--
(A) in the case of a fiscal year beginning before the date of the enactment
of this Act and the implementation of the National Institutes for Food
and Agriculture programs (as determined by the Director), the funds
received by each such institution from among available programs of the
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service; and
(B) in the case of a fiscal year beginning after the date of the enactment
of this Act and the implementation of the National Institutes for Food
and Agriculture programs (as determined by the Director), the funds
received by each such institution from among available National Institutes
for Food and Agriculture programs, other than funds reserved or distributed
under paragraph (2)(B)(ii)(I), (2)(C)(ii)(I), or (3)(A)(ii) of section
105(c).
(20) STATE- The term `State' means--
(A) each of the several States of the United States;
(B) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico;
(E) the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands;
(F) the Federated States of Micronesia;
(G) the Republic of the Marshall Islands; and
(H) the United States Virgin Islands.
(21) UNITED STATES- The term `United States', when used in a geographical
sense, means all of the States.
TITLE I--NATIONAL INSTITUTES FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
SEC. 101. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL INSTITUTES FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE.
(1) IN GENERAL- There is established within the Executive branch an independent
agency to be known as the `National Institutes for Food and Agriculture'.
(2) MEMBERS- The National Institutes for Food and Agriculture shall consist
of--
(C) the individual institutes established under section 103; and
(D) the staff and employees of National Institutes for Food and Agriculture.
(1) TRANSFER OF AUTHORITIES- There are transferred to National Institutes
for Food and Agriculture the authorities (including all budget authorities
and personnel), duties, obligations, and related legal and administrative
functions prescribed by law or otherwise granted to the Secretary, the
Department, or any other agency or official of the Department under--
(A) the capacity programs;
(B) the competitive programs;
(C) the research, education, economic, cooperative State research programs,
cooperative extension and education programs, international programs,
and other functions and authorities delegated by the Secretary to--
(i) the Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and
Economics (including under section 251 of the Federal Crop Insurance
Reform and Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7
U.S.C. 6971)); and
(ii) the Administrator of the Cooperative State Research, Education,
and extension Service pursuant to section 2.66 of title 7, Code of
Federal Regulations (or successor regulations); and
(D) any and all other authorities administered by--
(i) the Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and
Economics;
(ii) the Administrator of the Cooperative State Research, Education,
and extension Service;
(iii) the Administrator of the Agricultural Research Service (including
the National Agricultural Library);
(iv) the Chief of the Forest Service (relating to research and development);
and
(v) the Administrator of the Economic Research Service.
(2) CONSOLIDATION OF AUTHORITIES- To carry out this Act, in accordance
with the transfer and continuation of the authorities, budgetary functions,
and personnel resources under this subsection, the administrative entities
within the Department known as the Cooperative State Research, Education,
and Extension Service, the Agricultural Research Service (including the
National Agricultural Library), and the Economic Research Service, and
the research and development functions of the Forest Service, shall terminate
on the earlier of--
(B) such earlier date as the Director determines to be appropriate.
(3) RESERVATION- Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, any
and all administrative authority over the functions and activities of
the National Agricultural Statistics Service, consistent with those authorities,
functions, and activities as in effect on the day before the date of enactment
of this Act, shall remain under the authority of the Secretary.
(c) Powers- The Director may--
(1) promulgate such regulations as the Director determines to be necessary
to govern the operations, organization, and personnel of the National
Institutes for Food and Agriculture;
(2) make such expenditures as are necessary to carry out this Act;
(3) enter into contracts or other arrangements, or modifications of contracts
or other arrangements--
(A) to provide for the carrying out, by organizations or individuals
in the United States (including agencies of the Department and other
Government agencies) of such National Institutes for Food and Agriculture
programs as the Director determines to be necessary to carry out this
Act; and
(B) at the request of the President or the Secretary, for the carrying
out of such specific National Institutes for Food and Agriculture program-related
activities as are in the national interest or are otherwise of critical
importance, as determined by the President or the Secretary, with the
concurrence of the Director;
(4) make advance, progress, and other payments relating to National Institutes
for Food and Agriculture programs without regard to the subsections (a)
and (b) of section 3324 of title 31, United States Code;
(5) acquire by purchase, lease, loan, gift, or condemnation, and hold
and dispose of by grant, sale, lease, or loan, real and personal property
of all kinds necessary for, or resulting from, the exercise of authority
under this Act;
(6) receive and use donated funds, if the funds are donated without restriction
other than that the funds be used in furtherance of National Institutes
for Food and Agriculture programs or 1 or more of the purposes of this
Act;
(7) publish or arrange for the publication of information so as to further
the full dissemination of information of value consistent with the purposes
of this Act and the national interest, without regard to section 501 of
title 44, United States Code;
(8) accept and use the services of voluntary and uncompensated personnel,
and provide such transportation and subsistence as are authorized by section
5703 of title 5, United States Code, for persons serving without compensation;
(9) prescribe, with the approval of the Comptroller General of the United
States, the extent to which vouchers for funds expended under contracts
for authorized activities shall be subject to itemization or substantiation
prior to payment, without regard to the limitations of other laws relating
to the expenditure and accounting of public funds; and
(10) arrange with and reimburse the Secretary and the heads of other Federal
agencies for the performance of any activity that the National Institutes
for Food and Agriculture is authorized to conduct.
(d) Consultation- The Director shall consult with the Secretary on an ongoing
basis to ensure that the national interest is being served by the administration
of the National Institutes for Food and Agriculture, National Institutes
for Food and Agriculture programs, and other authorities provided under
this Act.
(e) Reporting- Not later than December 31, 2007, and biennially thereafter,
the Director shall submit to the Secretary, the Committee on Agriculture
of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition,
and Forestry of the Senate, the Committee on Appropriations of the House
of Representatives, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate a
comprehensive report that describes the National Institutes for Food and
Agriculture programs and related activities funded, initially implemented,
and otherwise carried out by the National Institutes for Food and Agriculture
during the period covered by the report.
SEC. 102. OFFICES; ADMINISTRATION.
(a) Location- The National Institutes for Food and Agriculture shall be
located in Washington, District of Columbia.
(A) IN GENERAL- The Director shall be--
(i) a distinguished expert in 1 or more National Institutes for Food
and Agriculture programs (or issues addressed by or fields relating
to those programs); and
(ii) appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent
of the Senate.
(B) RECOMMENDATIONS- Before any person is appointed as Director, the
President shall afford the Council an opportunity to make recommendations
to the President with respect to the appointment.
(C) RATE OF PAY- The Director shall receive basic pay at the rate provided
for level II of the Executive Schedule under section 5513 of title 5,
United States Code.
(2) TERM- The Director shall serve for a single, 6-year term.
(3) AUTHORITY- Except as may be otherwise provided in this Act--
(i) exercise all of the authority granted to the National Institutes
for Food and Agriculture by this Act;
(ii) in consultation with the Council, formulate programs in accordance
with policies adopted by the National Institutes for Food and Agriculture;
(iii) establish committees and offices within the National Institutes
for Food and Agriculture, as appropriate;
(iv) establish procedures for the provision and administration of
capacity program funding and competitive program grants by the National
Institutes for Food and Agriculture in accordance with this Act and
other applicable law;
(v) establish procedures for the peer or merit review of National
Institutes for Food and Agriculture program activities in accordance
with this Act and other applicable law, as appropriate;
(vi) assess the personnel needs of research, education, extension,
and other fields in the areas supported by National Institutes for
Food and Agriculture programs; and
(vii) cooperate with the Council to plan programs that assist in meeting
the future personnel needs of disciplines and activities in the areas
supported by National Institutes for Food and Agriculture programs,
including portable fellowship and training programs, as applicable;
and
(B) all actions taken by the Director pursuant to this Act shall be
final and binding upon the National Institutes for Food and Agriculture.
(4) DELEGATION AND REDELEGATION OF FUNCTIONS- The Director may, from time
to time, establish such procedures as the Director determines to be appropriate
to authorize the performance by any other officer, agency, or employee
of the National Institutes for Food and Agriculture of any of the functions
of the Director under this Act.
(5) FORMULATION OF PROGRAMS- The formulation of programs in accordance
with the policies of the National Institutes for Food and Agriculture
shall be carried out by the Director, in consultation with the Council.
(6) AUTHORITY TO GRANT AND CONTRACT- The Director may make grants and
enter into contracts and other arrangements pursuant to this Act and other
applicable law.
(7) STATUS; POWER TO VOTE AND HOLD OFFICE-
(A) IN GENERAL- The Director shall--
(i) serve as a voting ex officio member of the Council; and
(ii) except with respect to compensation and tenure, serve in a manner
commensurate with the other members of the Council.
(B) ELECTION- The Director shall be eligible for election by the Council
as Chairperson or Vice Chairperson of the Council.
(c) Staff Appointment- The Director shall, in accordance with such policies
as the Council may from time to time establish, recruit, hire, prescribe,
appoint, and fix the compensation of such personnel as are necessary to
carry out this Act, including the appointment, for a limited term or on
a temporary basis, of appropriate--
(1) scientific and other expert and accomplished staff; and
(2) other technical and professional personnel on leave of absence from
academic, industrial, or research institutions.
(d) Rotating Credentialed Staff-
(1) IN GENERAL- The Director shall be assisted by an appropriately-credentialed
staff of experts in--
(A) National Institutes for Food and Agriculture programs; and
(B) issues addressed by, and fields relating to, those programs.
(2) REQUIREMENTS- Credentialed staff members described in paragraph (1)
shall be--
(A) recruited from the community of National Institutes for Food and
Agriculture programs or related fields; and
(B) appointed by the Director to serve on the basis of 4-year rotating
appointments.
(e) Temporary Staff- Staff hired by the Director under this section may
include researchers, scientists, and other credentialed, technical, or professional
personnel hired for limited terms, or on temporary bases, including individuals
on leave of absence from academic, industry, research, science, or other
institutions.
(1) IN GENERAL- The Director may accept the services of voluntary, uncompensated
personnel, on appropriate terms and conditions and in accordance with
other applicable law.
(2) FREEDOM FROM LIABILITY- Voluntary personnel described in paragraph
(1) shall be held free from liability in accordance with the Volunteer
Protection Act of 1997 (42 U.S.C. 14501 et seq.).
(g) Transfer of Funds From Other Government Departments or Agencies-
(1) IN GENERAL- Funds available to the Department, or any other department
or agency of the Federal Government for activities that are analogous
to, or could contribute to the purposes or goals of, National Institutes
for Food and Agriculture programs, other relevant research, extension,
or education programs, or related or other relevant activities, shall
be available for transfer, in whole or in part, to the National Institutes
for Food and Agriculture, with the approval of the Secretary or the head
of the other appropriate department or agency transferring the funds,
for such use as is consistent with the purposes for which the funds were
initially made available.
(2) USE OF FUNDS- Funds transferred under paragraph (1) shall be expendable
by the National Institutes for Food and Agriculture for the purposes for
which the transfer was made.
(h) Standing Council of Advisors-
(1) ESTABLISHMENT- There is established a Standing Council of Advisors,
(A) COMPOSITION- The Council shall be composed of 13 members, of which--
(i) 1 member shall be the Director; and
(ii) 12 members shall be qualified non-Federal stakeholders appointed
in accordance with subparagraph (B) who are distinguished members
of the public, including representatives of--
(I) agriculture, food, nutrition, and forestry organizations;
(III) the scientific, research, education, extension, international,
stakeholder, consumer, customer, family, community and youth, and
professional entities in whose interest the National Institutes
for Food and Agriculture is authorized to carry out National Institutes
for Food and Agriculture programs and related activities.
(B) APPOINTMENTS- Of the members of the Council described in subparagraph
(A)(ii)--
(I) appointed by the Secretary, with the consent of the Director;
(II) selected on the basis of established records of expertise and
distinguished accomplishment; and
(III) selected so as to provide representation across the spectrum
of views of National Institutes for Food and Agriculture programs
and related fields from all regions of the United States, taking
into consideration the need for representation from the State, local,
and tribal levels;
(ii) 4 members shall be--
(I) appointed by the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee
on Agriculture of the House of Representatives, with the consent
of the Director; and
(II) selected so as to provide representation of the views of stakeholder
leaders in all regions of the United States, taking into consideration
the need for representation from the State, local, and tribal levels;
and
(iii) 4 members shall be--
(I) appointed by the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee
on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate, with the
consent of the Director; and
(II) selected so as to provide representation of the views of stakeholder
leaders in all areas of the United States, taking into consideration
the need for representation from the State local, and tribal levels.
(C) TERM- Each of the groups of 4 members appointed under clauses (i)
through (iii) of subparagraph (B) shall be appointed to 4-year, staggered
terms.
(A) IN GENERAL- The Council shall assist the Director in--
(i) establishing priorities of the National Institutes for Food and
Agriculture; and
(ii) reviewing, judging, and maintaining the relevance of National
Institutes for Food and Agriculture programs.
(B) OVERSIGHT REVIEW- To ensure that the purposes of this Act and the
needs of the United States are being met, the Council shall conduct
an annual oversight review of--
(i) the administration of the National Institutes for Food and Agriculture;
(ii) activities funded through the capacity programs;
(iii) proposals and other activities funded through the competitive
programs; and
(iv) other activities of the National Institutes for Food and Agriculture.
(A) IN GENERAL- The Council shall hold periodic meetings to provide
an interface between the Council and stakeholders, and to ensure that
the National Institutes for Food and Agriculture is linking national
goals with realistic opportunities.
(B) FREQUENCY- Meetings described in subparagraph (A) shall be held
at the call of the Director, or at the joint call of the Director and
the Secretary, but not less often than twice annually.
(A) IN GENERAL- The Director shall, from any administrative funds otherwise
available to the National Institutes for Food and Agriculture, pay the
reasonable expenses incurred by the Council in holding meetings and
conducting related activities, as determined to be appropriate by the
Director.
(B) LIMITATION- The expenses of the Council paid by the Director under
subparagraph (A) shall not be counted toward any general limitation
on the expenses of advisory committees, panels, commissions, or task
forces of the Department contained in any Act making appropriations
for the Department, whether enacted before, on, or after the date of
enactment of this Act, unless the Act of appropriation specifically--
(i) refers to this paragraph; and
(ii) includes the Council within the general limitation.
SEC. 103. ORGANIZATION OF NATIONAL INSTITUTES FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE.
(1) IN GENERAL- The Director shall organize the National Institutes for
Food and Agriculture into 6 institutes (referred to in this section as
`individual institutes') to administer the programs and activities of
the National Institutes for Food and Agriculture in an integrated, multidisciplinary,
interdisciplinary, transdisciplinary, interagency, and inter-institutional
manner, to the maximum extent practicable.
(2) INSTITUTES- The individual institutes shall be the following:
(A) The Institute for Economic Opportunities in Agriculture and Natural
Resources.
(B) The Institute for Nutrition and Health.
(C) The Institute for Rural and Urban Community Development.
(D) The Institute for Natural Resources and Environment.
(E) The Institute for Food Safety and Agricultural Security.
(F) The Institute for Families, Youth, and Communities.
(A) IN GENERAL- The Director, in conjunction with the head of each individual
institute, shall carry out National Institutes for Food and Agriculture
programs with the goal of focusing those programs, and the participants,
grantees, and other stakeholders of those programs on--
(i) understanding important problem areas and opportunities relating
to a program;
(ii) discovering and implementing solutions to address those problem
areas; and
(iii) exploring other opportunities provided under the programs.
(B) STAKEHOLDER INPUT- The Director, in consultation with the Council
and the head of each individual institute, shall solicit input from
appropriate participants, grantees, and other stakeholders of the programs
and activities of the National Institutes for Food and Agriculture relating
to the problem areas, opportunity areas, solution areas, and Institute
programs and related activities carried out by the National Institutes
for Food and Agriculture.
(4) MODIFICATION OF ORGANIZATION- Beginning on October 1 of the fifth
full fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Director, in consultation with the Secretary and the Council, may include
in a report required under section 101(e) any recommendation of the Director
with respect to the organization of the National Institutes for Food and
Agriculture or the individual institutes, as the Director determines to
be in the best interest of the United States.
(b) Program Integration and Coordination-
(1) IN GENERAL- In accordance with applicable law (including regulations),
the Director, in coordination with the head of each individual institute
and taking into consideration the advice of the Council, shall ensure,
to the maximum extent practicable, that National Institutes for Food and
Agriculture programs are administered, funded, and carried out--
(A) in an integrated, multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, transdisciplinary,
interagency, and inter-institutional manner that ensures--
(i) the most efficient collaborative use of resources; and
(ii) the focus of all resources and activities on strategic, priority,
problem, opportunity, and solution areas identified by the Director
and the head of each applicable individual institute, taking into
consideration the advice of the Council;
(B) among applicable participants, grantees, and stakeholders, in a
coordinated manner that encourages and ensures--
(i) the most efficient collaborative application of resources; and
(ii) the focus of all resources and activities on strategic, priority,
problem, opportunity, and solution areas on a local, State, Indian
tribal, regional, national, and international basis, as the Director
and the head of each applicable individual institute, taking into
consideration the advice of the Council, determine to be appropriate.
(2) SCOPE- The Director, in consultation with the Secretary and the Council,
shall ensure, through the integration and coordination under paragraph
(1), that opportunities are maximized with respect to--
(A) the use of appropriate authorities, agencies, institutions, disciplines,
and activities of the National Institutes for Food and Agriculture;
and
(B) the inclusion of appropriate participants and other stakeholders
in those activities, including intramural, extramural, government, university,
extension, international, and other appropriate stakeholders, as determined
by the Director.
(c) Matching and Leveraging of Scarce Budget Resources- The National Institutes
for Food and Agriculture and the Director shall provide for the matching
and leveraging of National Institutes for Food and Agriculture resources
by intramural activity and extramural activity program participants and
recipients--
(1) in accordance with applicable law governing the applicable capacity
program, competitive program, or other authority or activity; or
(2) if not otherwise provided for by law, as the Director, in consultation
with the Council, determines to be appropriate, taking into consideration--
(A) the ability of the participating or recipient institutions or entities
to provide matching funds; and
(B) the treatment of the institutions or entities with respect to matching
fund and similar requirements under other authorities.
(d) Funding Administration-
(1) CAPACITY PROGRAMS- In accordance with other applicable law, in providing
program funding to a particular institution or entity, the Director shall
develop, in consultation with the Council, and implement, a streamlined
plan of work or administrative model designed to simplify, to the maximum
extent practicable, the administration, funding, and oversight of capacity
programs.
(2) COMPETITIVE PROGRAMS- In accordance with other applicable law, in
making determinations regarding whether to provide program funding to
a particular institution, entity, or applicant (as applicable), the Director
shall, whenever practicable, implement an administrative model designed
to streamline and simplify, to the maximum extent practicable, the application
(as applicable), administration, funding, and oversight process.
SEC. 104. FUNDING.
(a) Preservation of Critical Base Funding- Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, funds provided to National Institutes for Food and Agriculture programs
shall be allocated and distributed in accordance with subsection (b).
(b) Distribution of Funds-
(1) PRIORITY FOR CRITICAL BASE FUNDS- In distributing funds to carry out
capacity programs and competitive programs during a fiscal year, the Director
shall--
(A) first, use funds made available in an amount less than or equal
to the capacity program critical base funding level only to carry out
capacity programs, in accordance with paragraph (2); and
(B) after funds equal to the capacity program critical base funding
level have been allocated for capacity programs for the fiscal year,
use any funds made available only to carry out competitive programs,
until funds are allocated in an amount equal to the competitive program
critical base funding level.
(2) PROPORTIONAL FUNDING OF CAPACITY PROGRAMS- The Director shall apportion
funds distributed under paragraph (1)(A) in accordance with the proportion
that--
(A) the amount received by each applicable capacity program for fiscal
year 2007; bears to
(B) the total amount made available for all capacity programs for fiscal
year 2007.
(3) OTHER THAN CRITICAL BASE FUNDS- In distributing funds to carry out
capacity programs and competitive programs during a fiscal year, the Director
shall use in accordance with section 105(c)--
(A) amounts made available in excess of the sum of the capacity program
critical base funding level and the competitive program critical base
funding level; and
(B) amounts made available pursuant to section 105(a).
SEC. 105. ENHANCED FUNDING.
(a) Continuation of Mandatory Funding-
(1) IN GENERAL- Beginning on October 1, 2007, and each October 1 thereafter,
the Secretary shall transfer to the Director $200,000,000 of funds of
the Commodity Credit Corporation to carry out this Act.
(2) BUDGETARY OFFSET- Section 401(b)(3) of the Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7621(b)(3)) is amended--
(A) in subparagraph (B), by adding `and' at the end;
(B) in subparagraph (C), by striking `; and' at the end and inserting
a period; and
(C) by striking subparagraph (D).
(b) Increasing Currently Authorized Funding- Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, except as otherwise provided in this section, there are authorized
to be appropriated to the Director to carry out programs of the National
Institutes for Food and Agriculture under this Act amounts equal to a level
of the authorized funding for each such program as in effect on the day
before the date of enactment of this Act, to be phased in as follows:
(1) For fiscal year 2008, 114.3 percent of the level.
(2) For fiscal year 2009, 128.6 percent of the level.
(3) For fiscal year 2010, 142.9 percent of the level.
(4) For fiscal year 2011, 157.2 percent of the level.
(5) For fiscal year 2012, 171.5 percent of the level.
(6) For fiscal year 2013, 185.8 percent of the level.
(7) For fiscal year 2014 and thereafter, 200 percent of the level.
(c) Distribution of Enhanced Funding-
(1) IN GENERAL- Any funds made available for a fiscal year for the National
Institutes for Food and Agriculture shall be distributed in accordance
with this subsection, if the funds are provided--
(A) under subsection (a)(1); or
(B) under any other authority under this or any other Act in excess
of an amount equal to the sum of the capacity program critical base
funding level and the competitive program critical base funding level.
(2) ENHANCED COMPETITIVE PROGRAM FUNDING-
(A) IN GENERAL- The Director shall use 70 percent of amounts described
in paragraph (1) to carry out competitive programs, of which--
(i) 55 percent shall be used to carry out fundamental research activities
in accordance with subparagraph (B); and
(ii) 45 percent shall be used to carry out competitive research activities
other than fundamental research activities in accordance with subparagraph
(C), including--
(I) integrated programs and related activities;
(II) applied research and related activities;
(III) translational research and related activities;
(IV) activities substantially similar to activities carried out
pursuant to the Initiative for Future Agriculture and Food Systems
under section 401 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education
Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7621), as in effect on the day before
the date of enactment of this Act; and
(V) education and extension programs and activities (including grants
for outreach, research, or education).
(B) FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH ACTIVITIES-
(i) OPEN FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH POOL- The Director shall allocate not
less than 80 percent of amounts described in subparagraph (A)(i) to
eligible applicants on a competitive basis, including applicants representing--
(I) colleges, universities, and other institutions of higher education;
(II) intramural research activity entities of the National Institutes
for Food and Agriculture; and
(III) other individuals and entities eligible to receive funding
under the National Research Initiative.
(ii) RESERVATION AND REVERSION-
(I) IN GENERAL- The Director shall reserve 20 percent of amounts
described in subparagraph (A)(i) for allocation to 1890 Institutions,
1994 Institutions, Insular Area Institutions, and Small 1862 Land-Grant
Institutions on a competitive basis, subject to--
(aa) applicable peer and merit review requirements of Federal
law (including regulations); and
(bb) such other peer and merit review requirements as the Director
determines to be appropriate.
(II) REVERSION OF UNUSED RESERVED FUNDS- Any amounts reserved under
subclause (I) that are not allocated to institutions under that
subclause by the end of the 2-year period following October 1 of
the fiscal year for which the amounts are first made available shall
be allocated to open fundamental research pool applicants on a competitive
basis in accordance with clause (i).
(C) OTHER RESEARCH ACTIVITIES-
(i) OPEN INTEGRATED RESEARCH POOL- The Director shall allocate not
less than 80 percent of amounts described in subparagraph (A)(ii)
to eligible applicants on a competitive basis, including applicants
representing--
(I) colleges, universities, and other institutions of higher education;
(II) intramural research activity entities of the National Institutes
for Food and Agriculture; and
(III) other individuals and entities eligible to receive funding
under the National Research Initiative.
(ii) RESERVATION AND REVERSION-
(I) IN GENERAL- The Director shall reserve 20 percent of amounts
described in subparagraph (A)(ii) for allocation to 1890 Institutions,
1994 Institutions, Insular Area Institutions, and Small 1862 Land-Grant
Institutions on a competitive basis, subject to--
(aa) applicable peer and merit review requirements of Federal
law (including regulations); and
(bb) such other peer and merit review requirements as the Director
determines to be appropriate.
(II) REVERSION OF UNUSED RESERVED FUNDS- Any amounts reserved under
subclause (I) that are not allocated to institutions under that
subclause by the end of the 2-year period following October 1 of
the fiscal year for which the amounts are first made available shall
be allocated to open integrated research pool applicants on a competitive
basis in accordance with clause (i).
(D) EDUCATION AND EXTENSION INTEGRATION- The Director shall integrate
into competitive programs of the National Institutes for Food and Agriculture
national and global educational and extension initiatives, to the maximum
extent practicable.
(i) IN GENERAL- Except as provided in clause (ii), the Director shall
provide for the payment of allowable indirect costs associated with
competitive programs of the National Institutes for Food and Agriculture
in accordance with section 1462 of the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3310).
(ii) EXCEPTION- For each of fiscal years 2008 through 2014, the Director
shall ensure that allowable indirect costs, associated with competitive
programs of the National Institutes for Food and Agriculture that
are funded under section 104(b)(1)(B), shall not be paid at a rate
that exceeds the levels generally provided for those competitive programs
for fiscal year 2007.
(3) ENHANCED CAPACITY PROGRAM FUNDING- The Director shall use 30 percent
of amounts described in paragraph (1) to carry out capacity programs,
of which--
(A) for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2014--
(i) 77.5 percent shall be allocated to capacity programs in accordance
with the proportion that--
(I) the amount received by the applicable capacity program during
fiscal year 2007; bears to
(II) the total amount made available for all capacity programs for
fiscal year 2007; and
(ii) 17.5 percent shall be allocated to 1890 Institutions, 1994 Institutions,
Insular Area Institutions, Small 1862 Land-Grant Institutions, and
ASCARR Institutions for institutional enhancement capacity programs,
of which--
(I) 36 percent shall be for 1890 Institutions;
(II) 26 percent shall be for 1994 Institutions, except that an amount
from that 26 percent shall be allocated to Insular Area Institutions
in accordance with the proportion that--
(aa) the amount received by the applicable Institution during
fiscal year 2007; bears to
(bb) the total amount made available for all 1890 Institutions,
1994 Institutions, Insular Area Institutions, Small 1862 Land-Grant Institutions,
and ASCARR Institutions for fiscal year 2007;
(III) 26 percent shall be for Small 1862 Land-Grant Institutions;
and
(IV) 12 percent shall be for ASCARR Institutions; and
(B) 5 percent shall be deposited into the enhancement fund of the National
Institutes for Food and Agriculture to fund capacity investments that
are consistent with capacity programs of the National Institutes for
Food and Agriculture, as determined by the Director, in consultation
with the Secretary and the Council.
SEC. 106. SINGLE BUDGET SUBMISSION.
The President shall submit to Congress, together with the annual budget
submission of the President, a single combined budget line item reflecting
the total amount requested by the President for funding for the National
Institutes for Food and Agriculture, including funding for capacity programs,
competitive programs, and other applicable National Institutes for Food
and Agriculture programs.
SEC. 107. CAPACITY BUILDING GRANTS FOR ASCARR INSTITUTIONS.
(1) IN GENERAL- The Secretary or the Director, as appropriate, shall make
grants to ASCARR Institutions to assist the ASCARR Institutions in maintaining
and expanding the capacity of the ASCARR Institutions to conduct education,
research, and outreach activities relating to--
(B) renewable resources; and
(C) other similar disciplines.
(2) REQUIREMENTS- The Secretary or the Director, as appropriate, shall
make grants under this section--
(A)(i) through a competitive application process under which appropriate
officials of ASCARR Institutions may submit applications in such form
and manner as the Secretary or the Director, as appropriate, may prescribe;
or
(ii) through a noncompetitive application process; and
(B) in such manner as to ensure geographic diversity with respect to
the ASCARR Institutions that are the subjects of the grants.
(3) USE OF FUNDS- An ASCARR Institution that receives a grant under subsection
(a)(1) may use the funds made available through the grant to maintain
and expand the capacity of the ASCARR Institution--
(A) to successfully compete for funds from Federal grants and other
sources to carry out educational, research, and outreach activities
that address priority concerns of national, regional, State, and local
interest;
(B) to disseminate information relating to priority concerns to--
(i) interested members of the agriculture, renewable resources, and
related stakeholder communities;
(iii) any other interested entity;
(C) to encourage members of the agriculture, renewable resources, and
related stakeholder communities to participate in priority education,
research, and outreach activities by providing matching funding to leverage
grant funds; and
(i) the purchase or other acquisition of equipment and other infrastructure
(not including the construction of new buildings);
(ii) the renovation of facilities;
(iii) the professional growth and development of the faculty of the
ASCARR Institution; and
(iv) the development of human capital (including through the use of
graduate assistantships).
(b) Authorization of Appropriations- There are authorized to be appropriated
to carry out this section--
(1) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2008;
(2) $7,000,000 for fiscal year 2009;
(3) $9,000,000 for fiscal year 2010;
(4) $11,000,000 for fiscal year 2011;
(5) $13,000,000 for fiscal year 2012;
(6) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2013;
(7) $17,000,000 for fiscal year 2014; and
(8) such sums as are necessary for fiscal year 2015 and each fiscal year
thereafter.
TITLE II--MODIFICATIONS
SEC. 201. REPEAL OF NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, EDUCATION,
AND ECONOMICS ADVISORY BOARD.
(a) Repeal- Section 1408 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension,
and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3123) is repealed.
(b) Conforming Amendments-
(1) NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND TEACHING POLICY ACT
OF 1977-
(A) Section 1404 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and
Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103) is amended--
(i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking `When used
in this title:' and inserting `In this title:';
(ii) by striking paragraph (1); and
(iii) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (18) as paragraphs (1)
through (17), respectively.
(B) Section 1405 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and
Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3121) is amended--
(i) in paragraph (5), by striking `the Advisory Board and';
(ii) by striking paragraph (6);
(iii) by redesignating paragraphs (7) through (12) as paragraphs (6)
through (11), respectively; and
(iv) in paragraph (10) (as redesignated by clause (iii)) by striking
`, the Advisory Board'.
(C) Section 1408A of the National Agricultural Research, Extension,
and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3123a) is repealed.
(D) Section 1410 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and
Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3125) is amended--
(i) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking the semicolon and inserting `;
and';
(ii) by striking paragraph (2); and
(iii) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).
(E) Sections 1412 and 1413 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension,
and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3127, 3128) is repealed.
(F) Section 1434(c) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension,
and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3196(c)) is amended in the
matter preceding paragraph (1)--
(i) by striking the second sentence; and
(ii) in the fourth sentence, by striking `and the Advisory Board'.
(2) COMPETITIVE, SPECIAL, AND FACILITIES RESEARCH GRANT ACT- Subsection
(b)(1) of the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act
(7 U.S.C. 450i(b)(1)) is amended in the second sentence by striking `taking
into consideration, when available, the determinations made by the National
Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board
(as established under section 1408 of the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3123)) identifying
high priority research areas'.
(3) AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND EDUCATION REFORM ACT OF 1998-
(A) Section 2 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education
Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7601) is amended--
(i) by striking paragraph (4); and
(ii) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as paragraphs (4) and
(5), respectively.
(B) Section 103 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education
Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7613) is amended--
(i) in subsection (a), by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the
following:
`(2) MERIT REVIEW OF EXTENSION AND EDUCATION GRANTS- The Secretary shall
establish procedures that provide for merit review of each agricultural
extension or education grant administered, on a competitive basis, by
the National Institutes for Food and Agriculture.';
(ii) by striking subsection (b);
(iii) by redesignating subsections (c) through (f) as subsections
(b) through (e), respectively;
(iv) in subsection (b) (as redesignated by clause (iii)), by striking
paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
`(1) REVIEW RESULTS- The Secretary shall formulate each request for a
proposal, and evaluate each proposal, relating to an agricultural research,
extension, or education activity funded on a competitive basis by the
Department.'; and
(v) in subsection (c) (as redesignated by clause (iii)), by striking
paragraph (5).
(C) Section 401(c)(2) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education
Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7621(c)(2)) is amended by striking `, in
consultation with the Advisory Board,'.
(D) Section 403 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education
Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7623) is amended--
(i) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (3);
(ii) in subsection (d), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
striking `, in consultation with the Advisory Board,'; and
(iii) in subsection (g), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
striking `, in consultation with the Advisory Board,'.
(E) Section 406(c) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education
Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7626(c)) is amended by striking `in consultation
with the Advisory Board'.
(F) Section 618 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education
Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7656) is amended--
(i) by striking subsection (c); and
(ii) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c).
(4) RENEWABLE RESOURCES EXTENSION ACT OF 1978- Section 4(a) of the Renewable
Resources Extension Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 1673(a)) is amended by striking
the fourth sentence.
SEC. 202. REPEAL PLAN OF WORK REQUIREMENTS.
(a) Extension at 1890 Land-Grant Colleges- Section 1444(d) of the National
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
3221(d)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking the second sentence; and
(2) by striking paragraphs (3) through (5).
(b) Research at 1890 Land-Grant Colleges- Section 1445 of the National Agricultural
Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3222) is
amended--
(1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
`(a) Authorization of Appropriations- There are authorized to be appropriated
annually such sums as Congress may determine necessary to support continuing
agricultural research at colleges eligible to receive funds under the Act
of August 30, 1890 (26 Stat. 417-419, as amended; 7 U.S.C. 321-326 and 328),
including Tuskegee University (hereinafter referred to in this section as
`eligible institutions').'; and
(2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
`(c) Program- The director of the State agricultural experiment station
in each State in which an eligible institution is located, and the research
director specified in subsection (d) in each of the eligible institutions
in that State, shall jointly develop, by mutual agreement, a comprehensive
program of agricultural research in the State, to be submitted for approval
by the Secretary not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this
title.'.
(1) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS- Section 3 of the Hatch Act of 1887 (7 U.S.C.
361c) is amended--
(A) by striking subsection (h) and inserting the following:
`(h) Peer Review and Plan of Work- Research carried out under subsection
(c)(3) shall be subject to scientific peer review. The review of a project
conducted under this paragraph shall be considered to satisfy the merit
review requirements of section 103(e) of the Agricultural Research, Extension,
and Education Reform Act of 1998.'; and
(B) in subsection (i)(2), by striking subparagraph (D).
(2) REPEAL- Section 7 of the Hatch Act of 1887 (7 U.S.C. 361g) is amended
by striking subsections (d) through (g).
(1) CONFORMING AMENDMENT- Section 3(h)(2) of the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C.
343(h)(2)) is amended by striking subparagraph (D).
(2) REPEAL- Section 4 of the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 344) is amended
by striking subsections (c) through (e).
SEC. 203. INDIRECT COSTS.
Section 1462 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching
Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3310) is amended by striking subsection (a)
and inserting the following:
`(a) In General- Except as otherwise provided in law, and in accordance
with the requirements under section 105(c)(1)(E) of the CREATE-21 Act of
2007, indirect costs charged against a competitive agricultural research,
education, or extension grant awarded under this Act, the CREATE-21 Act
of 2007, or any other Act pursuant to authority delegated to the Director
of the National Institutes for Food and Agriculture shall not exceed the
negotiated indirect rate of cost established for an institution by the appropriate
Federal audit agency for the institution.'.
TITLE III--EXTENSIONS
Subtitle A--National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy
Act of 1977
SEC. 301. GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES EDUCATION.
Section 1417(l) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension,
and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3152(l)) is amended by
striking `2007' and inserting `2014'.
SEC. 302. GRANTS FOR RESEARCH ON PRODUCTION AND MARKETING OF ALCOHOLS
AND INDUSTRIAL HYDROCARBONS FROM AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES AND FOREST PRODUCTS.
Section 1419(d) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching
Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3154(d)) is amended by striking `2007' and
inserting `2014'.
SEC. 303. POLICY RESEARCH CENTERS.
Section 1419A(d) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching
Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3155(d)) is amended by striking `2007' and
inserting `2014'.
SEC. 304. HUMAN NUTRITION INTERVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION RESEARCH PROGRAM.
Section 1424(d) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching
Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3174(d)) is amended by striking `2007' and
inserting `2014'.
SEC. 305. PILOT RESEARCH PROGRAM TO COMBINE MEDICAL AND AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH.
Section 1424A(d) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching
Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3174a(d)) is amended by striking `2007' and
inserting `2014'.
SEC. 306. NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAM.
Section 1425(c)(3) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and
Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3175(c)(3)) is amended by striking
`2007' and inserting `2014'.
SEC. 307. CONTINUING ANIMAL HEALTH AND DISEASE RESEARCH PROGRAMS.
Section 1433(a) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching
Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3195(a)) is amended in the first sentence by
striking `2007' and inserting `2014'.
SEC. 308. APPROPRIATIONS FOR RESEARCH ON NATIONAL OR REGIONAL PROBLEMS.
Section 1434(a) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching
Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3196(a)) is amended by striking `2007' and
inserting `2014'.
SEC. 309. GRANTS TO UPGRADE AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD SCIENCES FACILITIES
AT 1890 LAND-GRANT COLLEGES, INCLUDING TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY.
Section 1447(b) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching
Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3222b(b)) is amended by striking `2007' and
inserting `2014'.
SEC. 310. NATIONAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING VIRTUAL CENTERS.
Section 1448 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching
Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3222c) is amended by striking `2007' each place
it appears in subsections (a)(1) and (f) and inserting `2014'.
SEC. 311. MATCHING FUNDS REQUIREMENT FOR RESEARCH AND EXTENSION ACTIVITIES
OF 1890 INSTITUTIONS.
Section 1449(c) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching
Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3222d(c)) is amended in the first sentence
by striking `for each of fiscal years 2003 through 2007,'.
SEC. 312. HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS.
Section 1455(c) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching
Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3241(c)) is amended by striking `2007' and
inserting `2014'.
SEC. 313. COMPETITIVE GRANTS FOR INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND
EDUCATION PROGRAMS.
Section 1459A(c) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching
Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3292b(c)) is amended by striking `2007' and
inserting `2014'.
SEC. 314. RESEARCH EQUIPMENT GRANTS.
Section 1462A(e) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching
Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3310a(e)) is amended by striking `2007' and
inserting `2014'.
SEC. 315. UNIVERSITY RESEARCH.
Section 1463 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching
Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3311) is amended by striking `2007' each place
it appears in subsections (a) and (b) and inserting `2014'.
SEC. 316. EXTENSION SERVICE.
Section 1464 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching
Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3312) is amended by striking `2007' and inserting
`2014'.
SEC. 317. SUPPLEMENTAL AND ALTERNATIVE CROPS.
Section 1473D(a) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching
Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3319d(a)) is amended by striking `2007' and
inserting `2014'.
SEC. 318. AQUACULTURE RESEARCH FACILITIES.
Section 1477 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching
Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3324) is amended by striking `2007' and inserting
`2014'.
SEC. 319. RANGELAND RESEARCH.
Section 1483(a) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching
Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3336(a)) is amended by striking `2007' and
inserting `2014'.
SEC. 320. SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION FOR BIOSECURITY PLANNING AND RESPONSE.
Section 1484(a) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching
Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3351(a)) is amended by striking `2007' and
inserting `2014'.
SEC. 321. RESIDENT INSTRUCTION AND DISTANCE EDUCATION GRANTS PROGRAM FOR
INSULAR AREA INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
(a) Distance Education Grants for Insular Areas- Section 1490(f) of the
National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977
(7 U.S.C. 3362(f)) is amended by striking `2007' and inserting `2014'.
(b) Resident Instruction Grants for Insular Areas- Section 1491 of the National
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
3363) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (c); and
(2) in subsection (c) (as so redesignated), by striking `2007' and inserting
`2014'.
Subtitle B--Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990
SEC. 331. NATIONAL GENETICS RESOURCES PROGRAM.
Section 1635(b) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of
1990 (7 U.S.C. 5844(b)) is amended by striking `2007' and inserting `2014'.
SEC. 332. HIGH-PRIORITY RESEARCH AND EXTENSION INITIATIVES.
Section 1672(h) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of
1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925(h)) is amended by striking `2007' and inserting `2014'.
SEC. 333. NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT RESEARCH AND EXTENSION INITIATIVE.
Section 1672A of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990
(7 U.S.C. 5925a) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (f); and
(2) in subsection (f) (as so redesignated), by striking `2007' and inserting
`2014'.
SEC. 334. ORGANIC AGRICULTURE RESEARCH AND EXTENSION INITIATIVE.
Section 1672B(e) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of
1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925b(e)) is amended by striking `2007' and inserting `2014'.
SEC. 335. AGRICULTURAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROGRAM.
