Subtitle A--Modification and Extension of Activities Under 1977 Act
Sec. 801. Purposes of agricultural research, extension,
and education.
Sec. 802. National Agricultural Research, Extension,
Education, and
Economics
Advisory Board.
Sec. 803. Federal Advisory Committee Act exemption
for Federal-State
cooperative
programs.
Sec. 804. Coordination and planning of agricultural
research, extension,
and education.
Sec. 805. Grants and fellowships for food and agricultural
sciences
education.
Sec. 806. Grants for research on the production
and marketing of
alcohols
and industrial hydrocarbons from agricultural
commodities
and forest products.
Sec. 807. Policy research centers.
Sec. 808. Human nutrition intervention and health
promotion research
program.
Sec. 809. Food and nutrition education program.
Sec. 810. Purposes and findings relating to animal
health and disease
research.
Sec. 811. Animal health and disease continuing research.
Sec. 812. Animal health and disease national or
regional research.
Sec. 813. Grant program to upgrade agricultural
and food sciences
facilities
at 1890 land-grant colleges.
Sec. 814. National research and training centennial
centers.
Sec. 815. Programs for Hispanic-serving institutions.
Sec. 816. International agricultural research and
extension.
Sec. 817. Authorization of appropriations for agricultural
research
programs.
Sec. 818. Authorization of appropriations for extension
education.
Sec. 819. Supplemental and alternative crops research.
Sec. 820. Aquaculture assistance programs.
Sec. 821. Authorization of appropriations for rangeland
research.
Subtitle B--Modification and Extension of Activities Under 1990 Act
Sec. 831. Water quality research, education, and
coordination.
Sec. 832. National genetics resources program.
Sec. 833. National agricultural weather information
system.
Sec. 834. Livestock product safety and inspection
program.
Sec. 835. Plant genome mapping program.
Sec. 836. Certain specialized research programs.
Sec. 837. Agricultural telecommunications program.
Sec. 838. National centers for agricultural product
quality research.
Sec. 839. Red meat safety research center.
Sec. 840. Indian reservation extension agent program.
Sec. 841. Assistive technology program for farmers
with disabilities.
Sec. 842. National rural information center clearinghouse.
Sec. 843. Global climate change.
Subtitle C--Repeal of Certain Activities and Authorities
Sec. 851. Subcommittee on Food, Agricultural, and
Forestry Research.
Sec. 852. Joint Council on Food and Agricultural
Sciences.
Sec. 853. Agricultural Science and Technology Review
Board.
Sec. 854. Animal Health Science Research Advisory
Board.
Sec. 855. Resident instruction program at 1890 land-grant
colleges.
Sec. 856. Grants to States for international trade
development centers.
Sec. 857. Rangeland research.
Sec. 858. Composting research and extension program.
Sec. 859. Education program regarding handling of
agricultural chemicals
and agricultural
chemical containers.
Sec. 860. Program administration regarding sustainable
agriculture
research
and education.
Sec. 861. Research regarding production, preparation,
processing,
handling,
and storage of agricultural products.
Sec. 862. Plant and animal pest and disease control
program.
Sec. 863. Certain specialized research programs.
Sec. 864. Commission on agricultural research facilities.
Sec. 865. Special grant to study constraints on
agricultural trade.
Sec. 866. Pilot project to coordinate food and nutrition
education
programs.
Sec. 867. Demonstration areas for rural economic
development.
Sec. 868. Technical advisory committee regarding
global climate change.
Sec. 869. Committee of nine under Hatch Act of 1887.
Sec. 870. Cotton crop reports.
Sec. 871. Rural economic and business development
and additional
research
grants under title V of Rural Development Act of
1972.
Sec. 872. Human nutrition research.
Sec. 873. Grants to upgrade 1890 land-grant college
extension
facilities.
Sec. 874. Indian subsistence farming demonstration
grant program.
Subtitle D--Miscellaneous Research Provisions
Sec. 881. Critical agricultural materials research.
Sec. 882. Memorandum of agreement regarding 1994
Institutions.
Sec. 883. Smith-Lever Act funding for 1890 land-grant
colleges,
including
Tuskegee University.
Sec. 884. Agricultural research facilities.
Sec. 885. National competitive research initiative.
Sec. 886. Rural development research and education.
Sec. 887. Dairy goat research program.
Sec. 888. Competitive grants for research to eradicate
and control brown
citrus
aphid and citrus tristeza virus.
Sec. 889. Stuttgart National Aquaculture Research
Center.
Sec. 890. Expansion of authorities related to National
Arboretum.
Sec. 891. Transfer of aquacultural research center.
Sec. 892. Use of remote sensing data and other data
to anticipate
potential
food, feed, and fiber shortages or excesses and to
provide
timely information to assist farmers with planting
decisions.
Sec. 893. Sense of Senate regarding methyl bromide
alternative research
and extension
activities.
Subtitle E--Research Authority After Fiscal Year 1997
Sec. 897. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 898. Activities subject to availability of
appropriations.
TITLE VIII--RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND EDUCATION
Subtitle A--Modification and Extension of Activities Under 1977 Act
SEC. 801. PURPOSES OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND EDUCATION.
Section 1402 of the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and
Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3101) is amended to read as
follows:
``SEC. 1402. PURPOSES OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND
EDUCATION.
``The purposes of federally supported agricultural
research,
extension, and education are to--
``(1) enhance the competitiveness of the United States
agriculture and food industry
in an increasingly competitive
world environment;
``(2) increase the long-term productivity of the United
States agriculture and food
industry while maintaining and
enhancing the natural resource
base on which rural America and
the United States agricultural
economy depend;
``(3) develop new uses and new products for agricultural
commodities, such as alternative
fuels, and develop new crops;
``(4) support agricultural research and extension to promote
economic opportunity in
rural communities and to meet the
increasing demand for information
and technology transfer
throughout the United States
agriculture industry;
``(5) improve risk management in the United States
agriculture industry;
``(6) improve the safe production and processing of, and
adding of value to, United
States food and fiber resources using
methods that maintain the
balance between yield and
environmental soundness;
``(7) support higher education in agriculture to give the
next generation of Americans
the knowledge, technology, and
applications necessary to
enhance the competitiveness of United
States agriculture; and
``(8) maintain an adequate, nutritious, and safe supply of
food to meet human nutritional
needs and requirements.''.
SEC. 802. NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION,
EDUCATION, AND
ECONOMICS ADVISORY BOARD.
(a) In General.--Section 1408 of the National Agricultural
Research,
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3123) is amended
to
read as follows:
``SEC. 1408. NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, EDUCATION, AND
ECONOMICS ADVISORY BOARD.
``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish
within the
Department of Agriculture a board to be known as the `National
Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory
Board'.
``(b) Membership.--
``(1) In general.--The Advisory Board shall consist of 30
members, appointed by the
Secretary.
``(2) Selection of members.--The Secretary shall appoint
members of the Advisory
Board from nominations submitted by
organizations, associations,
societies, councils, federations,
groups, and companies fitting
the criteria specified in
paragraph (3).
``(3) Membership categories.--The Advisory Board shall
consist of members from
each of the following categories:
``(A) 1 member representing a national farm
organization.
``(B) 1 member representing farm cooperatives.
``(C) 1 member actively engaged in the production of
a food animal commodity.
``(D) 1 member actively engaged in the production of
a plant commodity.
``(E) 1 member representing a national animal
commodity organization.
``(F) 1 member representing a national crop
commodity organization.
``(G) 1 member representing a national aquaculture
association.
``(H) 1 member representing a national food animal
science society.
``(I) 1 member representing a national crop, soil,
agronomy, horticulture, or weed science society.
``(J) 1 member representing a national food science
organization.
``(K) 1 member representing a national human health
association.
``(L) 1 member representing a national nutritional
science society.
``(M) 1 member representing the land-grant colleges
and universities eligible to receive funds under the Act
of July 2, 1862 (7 U.S.C. 301 et seq.).
``(N) 1 member representing the land-grant colleges
and universities eligible to receive funds under the Act
of August 30, 1890 (7 U.S.C. 321 et seq.), including
Tuskegee University.
``(O) 1 member representing 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)).
``(P) 1 member representing Hispanic-serving
institutions.
``(Q) 1 member representing the American Colleges of
Veterinary Medicine.
``(R) 1 member representing that portion of the
scientific community not closely associated with
agriculture.
``(S) 1 member engaged in the transportation of food
and agricultural products to domestic and foreign
markets.
``(T) 1 member representing food retailing and
marketing interests.
``(U) 1 member representing food and fiber
processors.
``(V) 1 member actively engaged in rural economic
development.
``(W) 1 member representing a national consumer
interest group.
``(X) 1 member representing a national forestry
group.
``(Y) 1 member representing a national conservation
or natural resource group.
``(Z) 1 member representing private sector
organizations involved in international development.
``(AA) 1 member representing an agency within the
Department of Agriculture that lacks research
capabilities.
``(BB) 1 member representing a research agency of
the Federal Government (other than the Department of
Agriculture).
``(CC) 1 member representing a national social
science association.
``(DD) 1 member representing national organizations
directly concerned with agricultural research,
education, and extension.
``(4) Ex officio members.--The Secretary, the Under
Secretary of Agriculture
for Research, Education, and Economics,
the Administrator of the
Agricultural Research Service, the
Administrator of the Cooperative
State Research, Education, and
Extension Service, the Administrator
of the Economic Research
Service, and the Administrator
of the National Agricultural
Statistics Service shall
serve as ex officio members of the
Advisory Board.
``(5) Officers.--At the first meeting of the Advisory Board
each year, the members shall
elect from among the members of the
Advisory Board a chairperson,
vice chairperson, and 7 additional
members to serve on the
executive committee established under
paragraph (6).
``(6) Executive committee.--The Advisory Board shall
establish an executive committee
charged with the responsibility
of working with the Secretary
and officers and employees of the
Department of Agriculture
to summarize and disseminate the
recommendations of the Advisory
Board.
``(c) Duties.--The Advisory Board shall--
``(1) review and provide consultation to the Secretary and
land-grant colleges and
universities on long-term and short-term
national policies and priorities,
as set forth in section 1402,
relating to agricultural
research, extension, education, and
economics;
``(2) evaluate the results and effectiveness of agricultural
research, extension, education,
and economics with respect to
the policies and priorities;
``(3) review and make recommendations to the Under Secretary
of Agriculture for Research,
Education, and Economics on the
research, extension, education,
and economics portion of the
draft strategic plan required
under section 306 of title 5,
United States Code; and
``(4) review the mechanisms of the Department of Agriculture
for technology assessment
(which should be conducted by
qualified professionals)
for the purposes of--
``(A) performance measurement and evaluation of the
implementation by the Secretary of the strategic plan
required under section 306 of title 5, United States
Code;
``(B) implementation of the national research
policies and priorities set forth in section 1402; and
``(C) the development of mechanisms for the
assessment of emerging public and private agricultural
research and technology transfer initiatives.
``(d) Consultation.--In carrying out this section,
the Advisory
Board shall solicit opinions and recommendations from persons who will
benefit from and use federally funded agricultural research, extension,
education, and economics.
``(e) Appointment.--A member of the Advisory Board
shall be
appointed by the Secretary for a term of up to 3 years. The members
of
the Advisory Board shall be appointed to serve staggered terms.
``(f) Federal Advisory Committee Act.--The Advisory
Board shall be
deemed to have filed a charter for the purpose of section 9(c) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).
``(g) Termination.--The Advisory Board shall remain
in existence
until September 30, 2002.''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Section 1404(1) of the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Teaching
Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103(1)) is
amended by striking ``National
Agricultural Research and
Extension Users Advisory
Board'' and inserting ``National
Agricultural Research, Extension,
Education, and Economics
Advisory Board''.
(2) Section 1410(2) of the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Teaching
Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3125(2)) is
amended by striking ``the
recommendations of the Advisory Board
developed under section
1408(g),'' and inserting ``any
recommendations of the Advisory
Board''.
(3) The last sentence of section 4(a) of the Renewable
Resources Extension Act
of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 1673(a)) is amended
by striking ``National Agricultural
Research and Extension Users
Advisory Board'' and inserting
``National Agricultural Research,
Extension, Education, and
Economics Advisory Board''.
SEC. 803. FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT EXEMPTION
FOR FEDERAL-STATE
COOPERATIVE PROGRAMS.
Section 1409A of the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and
Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3124a) is amended by adding at
the
end the following:
``(e) Applicability of Federal Advisory Committee
Act.--
``(1) Public meetings.--All meetings of any entity described
in paragraph (3) shall be
publicly announced in advance and
shall be open to the public.
<<NOTE: Records.>> Detailed
minutes of meetings and
other appropriate records of the
activities of such an entity
shall be kept and made available to
the public on request.
``(2) Exemption.--The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5
U.S.C. App.) and title XVIII
of this Act shall not apply to any
entity described in paragraph
(3).
``(3) Entities described.--This subsection shall apply to
any committee, board, commission,
panel, or task force, or
similar entity that--
``(A) is created for the purpose of cooperative
efforts in agricultural research, extension, or
teaching; and
``(B) consists entirely of--
``(i) full-time Federal employees; and
``(ii) one or more individuals who are
employed by, or are officials of--
``(I) a State cooperative
institution or State cooperative agency;
or
``(II) a public college or
university or other postsecondary
institution.''.
SEC. 804. COORDINATION AND PLANNING OF AGRICULTURAL
RESEARCH, EXTENSION,
AND EDUCATION.
The National Agricultural Research, Extension, and
Teaching Policy
Act of 1977 is amended by inserting after section 1413 (7 U.S.C. 3128)
the following:
``SEC. 1413A. <<NOTE: 7 USC 3129.>> ACCOUNTABILITY.
``(a) Review of Information Technology Systems.--The
Secretary shall
conduct a comprehensive review of state-of-the-art information
technology systems that are available for use in developing the system
required by subsection (b).
``(b) Monitoring and Evaluation System.--The Secretary
shall develop
and carry out a system to monitor and evaluate agricultural research
and
extension activities conducted or supported by the Department of
Agriculture that will enable the Secretary to measure the impact and
effectiveness of research, extension, and education programs according
to priorities, goals, and mandates established by law. In developing
the
system, the Secretary shall incorporate information transfer
technologies to optimize public access to research information.
``(c) Consistency With Other Requirements.--The
Secretary shall
develop and implement the system in a manner consistent with the
Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 (Public Law 103-62;
107
Stat. 285) and amendments made by the Act.
``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are
authorized to be
appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section.
``SEC. 1413B. <<NOTE: 7 USC 3129a.>> FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
ACT
EXEMPTION FOR COMPETITIVE RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND EDUCATION
PROGRAMS.
``The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)
and title XVIII
of this Act shall not apply to any committee, board, commission, panel,
or task force, or similar entity, created solely for the purpose of
reviewing applications or proposals requesting funding under any
competitive research, extension, or education program carried out by
the
Secretary.''.
SEC. 805. GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL
SCIENCES
EDUCATION.
(a) Purpose of Grants.--Section 1417(b) of the National
Agricultural
Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3152(b))
is amended by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:
``(4) to design and implement food and agricultural programs
to build teaching and research
capacity at colleges and
universities having significant
minority enrollments;''.
(b) Research Foundations.--Section 1417(c) of the
National
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7
U.S.C. 3152(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(3) Research foundations.--An eligible college or
university under subsection
(b) includes a research foundation
maintained by the college
or university.''.
(c) Extension of Program.--Section 1417(i) of the
National
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7
U.S.C. 3152(i)) is amended by striking ``1995'' and inserting ``1997''.
(d) Secondary Education and 2-Year Postsecondary
Education Teaching
Programs.--Section 1417 of the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3152) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsections (h) and (i) as subsections
(i) and (j), respectively;
and
(2) by inserting after subsection (g) the following:
``(h) Secondary Education and 2-Year Postsecondary
Education
Teaching Programs.--
``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
``(A) Institution of higher education.--The term
`institution of higher education' has the meaning given
the term in section 1201(a) of the Higher Education Act
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1141(a)).
``(B) Secondary school.--The term `secondary school'
has the meaning given the term in section 14101(25) of
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 8801(25)).
``(2) Agriscience and agribusiness education.--The Secretary
shall--
``(A) promote and strengthen secondary education and
2-year postsecondary education in agriscience and
agribusiness in order to help ensure the existence in
the United States of a qualified workforce to serve the
food and agricultural sciences system; and
``(B) promote complementary and synergistic linkages
among secondary, 2-year postsecondary, and higher
education programs in the food and agricultural sciences
in order to promote excellence in education and
encourage more young Americans to pursue and complete a
baccalaureate or higher degree in the food and
agricultural sciences.
``(3) Grants.--The Secretary may make competitive or
noncompetitive grants, for
grant periods not to exceed 5 years,
to public secondary schools,
and institutions of higher
education that award an
associate's degree, that the Secretary
determines have made a commitment
to teaching agriscience and
agribusiness--
``(A) to enhance curricula in agricultural
education;
``(B) to increase faculty teaching competencies;
``(C) to interest young people in pursuing higher
education in order to prepare for scientific and
professional careers in the food and agricultural
sciences;
``(D) to promote the incorporation of agriscience
and agribusiness subject matter into other instructional
programs, particularly classes in science, business, and
consumer education;
``(E) to facilitate joint initiatives by the grant
recipient with other secondary schools, institutions of
higher education that award an associate's degree, and
institutions of higher education that award a bachelor's degree to
maximize the development and use of resources, such as
faculty, facilities, and equipment, to improve
agriscience and agribusiness education; and
``(F) to support other initiatives designed to meet
local, State, regional, or national needs related to
promoting excellence in agriscience and agribusiness
education.''.
SEC. 806. GRANTS FOR RESEARCH ON THE 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 ``1995'' and inserting ``1997''.
SEC. 807. POLICY RESEARCH CENTERS.
The National Agricultural Research, Extension, and
Teaching Policy
Act of 1977 is amended by inserting after section 1419 (7 U.S.C. 3154)
the following:
``SEC. 1419A. <<NOTE: 7 USC 3155.>> POLICY RESEARCH CENTERS.
``(a) In General.--Consistent with this section,
the Secretary may
make grants, competitive grants, and special research grants to, and
enter into cooperative agreements and other contracting instruments
with, policy research centers described in subsection (b) to conduct
research and education programs that are objective, operationally
independent, and external to the Federal Government and that concern
the
effect of public policies on--
``(1) the farm and agricultural sectors;
``(2) the environment;
``(3) rural families, households, and economies; and
``(4) consumers, food, and nutrition.
``(b) Eligible Recipients.--State agricultural experiment
stations,
colleges and universities, other research institutions and
organizations, private organizations, corporations, and individuals
shall be eligible to apply for funding under subsection (a).
``(c) Activities.--Under this section, funding may
be provided for
disciplinary and interdisciplinary research and education concerning
policy research activities consistent with this section, including
activities that--
``(1) quantify the implications of public policies and
regulations;
``(2) develop theoretical and research methods;
``(3) collect and analyze data for policymakers, analysts,
and individuals; and
``(4) develop programs to train analysts.
``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are
authorized to be
appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section for
fiscal years 1996 and 1997.''.
SEC. 808. HUMAN NUTRITION INTERVENTION AND HEALTH
PROMOTION RESEARCH
PROGRAM.
The National Agricultural Research, Extension, and
Teaching Policy
Act of 1977 is amended by striking section 1424 (7 U.S.C. 3174) and
inserting the following:
``SEC. 1424. <<NOTE: 7 USC 3174.>> HUMAN NUTRITION INTERVENTION
AND
HEALTH PROMOTION RESEARCH PROGRAM.
``(a) Authority of Secretary.--The Secretary may
establish, and
award grants for projects for, a multi-year research initiative on
human
nutrition intervention and health promotion.
``(b) Emphasis of Initiative.--In administering
human nutrition
research projects under this section, the Secretary shall give specific
emphasis to--
``(1) coordinated longitudinal research assessments of
nutritional status; and
``(2) the implementation of unified, innovative intervention
strategies,
to identify and solve problems of nutritional inadequacy and contribute
to the maintenance of health, well-being, performance, and productivity
of individuals, thereby reducing the need of the individuals to use
the
health care system and social programs of the United States.
``(c) Administration of Funds.--The Administrator
of the
Agricultural Research Service shall administer funds made available
to
carry out this section to ensure a coordinated approach to health and
nutrition research efforts.
``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are
authorized to be
appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section for
fiscal years 1996 and 1997.
``SEC. 1424A. <<NOTE: 7 USC 3174a.>> PILOT RESEARCH PROGRAM
TO COMBINE
MEDICAL AND AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH.
``(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
``(1) Although medical researchers in recent years have
demonstrated that there
are several naturally occurring
compounds in many vegetables
and fruits that can aid in the
prevention of certain forms
of cancer, coronary heart disease,
stroke, and atherosclerosis,
there has been almost no research
conducted to enhance these
compounds in food plants by modern
breeding and molecular genetic
methods.
``(2) By linking the appropriate medical and agricultural
research scientists in a
highly-focused, targeted research
program, it should be possible
to develop new varieties of
vegetables and fruits that
would provide greater prevention of
diet-related diseases that
are a major cause of death in the
United States.
``(b) Pilot Research Program.--The Secretary shall
conduct, through
the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, a
pilot research program to link major cancer and heart and other
circulatory disease research efforts with agricultural research efforts
to identify compounds in vegetables and fruits that prevent these
diseases. Using information derived from such combined research efforts,
the Secretary shall assist in the development of new varieties of
vegetables and fruits having enhanced therapeutic properties for disease
prevention.
``(c) Agreements.--The Secretary shall carry out
the pilot program
through agreements entered into with land-grant colleges or
universities, other universities, State agricultural experiment
stations, the State cooperative extension services, nonprofit
organizations with demonstrable expertise, or Federal or State
governmental entities. The Secretary shall enter into the agreements
on
a competitive basis.
``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are
authorized to be
appropriated $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1997 to carry out the pilot
program.''.
SEC. 809. FOOD AND 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 ``$63,000,000'' and all that follows through ``fiscal year
1995'' and inserting ``, $83,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1996
and
1997''.
SEC. 810. PURPOSES AND FINDINGS RELATING TO ANIMAL
HEALTH AND DISEASE
RESEARCH.
Section 1429 of the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and
Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3191) is amended to read as
follows:
``SEC. 1429. PURPOSES AND FINDINGS RELATING TO ANIMAL HEALTH AND DISEASE
RESEARCH.
``(a) Purposes.--The purposes of this subtitle are
to--
``(1) promote the general welfare through the improved
health and productivity
of domestic livestock, poultry, aquatic
animals, and other income-producing
animals that are essential
to the food supply of the
United States and the welfare of
producers and consumers
of animal products;
``(2) improve the health of horses;
``(3) facilitate the effective treatment of, and, to the
extent possible, prevent
animal and poultry diseases in both
domesticated and wild animals
that, if not controlled, would be
disastrous to the United
States livestock and poultry industries
and endanger the food supply
of the United States;
``(4) improve methods for the control of organisms and
residues in food products
of animal origin that could endanger
the human food supply;
``(5) improve the housing and management of animals to
improve the well-being of
livestock production species;
``(6) minimize livestock and poultry losses due to
transportation and handling;
``(7) protect human health through control of animal
diseases transmissible to
humans;
``(8) improve methods of controlling the births of predators
and other animals; and
``(9) otherwise promote the general welfare through expanded
programs of research and
extension to improve animal health.
``(b) Findings.--Congress finds that--
``(1) the total animal health and disease research and
extension efforts of State
colleges and universities and of the
Federal Government would
be more effective if there were close
coordination between the
efforts; and
``(2) colleges and universities having accredited schools or
colleges of veterinary medicine
and State agricultural
experiment stations that
conduct animal health and disease
research are especially
vital in training research workers in
animal health and related
disciplines.''.
SEC. 811. ANIMAL HEALTH AND DISEASE CONTINUING RESEARCH.
Section 1433 of the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and
Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3195) is amended--
(1) in the first sentence of subsection (a), by striking
``1995'' and inserting ``1997'';
(2) in subsection (b)(2)--
(A) by striking ``domestic livestock and poultry''
each place it appears and inserting ``domestic
livestock, poultry, and commercial aquaculture
species''; and
(B) in the second sentence, by striking ``horses,
and poultry'' and inserting ``horses, poultry, and
commercial aquaculture species'';
(3) in subsection (d), by striking ``domestic livestock and
poultry'' and inserting
``domestic livestock, poultry, and
commercial aquaculture species'';
and
(4) in subsection (f), by striking ``domestic livestock and
poultry'' and inserting
``domestic livestock, poultry, and
commercial aquaculture species''.
SEC. 812. ANIMAL HEALTH AND DISEASE NATIONAL OR REGIONAL RESEARCH.
Section 1434 of the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and
Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3196) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by inserting ``or national or regional problems
relating to pre-harvest, on-farm food safety, or animal
well-being,'' after ``problems,''; and
(B) by striking ``1995'' and inserting ``1997'';
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ``eligible institutions''
and inserting ``State agricultural
experiment stations, colleges
and universities, other
research institutions and organizations,
Federal agencies, private
organizations or corporations, and
individuals'';
(3) in subsection (c)--
(A) in the first sentence, by inserting ``, food
safety, and animal well-being'' after ``animal health
and disease''; and
(B) in the fourth sentence--
(i) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as
paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively; and
(ii) by inserting after paragraph (1) the
following:
``(2) any food safety problem that has a significant pre-
harvest (on-farm) component
and is recognized as posing a
significant health hazard
to the consuming public;
``(3) issues of animal well-being related to production
methods that will improve
the housing and management of animals
to improve the well-being
of livestock production species;'';
(4) in the first sentence of subsection (d), by striking
``to eligible institutions'';
and
(5) by adding at the end the following:
``(f) Applicability of Federal Advisory Committee
Act.--The Federal
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) and title XVIII of this Act
shall
not apply to a panel or board created solely for the purpose of
reviewing applications or proposals submitted under this subtitle.''.
SEC. 813. GRANT PROGRAM TO UPGRADE AGRICULTURAL AND
FOOD SCIENCES
FACILITIES AT 1890 LAND-GRANT COLLEGES.
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 ``$8,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1991 through 1995''
and inserting ``, $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1996 and 1997''.
SEC. 814. NATIONAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTENNIAL CENTERS.
Section 1448 of the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and
Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3222c) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ``, or fiscal years
1996 and 1997,'' after ``1995'';
and
(2) in subsection (f), by striking ``1995'' and inserting
``1997''.
SEC. 815. PROGRAMS FOR HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS.
(a) In General.--The National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and
Teaching Policy Act of 1977 is amended by inserting after section 1448
(7 U.S.C. 3222c) the following:
``Subtitle H--Programs for Hispanic-Serving Institutions
``SEC. 1455. <<NOTE: 7 USC 3241.>> EDUCATION GRANTS PROGRAMS
FOR
HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS.
``(a) Grant Authority.--The Secretary may make competitive
grants
(or grants without regard to any requirement for competition) to
Hispanic-serving institutions for the purpose of promoting and
strengthening the ability of Hispanic-serving institutions to carry
out
education, applied research, and related community development programs.
``(b) Use of Grant Funds.--Grants made under this
section shall be
used--
``(1) to support the activities of consortia of Hispanic-
serving institutions to
enhance educational equity for
underrepresented students;
``(2) to strengthen institutional educational capacities,
including libraries, curriculum,
faculty, scientific
instrumentation, instruction
delivery systems, and student
recruitment and retention,
in order to respond to identified
State, regional, national,
or international educational needs in
the food and agricultural
sciences;
``(3) to attract and support undergraduate and graduate
students from underrepresented
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 students at
the high school level and continuing
with the provision of financial
support for students through
their attainment of a doctoral
degree; and
``(4) to facilitate cooperative initiatives between 2 or
more Hispanic-serving institutions,
or between Hispanic-serving
institutions and units of
State government or the private
sector, to maximize the
development and use of resources, such
as faculty, facilities,
and equipment, to improve food and
agricultural sciences teaching
programs.
``(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are
authorized to be
appropriated to make grants under this section $20,000,000 for fiscal
year 1997.''.
(b) Hispanic-Serving Institution Defined.--Paragraph
(9) of section
1404 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching
Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103) is amended to read as follows:
``(9) the term `Hispanic-serving institution' has the
meaning given the term by
section 316(b)(1) of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (20
U.S.C. 1059c(b)(1));''.
SEC. 816. INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND EXTENSION.
Section 1458(a)(8) of the National Agricultural Research,
Extension,
and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3291(a)(8)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``establish'' and inserting ``continue'';
and
(2) by striking ``to be''.
SEC. 817. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR AGRICULTURAL
RESEARCH
PROGRAMS.
Section 1463 of the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and
Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3311) is amended by striking
``1995'' both places it appears and inserting ``1997''.
SEC. 818. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR EXTENSION EDUCATION.
Section 1464 of the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and
Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3312) is amended by striking
``fiscal year 1995'' and inserting ``each of fiscal years 1995 through
1997''.
SEC. 819. SUPPLEMENTAL AND ALTERNATIVE CROPS RESEARCH.
(a) Extension of Program.--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 ``1995'' and inserting ``1997''.
(b) Elimination of Pilot Nature of Program.--Section
1473D of the
National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act
of
1977 (7 U.S.C. 3319d) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ``and pilot'';
(2) in subsection (c)(2)(B), by striking ``at pilot sites''
and all that follows through
``the area'';
(3) in subsection (c)(2)(C), by striking ``from pilot
sites'';
(4) in subsection (c)(2)(D)--
(A) by striking ``near such pilot sites''; and
(B) by striking ``successful pilot program'' and
inserting ``successful program''; and
(5) in paragraph (3), by striking ``pilot''.
(c) Additional Authority.--Section 1473D(c)(3) of
the National
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7
U.S.C. 3319d(c)(3)) is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end
and inserting a semicolon;
and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(E) to conduct fundamental and applied research related to
the development of new commercial
products derived from
natural plant material for
industrial, medical, and agricultural
applications; and
``(F) to participate with colleges and universities, other
Federal agencies, and private
sector entities in conducting
research described in subparagraph
(E).''.
SEC. 820. AQUACULTURE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.
(a) Definition.--Section 1404(3) of the National
Agricultural
Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103(3))
is amended by inserting ``ornamental fish,'' after ``reptile,''.
(b) Reports.--Section 1475 of the National Agricultural
Research,
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3322) is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (e); and
(2) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections
(e) and (f), respectively.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations for Aquaculture
Research
Facilities.--Section 1476(b) of the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3323(b)) is amended
by striking ``1995'' and inserting ``1997''.
(d) Authorization of Appropriations for Research
and Extension.--
Section 1477 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and
Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3324) is amended by striking
``1995'' and inserting ``1997''.
SEC. 821. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR 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 ``1995'' and inserting ``1997''.
Subtitle B--Modification and Extension of Activities Under 1990 Act
SEC. 831. WATER QUALITY RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND COORDINATION.
Section 1481(d) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation,
and Trade
Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5501(d)) is amended by striking ``1995'' and
inserting ``1997''.
SEC. 832. NATIONAL GENETICS RESOURCES PROGRAM.
(a) Functions.--Section 1632(d) of the Food, Agriculture,
Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5841(d)) is amended by
striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:
``(4) unless otherwise prohibited by law, have the right to
make available on request,
without charge and without regard to
the country from which the
request originates, the genetic
material that the program
assembles;''.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 1635(b)
of the Food,
Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5844(b))
is
amended by striking ``1995'' and inserting ``1997''.
SEC. 833. NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL WEATHER INFORMATION SYSTEM.
Section 1641(c) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation,
and Trade
Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5855(c)) is amended by striking ``1995'' and
inserting ``1997''.
SEC. 834. LIVESTOCK PRODUCT SAFETY AND INSPECTION PROGRAM.
Section 1670(e) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation,
and Trade
Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5923(e)) is amended by striking ``1995'' and
inserting ``1997''.
SEC. 835. PLANT GENOME MAPPING PROGRAM.
Section 1671(g) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation,
and Trade
Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5924(g)) is amended by inserting ``for fiscal
years 1996 and 1997'' after ``appropriated''.
SEC. 836. CERTAIN SPECIALIZED RESEARCH PROGRAMS.
Subsections (d)(4), (e)(4), and (i) of section 1672
of the Food,
Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925) are
each amended by striking ``1995'' and inserting ``1997''.
SEC. 837. AGRICULTURAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROGRAM.
Section 1673(h) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation,
and Trade
Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5926(h)) is amended by striking ``1995'' and
inserting ``1997''.
SEC. 838. NATIONAL CENTERS FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT QUALITY RESEARCH.
(a) Purposes of National Centers.--Section 1675(a)
of the Food,
Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5928(a))
is
amended--
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as paragraphs
(6) and (7), respectively;
and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
``(5) enhance agricultural competitiveness through product
quality research and technology
implementation;''.
(b) Regional Basis of Centers.--Section 1675(b) of
the Food,
Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5928(b))
is
amended by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
``(1) Regional basis.--The centers shall be regionally based
units that conduct a broad
spectrum of research, development,
and education programs to
enhance the competitiveness, quality,
safety and wholesomeness
of agricultural products.''.
(c) Program Plan and Review.--Section 1675(d) of
the Food,
Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5928(b))
is
amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking the second sentence; and
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``, but not less'' and all
that follows through ``the
Secretary''.
(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 1675(g)(1)
of the
Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C.
5928(g)(1)) is amended by striking ``1995'' and inserting ``1997''.
SEC. 839. RED MEAT SAFETY RESEARCH CENTER.
Section 1676 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation,
and Trade Act
of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5929) is amended to read as follows:
``SEC. 1676. RED MEAT SAFETY RESEARCH CENTER.
``(a) <<NOTE: Grants.>> Establishment
of Center.--The Secretary of
Agriculture shall award a grant, on a competitive basis, to a research
facility described in subsection (b) to establish a red meat safety
research center.
``(b) Eligible Research Facility Described.--A research
facility
eligible for a grant under subsection (a) is a research facility that--
``(1) is part of a land-grant college or university, or
other federally supported
agricultural research facility,
located in close proximity
to a livestock slaughter and
processing facility; and
``(2) is staffed by professionals with a wide diversity of
scientific expertise covering
all aspects of meat science.
``(c) Research Conducted.--The red meat safety research
center
established under subsection (a) shall carry out research related to
general food safety, including--
``(1) the development of intervention strategies that reduce
microbiological contamination
of carcass surfaces;
``(2) research regarding microbiological mapping of carcass
surfaces; and
``(3) the development of model hazard analysis and critical
control point plans.
``(d) Administration of Funds.--The Secretary of
Agriculture shall
administer funds appropriated to carry out this section.
``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are
authorized to be
appropriated such sums as are necessary for fiscal year 1997 to carry
out this section.''.
SEC. 840. INDIAN RESERVATION EXTENSION AGENT PROGRAM.
Section 1677 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation,
and Trade Act
of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5930) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following:
``(f) Reduced Regulatory Burden.--On a determination
by the
Secretary of Agriculture that a program carried out under this section
has been satisfactorily administered for not less than 2 years, the
Secretary shall implement a reduced reapplication process for the
continued operation of the program in order to reduce regulatory burdens
on participating university and tribal entities.''.
SEC. 841. ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM FOR FARMERS WITH DISABILITIES.
Section 1680 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation,
and Trade Act
of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5933) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(6)(B), by striking ``1996'' and
inserting ``1997''; and
(2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``1996'' and inserting
``1997''.
SEC. 842. NATIONAL RURAL INFORMATION CENTER CLEARINGHOUSE.
Section 2381(e) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation,
and Trade
Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 3125b(e)) is amended by striking ``1995'' and
inserting ``1997''.
SEC. 843. GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE.
Section 2412 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation,
and Trade Act
of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6710) is amended by striking ``1996'' and inserting
``1997''.
Subtitle C--Repeal of Certain Activities and Authorities
SEC. 851. SUBCOMMITTEE ON FOOD, AGRICULTURAL, AND FORESTRY RESEARCH.
Section 401(h) of the National Science and Technology
Policy,
Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6651(h)) is amended
by striking the second through fifth sentences.
SEC. 852. JOINT COUNCIL ON FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES.
(a) Repeal.--Section 1407 of the National Agricultural
Research,
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3122) is repealed.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Section 1405 of the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Teaching
Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3121) is
amended--
(A) in paragraph (5), by striking ``Joint Council,
Advisory Board,'' and inserting ``Advisory Board''; and
(B) in paragraph (11), by striking ``the Joint
Council,''.
(2) Section 1410(2) of the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Teaching
Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3125(2)) is
amended by striking ``the
recommendations of the Joint Council
developed under section
1407(f),''.
(3) Section 1412 of the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Teaching
Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3127) is
amended--
(A) in the section heading, by striking ``the joint
council, advisory board,'' and inserting ``advisory
board'';
(B) in subsection (a)--
(i) by striking ``Joint Council, the Advisory
Board,'' and inserting ``Advisory Board'';
(ii) by striking ``the cochairpersons of the
Joint Council and'' each place it appears; and
(iii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``one
shall serve as the executive secretary to the
Joint Council, one shall serve as the executive
secretary to the Advisory Board,'' and inserting
``one shall serve as the executive secretary to
the Advisory Board''; and
(C) in subsections (b) and (c), by striking ``Joint
Council, Advisory Board,'' each place it appears and
inserting ``Advisory Board''.
(4) Section 1413 of the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Teaching
Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3128) is
amended--
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ``Joint Council,
the Advisory Board,'' and inserting ``Advisory Board'';
and
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ``Joint Council,
Advisory Board,'' and inserting ``Advisory Board''.
(5) Section 1434(c) of the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Teaching
Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3196(c)) is
amended--
(A) in the second sentence, by striking ``Joint
Council, the Advisory Board,'' and inserting ``Advisory
Board''; and
(B) in the fourth sentence, by striking ``the Joint
Council,''.
SEC. 853. AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY REVIEW BOARD.
(a) Repeal.--Section 1408A of the National Agricultural
Research,
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3123a) is repealed.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Section 1404 of the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Teaching
Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103) is
amended--
(A) in paragraph (16)(F), by adding ``and'' at the
end;
(B) in paragraph (17), by striking ``; and'' at the
end and inserting a period; and
(C) by striking paragraph (18).
(2) Section 1405(12) of the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Teaching
Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3121(12))
is amended by striking ``,
after coordination with the
Technology Board,''.
(3) Section 1410(2) of the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Teaching
Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3125(2))
(as amended by section 802(b)(2))
is amended by striking ``and
the recommendations of the
Technology Board developed under
section 1408A(d)''.
(4) Section 1412 of the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Teaching
Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3127) (as
amended by section 852(b)(3))
is amended--
(A) in the section heading, by striking ``and
technology board'';
(B) in subsection (a)--
(i) by striking ``and the Technology Board''
each place it appears; and
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and one
shall serve as the executive secretary to the
Technology Board''; and
(C) in subsections (b) and (c), by striking ``and
Technology Board'' each place it appears.
(5) Section 1413 of the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Teaching
Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3128) (as
amended by section 852(b)(4))
is amended--
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ``or the
Technology Board''; and
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ``and the
Technology Board''.
SEC. 854. ANIMAL HEALTH SCIENCE RESEARCH ADVISORY BOARD.
Section 1432 of the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and
Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3194) is repealed.
SEC. 855. RESIDENT INSTRUCTION PROGRAM AT 1890 LAND-GRANT COLLEGES.
Section 1446 of the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and
Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3222a) is repealed.
SEC. 856. GRANTS TO STATES FOR INTERNATIONAL TRADE DEVELOPMENT CENTERS.
Section 1458A of the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and
Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3292) is repealed.
(a) Reports.--Section 1481 of the National Agricultural
Research,
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3334) is repealed.
(b) Advisory Board.--Section 1482 of the National
Agricultural
Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3335)
is
repealed.
SEC. 858. COMPOSTING RESEARCH AND EXTENSION PROGRAM.
Section 1456 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation,
and Trade Act
of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 3130) is repealed.
SEC. 859. EDUCATION PROGRAM REGARDING HANDLING OF
AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS
AND AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL CONTAINERS.
(a) Repeal.--Section 1499A of the Food, Agriculture,
Conservation,
and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 3125c) is repealed.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1499(b) of the
Food, Agriculture,
Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5506(b)) is amended by
striking ``and section 1499A''.
SEC. 860. PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION REGARDING SUSTAINABLE
AGRICULTURE
RESEARCH AND EDUCATION.
(a) Reporting Requirement.--Section 1622 of the Food,
Agriculture,
Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5812) is amended by
striking subsection (b).
(b) Advisory Council.--Section 1622 of the Food,
Agriculture,
Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5812) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking paragraph (2);
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``subsection (e)''
and inserting ``subsection (b)''; and
(C) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as
paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively;
(2) by striking subsections (c) and (d);
(3) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (b); and
(4) in subsection (b)(2) (as so redesignated)--
(A) by striking subparagraph (A); and
(B) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (F)
as subparagraphs (A) through (E), respectively.
(c) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Section 1619(b) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation,
and Trade Act of 1990 (7
U.S.C. 5801(b)) is amended--
(A) by striking paragraph (7); and
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (8), (9), and (10)
as paragraphs (7), (8), and (9), respectively.
(2) Section 1621(c) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation,
and Trade Act of 1990 (7
U.S.C. 5811(c)) is amended--
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) by striking subparagraph (A); and
(ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (B)
through (E) as subparagraphs (A) through (D),
respectively; and
(B) in paragraph (2)--
(i) by striking subparagraph (A); and
(ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (B)
through (F) as subparagraphs (A) through (E),
respectively.
(3) Section 1628(b) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation,
and Trade Act of 1990 (7
U.S.C. 5831(b)) is amended by striking
``Advisory Council, the
Soil Conservation Service,'' and
inserting ``Natural Resources
Conservation Service''.
SEC. 861. RESEARCH REGARDING PRODUCTION, PREPARATION,
PROCESSING,
HANDLING, AND STORAGE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
Subtitle E of title XVI of the Food, Agriculture,
Conservation, and
Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5871 et seq.) is repealed.
SEC. 862. PLANT AND ANIMAL PEST AND DISEASE CONTROL PROGRAM.
(a) Repeal.--Subtitle F of title XVI of the Food,
Agriculture,
Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5881 et seq.) is repealed.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Section 28(b)(2)(A) of the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide, and Rodenticide
Act (7 U.S.C. 136w-3(b)(2)(A)) is
amended by striking ``and
the information required by section
1651 of the Food, Agriculture,
Conservation, and Trade Act of
1990''.
(2) Section 1627(a)(3) of the Food, Agriculture,
Conservation, and Trade
Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5821(a)(3)) is
amended by striking ``and
section 1650''.
(3) Section 1628 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and
Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C.
5831) is amended by striking
``section 1650,'' each place
it appears in subsections (a) and
(d).
(4) Section 1629 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and
Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C.
5832) is amended by striking
``section 1650,'' each place
it appears in subsections (f) and
(g)(11).
SEC. 863. CERTAIN SPECIALIZED RESEARCH PROGRAMS.
Section 1672 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation,
and Trade Act
of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925) is amended--
(1) by striking subsections (a), (f), (g), (h), and (j); and
(2) by redesignating subsections (i) and (k) as subsections
(f) and (g), respectively.
SEC. 864. COMMISSION ON AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH FACILITIES.
Section 1674 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation,
and Trade Act
of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5927) is repealed.
SEC. 865. SPECIAL GRANT TO STUDY CONSTRAINTS ON AGRICULTURAL TRADE.
Section 1678 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation,
and Trade Act
of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5931) is repealed.
SEC. 866. PILOT PROJECT TO COORDINATE FOOD AND NUTRITION
EDUCATION
PROGRAMS.
Section 1679 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation,
and Trade Act
of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5932) is repealed.
SEC. 867. DEMONSTRATION AREAS FOR RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
Section 2348 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation,
and Trade Act
of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2662a) is repealed.
SEC. 868. TECHNICAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE REGARDING GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE.
Section 2404 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation,
and Trade Act
of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6703) is repealed.
SEC. 869. COMMITTEE OF NINE UNDER HATCH ACT OF 1887.
Section 3(c)3 of the Act of March 2, 1887 (commonly
known as the
``Hatch Act of 1887''; 7 U.S.C. 361c(c)3) is amended by striking ``,
and
shall be used'' and all that follows through ``by this paragraph''.
SEC. 870. COTTON CROP REPORTS.
The Act of May 3, 1924 (43 Stat. 115, chapter 149;
7 U.S.C. 475), is
repealed.
SEC. 871. RURAL ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
AND ADDITIONAL
RESEARCH GRANTS UNDER TITLE V OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT ACT OF
1972.
Section 502 of the Rural Development Act of 1972
(7 U.S.C. 2662) is
amended by striking subsections (g) and (j).
SEC. 872. HUMAN NUTRITION RESEARCH.
Section 1452 of the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and
Teaching Policy Act Amendments of 1985 (Public Law 99-198; 7 U.S.C.
3173
note) is repealed.
SEC. 873. GRANTS TO UPGRADE 1890 LAND-GRANT COLLEGE
EXTENSION
FACILITIES.
Section 1416 of the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and
Teaching Policy Act Amendments of 1981 (7 U.S.C. 3224) is repealed.
SEC. 874. INDIAN SUBSISTENCE FARMING DEMONSTRATION GRANT PROGRAM.
Subtitle C of title IX of the Food, Agriculture,
Conservation, and
Trade Act Amendments of 1991 (Public Law 102-237; 7 U.S.C. 5930 note)
is
repealed.
Subtitle D--Miscellaneous Research Provisions
SEC. 881. CRITICAL AGRICULTURAL MATERIALS RESEARCH.
(a) Reports.--Section 4 of the Critical Agricultural
Materials Act
(7 U.S.C. 178b) is amended--
(1) by striking subsection (g); and
(2) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (g).
(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 16(a)
of the Critical
Agricultural Materials Act (7 U.S.C. 178n(a)) is amended by striking
``1995'' and inserting ``1997''.
SEC. 882. MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT REGARDING 1994 INSTITUTIONS.
Section 533 of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant
Status Act of
1994 (Public Law 103-382; 7 U.S.C. 301 note) is amended by adding at
the
end the following:
``(d) <<NOTE: Native Americans.>> Memorandum
of Agreement.--Not
later than January 6, 1997, the Secretary shall develop and implement
a
formal memorandum of agreement with the 1994 Institutions to establish
programs to
ensure that tribally controlled colleges and Native American communities
equitably participate in Department of Agriculture employment, programs,
services, and resources.''.
SEC. 883. SMITH-LEVER ACT FUNDING FOR 1890 LAND-GRANT
COLLEGES,
INCLUDING TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY.
(a) Eligibility for Funds.--Section 3(d) of the Act
of May 8, 1914
(commonly known as the ``Smith-Lever Act''; 7 U.S.C. 343(d)), is amended
by adding at the end the following: ``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, may apply for and receive directly
from the Secretary of Agriculture--
``(1) amounts made available under this subsection after
September 30, 1995, to carry
out programs or initiatives for
which no funds were made
available under this subsection for
fiscal year 1995, or any
previous fiscal year, as determined by
the Secretary; and
``(2) amounts made available after September 30, 1995, to
carry out programs or initiatives
funded under this subsection
prior to that date that
are in excess of the highest amount made
available for the programs
or initiatives under this subsection
for fiscal year 1995, or
any previous fiscal year, as determined
by the Secretary.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The third sentence of
section 1444(a) of
the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy
Act
of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3221(a)) is amended by inserting before the period
at
the end the following: ``, except that for the purpose of this
calculation, the total appropriations shall not include amounts made
available after September 30, 1995, under section 3(d) of that Act
(7
U.S.C. 343(d)), to carry out programs or initiatives for which no funds
were made available under section 3(d) of that Act for fiscal year
1995,
or any previous fiscal year, as determined by the Secretary, and shall
not include amounts made available after September 30, 1995, to carry
out programs or initiatives funded under section 3(d) of that Act prior
to that date that are in excess of the highest amount made available
for
the programs or initiatives for fiscal year 1995, or any previous fiscal
year, as determined by the Secretary''.
SEC. 884. AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH FACILITIES.
(a) Research Facilities.--The Research Facilities
Act (7 U.S.C. 390
et seq.) is amended to read as follows:
``SECTION 1. <<NOTE: 7 USC 390 note.>> SHORT TITLE.
``This Act may be cited as the `Research Facilities Act'.
``SEC. 2. <<NOTE: 7 USC 390.>> DEFINITIONS.
``In this Act:
``(1) Agricultural research facility.--The term
`agricultural research facility'
means a proposed facility for
research in food and agricultural
sciences for which Federal
funds are requested by a
college, university, or nonprofit
institution to assist in
the construction, alteration,
acquisition, modernization,
renovation, or remodeling of the
facility.
``(2) Congressional agriculture committees.--The term
`congressional agriculture
committees' means the Committee
on Appropriations and the
Committee on Agriculture of the House
of Representatives and the
Committee on Appropriations and the
Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate.
``(3) Food and agricultural sciences.--The term `food and
agricultural sciences' means--
``(A) agriculture, including soil and water
conservation and use, the use of organic materials to
improve soil tilth and fertility, plant and animal
production and protection, and plant and animal health;
``(B) the processing, distribution, marketing, and
utilization of food and agricultural products;
``(C) forestry, including range management,
production of forest and range products, multiple use of
forests and rangelands, and urban forestry;
``(D) aquaculture (as defined in section 1404(3) of
the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and
Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103(3));
``(E) human nutrition;
``(F) production inputs, such as energy, to improve
productivity; and
``(G) germ plasm collection and preservation.
``(4) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary
of Agriculture.
``(5) Task force.--The term `task force' means the Strategic
Planning Task Force established
under section 4.
``SEC. 3. <<NOTE: 7 USC 390a.>> REVIEW PROCESS.
``(a) Submission to Secretary.--Each proposal for
an agricultural
research facility shall be submitted to the Secretary for review. The
Secretary shall review the proposals in the order in which the proposals
are received.
``(b) Application Process.--In consultation with
the congressional
agriculture committees, the Secretary shall establish an application
process for the submission of proposals for agricultural research
facilities.
``(c) Criteria for Approval.--
``(1) Determination by secretary.--With respect to each
proposal for an agricultural
research facility submitted under
subsection (a), the Secretary
shall determine whether the
proposal meets the criteria
set forth in paragraph (2).
``(2) Criteria.--A proposal for an agricultural research
facility shall meet the
following criteria:
``(A) Non-federal share.--The proposal shall certify
the availability of at least a 50 percent non-Federal
share of the cost of the facility. The non-Federal share
shall be paid in cash and may include funding from
private sources or from units of State or local
government.
``(B) Nonduplication of facilities.--The proposal
shall demonstrate how the agricultural research facility
would be complementary to, and not duplicative of,
facilities of colleges, universities, and nonprofit
institutions, and facilities of the Agricultural
Research Service, within the State and region.
``(C) National research priorities.--The proposal
shall demonstrate how the agricultural research facility
would serve--
``(i) 1 or more of the national research
policies and priorities set forth in section 1402
of the National Agricultural Research, Extension,
and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3101);
and
``(ii) regional needs.
``(D) Long-term support.--The proposal shall
demonstrate that the recipient college, university, or
nonprofit institution has the ability and commitment to
support the long-term, ongoing operating costs of--
``(i) the agricultural research facility after
the facility is completed; and
``(ii) each program to be based at the
facility.
``(d) Evaluation of Proposals.--Not later than 90
days after
receiving a proposal under subsection (a), the Secretary shall--
``(1) evaluate and assess the merits of the proposal,
including the extent to
which the proposal meets the criteria
set forth in subsection
(c); and
``(2) <<NOTE: Reports.>> report to the congressional
agriculture committees on
the results of the evaluation and
assessment.
``SEC. 4. <<NOTE: 7 USC 390b.>> TASK FORCE ON 10-YEAR STRATEGIC
PLAN
FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH FACILITIES.
``(a) Establishment.--Not later than 6 months after
the date of
enactment of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of
1996,
the Secretary shall establish a task force, to be known as the
`Strategic Planning Task Force'. The task force shall be comprised
of 15
members.
``(b) Composition.--The Secretary shall select the
members of the
task force from a list of individuals recommended by the Advisory Board
established under section 1408 of the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3123). In
submitting the list to the Secretary, the Board may recommend for
selection individuals (including members of the Advisory Board) who
have
expertise in facilities development, modernization, construction,
consolidation, and closure.
``(c) Duties.--The task force shall review all currently
operating
agricultural research facilities constructed in whole or in part with
Federal funds, and all planned agricultural research facilities proposed
to be constructed with Federal funds, pursuant to criteria established
by the Secretary, to ensure that a comprehensive research capacity
is
maintained.
``(d) 10-Year Strategic Plan.--Not later than 2
years after the task
force is established, the task force shall prepare and submit to the
Secretary and the congressional agriculture committees a 10-year
strategic plan, reflecting both national and regional perspectives,
for
development, modernization, construction, consolidation, and closure
of
Federal agricultural research facilities and agricultural research
facilities proposed to be constructed with Federal funds.
``(e) Applicability of Federal Advisory Committee
Act.--
``(1) Public meetings.--All meetings of the task force shall
be publicly announced in
advance and shall be open to the
public. <<NOTE: Records.>>
Detailed minutes of meetings and
other appropriate records
of the activities of the task force
shall be kept and made available
to the public on request.
``(2) Exemption.--The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5
U.S.C. App.) and title XVIII
of the Food and Agriculture Act
of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2281 et
seq.) shall not apply to the task
force.
``(f) Definition of Agricultural Research Facility.--Notwithstanding
section 2(1), in this section the term `agricultural research facility'
means a facility for research in food and agricultural sciences.
``SEC. 5. <<NOTE: 7 USC 390c.>> APPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL
ADVISORY
COMMITTEE ACT.
``The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.)
and title XVIII
of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2281 et seq.) shall
not apply to a panel or board created solely for the purpose of
reviewing applications or proposals submitted under this Act.
``SEC. 6. <<NOTE: 7 USC 390d.>> AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
``(a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), there
are authorized
to be appropriated such sums as are necessary for fiscal years 1996
and
1997 for the study, plan, design, structure, and related costs of
agricultural research facilities under this Act.
``(b) Allowable Administrative Costs.--Not more
than 3 percent of
the funds made available for any project for an agricultural research
facility shall be available for administration of the project.''.
(b) <<NOTE: 7 USC 390 note.>> Application
of Amendment.--The
amendment made by subsection (a), other than section 4 of the Research
Facilities Act (as amended by subsection (a)), shall not apply to any
project for an agricultural research facility for which funds have
been
made available for a feasibility study or for any phase of the project
prior to October 1, 1995.
(c) Authorization of Appropriations for Federal Facilities.--Section
1431 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching
Policy Act Amendments of 1985 (Public Law 99-198; 99 Stat. 1556) is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by striking ``(a)''; and
(B) by striking ``1995'' and inserting ``1997''; and
(2) by striking subsection (b).
(d) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1463(a) of the
National
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7
U.S.C. 3311(a)) is amended by striking ``1416,''.
SEC. 885. NATIONAL COMPETITIVE RESEARCH INITIATIVE.
(a) Authorization of Appropriations for Competitive
Grants.--
Subsection (b)(10) of the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research
Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 450i(b)(10)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``fiscal year 1995'' and inserting ``each of
fiscal years 1995 through
1997''; and
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``20 percent'' and
inserting ``40 percent''.
(b) Availability of Funds.--Subsection (b) of the
Competitive,
Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 450i(b)) is amended
by adding at the end the following:
``(11) Availability of Funds.--Funds made available
under paragraph
(10) shall be available for obligation for a 2-year period beginning
on
October 1 of the fiscal year for which the funds are made available.''.
SEC. 886. RURAL DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH AND EDUCATION.
Section 502(a) of the Rural Development Act of 1972
(7 U.S.C.
2662(a)) is amended by inserting after the first sentence the following:
``The rural development extension programs shall also promote
coordinated and integrated rural community initiatives that advance
and
empower capacity building through leadership development,
entrepreneurship, business development and management training, and
strategic planning to increase jobs, income, and quality of life in
rural communities.''.
SEC. 887. DAIRY GOAT RESEARCH PROGRAM.
Section 1432(b)(5) of the National Agricultural Research,
Extension,
and Teaching Policy Act Amendments of 1981 (Public Law 97-98; 7 U.S.C.
3222 note) is amended by striking ``1995'' and inserting ``1997''.
SEC. 888. COMPETITIVE GRANTS FOR RESEARCH TO ERADICATE
AND CONTROL BROWN
CITRUS APHID AND CITRUS TRISTEZA VIRUS.
Section 1672 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation,
and Trade Act
of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925) (as amended by section 863) is amended by
inserting before subsection (b) the following:
``(a) Brown Citrus Aphid and Citrus Tristeza Virus.--
``(1) Research grants authorized.--The Secretary of
Agriculture may make competitive
grants available to support
research for the purpose
of--
``(A) developing methods to eradicate the brown
citrus aphid and the citrus tristeza virus from citrus
crops grown in the United States; or
``(B) adapting citrus crops grown in the United
States to the brown citrus aphid and the citrus tristeza
virus.
``(2) Method of providing grants.--Grants authorized under
this subsection shall be
made in the same manner, and shall be
subject to the same conditions,
as provided for competitive
grants under the Competitive,
Special, and Facilities Research
Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 450i).
``(3) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized
to be appropriated to carry
out this subsection $3,000,000 for
fiscal year 1997.''.
SEC. 889. <<NOTE: Arkansas.>> STUTTGART
NATIONAL AQUACULTURE RESEARCH
CENTER.
(a) Transfer of Functions to Secretary of Agriculture.--
(1) Purpose.--The first section of Public Law 85-342 (16
U.S.C. 778) is amended--
(A) by striking ``Secretary of the Interior'' and
all that follows through ``directed to'' and inserting
``Secretary of Agriculture shall'';
(B) by striking ``an experiment station or
stations'' and inserting ``1 or more centers''; and
(C) in paragraph (5), by striking ``Department of
Agriculture'' and inserting ``Secretary of the
Interior''.
(2) Authority.--Section 2 of Public Law 85-342 (16 U.S.C.
778a) is amended by striking
``, the Secretary'' and all that
follows through ``authorized''
and inserting ``, the Secretary
of Agriculture is authorized''.
(3) Assistance.--Section 3 of Public Law 85-342 (16 U.S.C.
778b) is amended--
(A) by striking ``Secretary of the Interior'' and
inserting ``Secretary of Agriculture''; and
(B) by striking ``Department of Agriculture'' and
inserting ``Secretary of the Interior''.
(b) Transfer of Fish Farming Experimental Laboratory
to Department
of Agriculture.--
(1) Designation of stuttgart national aquaculture research
center.--
(A) In general.--The Fish Farming Experimental
Laboratory in Stuttgart, Arkansas (including the
facilities in Kelso, Arkansas), shall be known and
designated as the ``Stuttgart National Aquaculture
Research Center''.
(B) References.--Any reference in a law, map,
regulation, document, paper, or other record of the
United States to the laboratory referred to in
subparagraph (A) shall be deemed to be a reference to
the ``Stuttgart National Aquaculture Research Center''.
(2) Transfer of laboratory to department of agriculture.--
Subject to section 1531
of title 31, United States Code, not
later than 90 days after
the date of enactment of this Act,
there are transferred to
the Department of Agriculture--
(A) the personnel employed in connection with the
laboratory referred to in paragraph (1)(A);
(B) the assets, liabilities, contracts, and real and
personal property of the laboratory;
(C) the records of the laboratory; and
(D) the unexpended balance of appropriations,
authorizations, allocations, and other funds employed in
connection with, held in connection with, arising from,
available to, or to be made available in connection with
the laboratory.
(3) Nonduplication of facilities.--The research center
referred to in paragraph
(1)(A) shall be complementary to, and
not duplicative of, facilities
of colleges, universities, and
nonprofit institutions,
and facilities of the Agricultural
Research Service, within
the State and region, as determined by
the Administrator of the
Service.
SEC. 890. EXPANSION OF AUTHORITIES RELATED TO NATIONAL ARBORETUM.
(a) Solicitation of Gifts, Benefits, and Devises.--The
first
sentence of section 5 of the Act of March 4, 1927 (20 U.S.C. 195),
is
amended by inserting ``solicit,'' after ``authorized to''.
(b) Concessions, Fees, and Voluntary Services.--The
Act of March 4,
1927 (20 U.S.C. 191 et seq.), is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``SEC. 6. <<NOTE: 20 USC 196.>> CONCESSIONS, FEES, AND VOLUNTARY
SERVICES.
``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding the Federal Property
and
Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 471 et seq.) and section
321 of the Act of June 30, 1932 (40 U.S.C. 303b), the Secretary of
Agriculture, in furtherance of the mission of the National Arboretum,
may--
``(1) negotiate agreements granting concessions at the
National Arboretum to nonprofit
scientific or educational
organizations the interests
of which are complementary to the
mission of the National
Arboretum, except that the net proceeds
of the organizations from
the concessions shall be used
exclusively for research
and educational work for the benefit of
the National Arboretum;
``(2) provide by concession, on such terms as the Secretary
of Agriculture considers
appropriate and necessary, for
commercial services for
food, drink, and nursery sales, if an
agreement for a permanent
concession under this paragraph is
negotiated with a qualified
person submitting a proposal after
due consideration of all
proposals received after the Secretary
of Agriculture provides
reasonable public notice of the intent
of the Secretary to enter
into such an agreement;
``(3) dispose of excess property, including excess plants
and fish, in a manner designed
to maximize revenue from any sale
of the property, including
by way of public auction, except that
this paragraph shall not
apply to the free dissemination of new
varieties of seeds and germ
plasm in accordance with section 520
of the Revised Statutes
(commonly known as the `Department of
Agriculture Organic Act
of 1862') (7 U.S.C. 2201);
``(4) charge such fees as the Secretary of Agriculture
considers reasonable for
temporary use by individuals or groups
of National Arboretum facilities
and grounds for any purpose
consistent with the mission
of the National Arboretum;
``(5) charge such fees as the Secretary of Agriculture
considers reasonable for
the use of the National Arboretum for
commercial photography or
cinematography;
``(6) publish, in print and electronically and without
regard to laws relating
to printing by the Federal Government,
informational brochures,
books, and other publications
concerning the National
Arboretum or the collections of the
Arboretum; and
``(7) license use of the National Arboretum name and logo
for public service or commercial
uses.
``(b) Use of Funds.--Any funds received or collected
by the
Secretary of Agriculture as a result of activities described in
subsection (a) shall be retained in a special fund in the Treasury
for
the use and benefit of the National Arboretum as the Secretary of
Agriculture considers appropriate.
``(c) Acceptance of Voluntary Services.--The Secretary
of
Agriculture may accept the voluntary services of organizations described
in subsection (a)(1), and the voluntary services of individuals
(including employees of the National Arboretum), for the benefit of
the
National Arboretum.''.
SEC. 891. <<NOTE: Alabama.>> TRANSFER OF AQUACULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER.
(a) Transfer of Fish Culture Laboratory to Department
of
Agriculture.--
(1) Designation of claude harris national aquacultural
research center.--
(A) In general.--The Southeastern Fish Culture
Laboratory in Marion, Alabama, shall be known and
designated as the ``Claude Harris National Aquacultural
Research Center''.
(B) References.--Any reference in a law, map,
regulation, document, paper, or other record of the
United States to the laboratory referred to in
subparagraph (A) shall be deemed to be a reference
to the ``Claude Harris National Aquacultural Research Center''.
(2) Transfer of laboratory to department of agriculture.--
Subject to section 1531
of title 31, United States Code, not
later than 90 days after
the date of enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of the Interior
may transfer, in whole or in part, to
the Department of Agriculture,
with the consent of the Secretary
of Agriculture--
(A) the personnel employed in connection with the
laboratory referred to in paragraph (1);
(B) the assets, liabilities, contracts, and real and
personal property of the laboratory;
(C) the records of the laboratory; and
(D) the unexpended balance of appropriations,
authorizations, allocations, and other funds employed in
connection with, held in connection with, arising from,
available to, or to be made available in connection with
the laboratory.
(b) Nonduplication of Facilities.--The research center
designated by
subsection (a) shall be complementary to, and not duplicative of,
facilities of colleges, universities, and nonprofit institutions, and
facilities of the Agricultural Research Service, within the State and
region, as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture.
SEC. 892. <<NOTE: 7 USC 5935.>> USE OF
REMOTE SENSING DATA AND OTHER
DATA TO ANTICIPATE POTENTIAL FOOD, FEED, AND FIBER SHORTAGES
OR EXCESSES AND TO PROVIDE TIMELY INFORMATION TO ASSIST
FARMERS WITH PLANTING DECISIONS.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
(1) remote sensing data can be useful to predict impending
famine problems and forest
infestations in time to allow
remedial action;
(2) remote sensing data can inform the agricultural
community as to the condition
of crops and the land that
sustains those crops; and
(3) remote sensing data and other data can be valuable, when
received on a timely basis,
in determining the need for
additional plantings of
a particular crop or a substitute crop.
(b) Information Development.--The Secretary of Agriculture
and the
Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration,
maximizing private funding and involvement, shall provide farmers and
other interested persons with timely information, through remote
sensing, on crop conditions, fertilization and irrigation needs, pest
infiltration, soil conditions, projected food, feed, and fiber
production, and any other information available through remote sensing.
(c) Coordination.--The Secretary of Agriculture
and the
Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
shall
jointly develop a proposal to provide farmers and other prospective
users with supply and demand information for food and fibers.
(d) Sunset.--The authorities provided by this section
shall expire 5
years after the date of enactment of this Act.
SEC. 893. SENSE OF SENATE REGARDING METHYL BROMIDE
ALTERNATIVE RESEARCH
AND EXTENSION ACTIVITIES.
It is the sense of the Senate that--
(1) the Department of Agriculture should continue to make
methyl bromide alternative
research and extension activities a
high priority of the Department;
and
(2) the Department of Agriculture, the Environmental
Protection Agency, producer
and processor organizations,
environmental organizations,
and State agencies should continue
their dialogue on the risks
and benefits of extending the 2001
phaseout deadline.
Subtitle E--Research Authority After Fiscal Year 1997
SEC. 897. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Subject to section 898, there are authorized to be
appropriated for
fiscal years 1998 through 2002 such sums as are necessary to carry
out
the agricultural research, extension, and education activities and
initiatives of the Department of Agriculture.
SEC. 898. ACTIVITIES SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY OF APPROPRIATIONS.
During each of fiscal years 1998 through 2002, the
Secretary of
Agriculture shall conduct only those agricultural research, extension,
and education activities and initiatives of the Department of
Agriculture for which funds are specifically provided for the fiscal
year in an appropriation Act.