§1645 General provisions

Summary

The Secretary may give money to partners and grantees under this subchapter even if section 3324(a) and (b) of title 31 would normally bar advances of public money. The Secretary must coordinate these grants with other grants to avoid paying for the same thing twice. The Secretary must share the research results and technology from work paid for under this subchapter and may work with the agencies and groups named later and with others. The Secretary should use top scientific skills from many fields, push for a mix of short‑ and long‑term work and basic and applied research, avoid unnecessary duplication by coordinating across USDA, other federal agencies, state experiment stations, extension services, state foresters, forestry schools, and private research groups, and support training and exchanges to keep and grow qualified scientists. This subchapter adds to other laws and does not cancel other authorities except where it says so. For this subchapter, “United States” and “State” include each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands of the United States, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and the territories and possessions of the United States.