§3292a — Title 7 Agriculture | U.S. Code

Summary

The Secretary can set up an agricultural research and development program with the George E. Brown United States/Mexico Foundation for Science. The work must target problems that affect farmers and consumers in both countries, especially food safety, plant and animal pests, and the natural resources farming depends on. Grants must be awarded competitively through the Foundation. Any U.S. money must be matched by the Government of Mexico at least dollar-for-dollar. The funds cannot be used to plan, repair, buy, or build any building or facility.

Title 7, §3292a

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(a)The Secretary may provide for an agricultural research and development program with the George E. Brown United States/Mexico Foundation for Science. The program shall focus on binational problems facing agricultural producers and consumers in the 2 countries, in particular pressing problems in the areas of food safety, plant and animal pest control, and the natural resources base on which agriculture depends.

(b)Grants under the research and development program shall be awarded competitively through the Foundation.

(c)The provision of funds to the Foundation by the United States Government shall be subject to the condition that the Government of Mexico match, on at least a dollar-for-dollar basis, any funds provided by the United States Government.

(d)Funds provided under this section may not be used for the planning, repair, rehabilitation, acquisition, or construction of a building or facility.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 1459 of Pub. L. 95–113 was classified to section 3301 of this title, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 99–198.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

“George E. Brown United States/Mexico Foundation for Science” substituted in subsec. (a) for “United States/Mexico Foundation for Science” pursuant to section 423 of Pub. L. 106–74, set out below. Pub. L. 106–74, title IV, § 423, Oct. 20, 1999, 113 Stat. 1095, provided in part: “That the United States/Mexico Foundation for Science is renamed the ‘George E. Brown United States/Mexico Foundation for Science’.”

§3292a United States-Mexico joint agricultural research