Title 7 — AgricultureRelease 119-73
§3317 Program evaluation studies
Title 7 › Chapter CHAPTER 64— - AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND TEACHING › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER X— - FUNDING AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › § 3317
Summary
The Secretary must regularly evaluate agricultural research, extension, and teaching programs to improve how they perform and meet their goals. The Secretary may fund and promote cooperative evaluation programs and centers at State experiment stations, extension services, and colleges.
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Title 7, §3317
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(a)The Secretary shall regularly conduct program evaluations to meet the purposes of this chapter and the responsibilities assigned to the Secretary and the Department of Agriculture in this chapter. Such evaluations shall be designed to provide information that may be used to improve the administration and effectiveness of agricultural research, extension, and teaching programs in achieving their stated objectives.
(b)The Secretary is authorized to encourage and foster the regular evaluation of agricultural research, extension, and teaching programs within the State agricultural experiment stations, cooperative extension services, and colleges and universities, through the development and support of cooperative evaluation programs and program evaluation centers and institutes.
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References in Text
For definition of “this chapter”, referred to in subsec. (a), see note set out under section 3102 of this title.
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Effective Date
Section effective Dec. 22, 1981, see section 1801 of Pub. L. 97–98, set out as a note under section 4301 of this title.
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Citation
7 U.S.C. § 3317
Title 7 — Agriculture
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73