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§7630 Grants for youth organizations

Title 7 › Chapter CHAPTER 103— - AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND EDUCATION REFORM › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - NEW AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND EDUCATION INITIATIVES › § 7630

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary, through the Director of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, must give grants to the Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, National 4‑H Council, and National FFA Organization to start pilot projects that expand their programs in rural areas and small towns, including 4‑H activities under Public Law 107–19. Each group gets flexibility to deliver programs to meet local needs. Recipients may pass funds to local councils or chapters without more approval. Funding authorized: whatever is needed for fiscal years 2008 through 2013, and $3,000,000 each fiscal year 2014 through 2023.

Full Legal Text

Title 7, §7630

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(a)The Secretary, acting through the Director of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, shall make grants to the Girl Scouts of the United States of America, the Boy Scouts of America, the National 4–H Council, and the National FFA Organization to establish pilot projects to expand the programs carried out by the organizations in rural areas and small towns (including, with respect to the National 4–H Council, activities provided for in Public Law 107–19 (115 Stat. 153)).
(b)The Secretary shall provide maximum flexibility in content delivery to each organization receiving funds under this section so as to ensure that the unique goals of each organization, as well as the local community needs, are fully met.
(c)Recipients of funds under this section may redistribute all or part of the funds received to individual councils or local chapters within the councils without further need of approval from the Secretary.
(d)There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section—
(1)such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2013; and
(2)$3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2023.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Pub. L. 107–19, referred to in subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 107–19, July 10, 2001, 115 Stat. 153, which is not classified to the Code. Codification Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 made identical

Amendments

to this section. The

Amendments

by Pub. L. 110–234 were repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246.

Amendments

2018—Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 115–334 substituted “2023” for “2018”. 2014—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 113–79 substituted “section—” for “section such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.” and added pars. (1) and (2). 2008—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 110–246, § 7511(c)(32), substituted “Director of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture” for “Administrator of the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service”. Subsecs. (b) to (d). Pub. L. 110–246, § 7309, added subsecs. (b) to (d) and struck out former subsecs. (b) and (c) which related to availability of funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation for fiscal year 2002 and authorization of appropriations for fiscal years 2003 through 2007.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 2008 AmendmentAmendment of this section and repeal of Pub. L. 110–234 by Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–234, except as otherwise provided, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as an

Effective Date

note under section 8701 of this title. Amendment by section 7511(c)(32) of Pub. L. 110–246 effective Oct. 1, 2009, see section 7511(c) of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as a note under section 1522 of this title. Definitions Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture, see section 7401(1) of Pub. L. 107–171, set out as a note under section 3319b of this title.

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Citation

7 U.S.C. § 7630

Title 7Agriculture

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73