§1645 General Provisions

Summary

The Secretary can give money to partners and grantees under this law even if the usual federal rule against advance payments would otherwise block it. The Secretary must coordinate these grants with other grant programs to avoid duplicate work. The Secretary must spread the research results and new technology from work funded here. To do that, the Secretary may work with other USDA units, other federal agencies, state agricultural experiment stations and extension services, state foresters or equivalent officials, forestry schools, and private research organizations. The Secretary should use top scientific talent from many fields, balance short- and long-term and basic and applied research, avoid unnecessary duplication, and support training, exchanges, and other programs to keep and grow skilled scientists. This law adds to other USDA laws and does not cancel or limit them unless it says so clearly. For this law, “United States” and “State” include the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and the territories and possessions of the United States.