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§8852 Coordination of Research and Extension Activities; Consultative Requirements

Title 42 › CHAPTER 96 — BIOMASS ENERGY AND ALCOHOL FUELS › SUBCHAPTER III — RURAL, AGRICULTURAL, AND FORESTRY BIOMASS ENERGY › § 8852

Last updated Sep 23, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of Agriculture must coordinate applied research and extension programs carried out under this subchapter and the related agricultural research laws — including the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act, the Bankhead-Jones Act, the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Research Act, and the Smith-Lever Act — with programs of the Department of Energy. The Secretary must keep consulting on an ongoing basis with the Subcommittee on Food, Agricultural, and Forestry Research of the Federal Coordinating Council for Science, Engineering, and Technology; the Joint Council on Food and Agricultural Sciences; and the National Agricultural Research and Extension Users Advisory Board to coordinate research and extension activities.

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Title 42, §8852

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(a)The Secretary of Agriculture shall coordinate the applied research and extension programs conducted under this subchapter and under the amendments made by this subchapter to section 1419 [7 U.S.C. 3154] and subtitle B of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 [7 U.S.C. 3129], section 1 of the Bankhead-Jones Act [7 U.S.C. 3104], section 3 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Research Act of 1978 [16 U.S.C. 1642], and section 1 and 2 of the Smith-Lever Act [7 U.S.C. 341, 342] with the programs of the Department of Energy.
(b)In carrying out this subchapter and the amendments made by this subchapter, the Secretary of Agriculture shall consult on a continuing basis with—
(1)the Subcommittee on Food, Agricultural, and Forestry Research of the Federal Coordinating Council for Science, Engineering, and Technology;
(2)the Joint Council on Food and Agricultural Sciences; and
(3)the National Agricultural Research and Extension Users Advisory Board;
for the purpose of coordinating research and extension activities.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This subchapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this subtitle”, meaning subtitle C (§§ 251–262) of title II of Pub. L. 96–294,
June 30, 1980, 94 Stat. 705, which enacted this subchapter and section 1435 and 3129 of Title 7, Agriculture, and amended section 341, 342, 3104, and 3154 of Title 7 and section 590h and 1642 of Title 16, Conservation. For complete classification of subtitle C to the Code, see Tables. 7 U.S.C. 3154, referred to in subsec. (a), was repealed by Pub. L. 110–246, title VII, § 7110(a),
June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1980. 7 U.S.C. 3129, referred to in subsec. (a), was repealed by Pub. L. 101–624, title XVI, § 1601(f)(1)(C), Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3704.

Amendments

1981—Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 97–98 substituted “Subcommittee on Food, Agricultural, and Forestry Research” for “Subcommittee on Food and Renewable Resources”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1981 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 97–98 effective Dec. 22, 1981, see section 1801 of Pub. L. 97–98, set out as an

Effective Date

note under section 4301 of Title 7, Agriculture.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 8852

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Sep 23, 2026

Release point: 119-110