7 U.S.C. § 3292b: Competitive grants for…

Summary

The Secretary may give competitive grants to colleges and universities to help the United States compete economically and grow international markets. Grants must support agricultural research, extension, and teaching. Grants must do things like make college programs more international; let U.S. researchers and extension staff who work abroad share their results with U.S. peers and students; build university ability to do joint research with other countries and federal agencies on issues tied to U.S. farm competitiveness; help apply foreign farm technology in the United States; and help U.S. food and natural resource businesses compete internationally (market finding, international policies, market development, and production efficiency). Funding: whatever is needed for fiscal years 1999 through 2013, and $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2023.

Title 7, §3292b

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(a)Competitive grants authorized

The Secretary may make competitive grants to colleges and universities in order to strengthen United States economic competitiveness and to promote international market development.

(b)Purpose of grants

Grants under this section shall be directed to agricultural research, extension, and teaching activities that will—

(1)enhance the international content of the curricula in colleges and universities so as to ensure that United States students acquire an understanding of the international dimensions and trade implications of their studies;

(2)ensure that United States scientists, extension agents, and educators involved in agricultural research and development activities outside of the United States have the opportunity to convey the implications of their activities and findings to their peers and students in the United States and to the users of agricultural research, extension, and teaching;

(3)enhance the capabilities of colleges and universities to do collaborative research with other countries, in cooperation with other Federal agencies, on issues relevant to United States agricultural competitiveness;

(4)enhance the capabilities of colleges and universities to provide cooperative extension education to promote the application of new technology developed in foreign countries to United States agriculture; and

(5)enhance the capability of United States colleges and universities, in cooperation with other Federal agencies, to provide leadership and educational programs that will assist United States natural resources and food production, processing, and distribution businesses and industries to compete internationally, including product market identification, international policies limiting or enhancing market production, development of new or enhancement of existing markets, and production efficiencies.

(c)Authorization of appropriations

There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section— (1)

(2)$5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2023.

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Editorial Notes

Codification Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 made identical

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to this section. The

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

Amendments

2018—Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 115–334 substituted “2023” for “2018”. 2014—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 113–79 amended subsec. (c) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2012.” 2008—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 110–246, § 7131, substituted “2012” for “2007”. 2002—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 107–171 substituted “2007” for “2002”.

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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, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as an

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note under section 8701 of this title.

§3292b Competitive Grants for International Agricultural Science and Education Programs

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