(b)
Activities
Each program established under subsection (a) shall—
(1)
transfer technologies to natural resource-based industries in the United States to make such industries more efficient, productive, and competitive;
(2)
assist businesses to identify global marketing opportunities, conduct business on an international basis, and market themselves more effectively; and
(3)
train local leaders in strategic community economic development.
(c)
Types of programs
The Secretary of Agriculture shall establish specific programs under subsection (a) to—
(1)
deliver educational services focused on community economic analysis, economic diversification, economic impact analysis, retention and expansion of existing commodity and noncommodity industries, amenity resource and tourism development, and entrepreneurship focusing on forest lands and rural communities;
(2)
use Cooperative Extension System databases and analytical tools to help communities diversify their economic bases, add value locally to raw forest product materials, and retain revenues by helping to develop local businesses and industries to supply forest products locally; and
(3)
use the full resources of the Cooperative Extension System, including land-grant universities and county offices, to promote economic development that is sustainable and environmentally sound.
(d)
Rural revitalization technologies
(1)
In general
The Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, in consultation with the State and Private Forestry Technology Marketing Unit at the Forest Products Laboratory, and in collaboration with eligible institutions, may carry out a program—
(A)
to accelerate adoption of technologies using biomass and small-diameter materials;
(B)
to create community-based enterprises through marketing activities and demonstration projects; and
(C)
to establish small-scale business enterprises to make use of biomass and small-diameter materials.
(2)
Authorization of appropriations
([Pub. L. 101–624, title XXIII, § 2371], Nov. 28, 1990, [104 Stat. 4045]; [Pub. L. 108–148, title II, § 202], Dec. 3, 2003, [117 Stat. 1902]; [Pub. L. 110–234, title VII, § 7511(c)(25)], title VIII, § 8201, May 22, 2008, [122 Stat. 1269], 1290; [Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a)], title VII, § 7511(c)(25), title VIII, § 8201, June 18, 2008, [122 Stat. 1664], 2031, 2051; [Pub. L. 113–79, title VIII, § 8201], Feb. 7, 2014, [128 Stat. 914]; [Pub. L. 115–334, title VIII, § 8701], Dec. 20, 2018, [132 Stat. 4875].)