42 USC 8852 - Coordination of research and extension activities; consultative requirements

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§ 8852.

Coordination of research and extension activities; consultative requirements

(a)

The Secretary of Agriculture shall coordinate the applied research and extension programs conducted under this subchapter 1

 See References in Text note below.

and under the amendments made by this subchapter to section 1419 [7 U.S.C. 3154]1 and subtitle B of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 [7 U.S.C. 3129],1 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 sections 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.

(Pub. L. 96–294, title II, § 257, June 30, 1980, 94 Stat. 708; Pub. L. 97–98, title XIV, § 1406(c), Dec. 22, 1981, 95 Stat. 1299.)

cite as: 42 USC 8852