42 U.S.C. § 8852

Current through P.L. 118-107 (published on www.congress.gov on 11/21/2024)

Section 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 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.

¹ See References in Text note below.

42 U.S.C. § 8852

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.

EDITORIAL NOTES

REFERENCES IN TEXTThis 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 sections 1435 and 3129 of Title 7, Agriculture, and amended sections 341, 342, 3104, and 3154 of Title 7 and sections 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 (a), was repealed by Pub.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 (a), was repealed by Pub.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.

AMENDMENTS1981-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 AMENDMENT Amendment 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.

Secretary

the term "Secretary" means- (A) the Secretary of Education for purposes of subtitle A (other than section 3201),(B) the Secretary of Agriculture for purposes of the amendments made by section 3201, and(C) the Secretary of Health and Human Services for purposes of subtitle B,