7 U.S.C. § 3317

Current through P.L. 118-106 (published on www.congress.gov on 10/04/2024)

Section 3317 - Program evaluation studies

(a) The Secretary shall regularly conduct program evaluations to meet the purposes of this chapter and the responsibilities assigned to the Secretary and the Department of Agriculture in this chapter. Such evaluations shall be designed to provide information that may be used to improve the administration and effectiveness of agricultural research, extension, and teaching programs in achieving their stated objectives.

(b) The Secretary is authorized to encourage and foster the regular evaluation of agricultural research, extension, and teaching programs within the State agricultural experiment stations, cooperative extension services, and colleges and universities, through the development and support of cooperative evaluation programs and program evaluation centers and institutes.

7 U.S.C. § 3317

Pub. L. 95-113, title XIV, §1471, as added Pub. L. 97-98, title XIV, §1439(a), Dec. 22, 1981, 95 Stat. 1314.

EDITORIAL NOTES

REFERENCES IN TEXTFor definition of "this chapter", referred to in subsec. (a), see note set out under section 3102 of this title.

STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES

EFFECTIVE DATESection effective Dec. 22, 1981, see section 1801 of Pub. L. 97-98 set out as a note under section 4301 of this title.

Department of Agriculture: The term "Department of Agriculture" means the United States Department of Agriculture.
Secretary: The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States.
State agricultural experiment stations: The term "State agricultural experiment stations" means those institutions eligible to receive funds under the Act of March 2, 1887 (24 Stat. 440-442, as amended; 7 U.S.C. 361a-361i).
agricultural research: The term "agricultural research" means research in the food and agricultural sciences.
cooperative extension services: The term "cooperative extension services" means the organizations established at the land-grant colleges and universities under the Smith-Lever Act of May 8, 1914 (38 Stat. 372-374, as amended; 7 U.S.C. 341-349), and section 209(b) of the Act of October 26, 1974 (88 Stat. 1428, as amended; D.C. Code, sec. 31-1719(b)).
extension: The term "extension" means the informal education programs conducted in the States in cooperation with the Department of Agriculture.