The Secretaries shall coordinate the conduct of, and may contract with the National Science Foundation, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and other suitable Federal agencies for, such scientific research and development as may be necessary or appropriate in support of the coordinated program and the comprehensive plan and in furtherance of the purposes and objectives of this chapter.
7 U.S.C. § 5315
- Secretaries
- the term "Secretaries" means the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting jointly.
- comprehensive plan
- the term "comprehensive plan" means the comprehensive plan prepared under section 5313 of this title;
- coordinated program
- the term "coordinated program" means the National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Program established by section 5311(a) of this title;