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[CITE: 7USC3101]

 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
       CHAPTER 64--AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND TEACHING
 
            SUBCHAPTER I--FINDINGS, PURPOSES, AND DEFINITIONS
 
Sec. 3101. Purposes of agricultural research, extension, and 
        education
        
    The purposes of federally supported agricultural research, 
extension, and education are to--
        (1) enhance the competitiveness of the United States agriculture 
    and food industry in an increasingly competitive world environment;
        (2) increase the long-term productivity of the United States 
    agriculture and food industry while maintaining and enhancing the 
    natural resource base on which rural America and the United States 
    agricultural economy depend;
        (3) develop new uses and new products for agricultural 
    commodities, such as alternative fuels, and develop new crops;
        (4) support agricultural research and extension to promote 
    economic opportunity in rural communities and to meet the increasing 
    demand for information and technology transfer throughout the United 
    States agriculture industry;
        (5) improve risk management in the United States agriculture 
    industry;
        (6) improve the safe production and processing of, and adding of 
    value to, United States food and fiber resources using methods that 
    maintain the balance between yield and environmental soundness;
        (7) support higher education in agriculture to give the next 
    generation of Americans the knowledge, technology, and applications 
    necessary to enhance the competitiveness of United States 
    agriculture; and
        (8) maintain an adequate, nutritious, and safe supply of food to 
    meet human nutritional needs and requirements.

(Pub. L. 95-113, title XIV, Sec. 1402, as added Pub. L. 101-624, title 
XVI, Sec. 1602(a), Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3705; amended Pub. L. 104-
127, title VIII, Sec. 801, Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1156.)


                            Prior Provisions

    A prior section 3101, Pub. L. 95-113, title XIV, Sec. 1402, Sept. 
29, 1977, 91 Stat. 981; Pub. L. 97-98, title XIV, Sec. 1402, Dec. 22, 
1981, 95 Stat. 1294; Pub. L. 99-198, title XIV, Sec. 1402, Dec. 23, 
1985, 99 Stat. 1542, stated Congressional findings, prior to repeal by 
Pub. L. 101-624, title XVI, Sec. 1601(f)(1)(A), Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 
3704.


                               Amendments

    1996--Pub. L. 104-127 amended section generally, substituting 
present provisions for provisions which set out six purposes of 
federally funded agricultural research and extension programs.


                      Short Title of 1985 Amendment

    Section 1401 of title XIV of Pub. L. 99-198 provided that: ``This 
title [enacting sections 1632, 3224, 3292, 3319a to 3319d, and 4701 to 
4710 of this title, amending this section and sections 178c, 342, 343, 
390 to 390d, 390f, 390h, 390i, 390j, 450i, 2266, 2662, 2663, 3103, 3121 
to 3123, 3124a, 3125, 3151, 3152, 3194 to 3196, 3221 to 3223, 3291, 
3311, 3312, 3318, 3319, 3322, 3324, 3335, and 3336 of this title, 
repealing sections 390e, 390g, 3174, 3177, 3301 to 3304, and 3323 of 
this title, enacting provisions set out as notes under sections 343, 
390, 390c, 450i, 3173, 3292, 3311, 3312, and 4701 of this title, 
amending provisions set out as a note under section 3222 of this title, 
and repealing provisions set out as a note under section 2281 of this 
title] may be cited as the `National Agricultural Research, Extension, 
and Teaching Policy Act Amendments of 1985'.''


                      Short Title of 1981 Amendment

    Section 1401 of title XIV of Pub. L. 97-98 provided that: ``This 
title [enacting sections 2271, 2661 to 2667, 3124a, 3223, 3317 to 3319, 
3321 to 3324, and 3331 to 3336 of this title, amending this section and 
sections 322, 361c, 390c, 450i, 3102, 3103, 3121 to 3124, 3125 to 3128, 
3151 to 3154, 3175, 3177, 3191, 3192, 3194 to 3196, 3221, 3222, 3263, 
3282, 3291, 3311, and 3312 of this title, section 5315 of Title 5, 
Government Organization and Employees, sections 582a, 582a-1, and 582a-3 
to 582a-5 of Title 16, Conservation, section 483 of Title 40, Public 
Buildings, Property, and Works, and sections 6651 and 8852 of Title 42, 
The Public Health and Welfare, repealing sections 2670 and 3176 of this 
title, omitting section 2668 of this title, and enacting provisions set 
out as notes under sections 2281 and 3176 of this title] may be cited as 
the `National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act 
Amendments of 1981'.''


                               Short Title

    Section 1401 of title XIV of Pub. L. 95-113 provided that: ``This 
title [enacting this chapter and sections 2669 and 2670 of this title, 
amending sections 341, 342, 343, 361c, 390 to 390j, 427, 450i, 1923, 
1942, 2662, 2663, and 2667 of this title and section 6651 of Title 42, 
The Public Health and Welfare, and repealing section 390k of this title] 
may be cited as the `National Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
Teaching Policy Act of 1977'.''

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 390a, 2204f, 3123, 7612 of 
this title.
