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[CITE: 7USC3172]

 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
       CHAPTER 64--AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND TEACHING
 
SUBCHAPTER IV--NATIONAL FOOD AND HUMAN NUTRITION RESEARCH AND EXTENSION 
                                 PROGRAM
 
Sec. 3172. Duties of Secretary of Agriculture

    In order to carry out the policy of this subchapter, the Secretary 
shall develop and implement a national food and human nutrition research 
and extension program that shall include, but not be limited to--
        (1) research on human nutritional requirements;
        (2) research on the nutrient composition of foods and the 
    effects of agricultural practices, handling, food processing, and 
    cooking on the nutrients they contain;
        (3) surveillance of the nutritional benefits provided to 
    participants in the food programs administered by the Department of 
    Agriculture;
        (4) research on the factors affecting food preference and 
    habits; and
        (5) the development of techniques and equipment to assist 
    consumers in the home or in institutions in selecting food that 
    supplies a nutritionally adequate diet.

(Pub. L. 95-113, title XIV, Sec. 1422, Sept. 29, 1977, 91 Stat. 999.)
