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[CITE: 7USC5821]

 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
                          CHAPTER 88--RESEARCH
 
      SUBCHAPTER I--SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION
 
                  Part B--Integrated Management Systems
 
Sec. 5821. Integrated management systems


(a) Establishment

    The Secretary shall establish a research and education program 
concerning integrated resource management and integrated crop management 
in order to enhance research related to farming operations, practices, 
and systems that optimize crop and livestock production potential and 
are environmentally sound. The purpose of the program shall be--
        (1) to encourage producers to adopt integrated crop and 
    livestock management practices and systems that minimize or abate 
    adverse environmental impacts, reduce soil erosion and loss of water 
    and nutrients, enhance the efficient use of on-farm and off-farm 
    inputs, and maintain or increase profitability and long-term 
    productivity;
        (2) to develop knowledge and information on integrated crop and 
    livestock management systems and practices to assist agricultural 
    producers in the adoption of these systems and practices;
        (3) to accumulate and analyze information on agricultural 
    production practices researched or developed under programs 
    established under this subchapter, chapter 86 of this title,\1\ and 
    other appropriate programs of the Department of Agriculture to 
    further the development of integrated crop and livestock management 
    systems;
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        (4) to facilitate the adoption of whole-farm integrated crop and 
    livestock management systems through demonstration projects on 
    individual farms, including small and limited resource farms, 
    throughout the United States; and
        (5) to evaluate and recommend appropriate integrated crop and 
    livestock management policies and programs.

(b) Development and adoption of integrated crop management practices

    The Secretary shall encourage agricultural producers to adopt and 
develop individual, site-specific integrated crop management practices. 
On a priority basis, the Secretary shall develop and disseminate 
information on integrated crop management systems for agricultural 
producers in specific localities or crop producing regions where the 
Secretary determines--
        (1) water quality is impaired as a result of local or regional 
    agricultural production practices; or
        (2) the adoption of such practices may aid in the recovery of 
    endangered or threatened species.

(c) Development and adoption of integrated resource management practices

    The Secretary shall, on a priority basis, develop programs to 
encourage livestock producers to develop and adopt individual, site-
specific integrated resource management practices. These programs shall 
be designed to benefit producers and consumers through--
        (1) optimum use of available resources and improved production 
    and financial efficiency for producers;
        (2) identifying and prioritizing the research and educational 
    needs of the livestock industry relating to production and financial 
    efficiency, competitiveness, environmental stability, and food 
    safety; and
        (3) utilizing an interdisciplinary approach.

(d) Authorization of appropriations

    There are authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year 
$20,000,000 to carry out this section through the Extension Service.

(Pub. L. 101-624, title XVI, Sec. 1627, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3739; 
Pub. L. 104-127, title VIII, Sec. 862(b)(2), Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 
1174.)

                       References in Text

    This subchapter, referred to in subsec. (a)(3), was in the original 
``this subtitle'', meaning subtitle B (Secs. 1619-1629) of title XVI of 
Pub. L. 101-624, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3733, which enacted this 
subchapter, repealed sections 4701 to 4710 of this title, and repealed 
provisions set out as a note under section 4701 of this title. For 
complete classification of subtitle B to the Code, see Tables.
    Chapter 86 of this title, referred to in subsec. (a)(3), was in the 
original ``subtitle G of title XIV'', meaning subtitle G (Secs. 1481-
1485) of title XIV of Pub. L. 101-624, which was repealed by Pub. L. 
105-185, title III, Sec. 302(c), June 23, 1998, 112 Stat. 563.


                               Amendments

    1996--Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 104-127 struck out ``and section 5881 
of this title'' before ``and other appropriate''.
