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[CITE: 7USC7611]

 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
   CHAPTER 103--AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND EDUCATION REFORM
 
      SUBCHAPTER I--PRIORITIES, SCOPE, REVIEW, AND COORDINATION OF 
             AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND EDUCATION
 
Sec. 7611. Standards for Federal funding of agricultural 
        research, extension, and education
        

(a) In general

    The Secretary shall ensure that agricultural research, extension, or 
education activities described in subsection (b) of this section address 
a concern that--
        (1) is a priority, as determined under section 7612(a) of this 
    title; and
        (2) has national, multistate, or regional significance.

(b) Application

    Subsection (a) of this section applies to--
        (1) research activities conducted by the Agricultural Research 
    Service; and
        (2) research, extension, or education activities administered, 
    on a competitive basis, by the Cooperative State Research, 
    Education, and Extension Service.

(Pub. L. 105-185, title I, Sec. 101, June 23, 1998, 112 Stat. 526.)
