104 STAT. 3718 PUBLIC LAW 101-624—NOV. 28, 1990 of more effective programs comprising the food and agricultural sciences higher education system of the United States. "(e) CONTINUING EDUCATION.—The Secretary shall conduct special programs with colleges and universities, and with organizations in the private sector, to support educational initiatives to enable food and Eigricultural scientists and professionals to maintain their knowledge of changing technology, the expanding knowledge base, societal issues, and other factors that impact the skills and competencies needed to maintain the expertise base available to the agricultural system of the United States. The special programs shall include grants and technical assistance. "(f) TRANSFERS OF FUNDS AND FUNCTIONS. — Funds authorized in section 22 of the Act of June 29, 1935 (49 Stat. 439, chapter 338; 7 U.S.C. 329) are transferred to and shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. There are transferred to the Secretary all the functions and duties of the Secretary of Education under such Act applicable to the activities and programs for which funds are made available under section 22 of such Act. " (g) NATIONAL FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES TEACHING AWARDS—. "(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish a National Food and Agricultural Sciences Teaching Awards program to recognize and promote excellence in teaching food and agricultural sciences at a college or university. The Secretary shall make at least one cash award in each fiscal year to a nominee selected by the Secretary for excellence in teaching a food and agricultural science at a college or university. "(2) FUNDING.— The Secretary may transfer funds from amounts appropriated for the conduct of any agricultural research, extension, or teaching program to an account established pursuant to this section for the purpose of making the awards. The Secretary may accept gifts in accordance with Public Law 95-442 (7 U.S.C. 2269) for the purpose of making the awards. " (h) ADMINISTRATION. — The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2) and title XVIII of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2281 et seq.) shall not apply to a panel or board created for the purpose of reviewing applications and proposals for grants or nominations for awards submitted under this section, "(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized to be appropriated for carrying out this section $60,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1990 through 1995. Of amounts appropriated to carry out this section for a fisced year, not less than $10,000,000 shall be used for the national needs graduate fellowship program referred to in subsection (b)(6).". SEC. 1609. GRANTS FOR RESEARCH ON THE PRODUCTION AND MARKET- ING OP ALCOHOLS AND INDUSTRIAL HYDROCARBONS FROM AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES AND FOREST PRODUCTS. (a) GRANTS.—Section 1419 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3154) is amended to read as follows:
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