104 STAT. 3732 PUBLIC LAW 101-624—NOV. 28, 1990 SEC. 1616. SPECIAL RESEARCH GRANTS. Subsection (c) of section 2 of the Act of August 4, 1965 (7 U.S.C. 4501), is Eimended to read as follows: "(c) SPECIAL GRANTS. — (1) The Secretary of Agriculture may make grants, for periods not to exceed 5 years— "(A) to State agricultural experiment stations, all colleges and universities, other research institutions and organizations. Federal agencies, private organizations or corporations, and individuals for the purpose of conducting research to facilitate or expand promising breakthroughs in areas of the food and agricultural sciences of importance to the United States; and "(B) to State agricultural experiment stations, land-grant colleges and universities, research foundations established by land-grant colleges and universities, colleges and universities receiving funds under the Act of October 10, 1962 (16 U.S.C. 582a et seq.), and accredited schools or colleges of veterinary medicine for the purpose of facilitating or expanding ongoing State-Federal food and agricultural research programs that— "(i) promote excellence in research on a regional and national level; "(ii) promote the development of regional research centers; "(iii) promote the research partnership between the Department of Agriculture, colleges and universities, research foundations, and State agricultural experiment stations for regional research efforts; and "(iv) facilitate coordination and cooperation of research among States through regional research grants. "(2) LIMITATIONS.—The Secretary may not make a grant under this subsection— "(A) for any purpose for which a grant may be made under subsection (d); or "(B) for the planning, repair, rehabilitation, acquisition, or construction of a building or facility. "(3) MATCHING FUNDS. — Grants made under this subsection shall be made without regard to matching funds. "(4) SET ASIDES. —Of amounts appropriated for a fiscal year to carry out this subsection— "(A) ninety percent of such amounts shall be used for grants for regional research projects; and "(B) four percent of such amounts may be retained by the Secretary to pay administrative costs incurred by the Secretary to carry out this subsection.". SEC. 1617. MINIMIZATION OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST OF EMPLOYEES OF COLLEGES RECEIVING FUNDS UNDER THE SMITH-LEVER ACT. Section 4 of the Act of May 8, 1914 (commonly known as the Smith-Lever Act) (7 U.S.C. 344), is amended by inserting after the second sentence the following: "The Secretary shall ensure that each college seeking to receive funds under this Act has in place appropriate guidelines, as determined by the Secretary, to minimize actual or potential conflicts of interest among employees of such college whose salaries are funded in whole or in part with such funds.".
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