112 STAT. 554 PUBLIC LAW 105-185-JUNE 23, 1998 SEC. 243. NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT RESEARCH AND EXTENSION INI- TIATIVE. The Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 is amended by inserting after section 1672 (7 U.S.C. 5925) the following: 7 USC 5925a. "SEC. 1672A. NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT RESEARCH AND EXTENSION INTTIATrVE. " (a) COMPETITIVE RESEARCH AND EXTENSION GRANTS AUTHOR- IZED.— The Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this section as the 'Secretary*) may make competitive grants to support resesirch and extension activities specified in subsection (e). The Secretary shall make the grants in consultation with the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board. " (b) ADMINISTRATION.— Applicabliity. "(1) IN GENERAL.—Paragraphs (1), (6), (7), and (11) of subsection (b) of the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 450i) shall apply with respect to the making of grants under this section. "(2) USE OF TASK FORCES.— TO facilitate the making of research and extension grants under this section in the research and extension areas specified in subsection (e), the Secretary may appoint a task force for each such area to make recommendations to the Secretary. The Secretary may not incur costs in excess of $1,000 for any fiscal year in connection with each task force established under this paragraph. " (c) MATCHING FUNDS REQUIRED. — "(1) IN GENERAL.— The Secretary shall require the recipient of a grant under this section to provide funds or in-kind support from non-Federal sources in an amount at least equal to the amount provided by the Federal Government. "(2) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—The Secretary may waive the matching fluids requirement specified in paragraph (1) with respect to a research project if the Secretary determines that— "(A) the results of the project, while of particular benefit to a specific agricultural commodity, are likely to be applicable to agricultural commodities generally; or "(B) the project involves a minor commodity, the project deals with scientifically important research, and the grant recipient is unable to satisfy the matching funds requirement. "(d) PARTNERSHIPS ENCOURAGED.— Following the completion of a peer review process for grant proposals received under this section, the Secretary may provide a priority to those grant proposals, foiuid in the peer review process to be scientificsJly meritorious, that involve the cooperation of multiple entities. " (e) NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT RESEARCH AND EXTENSION AREAS. — "(1) ANIMAL WASTE AND ODOR MANAGEMENT.— Research and extension grants may be made under this section for the purpose of— "(A) identifying, evaluating, and demonstrating innovative technologies for sinimal waste management and related air quality management and odor control; "(B) investigating the unique microbiology of specific animal wastes, such as swine waste, to develop improved methods to effectively manage air and water quality; and
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