114 STAT. 436 PUBLIC LAW 106-224—JUNE 20, 2000 (C) the field and laboratory research related to feedstock production with the interrelated goals of enhancing the sustainability, increasing productivity, and decreasing the cost of biomass processing, including research on— (i) altering biomass to make biomass easier and less expensive to process; (ii) existing and new agricultural and energy crops that provide a sustainable resource for conversion to biobased industrial products while simultaneously serving as a source for coproducts such as food, animal feed, and fiber; (iii) improved technologies for harvest, collection, transport, storage, and handling of crop and residue feedstocks; and (iv) development of economically viable cropping systems that improve the conservation and restoration of marginal land; or (4) any research and development in technologies or processes determined by the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Energy, acting through their respective points of contact and in consultation with the Boeu-d, to be consistent with the purposes described in subsection (b) and the priority described in subsection (c)(2)(B). (e) TECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATION TRANSFER TO AGRICULTURAL USERS. — (1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service and the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service shall ensure that applicable research results and technologies from the Initiative are adapted, made available, and disseminated through their respective services, as appropriate. Deadline. (2) REPORT.—Not later thzui 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service and the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service shall submit to the committees of Congress with jurisdiction over the Initiative a report on the activities conducted by the services under this subsection. (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— In addition to funds appropriated for biomass research and development under the general authority of the Secretary of Energy to conduct research and development programs (which may also be used to carry out this title), there are authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Agriculture to carry out this title $49,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2000 through 2005. 7 USC 7624 note. SEC. 308. ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT AND FUNDS. (a) IN GENERAL. —To the extent administrative support and funds are not provided by other agencies under subsection (b), the Secretary of Energy and the Secretary of Agriculture may provide such administrative support and funds of the Department of Energy and the Department of Agriculture to the Board and the Advisory Committee as are necessary to enable the Board and the Advisory Committee to carry out their duties under this title. (b) OTHER AGENCIES.— The heads of the agencies referred to in section 305(b)(3), and the other members appointed under section
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