Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 116 Part 1.djvu/466

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116 STAT. 440 PUBLIC LAW 107-171—MAY 13, 2002 SEC. 7207. AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND EDUCATION REFORM ACT OF 1998. (a) PRECISION AGRICULTURE. —Section 403 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7623) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (3)— (i) in subparagraph (A), inserting ", horticultural," following "agronomic" the second place it appears; and (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking "or" at the end; (iii) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end and inserting "; or"; and (iv) by adding at the end the following: "(E) using such information to enable intelligent mechanized harvesting and sorting systems for horticultural crops."; (B) in paragraph (4)— (i) in subparagraph (C), by striking "or" at the end; (ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end and inserting "; or"; and (iii) by adding at the end the following: "(E) robotic and other intelligent machines for use in horticultural cropping systems."; and (C) in paragraph (5)(F), by inserting "(including improved use of energy inputs)" after "farm production efficiencies"; (2) in subsection (c)(2)— (A) by inserting "or horticultural" after "agronomic"; and (B) by striking "and meteorological variability" and inserting "product variability, and meteorological variability"; (3) in subsection (d)— (A) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively; and (B) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following: "(4) Improve farm energy use efficiencies.". (b) THOMAS JEFFERSON INITIATIVE FOR CROP DIVERSIFICA- TiON.Section 405(a) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7625(a)) is amended by striking "and marketing" and inserting ", marketing, and efficient use". (c) COORDINATED PROGRAM OF RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND EDU- CATION To IMPROVE VIABILITY OF SMALL- AND MEDIUM-SIZE DAIRY, LIVESTOCK, AND POULTRY OPERATIONS. —Section 407(b)(3) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7627(b)(3)) is amended by inserting "(including improved use of energy inputs)" after "poultry systems that increase efficiencies". (d) SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH REGARDING DISEASES OF WHEAT, TRITICALE, AND BARLEY CAUSED BY FUSARIUM GRAMINEARUM OR BY TILLETIA INDICA.— (1) RESEARCH GRANT AUTHORIZED.— Section 408(a) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7628(a)) is amended to read as follows: