12 2 STA T . 1 984PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 24 6—J U NE 18 , 2008 ‘ ‘ SEC.14 4 7A . GR A NT ST OUP GRA D E AGR I CU L TURE AND F OOD SCIENCES FACILITIES AT T H E DISTRICT OF COLU MB IA LAND - GRANT UNI V ERSIT Y . ‘ ‘ (a)PURPOSE.—Itis t he i n tent ofC on gr ess to assist the l an d- grant u ni v ersit y in the D istri c t of Colu mb ia established under sec- tion 208 of the District of Columbia Public Postsecondary E ducation R eorgani z ation A ct (Public L a w93–471; 88 S tat. 1428) in efforts to ac q uire , alter, or re p air facilities or relevant equipment necessary for conducting agricultural research. ‘‘(b) AU TH OR IZA TIO N O F APPROPRIATIONS.— T here are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $ 7 5 0,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012. ’ ’. SEC. 71 25 . GRANTS TO UPGRADE AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SCIENCES FACILITIES AND E Q UIPMENT AT INSULAR AREA LAND- GRANT INSTITUTIONS. The N ational Agricultural Research, E x tension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U .S.C. 3101 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 1447A (as added by section 7124) the following
‘‘SEC. 1447B. GRANTS TO UPGRADE AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SCIENCES FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT AT INSULAR AREA LAND-GRANT INSTITUTIONS. ‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—It is the intent of Congress to assist the land- grant institutions in the insular areas in efforts to acquire, alter, or repair facilities or relevant equipment necessary for conducting agricultural research. ‘‘(b) M ETHO D OFA W ARDIN GG RANTS.—Grants awarded pursuant to this section shall be made in such amounts and under such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines necessary to carry out the purposes of this section. ‘‘(c) REGU L ATIONS.—The Secretary may promulgate such rules and regulations as the Secretary considers to be necessary to carry out this section. ‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $8,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.’’. SEC. 712 6 . NATIONAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING VIRTUAL CENTERS. Section 1448 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3222c) is amended by stri k ing ‘‘2007’’ each place it appears in subsections (a)(1) and (f) and inserting ‘‘2012’’. SEC. 7127. MATCHING FUNDS REQUIREMENT FOR RESEARCH AND E X TENSION ACTIVITIES OF 1 890 INSTITUTIONS. Section 1449(c) of the National Agricultural Research, Exten- sion, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3222d(c)) is amended— (1) in the first sentence— (A) by striking ‘‘for each of fiscal years 2003 through 2007,’’; and ( B ) by inserting ‘‘equal’’ before ‘‘matching’’; and (2) by striking the second sentence and all that follows through paragraph (5). 7USC32 22 b– 2 .
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