Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 104 Part 5.djvu/392

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104 STAT. 3714 PUBLIC LAW 101-624—NOV. 28, 1990 (A) in subsection (a), by striking "or the Advisory Board" and inserting ", the Advisory Board, or the Technology Board"; (B) in subsection (b), by striking "and Advisory Board" and inserting ", the Advisory Board, and the Technology Board"; and (C) by striking subsection (d) and redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d). (3) COORDINATION. —Section 1405(12) of that Act (7 U.S.C. 3121(12)) is amended by inserting ", after coordination with the Technology Board," after "establish", (4) ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SECRETARY.— Paragraph (2) of section 1410 of that Act (7 U.S.C. 3125) is amended to read as follows: "(2) the recommendations of the Joint Council developed under section 1407(f), the recommendations of the Advisory Board developed under section 1408(g), and the recommendations of the Technology Board developed under section 1408A(d); and". (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— The table of contents of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 (Public Law 95-113; 91 Stat. 913) is amended— (1) by inserting after the item relating to section 1408 the following new item: "Sec. 1408A. Agricultural Science and Technology Review Board."; and (2) by striking the item relating to section 1412 and inserting the following new item: "Sec. 1412. Support for the Joint Council, Advisory Board, and Technology Board.". SEC. 1606. NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL LIBRARY. (a) IN GENERAL.— The National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 1410 the following new section: 7 USC 3125a. "SEC. 1410A. NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL LIBRARY. "(a) PURPOSE. —The purpose of this section is to consolidate and expand the statutory authority for the operation of the library of the Department of Agriculture established pursuant to section 520 of the Revised Statutes (7 U.S.C. 2201) as the primary agricultural information resource of the United States. "0)) EsTABusHMENT.— There is established in the Department of Agriculture the National Agricultural Library to serve as the primary agricultural information resource of the United States. "(c) DIRECTOR. —The Secretary shall appoint a Director for the National Agricultural Library who shall be subject to the direction of the Secretary. "(d) FUNCTIONS OF DIRECTOR. —The Director may— "(1) acquire, preserve, and manage information and information products and services in all phases of sigriculture and allied sciences; "(2) organize agricultural information and information products and services by cataloging, indexing, bibliographical listing, and other appropriate techniques;