PUBLIC LAW 105-185-^JUNE 23, 1998 112 STAT. 547 (b) LIMITATION ON DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.— Section 1469 of the National Agriciiltural Research, Extension, and Teaching Pohcy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3315) is amended— (1) by striking the section heading and all that follows through "Except as" and inserting the following: SEC. 1469. AUDITING, REPORTING, BOOKKEEPING, AND ADMINISTRA- TIVE REQUIREMENTS. "(a) IN GENERAL. —Except as"; (2) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following: "(3) the Secretary may retain up to 4 percent of amounts appropriated for agricultural research, extension, and teaching assistance programs for the administration of those programs authorized under this Act or any other Act; and"; and (3) by adding at the end the following: "(b) COMMUNITY FOOD PROJECTS.— The Secretary may retain, for the administration of community food projects under section 25 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2034), 4 percent of amounts available for the projects, notwithstanding the availability of any appropriation for administrative expenses of the projects. "(c) PEER PANEL EXPENSES. —Notwithstanding any other provision of law reggirding a competitive research, education, or extension grant program of the Department of Agriculture, the Secretary may use grant program funds, as necessary, to supplement funds otherwise available for progreim administration, to pay for the costs associated with peer review of grant proposals under the program. "(d) DEFINITION OF IN-KIND SUPPORT. —In any law relating to agricultural research, education, or extension activities administered by the Secretary, the term 'in-kind support', with regard to a requirement that the recipient of funds provided by the Secretary match all or part of the amount of the fluids, means contributions such as office space, equipment, and staff support.". SEC. 231. EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO COST- REIMBURSABLE AGREEMENTS. Section 1473A of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching PoUcy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3319a) is amended in the first sentence by inserting "or other colleges and universities" after "institutions". Subtitle D—Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 SEC. 241. AGRICULTURAL GENOME INITIATIVE. Section 1671 of the Food, Agricxilture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5924) is amended to read as follows: «SEC. 1671. AGRICULTURAL GENOME INITIATIVE. "(a) GOALS. —The goeds of this section are— "(1) to expand the knowledge of public and private sector entities and persons concerning genomes for species of importance to the food and agriculture sectors in order to maximize the retiuTi on the investment in genomics of agriculturally important species;
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