PUBLIC LAW 107-171—MAY 13, 2002 116 STAT. 463 4r-H Council, activities provided for in Public Law 107-19 (115 Stat. 153)). "(b) FUNDING.—Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall make available $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, which shall remain available until expended. "(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. —There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal years 2003 through 2007.". Subtitle E—Miscellaneous SEC. 7501. RESIDENT INSTRUCTION AND DISTANCE EDUCATION AT 7 USC 3361 note. INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN UNITED STATES INSULAR AREAS. (a) PURPOSE. — It is the purpose of this subtitle to promote and strengthen higher education in the food and agricultural sciences at institutions of higher education (as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a))) that have demonstrable capacity to carry out teaching and extension programs in food and agricultural sciences and that are located in the insular areas of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands of the United States, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, or the Republic of Palau by formulating and administering programs to enhance teaching programs in agriculture, natural resources, forestry, veterinary medicine, home economics, and disciplines closely allied to the food and agriculture production and delivery systems. SEC. 7502. DEFINITIONS. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1404 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (10) through (17) as paragraphs (11) through (18), respectively; (2) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following: "(10) INSULAR AREA.— The term 'insular area' means— "(A) the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; "(B) Guam; i "(C) American Samoa; "(D) the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; "(E) the Federated States of Micronesia; "(F) the Republic of the Marshall Islands; "(G) the Republic of Palau; and "(H) the Virgin Islands of the United States."; and (3) by striking paragraph (13) (as so redesignated) and inserting the following: "(13) STATE. —The term 'State' means— "(A) a State; "(B) the District of Columbia; and "(C) any insular area.". (b) EFFECT OF AMENDMENTS.—The amendments made by sub- 7 USC 3103 note, section (a) shall not affect any basis for distribution of funds by formula (in effect on the date of enactment of this Act) to— (1) the Federated States of Micronesia;
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