12 2 STA T . 1 983PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 2 46—J U NE 18 , 2008 SEC.71 17. C ONTI N U IN GA NI M A LH EALTH AN D DISEASE R ESEARCH P ROGRAMS. Section143 3 (a) o f t h e N ationa lAgr ic u ltural R e s earch ,Ex ten - sion, an dT eaching P olic y Actof1 97 7(7 U. S. C . 319 5 (a)) is a m ended in the first sentence b y stri k ing ‘ ‘ 20 07 ’ ’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’. SEC. 711 8 . COOPERATION AMONG ELIGI B LE INSTITUTIONS. Section 1433 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3195) is amended by adding at the end the follo w ing
‘‘(g) C O O PERATI O N A M ON G E L IGI B LE I N S TIT U TIONS. — The Sec- retary, to the maximum extent p racticable, shall encourage eligible institutions to cooperate in setting research priorities under this section through the conduct of regular regional and national meetings.’’. SEC. 711 9 . APPROPRIATIONS F OR RESEARCH ON NATIONAL OR REGIONAL PROBLEMS. Section 1434(a) of the National Agricultural Research, Exten- sion, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 319 6 (a)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’. SEC. 71 20 . ANIMAL HEALTH AND DISEASE RESEARCH PROGRAM. Section 1434(b) of the National Agricultural Research, Exten- sion, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3196(b)) is amended by inserting after ‘‘uni v ersities’’ the following: ‘‘(including 1 8 90 Institutions (as defined in section 2 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7601)))’’. SEC. 7121. AUTHORI Z ATION LE V ELFORE X TENSION AT 1890 LAND - GRANT COLLEGES. Section 1444(a)(2) of the National Agricultural Research, Exten- sion, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3221(a)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘15 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘20 percent’’. SEC. 7122. AUTHORIZATION LEVEL FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AT 1890 LAND-GRANT COLLEGES. Section 1445(a)(2) of the National Agricultural Research, Exten- sion, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3222(a)(2)) is amended by striking ‘‘25 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘30 percent’’. SEC. 712 3 . GRANTS TO UPGRADE AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD SCIENCES FACILITIES AT 1890 LAND-GRANT COLLEGES , INCLUDING TUS K EGEE UNIVERSIT Y . Section 1447(b) of the National Agricultural Research, Exten- sion, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3222b(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’. SEC. 712 4 . GRANTS TO UPGRADE AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SCIENCES FACILITIES AT THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA LAND-GRANT UNIVERSITY. The National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 is amended by inserting after section 1447 (7 U.S.C. 3222b) the following: 7USC32 22 b–1.
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