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12 2 STA T . 2 0 1 9PUBLIC LA W 110 – 2 46—J U NE 1 8, 2008 SEC.7502 . GRAZIN G L AN D S RESEARC H LA BO RA T OR Y . Exceptaso t h e rwi se speci f ica l l y a u thori z e db ylawa n d notwith - standin g any other pro v ision of law , the F ederal land and facilities at El R eno, Ok laho m a, administered by the S ecretary ( as of the date of enactment of this A ct ) as the G razinglands Research L abora- tory, shall not at any time, in whole or in part, be declared to be excess or surplus Federal property under chapter 5 of subtitle I of title 40 , U nited States C ode, or otherwise be conveyed or transferred in whole or in part, for the 5-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act . SEC. 750 3 . F ORT RENO SCIENCE P AR K RESEARCH FACILITY. T he Secretary may lease land to the University of Oklahoma at the Grazinglands Research Laboratory at El Reno, Oklahoma, on such terms and conditions as the University and the Secretary may agree in furtherance of cooperative research and existing ease- ment arrangements. SEC. 750 4 . ROAD M AP. (a) I N G E NE RAL . —N ot later than 9 0 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary of Research, Education, and Economics (referred to in this section as the ‘ ‘Under Secretary ’ ’), shall commence preparation of a roadmap for agricultural research, education, and extension that— ( 1 ) identifies current trends and constraints

( 2 ) identifies ma j or opportunities and gaps that no single entity within the D epartment of Agriculture would be able to address individually; ( 3 ) involves— (A) interested parties from the Federal Government and nongovernmental entities; and ( B ) the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board established under section 140 8 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching P olicy Act of 19 7 7 (7 U.S.C. 3123); (4) incorporates roadmaps for agricultural research, edu- cation, and extension made publicly available by other Federal entities, agencies, or offices; and (5) describes recommended funding levels for areas of agri- cultural research, education, and extension, including— (A) competitive programs; (B) capacity and infrastructure programs, with atten- tion to the future growth needs of— (i) small 18 6 2 Institutions, 1890 Institutions, and 1994 Institutions; (ii) H ispanic-serving agricultural colleges and universities; (iii) NLGCA Institutions; and (iv) colleges of veterinary medicine; and (C) intramural programs at agencies within the research, education, and economics mission area; and (6) describes how organizational changes enacted by this Act have impacted agricultural research, extension, and edu- cation across the Department of Agriculture, including mini- mization of unnecessary programmatic and administrative duplication. Deadlin e .7USC 7 614 a. Ok la hom a. Oklahoma.