§ 178g. — Powers of Secretary of Agriculture.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 7USC178g]
TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 8A--RUBBER AND OTHER CRITICAL AGRICULTURAL MATERIALS
SUBCHAPTER II--CRITICAL AGRICULTURAL MATERIALS
Sec. 178g. Powers of Secretary of Agriculture
In carrying out the provisions of this subchapter, the Secretary of
Agriculture is authorized to--
(a) make grants to States, education institutions, scientific
organizations, and Indian tribes as defined in the Indian Self-
Determination and Education Assistance Act (Public Law 93-638, 25
U.S.C. 450), and enter into contracts with such institutions and
organizations and with industrial or engineering firms;
(b) acquire the services of biologists, agronomists, foresters,
geneticists, chemists, engineers, economists, and other personnel by
contract or otherwise;
(c) utilize the facilities of Federal and State scientific
laboratories;
(d) establish and operate necessary facilities and plantations
to carry out the continuous research, testing, development, and
programing necessary to effectuate the purposes of this subchapter;
(e) acquire secret processes, technical data, inventions, patent
applications, patents, licenses, land and interest in land
(including water rights), facilities, and other property or rights
by purchase, license, lease, or donation;
(f) assemble and maintain pertinent and current literature and
publications, patents and licenses, land and interests in land;
(g) cause onsite inspections to be made of promising projects,
domestic or foreign, and, in the case of projects located in the
United States, cooperate and participate in their development when
the Secretary determines that the purpose of this subchapter will be
served thereby;
(h) foster and participate in regional, national, and
international conferences relating to native latex culture or the
culture of other native agricultural crops which could supply
critical agricultural materials;
(i) coordinate, correlate, and publish information with a view
to advancing the development of native latex technology or the
technology of other native agricultural crops which could supply
critical agricultural materials; and
(j) cooperate with other Federal departments and agencies, with
State and local departments, agencies, and instrumentalities, and
with interested persons, firms, institutions, and organizations.
(Pub. L. 95-592, Sec. 9, Nov. 4, 1978, 92 Stat. 2532; Pub. L. 98-284,
Sec. 9, May 16, 1984, 98 Stat. 183.)
References in Text
The Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (Public
Law 93-638, 25 U.S.C. 450), as amended, referred to in cl. (a), is Pub.
L. 93-638, Jan. 4, 1975, 88 Stat. 2203, as amended, which is classified
principally to subchapter II (Sec. 450 et seq.) of chapter 14 of Title
25, Indians. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Short Title note set out under section 450 of Title 25 and Tables.
Amendments
1984--Cl. (h). Pub. L. 98-284, Sec. 9(1), inserted ``or the culture
of other native agricultural crops which could supply critical
agricultural materials''.
Cl. (i). Pub. L. 98-284, Sec. 9(2), inserted ``or the technology of
other native agricultural crops which could supply critical agricultural
materials''.
