§ 3124a. — FederalState partnership and coordination.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 7USC3124a]
TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 64--AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND TEACHING
SUBCHAPTER II--COORDINATION AND PLANNING OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH,
EXTENSION, AND TEACHING
Sec. 3124a. Federal-State partnership and coordination
(a) Covered programs; statement of purposes
A unique partnership arrangement exists in food and agricultural
research, extension, and teaching between the Federal Government and the
governments of the several States whereby the States have accepted and
have supported, through legislation and appropriations--
(1) research programs under--
(A) the Act of March 2, 1887 (7 U.S.C. 361a et seq.),
commonly known as the Hatch Act of 1887;
(B) the Act of October 10, 1962 (16 U.S.C. 582a et seq.),
commonly known as the McIntire-Stennis Act of 1962;
(C) subchapter V of this chapter; and
(D) subchapter VI of this chapter;
(2) extension programs under subchapter VI of this chapter and
the Act of May 8, 1914 (7 U.S.C. 341 et seq.), commonly known as the
Smith-Lever Act;
(3) teaching programs under--
(A) the Act of July 2, 1862 (7 U.S.C. 301 et seq.), commonly
known as the First Morrill Act;
(B) the Act of August 30, 1890 (7 U.S.C. 321 et seq.),
commonly known as the Second Morrill Act; and
(C) the Act of June 29, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 329, commonly known
as the Bankhead-Jones Act; and
(4) international agricultural programs under title XII of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2220a et seq.).
This partnership in publicly supported agricultural research, extension,
and teaching involving the programs of Federal agencies and the programs
of the States has played a major role in the outstanding successes
achieved in meeting the varied, dispersed, and in many cases, site-
specific needs of American agriculture. This partnership must be
preserved and enhanced.
(b) Establishment, etc., of cooperative centers
In order to promote research and education in food and human
nutrition, the Secretary may establish cooperative human nutrition
centers to focus resources, facilities, and scientific expertise on
particular high priority nutrition problems identified by the
Department. Such centers shall be established at State cooperative
institutions; and at other colleges and universities, having a
demonstrable capacity to carry out human nutrition research and
education.
(c) Designation of State cooperative institutions; reports; research
grants
(1) To promote research for purposes of developing agricultural
policy alternatives, the Secretary is encouraged--
(A) to designate at least one State cooperative institution to
conduct research in an interdisciplinary fashion; and
(B) to report on a regular basis with respect to the effect of
emerging technological, economic, sociological, and environmental
developments on the structure of agriculture.
(2) Support for this effort should include grants to examine the
role of various food production, processing, and distribution systems
that may primarily benefit small- and medium-sized family farms, such as
diversified farm plans, energy, water, and soil conservation
technologies, direct and cooperative marketing, production and
processing cooperatives, and rural community resource management.
(d) Designation of State agricultural experiment stations and
Agricultural Research Service facilities; pilot projects;
additional research
To address more effectively the critical need for reducing farm
input costs, improving soil, water, and energy conservation on farms and
in rural areas, using sustainable agricultural methods, adopting
alternative processing and marketing systems, and encouraging rural
resources management, the Secretary is encouraged to designate at least
one State agricultural experiment station and one Agricultural Research
Service facility to examine these issues in an integrated and
comprehensive manner, while conducting ongoing pilot projects
contributing additional research through the Federal-State partnership.
(e) Applicability of Federal Advisory Committee Act
(1) Public meetings
All meetings of any entity described in paragraph (3) shall be
publicly announced in advance and shall be open to the public.
Detailed minutes of meetings and other appropriate records of the
activities of such an entity shall be kept and made available to the
public on request.
(2) Exemption
The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) and title
XVIII of this Act [7 U.S.C. 2281 et seq.] shall not apply to any
entity described in paragraph (3).
(3) Entities described
This subsection shall apply to any committee, board, commission,
panel, or task force, or similar entity that--
(A) is created for the purpose of cooperative efforts in
agricultural research, extension, or teaching; and
(B) consists entirely of--
(i) full-time Federal employees; and
(ii) one or more individuals who are employed by, or are
officials of--
(I) a State cooperative institution or State
cooperative agency; or
(II) a public college or university or other
postsecondary institution.
(Pub. L. 95-113, title XIV, Sec. 1409A, as added Pub. L. 97-98, title
XIV, Sec. 1410(a), Dec. 22, 1981, 95 Stat. 1301; amended Pub. L. 99-198,
title XIV, Sec. 1407, Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1545; Pub. L. 101-624,
title XVI, Sec. 1601(f)(1)(B), Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3704; Pub. L.
104-127, title VIII, Sec. 803, Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1159.)
References in Text
Act of March 2, 1887, referred to in subsec. (a)(1)(A), is act Mar.
2, 1887, ch. 314, 24 Stat. 440, as amended, popularly known as the Hatch
Act of 1887, which is classified generally to sections 361a to 361i of
this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Short Title note set out under section 361a of this title and Tables.
Act of October 10, 1962, referred to in subsec. (a)(1)(B), is Pub.
L. 87-788, Oct. 10, 1962, 76 Stat. 806, as amended, known as the
McIntire-Stennis Act of 1962, which is classified generally to
subchapter III (Sec. 582a et seq.) of chapter 3 of Title 16,
Conservation. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Tables.
Act of May 8, 1914, referred to in subsec. (a)(2), is act May 8,
1914, ch. 79, 38 Stat. 372, as amended, popularly known as the Smith-
Lever Act, which is classified generally to subchapter IV (Sec. 341 et
seq.) of chapter 13 of this title. For complete classification of this
Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 341 of this
title and Tables.
Act of July 2, 1862, referred to in subsec. (a)(3)(A), is act July
2, 1862, ch. 130, 12 Stat. 503, as amended, popularly known as the First
Morrill Act, which is classified generally to subchapter I (Sec. 301 et
seq.) of chapter 13 of this title. For complete classification of this
Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 301 of this
title and Tables.
Act of August 30, 1890, referred to in subsec. (a)(3)(B), is act
Aug. 30, 1890, ch. 841, 26 Stat. 417, as amended, popularly known as the
Agricultural College Act of 1890 and also as the Second Morrill Act,
which is classified generally to subchapter II (Sec. 321 et seq.) of
chapter 13 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the
Code, see Short Title note set out under section 321 of this title and
Tables.
The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, referred to in subsec. (a)(4),
is Pub. L. 87-195, Sept. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 424, as amended. Title XII of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 probably means title XII of chapter 2
of part I of the Act, which is classified generally to subpart XII
(Sec. 2220a et seq.) of part II of subchapter I of chapter 32 of Title
22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse. For complete classification of
this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2151 of
Title 22 and Tables.
The Federal Advisory Committee Act, referred to in subsec. (e)(2),
is Pub. L. 92-463, Oct. 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 770, as amended, which is set
out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
Title XVIII of this Act, referred to in subsec. (e)(2), is title
XVIII of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977, Pub. L. 95-113, Sept. 29,
1977, 91 Stat. 1041, as amended, which is classified generally to
chapter 55A (Sec. 2281 et seq.) of this title. For complete
classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 1977
Amendment note set out under section 1281 of this title and Tables.
Amendments
1996--Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 104-127 added subsec. (e).
1990--Subsecs. (c) to (e). Pub. L. 101-624 redesignated subsecs. (d)
and (e) as (c) and (d), respectively, and struck out former subsec. (c)
which read as follows: ``In order to meet the increasing needs of
consumers and to promote the health and welfare of people, the Secretary
shall ensure that the cooperative research, extension, and teaching
programs of the various States adequately address the challenges
described in paragraph (10) of section 3101 of this title. The Secretary
may implement new cooperative initiatives in home economics and related
disciplines to address such challenges.''
1985--Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 99-198, Sec. 1407(a), added par. (4).
Subsecs. (d), (e). Pub. L. 99-198, Sec. 1407(b), added subsecs. (d)
and (e).
Effective Date
Section effective Dec. 22, 1981, see section 1801 of Pub. L. 97-98,
set out as a note under section 4301 of this title.
