§ 3319d. — Supplemental and alternative crops.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 7USC3319d]
TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 64--AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND TEACHING
SUBCHAPTER X--FUNDING AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Sec. 3319d. Supplemental and alternative crops
(a) Research and pilot project program
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during the period
beginning October 1, 1986, and ending September 30, 2007, the Secretary
shall develop and implement a research project program for the
development of supplemental and alternative crops, using such funds as
are appropriated to the Secretary each fiscal year under this chapter.
(b) Importance to producers
The development of supplemental and alternative crops is of critical
importance to producers of agricultural commodities whose livelihood is
threatened by the decline in demand experienced with respect to certain
of their crops due to changes in consumption patterns or other related
causes.
(c) Research funding, special or competitive grants, etc.; program
requirements; agreements, grants and other arrangements
(1) The Secretary shall use such research funding, special or
competitive grants, or other means, as the Secretary determines, to
further the purposes of this section in the implementation of a
comprehensive and integrated program.
(2) The program developed and implemented by the Secretary shall
include--
(A) an examination of the adaptation of supplemental and
alternative crops;
(B) the establishment and extension of various methods of
planting, cultivating, harvesting, and processing supplemental and
alternative crops;
(C) the transfer of such applied research to on-farm practice as
soon as practicable;
(D) the establishment through grants, cooperative agreements, or
other means of such processing, storage, and transportation
facilities for supplemental and alternative crops as the Secretary
determines will facilitate the achievement of a successful program;
and
(E) the application of such other resources and expertise as the
Secretary considers appropriate to support the program.
(3) The program may include, but shall not be limited to,
agreements, grants, and other arrangements--
(A) to conduct comprehensive resource and infrastructure
assessments;
(B) to develop and introduce supplemental and alternative
income-producing crops;
(C) to develop and expand domestic and export markets for such
crops;
(D) to provide technical assistance to farm owners and
operators, marketing cooperatives, and others;
(E) to conduct fundamental and applied research related to the
development of new commercial products derived from natural plant
material for industrial, medical, and agricultural applications; and
(F) to participate with colleges and universities, other Federal
agencies, and private sector entities in conducting research
described in subparagraph (E).
(d) Use of expertise and resources of other Federal agencies and land-
grant colleges and universities
The Secretary shall use the expertise and resources of the
Agricultural Research Service, the Cooperative State Research Service,
the Extension Service, and the land-grant colleges and universities for
the purpose of carrying out this section.
(Pub. L. 95-113, title XIV, Sec. 1473D, as added Pub. L. 99-198, title
XIV, Sec. 1428, Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1554; amended Pub. L. 101-624,
title XVI, Sec. 1601(b)(5), Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3703; Pub. L. 104-
127, title VIII, Sec. 819, Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1167; Pub. L. 105-
185, title III, Sec. 301(a)(14), title VI, Sec. 606(a), June 23, 1998,
112 Stat. 562, 603; Pub. L. 107-171, title VII, Sec. 7115, May 13, 2002,
116 Stat. 433.)
References in Text
For definition of ``this chapter'', referred to in subsec. (a), see
note set out under section 3102 of this title.
Amendments
2002--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107-171 substituted ``2007'' for
``2002''.
1998--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105-185, Sec. 301(a)(14), substituted
``2002'' for ``1997''.
Subsec. (c)(3). Pub. L. 105-185, Sec. 606(a), made technical
amendment to directory language of Pub. L. 104-127, Sec. 819(b)(5). See
1996 Amendment note below.
1996--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104-127, Sec. 819(a), (b)(1), substituted
``1997'' for ``1995'' and struck out ``and pilot'' after ``research''.
Subsec. (c)(2)(B). Pub. L. 104-127, Sec. 819(b)(2), struck out ``at
pilot sites in areas adversely affected by declining demand for crops
grown in the area'' after ``alternative crops''.
Subsec. (c)(2)(C). Pub. L. 104-127, Sec. 819(b)(3), struck out
``from pilot sites'' after ``research''.
Subsec. (c)(2)(D). Pub. L. 104-127, Sec. 819(b)(4), struck out
``near such pilot sites'' after ``facilities'' and ``pilot'' after
``successful''.
Subsec. (c)(3). Pub. L. 104-127, Sec. 819(b)(5), as amended by Pub.
L. 105-185, Sec. 606(a), struck out ``pilot'' before ``program'' in
introductory provisions.
Subsec. (c)(3)(E), (F). Pub. L. 104-127, Sec. 819(c), added subpars.
(E) and (F).
1990--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 101-624 substituted ``1995'' for
``1990''.
Effective Date of 1998 Amendment
Pub. L. 105-185, title VI, Sec. 606(a), June 23, 1998, 112 Stat.
603, provided that the amendment made by section 606(a) is effective
Apr. 6, 1996.
