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- § 390. Definitions
- § 390a. Review process
- § 390b. Competitive grant program
- § 390c. Applicability of chapter 10 of title 5
- § 390d. Authorization of appropriations
§ 390. Definitions
In this subchapter:
(1) Agricultural research facility
(2) Congressional agriculture committees
(3) Food and agricultural sciences
(4) Secretary
(Pub. L. 88–74, § 2, as added Pub. L. 104–127, title VIII, § 884(a), Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1176; amended Pub. L. 107–171, title VII, §§ 7214, 7308(b), May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 448, 455; Pub. L. 110–234, title VII, § 7101(b)(1), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1213; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title VII, § 7101(b)(1), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 1974; Pub. L. 115–334, title VII, § 7503(a)(1), Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4821.)
§ 390a. Review process
(a) Submission to Secretary
(b) Application process
(c) Criteria for approval
(1) Determination by Secretary
(2) Criteria
A proposal for an agricultural research facility shall meet the following criteria:
(A) Non-Federal share
(B) Nonduplication of facilities
(C) National research priorities
The proposal shall demonstrate how the agricultural research facility would serve—
(i) 1 or more of the national research policies and priorities set forth in section 3101 of this title; and
(ii) national or multistate needs.
(D) Long-term support
The proposal shall demonstrate that the recipient entity has the ability and commitment to support the long-term, ongoing operating and maintenance costs of—
(i) the agricultural research facility after the facility is completed; and
(ii) each program to be based at the facility.
(d) Evaluation of proposals
Not later than 90 days after receiving a proposal under subsection (a), the Secretary shall—
(1) evaluate and assess the merits of the proposal, including the extent to which the proposal meets the criteria set forth in subsection (c); and
(2) report to the congressional agriculture committees on the results of the evaluation and assessment.
(e) National or multistate needs served by ARS facilities
(Pub. L. 88–74, § 3, as added Pub. L. 104–127, title VIII, § 884(a), Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1177; amended Pub. L. 105–185, title I, § 106(a), (b), June 23, 1998, 112 Stat. 530; Pub. L. 115–334, title VII, § 7503(a)(2), (b), Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4821.)
§ 390b. Competitive grant program
The Secretary shall establish a program to make competitive grants to assist in the construction, alteration, acquisition, modernization, renovation, or remodeling of agricultural research facilities.
(Pub. L. 88–74, § 4, as added Pub. L. 115–334, title VII, § 7503(c), Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4821.)
§ 390c. Applicability of chapter 10 of title 5
Chapter 10 of title 5 and title XVIII of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2281 et seq.) shall not apply to a panel or board created solely for the purpose of reviewing applications or proposals submitted under this subchapter.
(Pub. L. 88–74, § 5, as added Pub. L. 104–127, title VIII, § 884(a), Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1179; amended Pub. L. 117–286, § 4(a)(22), Dec. 27, 2022, 136 Stat. 4307.)
§ 390d. Authorization of appropriations
(a) In general
(b) Allowable administrative costs
(c) Maximum amount
(d) Project limitation
(Pub. L. 88–74, § 6, as added Pub. L. 104–127, title VIII, § 884(a), Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1179; amended Pub. L. 105–185, title III, § 301(d), June 23, 1998, 112 Stat. 563; Pub. L. 107–171, title VII, § 7135, May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 436; Pub. L. 110–234, title VII, § 7405, May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1247; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title VII, § 7405, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2008; Pub. L. 113–79, title VII, § 7403, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 895; Pub. L. 115–334, title VII, § 7503(d), Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4821.)