2012 US Code
Title 7 - Agriculture
Chapter 88 - RESEARCH (§§ 5801 - 5938)
Subchapter VII - MISCELLANEOUS RESEARCH PROVISIONS (§§ 5921 - 5938)
Section 5937 - Natural products research program
| Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Title 7 - AGRICULTURE |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 7 - AGRICULTURE CHAPTER 88 - RESEARCH SUBCHAPTER VII - MISCELLANEOUS RESEARCH PROVISIONS Sec. 5937 - Natural products research program |
| Contains | section 5937 |
| Date | 2012 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 15, 2013 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 110-234, title VII, §7525, May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1273; Pub. L. 110-246, §4(a), title VII, §7525, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2035. |
| Statutes at Large Reference | 122 Stat. 1273, 1664 |
| Public Law References | Public Law 110-234, Public Law 110-246 |
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The Secretary shall establish within the Department a natural products research program.
(b) DutiesIn carrying out the program established under subsection (a), the Secretary shall coordinate research relating to natural products, including—
(1) research to improve human health and agricultural productivity through the discovery, development, and commercialization of products and agrichemicals from bioactive natural products, including products from plant, marine, and microbial sources;
(2) research to characterize the botanical sources, production, chemistry, and biological properties of plant-derived natural products; and
(3) other research priorities identified by the Secretary.
(c) Peer and merit reviewThe Secretary shall—
(1) determine the relevance and merit of research under this section through a system of peer review established by the Secretary pursuant to section 7613 of this title; and
(2) approve funding for research on the basis of merit, quality, and relevance to advancing the purposes of this section.
(d) Buildings and facilitiesFunds made available under this section shall not be used for the construction of a new building or facility or the acquisition, expansion, remodeling, or alteration of an existing building or facility (including site grading and improvement and architect fees).
(e) Authorization of appropriationsThere are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.
(Pub. L. 110–234, title VII, §7525, May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1273; Pub. L. 110–246, §4(a), title VII, §7525, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2035.)
CodificationPub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 enacted identical sections. Pub. L. 110–234 was repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246.
Section was enacted as part of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, and not as part of subtitle H of title XVI of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 which comprises this subchapter.
Effective DateEnactment of this section and repeal of Pub. L. 110–234 by Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–234, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as a note under section 8701 of this title.
Definition of “Secretary”“Secretary” as meaning the Secretary of Agriculture, see section 8701 of this title.
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