2011 US Code
Title 7 - Agriculture
Chapter 14 - AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATIONS (§§ 361 - 390d)
Subchapter III - RESEARCH FACILITIES (§§ 390 - 390d)
Section 390a - Review process
View MetadataPublication Title | United States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 7 - AGRICULTURE |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 7 - AGRICULTURE CHAPTER 14 - AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATIONS SUBCHAPTER III - RESEARCH FACILITIES Sec. 390a - Review process |
Contains | section 390a |
Date | 2011 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 3, 2012 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | 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. |
Statutes at Large References | 77 Stat. 90 91 Stat. 996 99 Stat. 1547 110 Stat. 1177 112 Stat. 530 |
Public Law References | Public Law 88-74, Public Law 95-113, Public Law 99-198, Public Law 104-127, Public Law 105-185 |
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Each proposal for an agricultural research facility shall be submitted to the Secretary for review. The Secretary shall review the proposals in the order in which the proposals are received.
(b) Application processIn consultation with the congressional agriculture committees, the Secretary shall establish an application process for the submission of proposals for agricultural research facilities.
(c) Criteria for approval (1) Determination by SecretaryWith respect to each proposal for an agricultural research facility submitted under subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary shall determine whether the proposal meets the criteria set forth in paragraph (2).
(2) CriteriaA proposal for an agricultural research facility shall meet the following criteria:
(A) Non-Federal shareThe proposal shall certify the availability of at least a 50 percent non-Federal share of the cost of the facility. The non-Federal share shall be paid in cash and may include funding from private sources or from units of State or local government.
(B) Nonduplication of facilitiesThe proposal shall demonstrate how the agricultural research facility would be complementary to, and not duplicative of, facilities of colleges, universities, and nonprofit institutions, and facilities of the Agricultural Research Service, within the State and region.
(C) National research prioritiesThe 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 supportThe proposal shall demonstrate that the recipient college, university, or nonprofit institution has the ability and commitment to support the long-term, ongoing operating 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 proposalsNot later than 90 days after receiving a proposal under subsection (a) of this section, 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) of this section; and
(2) report to the congressional agriculture committees on the results of the evaluation and assessment.
(e) National or multistate needs served by ARS facilitiesThe Secretary shall ensure that each research activity conducted by a facility of the Agricultural Research Service serves a national or multistate need.
(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.)
Prior ProvisionsA prior section 390a, Pub. L. 88–74, §2, July 22, 1963, 77 Stat. 90; Pub. L. 95–113, title XIV, §1416(3), Sept. 29, 1977, 91 Stat. 996; Pub. L. 99–198, title XIV, §1411(b), Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1547, related to congressional declaration of purpose, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 104–127.
A prior section 3 of Pub. L. 88–74 was classified to section 390b of this title prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 104–127.
Amendments1998—Subsec. (c)(2)(C)(ii). Pub. L. 105–185, §106(a), substituted “national or multistate needs” for “regional needs”.
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 105–185, §106(b), added subsec. (e).
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