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 104 STAT. 3708 PUBLIC LAW 101-624—NOV. 28, 1990 "(5) Assist the parties in developing, reviewing, and evaluating memoranda of understanding or other documents that detail the terms and conditions between the Secretary and the participants in agricultural research, extension, and teaching programs under this Act and other Acts. "(6) Assist the Secretary in carrying out the responsibilities assigned to the Secretary under this title through planning and coordination in the food and agricultural sciences, by using, wherever possible, the existing regional research, extension, and teaching organizations of State cooperative institutions to provide regional planning and coordination, and by the development of recommendations and reports describing current and long-range needs, priorities, and goals in the food and agricultural sciences and means to achieve these goals. "(7) Coordinate with the Secretary in assessing the current status of, and developing a plan for, the effective transfer of new technologies to the farming community; "(8) In consultation with the Users Advisory Board— "(A) provide an annual review and prioritize requests for agricultural related specied grants and construction grants; "(B) provide an annual review of the competitive grants made by the Secretary to determine priority research and grsint categories and types that best advance the purposes expressed in section 1402; and "(C) review and make budget recommendations on the research, extension, and teaching budgets for the Agricultural Research Service, the Forest Service, the Economic Research Service, the Extension Service, the National Agricultural Library, the Cooperative State Research Service, and other department agencies. "(f) REPORTS. — "(1) ANNUAL REPORT. —Not later than June 30 of each year, the Joint Council shall prepare a report specifying its conclusions on— "(A) priorities for food and agricultural research, extension, and teaching programs; "(B) suggested areas of responsibility among Federal, State, and private organizations in carrying out such programs; "(C) the levels of financial and other support needed to carry out such programs; "(D) the progress made toward accomplishing the priorities and associated levels of financial and other support recommended in the annual report issued in the prior year; and "(E) the activities of the Board in meeting its responsibilities under this section. "(2) FIVE-YEAR PLAN.— Not later than November 30, 1990, the Joint Council shall prepare a report outlining a five-year plan for food and agricultural sciences that reflects the coordinated views of the research, extension, and teaching community. The Joint Council shall update this plan every two years thereafter in reports reflecting the progress being made toward implementing the plan. "(3) SUBMISSION OF REPORTS. — Each report prepared under this subsection shall be submitted to the Secretary. Minority

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