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 104 STAT. 3756 PUBLIC LAW 101-624—NOV. 28, 1990 (3) to describe the population dynamics of chinch bugs in small grain and noncrop grass hosts in the spring and assess )deld losses in small grain crop hosts; and (4) to investigate various aspects of chinch bug behavior (including host habitat preferences, oviposition, and pheromones) that may result in the development of novel management strategies. 7 USC 5885. SEC. 1654. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this subtitle. Alternative Agricultural Subtitle G—Alternative Agricultural Research comSetiaTLion and Commercialization Act of 1990. forest^roducts ^^^' ^^^^' ^^^^'^ TITLE, PURPOSES, AND DEFINITIONS. Rural areas. (a) SHORT TITLE. —T his subtitle may be cited as the "Alternative 7 UbC 5901. Agricultural Research and Commercialization Act of 1990". (b) PURPOSE.—Through the encouragement of and the provision of assistance to agricultural research, development, and commercialization, it is the purpose of this subtitle— (1) to authorize research in modification of agricultural commodities, and associated research, in order to develop and produce marketable products other than food, feed, or traditional forest or fiber products; (2) to commercialize new nonfood, nonfeed uses for traditional and new agricultural commodities in order to create jobs, enhance the economic development of the rural economy, and diversify markets for raw agricultural and forestry products; (3) to encourage cooperative development and marketing ef- forts among manufacturers, financiers, universities, and private and government laboratories in order to assist the commercialization of new nonfood, nonfeed uses for agricultural and forestry products; (4) to direct, to the maximum extent possible, research and commercialization efforts toward the production of new nonfood, nonfeed products from agricultural commodities that can be raised by family-sized agricultural producers; and (5) to foster economic development in rural areas of the United States through the introduction of new nonfood, nonfeed products obtained from agricultural commodities. (c) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this subtitle: (1) The term "agricultural commodity" means a plant or animal species (including a species propagated or raised in a controlled environment or a tree species) and the products derived from that species. (2) The term "alternative agricultural product" means a new use, application, or material that— (A) is derived from an agricultural commodity; and (B) is not in widespread commercial use and is not expected to significantly displace a use, application, or material derived from an agricultural commodity that already is in widespread commercial use. (3) The term "Board" means the Alternative Agricultural Research and Commercialization Board.

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