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 104 STAT. 4062 PUBLIC LAW 101-624—NOV. 28, 1990 7 USC 6709. SEC. 2411. INTERAGENCY COOPERATION TO MAXIMIZE BIOMASS GROWTH. The Secretary may enter into an agreement with the Secretary of Defense to— (1) conduct a study of reforestation and improved management of Department of Defense military installations and lands; and (2) develop a program to manage such forests and lands so as to maximize their potential for biomass growth and sequestering carbon dioxide. 7 USC 6710. SEC. 2412. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 1991 through 1996, to carry out this title. TITLE XXV—OTHER RELATED PROVISIONS 7 USC 2279. SEC. 2501. OUTREACH AND ASSISTANCE FOR SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED FARMERS AND RANCHERS. (a) OUTREACH AND ASSISTANCE. — (1) IN GENERAL. — The Secretary of Agriculture (hereafter referred to in this section as the "Secretary") shall provide outreach and technical assistance to encourage and assist socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers to own and operate farms and ranches and to participate in agricultural programs. This assistance should include information on application and bidding procedures, farm management, and other essential information to participate in agricultural programs. (2) GRANTS AND CONTRACTS. — The Secretary may make grants and enter into contracts and other agreements in the furtherance of this section with the following entities— (A) any community based organization that— (i) has demonstrated experience in providing agricultural education or other agriculturally related services to socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers; (ii) provides documentary evidence of its past experience of working with socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers during the two years preceding its application for assistance under this section; and (iii) does not engage in activities prohibited under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and (B) 1890 Land-Grant Colleges including Tuskegee Institute, Indian tribal community colleges and Alaska native cooperative colleges, Hispanic serving post-secondary educational institutions, and other post-secondary educational institutions with demonstrated experience in providing Eigriculture education or other agriculturally related services to socially disadvantaged family farmers and ranchers in their region. Appropriation (3) FUNDING. —There are authorized to be appropriated authorization. $10,000,000 for each fiscal year to carry out this section. (b) DESIGNATION OF FSSDERAL PERSONNEL. —

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