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 110 STAT. 1180 PUBLIC LAW 104-127—APR. 4, 1996 SEC. 886. RURAL DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. Section 502(a) of the Rural Development Act of 1972 (7 U.S.C. 2662(a)) is amended by inserting after the first sentence the following: "The rural development extension programs shall also promote coordinated and integrated rural community initiatives that advance and empower capacity building through leadership development, entrepreneurship, business development and management training, and strategic planning to increase jobs, income, and quality of life in rural communities.". SEC. 887. DAIRY GOAT RESEARCH PROGRAM. Section 1432(b)(5) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act Amendments of 1981 (Public Law 97-98; 7 U.S.C. 3222 note) is amended by striking "1995" and inserting "1997". SEC. 888. COMPETITIVE GRANTS FOR RESEARCH TO ERADICATE AND CONTROL BROWN CITRUS APHID AND CITRUS TRISTEZA VIRUS. Section 1672 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925) (as amended by section 863) is amended by inserting before subsection (b) the following: " (a) BROWN CITRUS APHID AND CITRUS TRISTEZA VIRUS.— "(1) RESEARCH GRANTS AUTHORIZED. —The Secretary of Agriculture may make competitive grants available to support research for the purpose of— "(A) developing methods to eradicate the brown citrus aphid and the citrus tristeza virus from citrus crops grown in the United States; or "(B) adapting citrus crops grown in the United States to the brown citrus aphid and the citrus tristeza virus. "(2) METHOD OF PROVIDING GRANTS.—Grants authorized under this subsection shall be made in the same manner, and shall be subject to the same conditions, as provided for competitive grants under the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 450i). "(3) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $3,000,000 for fiscal year 1997.". Arkansas. SEC. 889. STUTTGART NATIONAL AQUACULTURE RESEARCH CENTER. (a) TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS TO SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE. — (1) PURPOSE. —The first section of Public Law 85-342 (16 U.S.C. 778) is amended— (A) by striking "Secretary of the Interior" and all that follows through "directed to" and inserting "Secretary of Agriculture shall"; (B) by striking "an experiment station or stations" and inserting "1 or more centers"; and (C) in paragraph (5), by striking "Department of Agriculture" and inserting "Secretary of the Interior". (2) AUTHORITY.—Section 2 of Public Law 85-342 (16 U.S.C. 778a) is amended by striking ", the Secretary and all that follows through "authorized" and inserting ", the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized". (3) ASSISTANCE.—Section 3 of Public Law 85-342 (16 U.S.C. 778b) is amended—

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