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 112 STAT. 528 PUBLIC LAW 105-185-JUNE 23, 1998 Effective date. Effective date. (2) REVIEW PANEL REQUIRED.— AS part of the procedures established tinder paragraph (1), a review panel shall verify, at least once every 5 years, that each research activity of the Department and research conducted under each research program of the Department has scientific merit and relevance. (3) MISSION AREA. —I f the research activity or program to be reviewed is included in the research, educational, and economics mission area of the Department, the review panel shall consider— (A) the scientific merit and relevance of the activity or research in light of the priorities established pursuant to section 102; and (B) the national or multistate significance of the activity or research. (4) COMPOSITION OF REVIEW PANEL.— (A) IN GENERAL.—^A review panel shall be composed of individugils with scientific expertise, a majority of whom are not employees of the agency whose research is being reviewed. (B) SCIENTISTS FROM COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES.— To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall use scientists from colleges and universities to serve on the review panels. (5) SUBMISSION OF RESULTS.— The results of the panel reviews shall be submitted to the Advisory Board. (e) MERIT REVIEW.— (1) 1862 AND 1890 INSTITUTIONS. —Effective October 1, 1999, to be eligible to obtedn agricultural research or extension funds from the Secretary for an activity, each 1862 Institution and 1890 Institution shall— (A) establish a process for merit review of the activity; and (B) review the activity in accordance with the process. (2) 1994 INSTITUTIONS.— Effective October 1, 1999, to be eligible to obtain agricultural extension funds from the Secretary for an activity, each 1994 Institution shall— (A) establish a process for merit review of the activity; and (B) review the activity in accordance with the process. (f) REPEAL OF PROVISIONS FOR WITHHOLDING FUNDS.— (1) SMITH-LEVER ACT.— Section 6 of the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 346) is repealed. (2) HATCH ACT OF ISST.— Section 7 of the Hatch Act of 1887 (7 U.S.C. 361g) is amended by striking the last paragraph. (3) NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND TEACHING POLICY ACT OF 1977. —The National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 is amended— (A) in section 1444 (7 U.S.C. 3221)— (i) by striking subsection (f); and (ii) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (f); (B) in section 1445(g) (7 U.S.C. 3222(g)), by striking paragraph (3); and (C) by striking section 1468 (7 U.S.C. 3314).

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