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 112 STAT. 536 PUBLIC LAW 105-185-JUNE 23, 1998 "(B) to a 1994 Institution (as defined in section 532 of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-382; 7 U.S.C. 301 note)); or "(C) to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, or Guam. "(4) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER REQUIREMENTS.— Federal formula funds described in paragraph (1) that are used by a State for a fiscal year for integrated activities in accordance with paragraph (2)(B) may also be used to satisfy the multistate activities requirements of subsection (c)(3) of this section and section 3(h) of the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 343(h)) for the same fiscal year.". (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— Section 3 of the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 343) (as amended by section 105) is amended by adding at the end the following: Applicability. "(j) INTEGRATION OF RESEARCH AND EXTENSION.—Section 3(i) of the Hatch Act of 1887 (7 U.S.C. 361c(i)) shall apply to amounts made available to carry out this Act.". Subtitle B—Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act SEC. 211. COMPETITIVE GRANTS. The Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 450i) is amended in subsection (b)— (1) in the first sentence of paragraph (1), by inserting "national laboratories," after "Federal agencies,"; (2) in paragraph (2), by striking "regional" and inserting "multistate"; (3) in the second sentence of paragraph (3)(E), by striking "an individual shall have less than" and all that follows through "research experience" and inserting "an individual shall be within 5 years of the individual's initial career track position"; and (4) in paragraph (8)(B)— (A) by striking "the cost" and inserting "the cost of; and (B) by adding at the end the following: "The Secretary may waive all or part of the matching requirement under this subparagraph in the case of a smaller college or university (as described in section 793(c)(2)(C)(ii) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 2204f(c)(2)(C)(ii))) if the equipment to be acquired costs not more than $25,000 and has multiple uses within a single research project or is usable in more than 1 research project. ". SEC. 212. SPECIAL GRANTS. The Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 450i) is amended in subsection (c)— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) by striking "5 years" and inserting "3 years"; (B) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ", extension, or education activities" after "conducting research"; and (C) in subparagraph (B)—

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