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 <-.-»;* '•!t*-l3^ 'S-.J^N ' ••*>- PUBLIC LAW 105-185-JUNE 23, 1998 112 STAT. 609 (b) REQUIREMENTS. —The study shall—- (1) evaluate the strength of science conducted by the Agricultural Research Service and the relevance of the science to national priorities; (2) examine how the work of the Agricultural Research Service relates to the capacity of the agricultural research, extension, and education system of the United States; (3) examine the appropriateness of the formulas for the allocation of funds under the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 341 et seq.) and the Hatch Act of 1887 (7 U.S.C. 361a et seq.) with respect to current conditions of the agricultural economy and other factors of the various regions and States of the United States and develop recommendations to revise the formulas to more accurately reflect the current conditions; and (4) examine the system of competitive grants for agricultural research, extension, and education. (c) REPORTS. —The Secretary shall prepare and submit to the Deadlines. Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate— (1) not later than 18 months after the commencement of the study, a report that describes the results of the study as it relates to paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b), including any appropriate recommendations; and (2) not later than 3 years after the commencement of the study, a report that describes the results of the study as it relates to paragraphs (3) and (4) of subsection (b), including the recommendations developed under paragraph (3) of subsection (b) and other appropriate recommendations. Subtitle D—Senses of Congress SEC. 641. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE EMPHASIS ON FIELD RESEARCH REGARDING METHYL BROMIDE ALTERNATIVES. It is the sense of Congress that, of the Agricultural Research Service funds made available for a fiscal year for research regarding the development for agricultural use of alternatives to methyl bromide, the Secretary of Agriculture should use a substantial portion of the funds for research to be conducted in real field conditions, especially pre-planting and post-harvest conditions, so as to expedite the development and commercial use of methyl bromide alternatives.

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