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 PUBLIC LAW 107-171—MAY 13, 2002 116 STAT. 449 SEC. 7216. POLICY RESEARCH CENTERS. Section 1419A(c)(3) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3155(c)(3)) is amended by striking "collect and analyze" and inserting "collect, analyze, and disseminate". SEC. 7217. AVAILABILITY OF COMPETITIVE GRANT FUNDS. The National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 is amended by inserting after section 1469 (7 U.S.C. 3315) the following: "SEC. 1469A. AVAILABILITY OF COMPETITIVE GRANT FUNDS. "Except as otherwise provided by law, funds made available to the Secretary to carry out a competitive agricultural research, education, or extension grant program under this or any other Act shall be available for obligation for a 2-year period beginning on October 1 of the fiscal year for which the funds are made available.". SEC. 7218. ORGANIC AGRICULTURE RESEARCH AND EXTENSION INI- TIATIVE. Section 1672B of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925b) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ", breeding," after "production"; (B) in paragraph (2), by striking "and" at the end; (C) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (D) by adding at the end the following: "(4) determining desirable traits for organic commodities; "(5) identifying marketing and policy constraints on the expansion of organic agriculture; and "(6) conducting advanced on-farm research and development that emphasizes observation of, experimentation with, and innovation for working organic farms, including research relating to production and marketing and to socioeconomic conditions."; and (2) by amending subsection (e) to read as follows: "(e) FUNDING. —On October 1, 2003, and each October 1 thereafter through October 1, 2007, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer $3,000,000 to the Secretary of Agriculture for this section.". SEC. 7219. SENIOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH SERVICE. Subtitle B of title VI of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7651 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: "SEC. 620. SENIOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH SERVICE. "(a) IN GENERAL. —There is established in the Department of Agriculture the Senior Scientific Research Service (referred to in this section as the 'Service'). " (b) MEMBERS. — " (1) IN GENERAL.— Subject to paragraphs (2) through (4), the Secretary shall appoint the members of the Service. "(2) QUALIFICATIONS.— To be eligible for appointment to the Service, an individual shall— 7 USC 3315a. Effective date. Establishment. 7 USC 7657.

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