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 124 STAT. 3947 PUBLIC LAW 111–353—JAN. 4, 2011 (b) NATIONAL FOOD SAFETY TRAINING, EDUCATION, EXTENSION, OUTREACH, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.—Title IV of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 is amended by inserting after section 404 (7 U.S.C. 7624) the following: ‘‘SEC. 405. NATIONAL FOOD SAFETY TRAINING, EDUCATION, EXTEN- SION, OUTREACH, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PRO- GRAM. ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall award grants under this section to carry out the competitive grant program established under section 1011(d) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, pursuant to any memoranda of understanding entered into under such section. ‘‘(b) INTEGRATED APPROACH.—The grant program described under subsection (a) shall be carried out under this section in a manner that facilitates the integration of food safety standards and guidance with the variety of agricultural production systems, encompassing conventional, sustainable, organic, and conservation and environmental practices. ‘‘(c) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this section, the Sec- retary shall give priority to projects that target small and medium- sized farms, beginning farmers, socially disadvantaged farmers, small processors, or small fresh fruit and vegetable merchant whole- salers. ‘‘(d) PROGRAM COORDINATION.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall coordinate implementation of the grant program under this section with the National Integrated Food Safety Initiative. ‘‘(2) INTERACTION.—The Secretary shall— ‘‘(A) in carrying out the grant program under this section, take into consideration applied research, education, and extension results obtained from the National Integrated Food Safety Initiative; and ‘‘(B) in determining the applied research agenda for the National Integrated Food Safety Initiative, take into consideration the needs articulated by participants in projects funded by the program under this section. ‘‘(e) GRANTS.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out this section, the Sec- retary shall make competitive grants to support training, edu- cation, extension, outreach, and technical assistance projects that will help improve public health by increasing the under- standing and adoption of established food safety standards, guidance, and protocols. ‘‘(2) ENCOURAGED FEATURES.—The Secretary shall encour- age projects carried out using grant funds under this section to include co-management of food safety, conservation systems, and ecological health. ‘‘(3) MAXIMUM TERM AND SIZE OF GRANT.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A grant under this section shall have a term that is not more than 3 years. ‘‘(B) LIMITATION ON GRANT FUNDING.—The Secretary may not provide grant funding to an entity under this section after such entity has received 3 years of grant funding under this section. ‘‘(f) GRANT ELIGIBILITY.— Grants. 7 USC 7625.