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 91 STAT. 994

PUBLIC LAW 95-113—SEPT. 29, 1977 (2) The remainder Shall be apportioned and distributed by the Secretary to those States which have applied for funds under this section on such basis as the Secretary may deem appropriate: Provided, That not less than 50 per centum of such funds shall be made available to States which have accredited schools of veterinary medicine. AMENDMENTS TO THE RESEARCH FACILITIES ACT OF 19 6 3

"Eligible institution."

7 USC 390b.

Appropriation authorizations. 7 USC 390c.

Funds, apportionment.

Post, p. 1018. 16 USC 582a-2.

7 USC 321-326a, 328.

SEC. 1416. The Act of July 22, 1963 (77 Stat. 90-92, as amended; 7 U.S.C. 390,390a-390k), is amended by— (1) amending paragraph (2) of section 3 to read as follows: "(2) the term 'eligible institution' means a department established under provisions of the Act of March 2, 1887 (24 Stat. 440-442, as amended; 7 U.S.C. 361a-361i), and under the direction of a college or university established in any State in accordance with the Act of July 2, 1862 (12 Stat. 503-505, as amended; 7 U.S.C. 301-305, 307'and 308), a department otherwise established pursuant to standards prescribed by any State the purpose of which is to conduct agricultural research, the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station at New Haven, Connecticut, the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station at Wooster, Ohio, and those colleges, universities, and other legal entities in each State now receiving, or which may hereafter receive, benefits under the Act of August 30, 1890 (26 Stat. 417419, as amended; 7 U.S.C. 321-326 and 328), including the Tuskegee Institute, or the Act of October 10, 1962 (76 Stat. 806-807, as amended; 16 U.S.C. 582a-582a^l-582a-7); and"; (2) striking out sections 4 through 12 and inserting in lieu thereof the following new sections: "SEC. 4. (a) There are hereby authorized to be appropriated for allocation to eligible institutions under this Act to be used for the purpose set out in section 2 of this Act, $15,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1978, $19,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979, $23,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980, $27,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1981, and $31,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1982, and not in excess of such sums as may after the date of enactment of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 be authorized by law for any subsequent fiscal year. " (b)(1) The first $4,000,000 appropriated for research facilities pursuant to this section for any fiscal year shall be apportioned equally among eligible institutions. "(2) Any amount in excess of $4,000,000 appropriated under this section for any fiscal year shall be apportioned as follows: Each eligible institution shall be entitled to an amount which bears the same ratio to the total amount of funds being allocated in such fiscal year under this paragraph as the amount received by such institution in the preceding fiscal year bears to the total amount received by all eligible institutions in such preceding fiscal year. The amount received by eligible institutions in the preceding fiscal year shall be determined on the basis of funds received under section 3 of the Act of March 2, 1887, section 3 of the Act of October 10, 1962, and—with respect to institutions receiving benefits under the Act of August 30, 1890, including Tuskegee Institute—on the basis of funds received under section 2 of the Act of August 4, 1965 (79 Stat. 431; 7 U.S.C. 450i), during the fiscal years ending September 30, 1977, and September 30, 1978, and

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