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 PUBLIC LAW 97-98—DEC. 22, 1981

95 STAT. 1303

of the General Schedule established in section 5332 of title 5, United States Code; and "(2) a professional staff of not more than five full-time employees qualified in the food and agricultural sciences, of which one shall serve as the executive secretary to the Joint Council and one shall serve as the executive secretary to the Advisory Board.". GENERAL PROVISIONS; ADDITIONAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE

SEC. 1414. (a) Section 1413 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3128) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsections: "(c) There are authorized to be appropriated annually such sums as Congress may determine necessary to carry out the provisions of section 1412 of this title and subsection (b) of this section. 7 USC 3127. "(d) The Subcommittee on Food, Agricultural, and Forestry Research, the Joint Council, and the Advisory Board shall improve communication and interaction among themselves and with others in the agricultural science and education system through such mechanisms as the exchange of reports, joint meetings, and the use of liaison representatives. "(e) The President shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, an Assistant Secretary of Agriculture who shall perform such duties as are necessary to carry out this title and who shall receive compensation at the rate now or hereafter prescribed by law for Assistant Secretaries of Agriculture.". (b) Section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, is amended in the item relating to Assistant Secretaries of Agriculture by striking out "(5)" and inserting in lieu thereof "(6)". PROGRAM FOR COMPETITIVE, SPECIAL, AND FACILITIES GRANTS FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH

SEC. 1415. (a) Section 2(b) of the Act of August 4, 1965 (7 U.S.C. 450i(b)), is amended by— (1) inserting in the second sentence after "on Food and Agricultural Sciences" the following: "and the National Agricultural Research and Extension Users Advisory Board"; (2) inserting after the second sentence the following: "For purposes of the preceding sentence, high priority research shall include— "(1) basic research aimed at the discovery of new scientific principles and techniques that may be applicable in agriculture and forestry; "(2) research aimed at the development of new and innovative products, methods, and technologies relating to biological nitrogen fixation, photosynthesis, and other processes which will improve and increase the production of agricultural and forestry resources; "(3) basic and applied research in the fields of animal productivity and health; "(4) basic and applied research in the fields of soil and water; "(5) basic and applied research in the field of human nutrition; and "(6) research to develop new strains of crops and new promising crops, including guayule, jojoba, and others."; and

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