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 95 STAT. 1310

7 USC 3197.

Priority lists.

PUBLIC LAW 97-98—DEC. 22, 1981

after the date of enactment of this title be authorized by law for any subsequent fiscal year.". (b) Section 1434(b) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3196(b)) is amended to read as follows: "(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 1435 of this title, funds appropriated under this section shall be awarded in the form of grants, for periods not to exceed five years, to eligible institutions.". (c) Section 1434 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3196) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsections: "(c) In order to establish a rational allocation of funds appropriated under this section, the Secretary shall establish annually priority lists of animal health and disease problems of national or regional significance. Such lists shall be prepared after consultation with the Joint Council, the Advisory Board, and the Board. Any recommendations made in connection with such consultation shall not be controlling on the Secretary's determination of priorities. In establishing such priorities, the Secretary, the Joint Council, the Advisory Board, and the Board shall consider the following factors: "(1) any health or disease problem which causes or may cause significant economic losses to any part of the livestock production industry; "(2) whether current scientific knowledge necessary to prevent, cure, or abate such a health or disease problem is adequate; and "(3) whether the status of scientific research is such that accomplishments may be anticipated through the application of scientific effort to such health or disease problem. "(d) Without regard to any consultation under subsection (c), the Secretary shall, to the extent feasible, award grants to eligible institutions on the basis of the priorities assigned through a peer review system. Grantees shall be selected on a competitive basis in accordance with such procedures as the Secretary may establish. "(e) In the case of multiyear grants, the Secretary shall distribute funds to grant recipients on a schedule which is reasonably related to the timetable required for the orderly conduct of the research project involved.". EXTENSION AT 1890 LAND-GRANT COLLEGES, INCLUDING TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE

SEC. 1431. Section 1444 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3221) is amended by(1) inserting "and ending with the fiscal year ending September 30, 1981," in the second sentence of subsection (a) immediately after "Beginning with the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979,"; (2) inserting immediately after the second sentence of subsection (a) a new sentence as follows: "Beginning with the fiscal year ending September 30, 1982, there shall be appropriated under this section an amount not less than 5V2 per centum, and for each fiscal year thereafter, through the fiscal year ending September 30, 1985, an amount not less than 6 per centum of the total appropriations for such year under the Act of May 8, 1914 (7 U.S.C. 341 etseq.).";

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