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PUBLIC LAW 99-198—DEC. 23, 1985

(1) evaluate other alternative farm plan forms for use in connection with such loans; (2) evaluate the need to develop a new farm plan form for such use; and (3) specify the steps that should be taken to improve or replace the current form. (c) Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall report the results of the study required under subsection (a) to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate. TITLE XIV—AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND TEACHING

Extension, and

Teaching Policy

Subtitle A—General Provisions

Act Amendments of 1935

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7 USC 3101 note.

SEC. 1401. This title may be cited as the "National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act Amendments of 1985". FINDINGS

SEC. 1402. Section 1402 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3101) is amended by— (1) in paragraph (8)— (A) striking out "and" at the end of subparagraph (N); (B) inserting "and" at the end of subparagraph (O); and (C) adding at the end thereof the following new subparagraph: "(P) research on new or improved food processing (such as food irradiation) or value-added food technologies;'; (2) in paragraph (10)— (A) striking out "The research" and all that follows through the colon in the matter preceding the subparagraphs and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 'The research, extension, and teaching programs must be maintained and constantly adjusted to meet ever-changing challenges. National support of cooperative research, extension, and teaching efforts must be reaffirmed and strengthened to meet major needs and challenges in the following areas:"; (B) redesignating subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), (E), (F), and (G) as subparagraphs (C), (D), (F), (G), (H), and (I), respectively; (C) inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraph: "(B) AGRICULTURAL POLICY.—The effects of technological,

economic, sociological, and environmental developments on the agricultural structure of the United States are strong and continuous. It is critical that emerging agriculturalrelated technologies, economic changes, and sociological and environmental developments, both national and international, be analyzed on a continuing basis in an interdisciplinary fashion to determine the effect of those forces

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