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 99 STAT. 1554 Ante, p. 1553.

PUBLIC LAW 99-198—DEC. 23, 1985

amended by inserting after section 1473A the following new sections: TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT FOR SMALL- AND MEDIUM-SIZED FARMING OPERATIONS

7 USC 3319b.

"SEC. 1473B. It is the sense of Congress that the agricultural research, extension, and teaching activities conducted by the Secretary of Agriculture relating to the development, application, transfer, or delivery of agricultural technology, and, to the greatest extent practicable, any funding that is received by the Secretary of Agriculture for such activities, should be directed to technology that can be used effectively by small- and medium-sized farming operations. "SPECIAL TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH PROGRAM

7 USC 3319c. 31 USC 6301 et seq.

Prohibition.

Prohibition.

"SEC. 1473C. (a) Notwithstanding chapter 63 of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary may enter into a cooperative agreement with a private agency, organization, or individual to share the cost of a research project, or to allow the use of a Federal facility or service on a cost-sharing or cost reimbursable basis, to develop new agricultural technology to further a research program of the Secretary. "(b) For each of the fiscal years ending September 30, 1986, through September 30, 1990, not more than $3,000,000 of the funds appropriated to the Agricultural Research Service for such fiscal year may be used to carry out this section. "(c)(1) To be eligible to receive a contribution under this section, matching funds in an amount equal to at least 50 percent of such contribution shall be provided from non-Federal sources by the recipient or recipients of such contribution. "(2) Funds received by the Secretary under this section shall be deposited in a separate account or accounts, to be available until expended. Such funds may be used to pay directly the costs of such research projects and to repay or make advances to appropriations or funds that do or will initially bear all or part of such costs. "(3) The amount of funds or in kind assistance that may be made available under this section by the Secretary for a particular research project may not exceed— (A) an amount of $50,000 in any fiscal year; or "(B) a total amount of $150,000.^^. S U P P L E M E N T A L AND ALTERNATIVE CROPS

Supra.

SEC. 1428. The National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.) (as amended by section 1426) is amended by inserting after section 1473C the following new section: " S U P P L E M E N T A L AND ALTERNATIVE CROPS

7USe33i9d.

"SEC. 1473D. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during the period beginning October 1, 1986, and ending September 30, 1990, the Secretary shall develop and implement a research and pilot project program for the development of supplemental and alternative crops, using such funds as are appropriated to the Secretary each nscal year under this title.

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