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 PUBLIC LAW 99-198—DEC. 23, 1985

99 STAT. 1565

(f)(l) Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary may indemnify an operator of a project conducted under this section for damage incurred or undue losses sustained as a result of a rigid requirement of research or demonstration under such project that is not experienced in normal farming operations. (2) An indemnity payment under paragraph (1) shall be subject to any agreement between a project grantee and operator entered into prior to the initiation of such project. COORDINATION

SEC. 1466. The Secretary shall— (1) establish a panel of experts consisting of representatives of the Agricultural Research Service, Cooperative State Research Service, Soil Conservation Service, Extension Service, State cooperative extension services. State agricultural experiment stations, and other specialists in agricultural research and technology transfer; and (2) ensure that a research project under this subtitle is designed after taking into consideration the views of such panel.

7 USC 4706.

REPORTS

SEC. 1467. The Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate— (1) not later than 180 days after the effective date of this subtitle, a report describing the design of research projects established in accordance with sections 1465 and 1466; (2) not later than 15 months after the effective date of this subtitle, a report describing the results of the program carried out under section 1464; and (3) not later than April 1, 1987, and each April 1 thereafter, a report describing the progress of projects conducted under this subtitle, including— (A) a summary and analysis of data collected under such projects; and (B) recommendations based on such data for new basic or applied research.

7 USC 4707.

Ante, p. 1564; supra. Ante, p. 1564.

AGREEMENTS

SEC. 1468. The Secretary may carry out sections 1464 and 1465 through agreements with land-grant colleges or universities, other universities. State Eigricultural experiment stations, nonprofit organizations, or Federal or State governmental entities, that have demonstrated appropriate expertise in agricultural research and technology transfer.

Schools and colleges. 7 U ^ 4708.

DISSEMINATION OF DATA

SEC. 1469. The Secretary shall— (1) make available through the Extension Service and State cooperative extension services— (A) the information and research reports identified under section 1464; and (B) the information and conclusions resulting from any research project conducted under section 1465; and

7 USC 4709.

Schools and colleges.

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