42 U.S.C. § 8852 : US Code - Section 8852: Coordination of research and extension activities; consultative requirements

Search 42 U.S.C. § 8852 : US Code - Section 8852: Coordination of research and extension activities; consultative requirements

(a) The Secretary of Agriculture shall coordinate the applied
research and extension programs conducted under this subchapter and
under the amendments made by this subchapter to section 1419 [7
U.S.C. 3154] and subtitle B of the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 [7 U.S.C. 3129],(!1)
section 1 of the Bankhead-Jones Act [7 U.S.C. 427], section 3 of
the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Research Act of 1978
[16 U.S.C. 1642], and sections 1 and 2 of the Smith-Lever Act [7
U.S.C. 341, 342] with the programs of the Department of Energy.
(b) In carrying out this subchapter and the amendments made by
this subchapter, the Secretary of Agriculture shall consult on a
continuing basis with -
(1) the Subcommittee on Food, Agricultural, and Forestry
Research of the Federal Coordinating Council for Science,
Engineering, and Technology;
(2) the Joint Council on Food and Agricultural Sciences; and
(3) the National Agricultural Research and Extension Users
Advisory Board;
for the purpose of coordinating research and extension activities.