7 U.S.C. § 1292 : US Code - Section 1292: New uses and markets for commodities

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(a) Regional research laboratories
The Secretary is authorized and directed to establish, equip, and
maintain four regional research laboratories, one in each major
farm producing area, and, at such laboratories, to conduct
researches into and to develop new scientific, chemical, and
technical uses and new and extended markets and outlets for farm
commodities and products and byproducts thereof. Such research and
development shall be devoted primarily to those farm commodities in
which there are regular or seasonal surpluses, and their products
and byproducts.
(b) Acquisition of land for laboratories; donations
For the purposes of subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary
is authorized to acquire land and interests therein, and to accept
in the name of the United States donations of any property, real or
personal, to any laboratory established pursuant to this section,
and to utilize voluntary or uncompensated services at such
laboratories. Donations to any one of such laboratories shall not
be available for use by any other of such laboratories.
(c) Cooperation with governmental agencies, associations, etc.
In carrying out the purposes of subsection (a) of this section,
the Secretary is authorized and directed to cooperate with other
departments or agencies of the Federal Government, States, State
agricultural experiment stations, and other State agencies and
institutions, counties, municipalities, business or other
organizations, corporations, associations, universities, scientific
societies, and individuals, upon such terms and conditions as he
may prescribe.
(d) Appropriation for purposes of subsection (a)
To carry out the purposes of subsection (a) of this section, the
Secretary is authorized to utilize in each fiscal year, beginning
with the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1938, a sum not to exceed
$4,000,000 of the funds appropriated pursuant to section 1391 of
this title, or section 590o of title 16, for such fiscal year. The
Secretary shall allocate one-fourth of such sum annually to each of
the four laboratories established pursuant to this section.
(e) Repealed. Aug. 30, 1954, ch. 1076, Sec. 1(3), 68 Stat. 966
(f) Appropriation to Secretary of Commerce
There is allocated to the Secretary of Commerce for each fiscal
year, beginning with the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1938, out of
funds appropriated for such fiscal year pursuant to section 1391 of
this title, or section 590o of title 16 the sum of $1,000,000 to be
expended for the promotion of the sale of farm commodities and
products thereof in such manner as he shall direct. Of the sum
allocated under this subsection to the Secretary of Commerce for
the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1938, $100,000 shall be devoted
to making a survey and investigation of the cause or causes of the
reduction in exports of agricultural commodities from the United
States, in order to ascertain methods by which the sales in foreign
countries of basic agricultural commodities produced in the United
States may be increased.
(g) Duty of Secretary
It shall be the duty of the Secretary to use available funds to
stimulate and widen the use of all farm commodities in the United
States and to increase in every practical way the flow of such
commodities and the products thereof into the markets of the world.