Sec. 7214. Centers of excellence
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The Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 is amended by inserting after section 1672D ( 7 U.S.C. 5925f ) the following new section: The Secretary shall prioritize centers of excellence established for specific agricultural commodities for the receipt of funding for any competitive research or extension program administered by the Secretary. A center of excellence is composed of 1 or more of the eligible entities specified in subsection (b)(7) of the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act ( 7 U.S.C. 450i(b)(7) ) that provide financial or in-kind support to the center of excellence.
The criteria for consideration to be recognized as a center of excellence shall include efforts— to ensure coordination and cost effectiveness by reducing unnecessarily duplicative efforts regarding research, teaching, and extension; to leverage available resources by using public/private partnerships among agricultural industry groups, institutions of higher education, and the Federal Government; to implement teaching initiatives to increase awareness and effectively disseminate solutions to target audiences through extension activities; and to increase the economic returns to rural communities by identifying, attracting, and directing funds to high-priority agricultural issues.
Where practicable, the criteria for consideration to be recognized as a center of excellence shall include efforts to improve teaching capacity and infrastructure at colleges and universities (including land-grant institutions, schools of forestry, schools of veterinary medicine, and NLGCA Institutions). .
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