Sec. 7106. Agricultural and food policy research centers
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Section 1419A of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 ( 7 U.S.C. 3155 ) is amended— in the section heading, by inserting before Agricultural and food ; policy in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— by striking Secretary may and inserting Secretary shall, acting through the Office of the Chief Economist, ; and by striking make grants, competitive grants, and special research grants to, and enter into cooperative agreements and other contracting instruments with, and inserting make competitive grants to, or enter into cooperative agreements with, ; by striking subsection
(b)and inserting the following new subsection: An entity eligible to apply for funding under subsection
(a)is a State agricultural experiment station, college or university, or other public research institution or organization that has a history of providing— unbiased, nonpartisan economic analysis to Congress on the areas specified in paragraphs
(1)through
(4)of subsection (a); or objective, scientific information to Federal agencies and the public to support and enhance efficient, accurate implementation of Federal drought preparedness and drought response programs, including interagency thresholds used to determine eligibility for mitigation or emergency assistance. ; by redesignating subsections
(c)and
(d)as subsections
(d)and (e), respectively; by inserting after subsection
(b)the following new subsection: In making awards under this section, the Secretary shall give a preference to policy research centers that have— extensive databases, models, and demonstrated experience in providing Congress with agricultural market projections, rural development analysis, agricultural policy analysis, and baseline projections at the farm, multiregional, national, and international levels; or information, analysis, and research relating to drought mitigation. ; in subsection (d)(2) (as redesignated by paragraph (4)), by inserting applied after theoretical and ; and by striking subsection
(e)(as redesignated by paragraph (4)) and inserting the following new subsection: There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018. .
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Sec. 7106
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