Sec. 7128. MATCHING FUNDS REQUIREMENT

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## SEC. 7128 MATCHING FUNDS REQUIREMENT ###

(a)In General The National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new subtitle: > > ## “Subtitle P General Provisions > > > ## “SEC. 1492 MATCHING FUNDS REQUIREMENT > > **[**[7 U.S.C. 3371](/us/usc/t7/s3371)**]** > > > ### “(a) In General > > The recipient of a competitive grant that is awarded by the Secretary under a covered law shall provide funds, in-kind contributions, or a combination of both, from sources other than funds provided through such grant in an amount that is at least equal to the amount of such grant. > > > ### “(b) Exception > > The matching funds requirement under subsection

(a)shall not apply to grants awarded— > > > #### “(1) > > to a research agency of the Department of Agriculture; or > > > #### “(2) > > to an entity eligible to receive funds under a capacity and infrastructure program (as defined in section 251(f)(1)(C) of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6971(f)(1)(C))), including a partner of such entity. > > > ### “(c) Waiver > > The Secretary may waive the matching funds requirement under subsection

(a)for a year with respect to a competitive grant that involves research or extension activities that are consistent with the priorities established by the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board under section 1408(c)(1)(B) for the year involved. ** > > > ### “(d) Covered Law > > In this section, the term ‘covered law’ means each of the following provisions of law: > > > #### “(1) > > This title. > > > #### “(2) > > Title XVI of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5801 et seq.). > > > #### “(3) > > The Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7601 et seq.). > > > #### “(4) > > Part III of subtitle E of title VII of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008. > > > #### “(5) > > The Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 450i).” > . ###

(b)Conforming Amendments ####

(1)National agricultural research, extension, and teaching policy act of 1977 The National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 is amended— #####

(A)in section 1415(a) (7 U.S.C. 3151(a)), by striking the second sentence; #####

(B)in section 1475(b) (7 U.S.C. 3322(b)), in the matter following paragraph (4), by striking “Except in the case of” and all that follows; and #####

(C)in section 1480 (7 U.S.C. 3333)— ######

(i)by striking subsection (b); and ######

(ii)by striking “(a) In General.—The Secretary” and inserting “The Secretary”. ####

(2)Food, agriculture, conservation, and trade act of 1990 The Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 is amended— #####

(A)in section 1623(d)(2) (7 U.S.C. 5813(d)(2)), by adding at the end the following: “The matching funds requirement under section 1492 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 shall not apply to grants awarded under this section.”; #####

(B)in section 1671 (7 U.S.C. 5924)— ######

(i)by striking subsection (e); and ######

(ii)by redesignating subsection

(f)as subsection (e); #####

(C)in section 1672 (7 U.S.C. 5925)— ######

(i)by striking subsection (c); and ######

(ii)by redesignating subsections

(d)through

(j)as subsections

(c)through (i), respectively; and #####

(D)in section 1672B (7 U.S.C. 5925b)— ######

(i)by striking subsection (c); and ######

(ii)by redesignating subsections (d), (e), and

(f)as subsections (c), (d), and (e), respectively. ####

(3)Agricultural research, extension, and education reform act of 1998 The Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 is amended— #####

(A)in section 406 (7 U.S.C. 7626)— ######

(i)by striking subsection (d); and ######

(ii)by redesignating subsections

(e)and

(f)as subsections

(d)and (e), respectively; and #####

(B)in section 412(e) (7 U.S.C. 7632(e))— ######

(i)by striking paragraph (3); and ######

(ii)by redesignating paragraph

(4)as paragraph (3). ####

(4)Competitive, special, and facilities research grant act Subsection (b)(9) of the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 450i(b)(9)) is amended— #####

(A)in subparagraph (A), by adding at the end the following new clause: > > ###### “(iii) Exemption > > The matching funds requirement under section 1492 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 shall not apply in the case of a grant made under paragraph (6)(A).” > ; and #####

(B)by striking subparagraph (B). ####

(5)Sun grant program Section 7526(c)(1)(D)(iv) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8114(c)(1)(D)(iv)) is amended by adding at the end the following new subclause: > > ###### “(IV) Relation to other matching fund requirement > > The matching funds requirement under section 1492 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 shall not apply in the case of a grant provided by a sun grant center or subcenter under this paragraph.” > . ###

(c)Application to Amendments **[**[7 U.S.C. 3371 note](/us/usc/t7/s3371)**]** ####

(1)New grants Section 1492 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to grants described in such section awarded after October 1, 2014, unless the provision of a covered law under which such grants are awarded specifically exempts such grants from the matching funds requirement under such section. ####

(2)Grants awarded on or before october 1, 2014 Notwithstanding the amendments made by subsection (b), a matching funds requirement in effect on or before the date of the enactment of this section under a provision of a covered law shall continue to apply to a grant awarded under such provision on or before October 1, 2014.

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