Sec. 7614. MATCHING FUNDS REQUIREMENT

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## SEC. 7614 MATCHING FUNDS REQUIREMENT ###

(a)Repeal Subtitle P of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3371) is repealed. ###

(b)Conforming Amendments ####

(1)National agricultural research, extension, and teaching policy act of 1977 #####

(A)Grants to enhance research capacity in schools of veterinary medicine Section 1415(a) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3151(a)) is amended— ######

(i)by striking “ The Secretary ” and inserting the following: > > #### “(1) In general > > The Secretary” > ; and ######

(ii)by adding at the end the following: > > #### “(2) Matching requirement > > A State receiving a grant under paragraph

(1)shall provide State matching funds equal to not less than the amount of the grant.” > . #####

(B)Aquaculture assistance grant program Section 1475(b) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3322(b)) is amended by striking “ The Secretary ” and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting the following: > > #### “(1) In general > > Subject to paragraph (3), the Secretary may make competitive grants to entities eligible for grants under paragraph

(2)for research and extension to facilitate or expand promising advances in the production and marketing of aquacultural food species and products and to enhance the safety and wholesomeness of those species and products, including the development of reliable supplies of seed stock and therapeutic compounds. > > > #### “(2) Eligible entities > > The Secretary may make a competitive grant under paragraph

(1)to— > > > ##### “(A) > > a land-grant or seagrant college or university; > > > ##### “(B) > > a State agricultural experiment station; > > > ##### “(C) > > a college, university, or Federal laboratory having a demonstrable capacity to conduct aquacultural research, as determined by the Secretary; or > > > ##### “(D) > > a nonprofit private research institution. > > > #### “(3) Matching state grants > > > ##### “(A) In general > > Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall not make a grant under paragraph

(1)unless the State in which the grant recipient is located makes a grant to that recipient in an amount equal to not less than the amount of the grant under paragraph

(1)(of which State amount an in-kind contribution shall not exceed 50 percent). > > > ##### “(B) Federal laboratories > > Subparagraph

(A)shall not apply to a grant to a Federal laboratory.” > . #####

(C)Rangeland research Section 1480 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3333) is amended— ######

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

(ii)by adding at the end the following new subsection: > > ### “(b) Matching Requirements > > > #### “(1) In general > > Except as provided in paragraph (2), this grant program shall be based on a matching formula of 50 percent Federal and 50 percent non-Federal funding (including funding from an agricultural commodity promotion, research, and information program). > > > #### “(2) Exception > > Paragraph

(1)shall not apply to a grant to a Federal laboratory or a grant under subsection (a)(2).” > . ####

(2)Food, agriculture, conservation, and trade act of 1990 #####

(A)Federal-state matching grant program Section 1623(d)(2) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5813(d)(2)) is amended by striking the second sentence. #####

(B)Agricultural genome initiative Section 1671 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5924) (as amended by section 7208) is amended— ######

(i)by redesignating subsection

(f)as subsection (g); and ######

(ii)by inserting after subsection

(e)the following: > > ### “(f) Matching Funds Requirement > > > #### “(1) In general > > Subject to paragraph (3), with respect to a grant or cooperative agreement under this section that provides a particular benefit to a specific agricultural commodity, the recipient of funds under the grant or cooperative agreement shall provide non-Federal matching funds (including funds from an agricultural commodity promotion, research, and information program) equal to not less than the amount provided under the grant or cooperative agreement. > > > #### “(2) In-kind support > > Non-Federal matching funds described in paragraph

(1)may include in-kind support. > > > #### “(3) Waiver > > The Secretary may waive the matching funds requirement under paragraph

(1)with respect to a research project if the Secretary determines that— > > > ##### “(A) > > the results of the project are of a particular benefit to a specific agricultural commodity, but those results are likely to be applicable to agricultural commodities generally; or > > > ##### “(B) > > > ######

(i)> > the project— > > > ###### “(I) > > involves a minor commodity; and > > > ###### “(II) > > deals with scientifically important research; and > > > ###### “(ii) > > the recipient is unable to satisfy the matching funds requirement.” > . #####

(C)High-priority research and extension initiatives Section 1672(a) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925(a)) is amended— ######

(i)by striking “ The Secretary of Agriculture ” and inserting the following: > > #### “(1) In general > > The Secretary of Agriculture” > ; ######

(ii)in paragraph

(1)(as so designated), in the second sentence, by striking “ The Secretary shall ” and inserting the following: > > #### “(3) Consultation > > The Secretary shall” > ; and ######

(iii)by inserting after paragraph

(1)the following: > > #### “(2) Matching funds requirement > > > ##### “(A) In general > > Subject to subparagraph (C), an entity receiving a grant under paragraph

(1)shall provide non-Federal matching funds (including funds from an agricultural commodity promotion, research, and information program) equal to not less than the amount of the grant. > > > ##### “(B) In-kind support > > Non-Federal matching funds described in subparagraph

(A)may include in-kind support. > > > ##### “(C) Waiver > > The Secretary may waive the matching funds requirement under subparagraph

(A)with respect to a research project if the Secretary determines that— > > > ###### “(i) > > the results of the project are of a particular benefit to a specific agricultural commodity, but those results are likely to be applicable to agricultural commodities generally; or > > > ###### “(ii) > > > ######

(I)> > the project— > > > ###### “(aa) > > involves a minor commodity; and > > > ###### “(bb) > > deals with scientifically important research; and > > > ###### “(II) > > the recipient is unable to satisfy the matching funds requirement.” > . #####

(D)Organic agriculture research and extension initiative Section 1672B of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925b) (as amended by section 7210) is amended— ######

(i)by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and

(e)as subsections (d), (e), and (f), respectively; and ######

(ii)by inserting after subsection

(b)the following: > > ### “(c) Matching Requirement > > > #### “(1) In general > > Subject to paragraph (3), an entity receiving a grant under subsection

(a)shall provide non-Federal matching funds (including funds from an agricultural commodity promotion, research, and information program) equal to not less than the amount of the grant. > > > #### “(2) In-kind support > > Non-Federal matching funds described in paragraph

(1)may include in-kind support. > > > #### “(3) Waiver > > The Secretary may waive the matching funds requirement under paragraph

(3)Agricultural research, extension, and education reform act of 1998 #####

(A)Integrated research, education, and extension competitive grants program Section 406 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7626) is amended— ######

(i)by redesignating subsections

(d)and

(e)as subsections

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

(ii)by inserting after subsection

(c)the following: > > ### “(d) Matching Funds Requirement > > > #### “(1) In general > > Subject to paragraph (3), with respect to a grant under this section that provides a particular benefit to a specific agricultural commodity, the recipient of the grant shall provide non-Federal matching funds (including funds from an agricultural commodity promotion, research, and information program) equal to not less than the amount of the grant. > > > #### “(2) In-kind support > > Non-Federal matching funds described in paragraph

(1)may include in-kind support. > > > #### “(3) Waiver > > The Secretary may waive the matching funds requirement under paragraph

(1)with respect to a grant if the Secretary determines that— > > > ##### “(A) > > the results of the grant are of a particular benefit to a specific agricultural commodity, but those results are likely to be applicable to agricultural commodities generally; or > > > ##### “(B) > > > ######

(i)> > the grant— > > > ###### “(I) > > involves a minor commodity; and > > > ###### “(II) > > deals with scientifically important research; and > > > ###### “(ii) > > the recipient is unable to satisfy the matching funds requirement.” > . #####

(B)Specialty crop research initiative Section 412(g) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7632(g)) is amended— ######

(i)by redesignating paragraph

(3)as paragraph (4); and ######

(ii)by inserting after paragraph

(2)the following: > > #### “(3) Matching requirement > > > ##### “(A) In general > > An entity receiving a grant under this section shall provide non-Federal matching funds (including funds from an agricultural commodity promotion, research, and information program) equal to not less than the amount of the grant. > > > ##### “(B) In-kind support > > Non-Federal matching funds described in subparagraph

(A)may include in-kind support.” > . ####

(4)Other laws #####

(A)Sun grant program Section 7526(c)(1)(C)(iv) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 8114(c)(1)(C)(iv)) is amended by striking subclause (IV). #####

(B)Agriculture and food research initiative Subsection (b)(9) of the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 3157(b)(9)) is amended— ######

(i)in subparagraph (A), by striking clause (iii); ######

(ii)in subparagraph (B)— ######

(I)in clause (i), by striking “clauses

(ii)and (iii),” and inserting “clause (ii),”; and ######

(II)by striking clause (iii); and ######

(iii)by adding at the end the following: > > ##### “(C) Applied research > > An entity receiving a grant under paragraph (5)(B) for applied research that is commodity-specific and not of national scope shall provide non-Federal matching funds equal to not less than the amount of the grant.” > . ###

(c)Application of Amendments **[**[7 U.S.C. 3151 note](/us/usc/t7/s3151)**]** ####

(1)Awards made after date of enactment The amendments made by subsections

(a)and

(b)shall apply with respect to grants, cooperative agreements, or other awards described in subsection

(b)that are made after the date of the enactment of this Act. ####

(2)Awards made on or before date of enactment Notwithstanding the amendments made by subsections

(a)and (b), a matching funds requirement in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act under a provision of law amended by subsection

(a)or

(b)shall continue to apply to a grant, cooperative agreement, or other award described in subsection

(b)that is made on or before the date of the enactment of this Act. # TITLE VIII FORESTRY ## Subtitle A Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978

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