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Code · U.S. Code · Title 7 - AGRICULTURE · CHAPTER 64— AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND TEACHING · SUBCHAPTER I— FINDINGS, PURPOSES, AND DEFINITIONS · § 3101

§ 3101. Purposes of agricultural research, extension, and education

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The purposes of federally supported agricultural research, extension, and education are to—
(1)enhance the competitiveness of the United States agriculture and food industry in an increasingly competitive world environment;
(2)increase the long-term productivity of the United States agriculture and food industry while maintaining and enhancing the natural resource base on which rural America and the United States agricultural economy depend;
(3)develop new uses and new products for agricultural commodities, such as alternative fuels, and develop new crops;
(4)support agricultural research and extension to promote economic opportunity in rural communities and to meet the increasing demand for information and technology transfer throughout the United States agriculture industry;
(5)improve risk management in the United States agriculture industry;
(6)improve the safe production and processing of, and adding of value to, United States food and fiber resources using methods that maintain the balance between yield and environmental soundness;
(7)support higher education in agriculture to give the next generation of Americans the knowledge, technology, and applications necessary to enhance the competitiveness of United States agriculture;
(8)maintain an adequate, nutritious, and safe supply of food to meet human nutritional needs and requirements; and
(9)support international collaboration that leverages resources and advances priority food and agricultural interests of the United States, such as—
(A)addressing emerging plant and animal diseases;
(B)improving crop varieties and animal breeds; and
(C)developing safe, efficient, and nutritious food systems.
(Pub. L. 95–113, title XIV, § 1402, as added Pub. L. 101–624, title XVI, § 1602(a), Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3705; amended Pub. L. 104–127, title VIII, § 801, Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1156; Pub. L. 115–334, title VII, § 7101, Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4779.)
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  • Pub. L. 95–113, title XIV, § 1402
  • Pub. L. 101–624, title XVI, § 1602(a)
  • 104 Stat. 3705
  • Pub. L. 104–127, title VIII, § 801
  • 110 Stat. 1156
  • 132 Stat. 4779
  • 91 Stat. 981
  • Pub. L. 97–98, title XIV, § 1402
  • 95 Stat. 1294
  • Pub. L. 99–198, title XIV, § 1402
  • 99 Stat. 1542
  • Pub. L. 101–624, title XVI, § 1601(f)(1)(A)
  • 104 Stat. 3704
  • Pub. L. 104–127
  • Pub. L. 108–465, § 1
  • 118 Stat. 3882
  • Pub. L. 108–161, § 1
  • 117 Stat. 2014
  • Pub. L. 99–198, title XIV, § 1401
  • Pub. L. 97–98, title XIV, § 1401
  • Act June 29, 1935, ch. 338
  • 49 Stat. 436
  • Pub. L. 95–113, title XIV, § 1401
  • section 390k of this title
  • Pub. L. 107–171, title VII, § 7404
  • 116 Stat. 457
  • Pub. L. 108–11, title II, § 2101(b)
  • 117 Stat. 589
  • Pub. L. 110–234, title VII, § 7511(c)(7)
  • 122 Stat. 1267
  • Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a)
  • 122 Stat. 1664
  • 132 Stat. 4823
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 95–113, title XIV, § 1402
Pub. L.Pub. L. 101–624, title XVI, § 1602(a)
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 104–127, title VIII, § 801
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