105th CONGRESS (1996-1998) Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998
106th CONGRESS (1998-2000) Small Watershed Rehabilitation Amendments of 2000, H.R. 728 This bill was included in HR 4788, the United States Grain Standards Reauthorization Act of 2000, which was signed by the President on 11/9/00.
Conference Report for Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 HR 2559 was signed into law (P.L. 106-224) by the President on 6/22/00. Several sections of this bill pertain to or are of interest to ARS including:
Section 221- Carbon Cycle Research Section Section 223 - Soil Science and Forest Health Management Research Section 224 - Waste Streams from Livestock Production Research Section 225 - Improved Storage & Management of Livestock & Poultry Waste Section 226- Ethanol Research Pilot Plant Section 227 - Bioinformatics Institute for Model Plant Species Section 252 - Surveillance & Research into Bovine Tuberculosis Control Title 3 - Biomass Research and Development Act of 2000 Title 1 - Section 522 - Partnerships for Risk Management Development and Implementation
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002 (H.R.2330, Public Law No: 107-76, signed by the President on 11/28/2001)
107th CONGRESS (2001-2003) Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (H.R. 2646, Public Law No: 107-171, signed by the President on 5/13/02). Title VII is the Research Title. Several sections in Title VII pertain to or are of interest to ARS including:
Section 7205 - Initiative for Future Agricultural and Food Systems Section 7207 - Agricultural, Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (amendments) Section 7208 - Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (amendments) Section 7210 - Biotechnology Risk Assessment Research Section 7218 - Organic Agricultural Research and Extension Initiative (competitive grant program with mandated funding of $3M per year through 10/01/07). Section 7219 - Senior Scientific Research Service Section 7221 - Biosecurity Planning and Response Programs Section 7404 - Review of the Agricultural Research Service (unrelated to ARS review but also included is a study of the merits of establishing National Institute of Plant and Animal Sciences) Section 7406 - Sense of Congress Regarding Doubling of Funding for Agricultural Research Section 7408 - International Organic Research Collaboration (NAL role) Section 7410 - Report on Genetically Modified Pest-Protected Plants (will probably be delegated to APHIS) Section 7411 - Study on Nutrient Banking Section 7506 - Land Acquisition Authority, National Peanut Research Laboratory, Dawson, Georgia
Also, in the Title IX (Energy) and Title X (Miscellaneous) are: Section 9008 - Biomass Research and Development Act (amendments) Section 10304 - Report on Rats, Mice, and Birds Section 10802 - Public Education Program on Use of Biotechnology for Producing Food Section 10804 - Grazinglands Research Laboratory (El Reno, Oklahoma) Section 10807 - Food Safety Commission
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (.PDF file, 507KB requires Adobe Acrobat Reader) (H.R. 5005, Public Law No: 107-296, signed by the President on 11/25/02)
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