7 U.S.C. § 361g — Duties of Secretary; ascertainment of entitlement of State to funds; plans of work
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The Secretary of Agriculture runs this farm research funding program and writes its rules. Each year the Secretary figures out how much money each state gets. States can carry over unspent money for one extra year, but lose it if they wait too long. States must submit an approved work plan before getting funds.
(a) Duties of Secretary
The Secretary of Agriculture is in charge of running this program (sections 361a through 361i). The Secretary must write the rules needed to carry out the law. The Secretary must also give advice and help so the program works well. This includes helping coordinate research that state agricultural experiment stations start under this law, suggesting which research topics matter most, and encouraging the stations to cooperate with each other and with the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
(b) Ascertainment of entitlement
By October 1 each year, the Secretary must figure out two things for every state: whether it qualifies for its share of that year's funding, and exactly how much money it should get.
(c) Carryover
(1) In general: If a state doesn't spend all its yearly funds by the end of the fiscal year, it can carry the leftover money over and spend it the next fiscal year.
(2) Failure to expend full allotment: (A) If the state still hasn't spent that leftover money by the end of the second fiscal year, the government subtracts the unspent amount from the state's next yearly allotment. (B) The Secretary then redistributes that subtracted money to other states — using the formula in section 361c(c) — but only to states that did not have money subtracted that year.
(d) Plan of work required
Before a state can get money under this law for any year, state officials must submit a "plan of work" describing how they will use the funds. The Secretary of Agriculture must approve this plan first.
(e) Requirements related to plan of work
Each state's plan of work must describe three things: (1) a summary of the projects or programs the state plans to run using formula funds; (2) how the state will meet certain requirements in section 361c — specifically subsections (c)(3) and (i)(2) of that section; and (3) the matching funds the state provided in the previous fiscal year.
(f) Research protocols
(1) Development: The Secretary of Agriculture must create protocols — standard methods — for judging whether multistate, multi-institution, and multi-subject research projects, and joint research-and-extension activities, are successfully addressing the important farm issues named in states' plans of work.
(2) Consultation: The Secretary must develop these protocols together with the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board and with land-grant colleges and universities.
(g) Treatment of plans of work for other purposes
As much as possible, the Secretary should let a state's plan of work also count toward other federal reporting requirements, so states don't have to write duplicate reports.
The Secretary of Agriculture is charged with the responsibility for the proper administration of sections 361a to 361i of this title, and is authorized and directed to prescribe such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out its provisions. It shall be the duty of the Secretary to furnish such advice and assistance as will best promote the purposes of said sections, including participation in coordination of research initiated under said sections by the State agricultural experiment stations, from time to time to indicate such lines of inquiry as to him seem most important, and to encourage and assist in the establishment and maintenance of cooperation by and between the several State agricultural experiment stations, and between the stations and the United States Department of Agriculture.
On or before the first day of October in each year after the passage of sections 361a to 361i of this title, the Secretary of Agriculture shall ascertain as to each State whether it is entitled to receive its share of the annual appropriations for agricultural experiment stations under said sections and the amount which thereupon each is entitled, respectively, to receive.
The balance of any annual funds provided under sections 361a to 361i of this title to a State agricultural experiment station for a fiscal year that remains unexpended at the end of the fiscal year may be carried over for use during the following fiscal year.
If any unexpended balance carried over by a State is not expended by the end of the second fiscal year, an amount equal to the unexpended balance shall be deducted from the next succeeding annual allotment to the State.
Federal funds that are deducted under subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year shall be redistributed by the Secretary in accordance with the formula set forth in section 361c(c) of this title to those States for which no deduction under subparagraph (A) has been taken for that fiscal year.
Before funds may be provided to a State under sections 361a to 361i of this title for any fiscal year, a plan of work to be carried out under sections 361a to 361i of this title shall be submitted by the proper officials of the State and shall be approved by the Secretary of Agriculture.
Each plan of work for a State required under subsection (d) shall contain descriptions of the following:
A summary of planned projects or programs in the State using formula funds.
A description of the manner in which the State will meet the requirements of subsections (c)(3) and (i)(2) of section 361c of this title.
A description of matching funds provided by the State with respect to the previous fiscal year.
The Secretary of Agriculture shall develop protocols to be used to evaluate the success of multistate, multi-institutional, and multidisciplinary research activities and joint research and extension activities in addressing critical agricultural issues identified in the plans of work submitted under subsection (d).
The Secretary of Agriculture shall develop the protocols in consultation with the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board established under section 3123 of this title and land-grant colleges and universities.
To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall consider a plan of work submitted under subsection (d) to satisfy other appropriate Federal reporting requirements.
Source credit: (Mar. 2, 1887, ch. 314, § 7, 24 Stat. 441; Aug. 11, 1955, ch. 790, § 1, 69 Stat. 673; Pub. L. 86–533, § 1(22), June 29, 1960, 74 Stat. 249; Pub. L. 94–273, § 3(2), Apr. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 376; Pub. L. 105–185, title I, § 103(f)(2), title II, § 202(b), June 23, 1998, 112 Stat. 528, 532; Pub. L. 107–171, title VII, § 7202, May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 437; Pub. L. 115–334, title VII, § 7612(b)(2), Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4832.)
- 1887Enacted · Act of Mar. 2, 1887, ch. 314 · 24 Stat. 441
- 1955Amended · Act of Aug. 11, 1955, ch. 790 · 69 Stat. 673
- 1960Amended · Pub. L. 86-533 · 74 Stat. 249
- 1976Amended · Pub. L. 94-273 · 90 Stat. 376
- 1998Amended · Pub. L. 105-185 · 112 Stat. 528, 532
- 2002Amended · Pub. L. 107-171 · 116 Stat. 437
- 2018Amended · Pub. L. 115-334 · 132 Stat. 4832
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