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Title 7 — Agriculture

Chapter 64 — Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching

§ 3156. Education grants to Alaska Native serving institutions and Native Hawaiian serving institutions

Statutory text

(a)

Education grants program for Alaska Native serving institutions

(1)

Grant authority

The Secretary of Agriculture may make competitive grants to Alaska Native serving institutions for the purpose of promoting and strengthening the ability of Alaska Native serving institutions to carry out education, applied research, and related community development programs.

(2)

Use of grant funds

Grants made under this section shall be used—

(A)

to support the activities of consortia of Alaska Native serving institutions to enhance educational equity for under represented students;

(B)

to strengthen institutional educational capacities, including libraries, curriculum, faculty, scientific instrumentation, instruction delivery systems, and student recruitment and retention, in order to respond to identified State, regional, national, or international educational needs in the food and agriculture sciences;

(C)

to attract and support undergraduate and graduate students from under represented groups in order to prepare them for careers related to the food, agricultural, and natural resource systems of the United States, beginning with the mentoring of students at the high school level including by village elders and continuing with the provision of financial support for students through their attainment of a doctoral degree; and

(D)

to facilitate cooperative initiatives between two or more Alaska Native serving institutions, or between Alaska Native serving institutions and units of State government or the private sector, to maximize the development and use of resources, such as faculty, facilities, and equipment, to improve food and agricultural sciences teaching programs.

(3)

Authorization of appropriations

There are authorized to be appropriated to make grants under this subsection $10,000,000 in fiscal years 2001 through 2023.

(b)

Education grants program for Native Hawaiian serving institutions

(1)

Grant authority

The Secretary of Agriculture may make competitive grants to Native Hawaiian serving institutions for the purpose of promoting and strengthening the ability of Native Hawaiian serving institutions to carry out education, applied research, and related community development programs.

(2)

Use of grant funds

Grants made under this section shall be used—

(A)

to support the activities of consortia of Native Hawaiian serving institutions to enhance educational equity for under represented students, including permitting consortia to designate fiscal agents for the members of the consortia and to allocate among the members funds made available under this section;

(B)

to strengthen institutional educational capacities, including libraries, curriculum, faculty, scientific instrumentation, instruction delivery systems, and student recruitment and retention, in order to respond to identified State, regional, national, or international educational needs in the food and agriculture sciences;

(C)

to attract and support undergraduate and graduate students from under represented groups in order to prepare them for careers related to the food, agricultural, and natural resource systems of the United States, beginning with the mentoring of students at the high school level and continuing with the provision of financial support for students through their attainment of a doctoral degree; and

(D)

to facilitate cooperative initiatives between two or more Native Hawaiian serving institutions, or between Native Hawaiian serving institutions and units of State government or the private sector, to maximize the development and use of resources, such as faculty, facilities, and equipment, to improve food and agricultural sciences teaching programs.

(3)

Authorization of appropriations

There are authorized to be appropriated to make grants under this subsection $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2001 through 2023.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Food and Agriculture Act of 1977

    Pub. L. 95–113 title XIV § 1419B · 91 Stat. 913

    Enacted · 7 U.S.C. § 3156

    Pub. L. 95–113, title XIV, § 1419B, formerly Pub. L. 106–78, title VII, § 759, Oct. 22, 1999, 113 Stat. 1172

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 95–113, title XIV, § 1419B, formerly Pub. L. 106–78, title VII, § 759, Oct. 22, 1999, 113 Stat. 1172

  2. Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008

    Pub. L. 110–246 § 7112(1)(A) · 122 Stat. 1651

    Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 3156(a)(3)

    Pub. L. 110–246, § 7112(1)(A), substituted “2012” for “2006”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 110–246, § 7112(1)(A), substituted “2012” for “2006”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (A) in subsection (a)(3), by striking “2006” and inserting “2012”; and

    Effective date note
    Amendment of this section and repeal of Pub. L. 110–234 by Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–234, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as an Effective Date note under section 8701 of this title.

  3. Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008

    Pub. L. 110–246 § 7112(1)(B)(i) · 122 Stat. 1651

    Inserted · 7 U.S.C. § 3156(b)(2)(A)

    Pub. L. 110–246, § 7112(1)(B)(i), inserted “, including permitting consortia to designate fiscal agents for the members of the consortia and to allocate among the members funds made available under this section” before semicolon at end

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b)(2)(A). Pub. L. 110–246, § 7112(1)(B)(i), inserted “, including permitting consortia to designate fiscal agents for the members of the consortia and to allocate among the members funds made available under this section” before semicolon at end.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (i) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: “, including permitting consortia to designate fiscal agents for the members of the consortia and to allocate among the members funds made available under this section”; and

    Effective date note
    Amendment of this section and repeal of Pub. L. 110–234 by Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–234, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as an Effective Date note under section 8701 of this title.

  4. Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008

    Pub. L. 110–246 § 7112(1)(B)(ii) · 122 Stat. 1651

    Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 3156(b)(3)

    Pub. L. 110–246, § 7112(1)(B)(ii), substituted “2012” for “2006”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 110–246, § 7112(1)(B)(ii), substituted “2012” for “2006”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (ii) in paragraph (3), by striking “2006” and inserting “2012”;

    Effective date note
    Amendment of this section and repeal of Pub. L. 110–234 by Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–234, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as an Effective Date note under section 8701 of this title.

  5. Agricultural Act of 2014

    Pub. L. 113–79 § 7107(1)(A) · 128 Stat. 649

    Struck · 7 U.S.C. § 3156(a)(1)

    Pub. L. 113–79, § 7107(1)(A), struck out “(or grants without regard to any requirement for competition)” after “competitive grants”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 113–79, § 7107(1)(A), struck out “(or grants without regard to any requirement for competition)” after “competitive grants”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking “(or grants without regard to any requirement for competition)”; and

  6. Agricultural Act of 2014

    Pub. L. 113–79 § 7107(1)(B) · 128 Stat. 649

    Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 3156(a)(3)

    Pub. L. 113–79, § 7107(1)(B), substituted “2018” for “2012”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 113–79, § 7107(1)(B), substituted “2018” for “2012”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (B) in paragraph (3), by striking “2012” and inserting “2018”; and

  7. Agricultural Act of 2014

    Pub. L. 113–79 § 7107(2)(A) · 128 Stat. 649

    Struck · 7 U.S.C. § 3156(b)(1)

    Pub. L. 113–79, § 7107(2)(A), struck out “(or grants without regard to any requirement for competition)” after “competitive grants”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 113–79, § 7107(2)(A), struck out “(or grants without regard to any requirement for competition)” after “competitive grants”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (A) in paragraph (1), by striking “(or grants without regard to any requirement for competition)”; and

  8. Agricultural Act of 2014

    Pub. L. 113–79 § 7107(2)(B) · 128 Stat. 649

    Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 3156(b)(3)

    Pub. L. 113–79, § 7107(2)(B), substituted “2018” for “2012”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 113–79, § 7107(2)(B), substituted “2018” for “2012”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (B) in paragraph (3), by striking “2012” and inserting “2018”.

  9. Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018

    Pub. L. 115–334 § 7109(1) · 132 Stat. 4490

    Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 3156(a)(3)

    Pub. L. 115–334, § 7109(1), substituted “2023” for “2018”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 115–334, § 7109(1), substituted “2023” for “2018”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (1) in subsection (a)(3), by striking “2018” and inserting “2023”; and

  10. Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018

    Pub. L. 115–334 § 7109(2) · 132 Stat. 4490

    Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 3156(b)(3)

    Pub. L. 115–334, § 7109(2), substituted “2023” for “2018”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 115–334, § 7109(2), substituted “2023” for “2018”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (2) in subsection (b)(3), by striking “2018” and inserting “2023”.

9 of 10 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Editorial Notes

Codification

Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 both renumbered this section as section 1419B of Pub. L. 95–113 and made identical amendments to this section. Pub. L. 110–234 was repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246.

Section was formerly classified to section 3242 of this title.

Amendments2008–2018 · 3 rounds

2018

Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 115–334, § 7109(1), substituted “2023” for “2018”.

Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 115–334, § 7109(2), substituted “2023” for “2018”.

2014

Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 113–79, § 7107(1)(A), struck out “(or grants without regard to any requirement for competition)” after “competitive grants”.

Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 113–79, § 7107(1)(B), substituted “2018” for “2012”.

Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 113–79, § 7107(2)(A), struck out “(or grants without regard to any requirement for competition)” after “competitive grants”.

Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 113–79, § 7107(2)(B), substituted “2018” for “2012”.

2008

Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 110–246, § 7112(1)(A), substituted “2012” for “2006”.

Subsec. (b)(2)(A). Pub. L. 110–246, § 7112(1)(B)(i), inserted “, including permitting consortia to designate fiscal agents for the members of the consortia and to allocate among the members funds made available under this section” before semicolon at end.

Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 110–246, § 7112(1)(B)(ii), substituted “2012” for “2006”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2008 Amendment

Amendment of this section and repeal of Pub. L. 110–234 by Pub. L. 110–246 effective , the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–234, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as an Effective Date note under section 8701 of this title.

Credits

1999–2018 · 4 acts
  1. 1999Pub. L. 95–113, title XIV, § 1419B, formerly Pub. L. 106–78, title VII, § 759, , 113 Stat. 1172
  2. 2008renumbered Pub. L. 95–113, § 1419B, and amended Pub. L. 110–234, title VII, § 7112, , 122 Stat. 1219, and Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title VII, § 7112, , 122 Stat. 1664, 1980
  3. 2014Pub. L. 113–79, title VII, § 7107, , 128 Stat. 870
  4. 2018Pub. L. 115–334, title VII, § 7109, , 132 Stat. 4783.
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(Pub. L. 95–113, title XIV, § 1419B, formerly Pub. L. 106–78, title VII, § 759, , 113 Stat. 1172; renumbered Pub. L. 95–113, § 1419B, and amended Pub. L. 110–234, title VII, § 7112, , 122 Stat. 1219, and Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title VII, § 7112, , 122 Stat. 1664, 1980; Pub. L. 113–79, title VII, § 7107, , 128 Stat. 870; Pub. L. 115–334, title VII, § 7109, , 132 Stat. 4783.)

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