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Title 7 — Agriculture

Chapter 64 — Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching

§ 3310. Limitation on indirect costs for agricultural research, education, and extension programs

Statutory text

(a)

In general

Except as otherwise provided in law, indirect costs charged against any agricultural research, education, or extension grant awarded under this Act or any other Act pursuant to authority delegated to the Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics shall not exceed 30 percent of the total Federal funds provided under the grant award, as determined by the Secretary.

(b)

Exception

Subsections (a) and (c) shall not apply to a grant awarded competitively under section 638 of title 15.

(c)

Treatment of subgrants

In the case of a grant described in subsection (a), the limitation on indirect costs specified in such subsection shall be applied to both the initial grant award and any subgrant of the Federal funds provided under the initial grant award so that the total of all indirect costs charged against the total of the Federal funds provided under the initial grant award does not exceed such limitation.

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. National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977

    Pub. L. 95–113 title XIV § 1462 · 91 Stat. 913

    Enacted · 7 U.S.C. § 3310

    Pub. L. 95–113, title XIV, § 1462, as added Pub. L. 105–185, title II, § 230(a), June 23, 1998, 112 Stat. 546

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 95–113, title XIV, § 1462, as added Pub. L. 105–185, title II, § 230(a), June 23, 1998, 112 Stat. 546

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 1462. agricultural research facilities study (a) The Secretary shall conduct a comprehensive study Report to President and Congress. 7 USC 3304. of the status and future needs of agricultural research facilities and, within fourteen months after the date of enactment of this title, submit to the President and Congress a report on this study. (b) (1) The report shall cover agricultural research facilities and materials including, but not limited to, buildings and farms, laboratories, plant, seed, genetic stock, insect, virus, and animal collections, and lease and purchase items such as computers, laboratory instruments, and related equipment. (2) The report shall include recommendations for a program to provide the United States with the most modem and efficient system of research facilities needed to advance agricultural research in all fields, and recommendations with regard to priority requirements for research instrumentation and facilities needing modernization, construction, or renovation in accordance with the requirements of State, regional, and national priority programs of research and based on the fullest utilization of human, monetary, and physical resources.

  2. Pub. L. 107–171 title VII § 7222 · 116 Stat. 134

    1. Amended · 7 U.S.C. § 3310

      Pub. L. 107–171 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a)

    2. Inserted · 7 U.S.C. § 3310

      Pub. L. 107–171 inserted heading

    3. Added · 7 U.S.C. § 3310

      Pub. L. 107–171 added subsec. (b)

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 107–171 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, and added subsec. (b).

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 7222. INDIRECT COSTS FOR SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH GRANTS. Section 1462 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3310) is amended— (1) by inserting “(a) In General.—” before “Except”; and (2) by adding at the end the following: “(b) Exception.— Subsection (a) shall not apply to a grant awarded competitively under section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638).”. SEC. 7223. carbon cycle research. Section 221 of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-224; 114 Stat. 407), as amended by section 9009 7 USC 6711. of this Act, is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking “Of the amount” and all that follows through “to provide” and inserting “To the extent funds are made available for this purpose, the Secretary shall provide”; (2) in subsection (f), by striking “under subsection (a)” and inserting “for this section”; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(g) Authorization of Appropriations.— There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 2002 through 2007 such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.”.

  3. Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008

    Pub. L. 110–246 § 7132(a) · 122 Stat. 1651

    1. Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 3310(a)

      Pub. L. 110–246, § 7132(a), substituted “any agricultural” for “a competitive agricultural”

    2. Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 3310(a)

      Pub. L. 110–246, § 7132(a), substituted “22 percent” for “19 percent”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 110–246, § 7132(a), substituted “any agricultural” for “a competitive agricultural” and “22 percent” for “19 percent”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (a) Limitation on Indirect Costs for Agricultural Research, Education, and Extension Programs.— Section 1462(a) of the National Agriculture Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3310(a)) is amended— (1) by striking “a competitive” and inserting “any”; and (2) by striking “19 percent” and inserting “22 percent”.

    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. Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018

    Pub. L. 115–334 § 7125(1) · 132 Stat. 4490

    Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 3310(a)

    Pub. L. 115–334, § 7125(1), substituted “30 percent” for “22 percent”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 115–334, § 7125(1), substituted “30 percent” for “22 percent”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (1) in subsection (a), by striking “22 percent” and inserting “30 percent”;

  5. Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018

    Pub. L. 115–334 § 7125(2) · 132 Stat. 4490

    Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 3310(b)

    Pub. L. 115–334, § 7125(2), substituted “Subsections (a) and (c)” for “Subsection (a)”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 115–334, § 7125(2), substituted “Subsections (a) and (c)” for “Subsection (a)”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (2) in subsection (b), by striking “Subsection (a)” and inserting “Subsections (a) and (c)”; and

  6. Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018

    Pub. L. 115–334 § 7125(3) · 132 Stat. 4490

    Added · 7 U.S.C. § 3310(c)

    Pub. L. 115–334, § 7125(3), added subsec. (c)

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 115–334, § 7125(3), added subsec. (c).

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (3) by adding at the end the following: “(c) Treatment of Subgrants.— In the case of a grant described in subsection (a), the limitation on indirect costs specified in such subsection shall be applied to both the initial grant award and any subgrant of the Federal funds provided under the initial grant award so that the total of all indirect costs charged against the total of the Federal funds provided under the initial grant award does not exceed such limitation.” .

9 of 9 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Codification

Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 made identical amendments to this section. The amendments by Pub. L. 110–234 were repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246.

Prior Provisions
Amendments2002–2018 · 3 rounds

2018

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 115–334, § 7125(1), substituted “30 percent” for “22 percent”.

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 115–334, § 7125(2), substituted “Subsections (a) and (c)” for “Subsection (a)”.

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 115–334, § 7125(3), added subsec. (c).

2008

Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 110–246, § 7132(a), substituted “any agricultural” for “a competitive agricultural” and “22 percent” for “19 percent”.

2002

Pub. L. 107–171 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, and added subsec. (b).

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

1998–2018 · 5 acts
  1. 1998Pub. L. 95–113, title XIV, § 1462, as added Pub. L. 105–185, title II, § 230(a), , 112 Stat. 546
  2. 2002amended Pub. L. 107–171, title VII, § 7222, , 116 Stat. 454
  3. 2008Pub. L. 110–234, title VII, § 7132(a), , 122 Stat. 1228
  4. 2008Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title VII, § 7132(a), , 122 Stat. 1664, 1989
  5. 2018Pub. L. 115–334, title VII, § 7125, , 132 Stat. 4794.
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(Pub. L. 95–113, title XIV, § 1462, as added Pub. L. 105–185, title II, § 230(a), , 112 Stat. 546; amended Pub. L. 107–171, title VII, § 7222, , 116 Stat. 454; Pub. L. 110–234, title VII, § 7132(a), , 122 Stat. 1228; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title VII, § 7132(a), , 122 Stat. 1664, 1989; Pub. L. 115–334, title VII, § 7125, , 132 Stat. 4794.)

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