§ 390a. Review process

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. 1996

   Pub. L. 88–74 § 3 · 77 Stat. 90

   Enacted · 7 U.S.C. § 390a

   Pub. L. 88–74, § 3, as added Pub. L. 104–127, title VIII, § 884(a), Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1177

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 88–74, § 3, as added Pub. L. 104–127, title VIII, § 884(a), Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1177

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 3. As used in sections 2 to 11, inclusive, of this Act— (1) the term “State” shall include Puerto Rico; (2) the term “State agricultural experiment station” means a department established under the direction of a college or university in any State in accordance with the Act entitled “An Act donating public lands to the several States and Territories which may provide colleges for the benefit of agriculture and mechanic 12 Stat. 503. arts”, approved July 2, 1862 (7 U.S.C. 301); or a department otherwise established pursuant to standards prescribed by the State the purpose of which is to conduct agricultural research; and (3) the term “Secretary” shall mean the Secretary of Agriculture.

2. 1998

   Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998

   Pub. L. 105–185 § 106(a) · 112 Stat. 523

   Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 390a(c)(2)(C)(ii)

   Pub. L. 105–185, § 106(a), substituted “national or multistate needs” for “regional needs”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (c)(2)(C)(ii). Pub. L. 105–185, § 106(a), substituted “national or multistate needs” for “regional needs”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (a) Criteria for Approval.— Section 3(c)(2)(C)(ii) of the Research Facilities Act (7 U.S.C. 390a(c)(2)(C)(ii)) is amended by striking “regional needs” and inserting “national or multistate needs”.

3. 1998

   Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998

   Pub. L. 105–185 § 106(b) · 112 Stat. 523

   Added · 7 U.S.C. § 390a(e)

   Pub. L. 105–185, § 106(b), added subsec. (e)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 105–185, § 106(b), added subsec. (e).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (b) National or Multistate Needs Served by ARS Facilities.— Section 3 of the Research Facilities Act (7 U.S.C. 390a) is amended by adding at the end the following: “(e) National or Multistate Needs Served by ARS Facilities.— The Secretary shall ensure that each research activity conducted by a facility of the Agricultural Research Service serves a national or multistate need.”.

4. 2018

   Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018

   Pub. L. 115–334 title VII § 7503(a)(2) · 132 Stat. 4490

   1. Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 390a(c)(2)(D)

      Pub. L. 115–334, in introductory provisions, substituted “recipient entity” for “recipient college, university, or nonprofit institution”

   2. Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 390a(c)(2)(D)

      Pub. L. 115–334, in introductory provisions, substituted “operating and maintenance costs” for “operating costs”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (c)(2)(D). Pub. L. 115–334, in introductory provisions, substituted “recipient entity” for “recipient college, university, or nonprofit institution” and “operating and maintenance costs” for “operating costs”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (2) in section 3(c)(2)(D) (7 U.S.C. 390a(c)(2)(D)), by striking “recipient college, university, or nonprofit institution” and inserting “recipient entity”.

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