§ 5813. Federal-State matching grant program

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. 1990

   Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990

   Pub. L. 101–624 title XVI § 1623 · 104 Stat. 3359

   Enacted · 7 U.S.C. § 5813

   Pub. L. 101–624, title XVI, § 1623, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3738

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 101–624, title XVI, § 1623, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3738

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 1623. FEDERAL-STATE MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM. (a) Establishment.— The Secretary shall establish a Federal-State matching grant program to make grants to States to assist in the creation or enhancement of State sustainable agriculture research, extension, and education programs, in furtherance of this subtitle. (b) Eligible Programs and Activities.— States eligible to receive a grant under this section may conduct a variety of activities designed to carry out the purpose of this subtitle, including— (1) activities that encourage the incorporation and integration of sustainable agriculture concerns in all State research, extension, and education projects; (2) educational programs for farmers, educators, and the public; (3) the development and funding of innovative research, extension, and education programs regarding sustainable agriculture; (4) the conduct of research and demonstration projects; (5) the provision of technical assistance to farmers and ranchers; (6) activities that encourage farmer-to-farmer information exchanges; (7) the incorporation of sustainable agriculture studies in undergraduate and graduate degree programs; and (8) such other activities that are appropriate to the agricultural concerns of the State that are consistent with the purpose of this chapter. (c) Submission of Plan.— (1) Required.— States that elect to apply for a grant under this section shall prepare and submit, to the appropriate Re-gional Administrative Council established under section 1622, a State plan and schedule for approval by such council and the Secretary. (2) Elements of plan.— State plans prepared under paragraph (1) shall provide details of the proposed program to be implemented using funds provided under this section for fiscal years 1991 through 1995, or any 5-year period thereafter, and shall identify the sources of matching State funds for the same fiscal year. (3) Participation of farmers.— To be eligible for approval, State plans submitted under this subsection shall demonstrate that there will be extensive and direct participation of farmers in the development, implementation, and evaluation of the program. (d) Grant Award.— (1) Limits.— Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary shall provide grants to eligible States in an amount not to exceed 50 percent of the cost of the establishment or enhancement of a State sustainable agriculture program under a plan approved by the Secretary under subsection (c) for a period not to exceed 5 years. (2) State contribution.— To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, a State shall agree to pay, from State appropriated funds, other State revenue, or from private contributions received by the State, not less than 50 percent of the cost of the establishment or enhancement of the sustainable agriculture program under an approved plan under subsection (c).

2. 2014

   Agricultural Act of 2014

   Pub. L. 113–79 title VII § 7128(b)(2)(A) · 128 Stat. 649

   Inserted · 7 U.S.C. § 5813(d)(2)

   Pub. L. 113–79 inserted at end “The matching funds requirement under section 3371 of this title shall not apply to grants awarded under this section.”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 113–79 inserted at end “The matching funds requirement under section 3371 of this title shall not apply to grants awarded under this section.”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (A) in section 1623(d)(2) (7 U.S.C. 5813(d)(2)), by adding at the end the following: “The matching funds requirement under section 1492 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 shall not apply to grants awarded under this section.”;

3. 2018

   Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018

   Pub. L. 115–334 title VII § 7614(b)(2)(A) · 132 Stat. 4490

   Struck · 7 U.S.C. § 5813(d)(2)

   Pub. L. 115–334 struck out at end “The matching funds requirement under section 3371 of this title shall not apply to grants awarded under this section.”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 115–334 struck out at end “The matching funds requirement under section 3371 of this title shall not apply to grants awarded under this section.”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (A) Federal-state matching grant program.— Section 1623(d)(2) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5813(d)(2)) is amended by striking the second sentence.

   Effective date note
   Amendment by Pub. L. 115–334 applicable to grants, cooperative agreements, or other awards made after Dec. 20, 2018, with matching funds requirement in effect on Dec. 20, 2018, to continue to apply to such grant, cooperative agreement, or other award, see section 7614(c) of Pub. L. 115–334, set out as a note under section 3151 of this title.

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