§ 5930. Reservation extension agents

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 § 1677 · 104 Stat. 3359

   Enacted · 7 U.S.C. § 5930

   Pub. L. 101–624, title XVI, § 1677, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3779

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 101–624, title XVI, § 1677, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3779

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 1677. RESERVATION EXTENSION AGENTS. (a) Establishment.— The Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Extension Service, shall establish appropriate extension education programs on Indian Reservations and tribal jurisdictions. In Cooperative agreements. establishing these extension programs, the Secretary shall consult with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Intertribal Agriculture Council, and the Southwest Indian Agriculture Association, and shall make such interagency cooperative agreements or memoranda of understanding as may be necessary. The programs to be developed and delivered on Reservations and within tribal jurisdictions shall be determined with the advice and counsel of Reservation or tribal program advisory committees. (b) Administration and Management— Extension agents shall be employees of, and administratively responsible to, the Cooperative Extension Service of the State within which the Reservation or tribal jurisdiction is located, and employment and personnel management responsibilities shall be vested with the State Cooperative Extension Service. In cases where a Reservation or tribal jurisdiction is located in two or more States, the Secretary of Agriculture shall make the determination of administrative responsibility, including possible divisions along State boundaries. (c) Advisory Committees.— At the request of a State Extension Director, and with the assistance of the Tribal authorities, the Secretary of Agriculture may form an advisory committee to give overall policy and program advice to that State Extension Director with regard to programs conducted on reservations or within tribal jurisdictions. Program advisory committees may be formed to assist extension staff in development and conduct of program activities. (d) Staffing.— Insofar as possible, agent and specialist staff shall include individuals representative of the tribal grouping being served. Programs shall emphasize training and employment of local Manpower training programs. Volunteers. people in positions such as program aides, master gardeners, and volunteers. Staffing at a particular location shall be dependent on the needs and priorities of that location, as identified by the advisory committees and the State Extension Director, and the Director may make use of existing personnel and facilities as appropriate. (e) Placing of Agents.— The number of offices and their placement shall be jointly determined by the State Extension Directors and tribal authorities of the respective States by taking into consideration the agricultural acreage within the boundaries of an Indian Reservation or tribal jurisdiction, the soil classifications of such acreage, and the population of such Reservation or tribal jurisdiction. (f) Authorization of Appropriations.— There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.

2. 1991

   Pub. L. 102–237 § 407(15)(A) · 105 Stat. 1818

   1. Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 5930(a)

      Pub. L. 102–237, § 407(15)(A), (B), substituted “reservation” for “Reservation” wherever appearing

   2. Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 5930(a)

      Pub. L. 102–237, § 407(15)(A), (B), substituted “reservations” for “Reservations” wherever appearing

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–237, § 407(15)(A), (B), substituted “reservation” for “Reservation” and “reservations” for “Reservations” wherever appearing.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (A) by striking “Reservation” each place it appears in subsections (a), (b), and (e) and inserting “reservation”;

3. 1991

   Pub. L. 102–237 § 407(15)(A) · 105 Stat. 1818

   Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 5930(b)

   Pub. L. 102–237, § 407(15)(A), substituted “reservation” for “Reservation” in two places

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102–237, § 407(15)(A), substituted “reservation” for “Reservation” in two places.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (A) by striking “Reservation” each place it appears in subsections (a), (b), and (e) and inserting “reservation”;

4. 1991

   Pub. L. 102–237 § 407(15)(C) · 105 Stat. 1818

   Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 5930(c)

   Pub. L. 102–237, § 407(15)(C), substituted “tribal” for “Tribal” after “assistance of the”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 102–237, § 407(15)(C), substituted “tribal” for “Tribal” after “assistance of the”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (C) by striking “Tribal” in subsection (c) and inserting “tribal”;

5. 1991

   Pub. L. 102–237 § 407(15)(A) · 105 Stat. 1818

   Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 5930(e)

   Pub. L. 102–237, § 407(15)(A), substituted “reservation” for “Reservation” in two places

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 102–237, § 407(15)(A), substituted “reservation” for “Reservation” in two places.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (A) by striking “Reservation” each place it appears in subsections (a), (b), and (e) and inserting “reservation”;

6. 1996

   Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996

   Pub. L. 104–127 title VIII § 840 · 110 Stat. 888

   1. Added · 7 U.S.C. § 5930(f); 7 U.S.C. § 5930(g)

      Pub. L. 104–127 added subsec. (f)

   2. Redesignated · 7 U.S.C. § 5930(f); 7 U.S.C. § 5930(g)

      Pub. L. 104–127 redesignated former subsec. (f) as (g)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsecs. (f), (g). Pub. L. 104–127 added subsec. (f) and redesignated former subsec. (f) as (g).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 840. INDIAN RESERVATION EXTENSION AGENT PROGRAM. Section 1677 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5930) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following: “(f) Reduced Regulatory Burden.— On a determination by the Secretary of Agriculture that a program carried out under this section has been satisfactorily administered for not less than 2 years, the Secretary shall implement a reduced reapplication process for the continued operation of the program in order to reduce regulatory burdens on participating university and tribal entities.”.

7. 2008

   Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008

   Pub. L. 110–246 § 7511(c)(23) · 122 Stat. 1651

   Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 5930(a)

   Pub. L. 110–246, § 7511(c)(23), substituted “National Institute of Food and Agriculture” for “Extension Service”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 110–246, § 7511(c)(23), substituted “National Institute of Food and Agriculture” for “Extension Service”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (23) Section 1677(a) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5930(a)) is amended by striking “Extension Service” and inserting “National Institute of Food and Agriculture”.

   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, except as otherwise provided, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as an Effective Date note under section 8701 of this title. Amendment by section 7511(c)(23) of Pub. L. 110–246 effective Oct. 1, 2009, see section 7511(c) of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as a note under section 1522 of this title.

9 of 9 references resolved to an enrolled provision