The Act of June 29, 1935, referred to in subsec. (h), is act June 29, 1935, ch. 338, 49 Stat. 436, popularly known as the Bankhead-Jones Act and also as the Agricultural Research Act. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 1935 Amendment note under section 3101 of this title and Tables.

The Food and Agriculture Act of 1977, referred to in subsec. (k), is Pub. L. 95–113, Sept. 29, 1977, 91 Stat. 913. Title XVIII of the Act is classified generally to chapter 55A (§ 2281 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 1977 Amendment note set out under section 1281 of this title and Tables.

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 L. 110–234 were repealed by section 4(a) of Pub.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.

2022—Subsec. (k). Pub. L. 117–286 substituted “Chapter 10 of title 5” for “The Federal Advisory Committee Act”.

2018—Subsec. (m)(2). Pub. L. 115–334 substituted “2023” for “2018”.

2015—Subsec. (j)(1)(B). Pub. L. 114–95 made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in text as reference to section 7801 of title 20.

2014—Subsec. (m). Pub. L. 113–79 substituted “section—” for “section $60,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1990 through 2012.” and added pars. (1) and (2).

2008—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 110–246, § 7106(1), inserted “(including the University of the District of Columbia)” after “land-grant colleges and universities” in introductory provisions.

Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 110–246, § 7107, substituted “teaching, research, and extension” for “teaching and research”.

Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 110–246, § 7106(2), inserted “(including the University of the District of Columbia)” after “universities”.

Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 110–246, § 7108(1), substituted “Teaching, Extension, and Research Awards” for “Teaching Awards” in heading.

Subsec. (i)(1). Pub. L. 110–246, § 7108(2), added par. (1) and struck out former par. (1). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The Secretary shall establish a National Food and Agricultural Sciences Teaching Awards program to recognize and promote excellence in teaching food and agricultural sciences at a college or university. The Secretary shall make at least one cash award in each fiscal year to a nominee selected by the Secretary for excellence in teaching a food and agricultural science at a college or university.”

Subsec. (j). Pub. L. 110–246, § 7109(a)(1), substituted “Secondary education, 2-year postsecondary education, and agriculture in the K–12 classroom” for “Secondary education and 2-year postsecondary education teaching programs” in heading.

Subsec. (j)(3). Pub. L. 110–246, § 7109(a)(2)(A), substituted “secondary schools, institutions of higher education that award an associate’s degree, other institutions of higher education, and nonprofit organizations” for “secondary schools, and institutions of higher education that award an associate’s degree” in introductory provisions.

Subsec. (j)(3)(G). Pub. L. 110–246, § 7109(a)(2)(B)–(D), added subpar. (G).

Subsec. (l). Pub. L. 110–246, § 7109(b)(2), added subsec. (l). Former subsec. (l) redesignated (m).

Subsec. (m). Pub. L. 110–246, § 7109(b)(1), (c), redesignated subsec. (l) as (m) and substituted “2012” for “2007”.

2002—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107–171, § 7102(1), struck out “and” after “home economics,” and inserted “, and rural economic, community, and business development” before period at end.

Subsec. (b)(1), (2). Pub. L. 107–171, § 7102(2)(A), (B), inserted “, or in rural economic, community, and business development” before semicolon.

Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 107–171, § 7102(2)(C), inserted “, or teaching programs emphasizing rural economic, community, and business development” before semicolon.

Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 107–171, § 7102(2)(D), inserted “, or programs emphasizing rural economic, community, and business development,” after “agricultural programs”.

Subsec. (b)(5). Pub. L. 107–171, § 7102(2)(E), inserted “, or professionals in rural economic, community, and business development” before semicolon.

Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 107–171, § 7102(3)(A), inserted “, or in rural economic, community, and business development,” after “food and agricultural sciences”.

Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 107–171, § 7102(3)(B), inserted “, or in the rural economic, community, and business development workforce,” after “food and agricultural sciences workforce”.

Subsec. (j)(1)(B). Pub. L. 107–110 substituted “7801” for “8801(25)”.

Subsec. (l). Pub. L. 107–171, § 7102(4), substituted “2007” for “2002”.

1998—Subsecs. (c), (d). Pub. L. 105–185, § 223(1), (2), added subsec. (c) and redesignated former subsec. (c) as (d). Former subsec. (d) redesignated (f).

Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 105–185, § 223(3), added subsec. (e). Former subsec. (e) redesignated (g).

Subsecs. (f) to (i). Pub. L. 105–185, § 223(1), redesignated subsecs. (d) to (g) as (f) to (i), respectively. Former subsecs. (h) and (i) redesignated (j) and (k), respectively.

Subsec. (j). Pub. L. 105–185, § 223(1), redesignated subsec. (h) as (j). Former subsec. (j) redesignated (l).

Subsec. (j)(1)(A). Pub. L. 105–244 substituted “section 1001 of title 20” for “section 1141(a) of title 20”.

Subsec. (k). Pub. L. 105–185, § 223(1), redesignated subsec. (i) as (k).

Subsec. (l). Pub. L. 105–185, § 301(a)(1), substituted “2002” for “1997”.

Pub. L. 105–185, § 223(1), redesignated subsec. (j) as (l).

1996—Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 104–127, § 805(a), added par. (4) and struck out former par. (4) which read as follows: “to design and implement innovative food and agricultural educational programs;”.

Subsec. (c)(3). Pub. L. 104–127, § 805(b), added par. (3).

Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 104–127, § 805(d)(2), added subsec. (h). Former subsec. (h) redesignated (i).

Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 104–127, § 805(d)(1), redesignated subsec. (h) as (i). Former subsec. (i) redesignated (j).

Pub. L. 104–127, § 805(c), substituted “1997” for “1995”.

Subsec. (j). Pub. L. 104–127, § 805(d)(1), redesignated subsec. (i) as (j).

1991—Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 102–237 struck out at end “Of amounts appropriated to carry out this section for a fiscal year, not less than $10,000,000 shall be used for the national needs graduate fellowship program referred to in subsection (b)(6) of this section.”

1990—Pub. L. 101–624 amended section generally, substituting present provisions for provisions which established grant categories for promotion and development of higher education in food and agricultural sciences, provided for program of predoctoral and postdoctoral fellowships in food and agricultural sciences, provided for transfer of funds, functions and duties to Secretary of Agriculture, authorized appropriations to carry out the section, and provided for nonapplicability of certain Federal laws to any panel or board created to review applications submitted under the section.

1985—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 99–198, § 1412(a)(1), substituted “Each” for “Such grants shall be made without regard to matching funds, but each”.

Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 99–198, § 1412(a)(2), substituted “Each recipient institution shall have a significant ongoing commitment to the food and agricultural sciences generally and to the specific subject area for which such grant is to be used.” for “Such grants shall be made without regard to matching funds provided by recipients.”

Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 99–198, § 1412(b), amended subsec. (d) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (d) read as follows: “There are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of this section $25,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1978, $30,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979, $35,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980, $40,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1981, and $50,000,000 for each of the fiscal years ending September 30, 1982, September 30, 1983, September 30, 1984, and September 30, 1985, and not in excess of such sums as may after the date of enactment of this title be authorized by law for any subsequent fiscal year.”

Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 99–198, § 1412(c), added subsec. (e).

1981—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 97–98, § 1418(a), substituted provisions authorizing the Secretary to promote and develop higher education in the food and agricultural science by formulating and administering higher education programs, to make grants to land-grant colleges and universities and other institutions capable of teaching food and agricultural education for specified purposes for a period not to exceed five years without regard to matching funds and to make competitive grants to colleges and universities to develop or administer programs to meet unique food and agricultural educational problems, and to administer and conduct specialized programs and graduate fellowship programs for a period not to exceed five years without regard to matching funds for provisions relating to competitive grants to all colleges and universities for the purpose of furthering education in the food and agricultural sciences in two specified categories.

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 97–98 inserted provisions relating to the transfer to the Secretary of all the functions and duties of the Secretary of Education under the act of June 29, 1935, applicable to the activities and programs for which funds are made available under section 329 of this title.

Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 97–98, § 1418(c), inserted provisions relating to the authorization of appropriations for fiscal years ending Sept. 30, 1983, Sept. 30, 1984, and Sept. 30, 1985.

Amendment by Pub. L. 114–95 effective Dec. 10, 2015, except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs, see section 5 of Pub. L. 114–95, set out as a note under section 6301 of Title 20, Education.

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.

Pub. L. 110–234, title VII, § 7109(d), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1218, and Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title VII, § 7109(d), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 1979, provided that: “The amendments made by subsection (a) [amending this section] take effect on October 1, 2008.”

[Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 enacted identical provisions. Pub. L. 110–234 was repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as a note under section 8701 of this title.]

Amendment by Pub. L. 107–110 effective Jan. 8, 2002, except with respect to certain noncompetitive programs and competitive programs, see section 5 of Pub. L. 107–110, set out as an Effective Date note under section 6301 of Title 20, Education.

Amendment by Pub. L. 105–244 effective Oct. 1, 1998, except as otherwise provided in Pub. L. 105–244, see section 3 of Pub. L. 105–244, set out as a note under section 1001 of Title 20, Education.

Amendment by Pub. L. 97–98 effective Dec. 22, 1981, see section 1801 of Pub. L. 97–98, set out as an Effective Date note under section 4301 of this title.

Section effective Oct. 1, 1977, see section 1901 of Pub. L. 95–113, set out as an Effective Date of 1977 Amendment note under section 1307 of this title.