§ 3319b, 3319c. — Repealed.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 7USC3319b]
TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 64--AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND TEACHING
SUBCHAPTER X--FUNDING AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Sec. 3319b. Joint requests for proposals
(a) In general
In carrying out any competitive agricultural research, education, or
extension grant program authorized under this or any other Act, the
Secretary may cooperate with 1 or more other Federal agencies (including
the National Science Foundation) in issuing joint requests for
proposals, awarding grants, and administering grants, for similar or
related research, education, or extension projects or activities.
(b) Administration
(1) Secretary
The Secretary may delegate authority to issue requests for
proposals, make grant awards, or administer grants, in whole or in
part, to a cooperating Federal agency.
(2) Cooperating Federal agency
The cooperating Federal agency may delegate to the Secretary
authority to issue requests for proposals, make grant awards, or
administer grants, in whole or in part.
(c) Regulations
The Secretary and a cooperating Federal agency may agree to make
applicable to recipients of grants--
(1) the post-award grant administration regulations applicable
to recipients of grants from the Secretary; or
(2) the post-award grant administration regulations applicable
to recipients of grants from the cooperating Federal agency.
(d) Joint peer review panels
Subject to section 3129a of this title, the Secretary and a
cooperating Federal agency may establish joint peer review panels for
the purpose of evaluating grant proposals.
(Pub. L. 95-113, title XIV, Sec. 1473B, as added Pub. L. 107-171, title
VII, Sec. 7403(b), May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 456.)
Prior Provisions
A prior section 3319b, Pub. L. 95-113, title XIV, Sec. 1473B, as
added Pub. L. 99-198, title XIV, Sec. 1427, Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat.
1553, provided for technology development for small- and medium-sized
farming operations, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 101-624, title XVI,
Sec. 1601(f)(1)(E), Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3704.
Purposes
Pub. L. 107-171, title VII, Sec. 7403(a), May 13, 2002, 116 Stat.
456, provided that:
``The purposes of this section [enacting this section] are--
``(1) to reduce the duplication of administrative functions
relating to grant awards and administration among Federal agencies
conducting similar types of research, education, and extension
programs;
``(2) to maximize the use of peer review resources in research,
education, and extension programs; and
``(3) to reduce the burden on potential recipients that may
offer similar proposals to receive competitive grants under
different Federal programs in overlapping subject areas.''
