7 USC § 7611 - Standards for Federal funding of agricultural research, extension, and education

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title: "7 USC § 7611 - Standards for Federal funding of agricultural research, extension, and education"
title_number: 7
title_name: "AGRICULTURE"
section_number: "7611"
section_name: "Standards for Federal funding of agricultural research, extension, and education"
chapter_number: 103
chapter_name: "AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND EDUCATION REFORM"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "PRIORITIES, SCOPE, REVIEW, AND COORDINATION OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND EDUCATION"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 105–185, title I, § 101, June 23, 1998, 112 Stat. 526; Pub. L. 110–234, title VII, § 7511(c)(29), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1270; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title VII, § 7511(c)(29), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2031.)"
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# § 7611. Standards for Federal funding of agricultural research, extension, and education

**(a)** **In general** The Secretary shall ensure that agricultural research, extension, or education activities described in subsection (b) address a concern that—

**(1)** is a priority, as determined under section 7612(a) of this title; and

**(2)** has national, multistate, or regional significance.

**(b)** **Application** Subsection (a) applies to—

**(1)** research activities conducted by the Agricultural Research Service; and

**(2)** research, extension, or education activities administered, on a competitive basis, by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 105–185, title I, § 101, June 23, 1998, 112 Stat. 526; Pub. L. 110–234, title VII, § 7511(c)(29), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1270; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title VII, § 7511(c)(29), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2031.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

and  made identical amendments to this section. The amendments by  were repealed by .

### Amendments

2008—Subsec. (b)(2). , substituted “National Institute of Food and Agriculture” for “Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2008 Amendment

Amendment of this section and repeal of  by  effective , the date of enactment of , except as otherwise provided, see , set out as an Effective Date note under .

Amendment by  effective , see , set out as a note under .