# § 7630. Grants for youth organizations
**(a)** **In general** Public Law 107–19115 Stat. 153
The Secretary, acting through the Director of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, shall make grants to the Girl Scouts of the United States of America, the Boy Scouts of America, the National 4–H Council, and the National FFA Organization to establish pilot projects to expand the programs carried out by the organizations in rural areas and small towns (including, with respect to the National 4–H Council, activities provided for in ()).
**(b)** **Flexibility** The Secretary shall provide maximum flexibility in content delivery to each organization receiving funds under this section so as to ensure that the unique goals of each organization, as well as the local community needs, are fully met.
**(c)** **Redistribution of funding within organizations authorized** Recipients of funds under this section may redistribute all or part of the funds received to individual councils or local chapters within the councils without further need of approval from the Secretary.
**(d)** **Authorization of appropriations** There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section—
**(1)** such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2013; and
**(2)** $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2023.
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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 105–185, title IV, § 410, as added Pub. L. 107–171, title VII, § 7412, May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 462; amended Pub. L. 110–234, title VII, §§ 7309, 7511(c)(32), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1243, 1270; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title VII, §§ 7309, 7511(c)(32), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2004, 2032; Pub. L. 113–79, title VII, § 7305, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 888; Pub. L. 115–334, title VII, § 7304, Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4815.)
## Editorial Notes
### References in Text
, referred to in subsec. (a), is , , , which is not classified to the Code.
### Codification
and made identical amendments to this section. The amendments by were repealed by .
### Amendments
2018—Subsec. (d)(2). substituted “2023” for “2018”.
2014—Subsec. (d). substituted “section—” for “section such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.” and added pars. (1) and (2).
2008—Subsec. (a). , substituted “Director of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture” for “Administrator of the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service”.
Subsecs. (b) to (d). , added subsecs. (b) to (d) and struck out former subsecs. (b) and (c) which related to availability of funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation for fiscal year 2002 and authorization of appropriations for fiscal years 2003 through 2007.
## 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 .
### Definitions
Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture, see , set out as a note under .