7 USC § 3158 - Next generation agriculture technology challenge

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identifier: "/us/usc/t7/s3158"
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title: "7 USC § 3158 - Next generation agriculture technology challenge"
title_number: 7
title_name: "AGRICULTURE"
section_number: "3158"
section_name: "Next generation agriculture technology challenge"
chapter_number: 64
chapter_name: "AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND TEACHING"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 95–113, title XIV, § 1419C, as added Pub. L. 115–334, title VII, § 7110, Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4784.)"
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# § 3158. Next generation agriculture technology challenge

**(a)** **In general** section 2279 of this title

The Secretary shall establish a next generation agriculture technology challenge competition to provide an incentive for the development of innovative mobile technology that removes barriers to entry in the marketplace for beginning farmers and ranchers (as defined in subsection (a) of ).

**(b)** **Amount** The Secretary may award not more than $1,000,000 in the aggregate to 1 or more winners of the competition under subsection (a).

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 95–113, title XIV, § 1419C, as added Pub. L. 115–334, title VII, § 7110, Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4784.)