42 USC § 8852 - Coordination of research and extension activities; consultative requirements

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title: "42 USC § 8852 - Coordination of research and extension activities; consultative requirements"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "8852"
section_name: "Coordination of research and extension activities; consultative requirements"
chapter_number: 96
chapter_name: "BIOMASS ENERGY AND ALCOHOL FUELS"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "RURAL, AGRICULTURAL, AND FORESTRY BIOMASS ENERGY"
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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 96–294, title II, § 257, June 30, 1980, 94 Stat. 708; Pub. L. 97–98, title XIV, § 1406(c), Dec. 22, 1981, 95 Stat. 1299.)"
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# § 8852. Coordination of research and extension activities; consultative requirements

**1** The Secretary of Agriculture shall coordinate the applied research and extension programs conducted under this subchapter [^1] and under the amendments made by this subchapter to section 1419 [7 U.S.C. 3154][^1] and subtitle B of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 [7 U.S.C. 3129],[^1] section 1 of the Bankhead-Jones Act [7 U.S.C. 3104], section 3 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Research Act of 1978 [16 U.S.C. 1642], and sections 1 and 2 of the Smith-Lever Act [7 U.S.C. 341, 342] with the programs of the Department of Energy.

See References in Text note below.

**(b)** In carrying out this subchapter and the amendments made by this subchapter, the Secretary of Agriculture shall consult on a continuing basis with—

for the purpose of coordinating research and extension activities.

**(1)** the Subcommittee on Food, Agricultural, and Forestry Research of the Federal Coordinating Council for Science, Engineering, and Technology;

**(2)** the Joint Council on Food and Agricultural Sciences; and

**(3)** the National Agricultural Research and Extension Users Advisory Board;

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 96–294, title II, § 257, June 30, 1980, 94 Stat. 708; Pub. L. 97–98, title XIV, § 1406(c), Dec. 22, 1981, 95 Stat. 1299.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This subchapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this subtitle”, meaning subtitle C (§§ 251–262) of title II of , , , which enacted this subchapter and sections 1435 and 3129 of Title 7, Agriculture, and amended sections 341, 342, 3104, and 3154 of Title 7 and sections 590h and 1642 of Title 16, Conservation. For complete classification of subtitle C to the Code, see Tables.

, referred to in subsec. (a), was repealed by , , .

, referred to in subsec. (a), was repealed by , , .

### Amendments

1981—Subsec. (b)(1).  substituted “Subcommittee on Food, Agricultural, and Forestry Research” for “Subcommittee on Food and Renewable Resources”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1981 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , see , set out as an Effective Date note under , Agriculture.