7 U.S.C. § 7631
Agricultural biotechnology research and development for developing countries
United States · Title 7 — AGRICULTURE · Status: effective
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- 7 U.S.C. § 7631, Agricultural biotechnology research and development for developing countries, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/431374
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In this section, the term “eligible entity” means—
The Secretary (acting through the Foreign Agricultural Service) shall establish and administer a program to make competitive grants to eligible entities to develop agricultural biotechnology for developing countries.
Funds provided to an eligible entity under this section may be used for projects that use biotechnology to—
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2012.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998
- Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002
- Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008
- Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008