GRANTS TO ENHANCE RESEARCH CAPACITY IN SCHOOLS OF VETERINARY MEDICINE.

SEC. 1607. GRANTS TO ENHANCE RESEARCH CAPACITY IN SCHOOLS OF VETERINARY MEDICINE. (a) In General.— Section 1415 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3151) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking the first sentence and inserting the following: “The Secretary shall conduct a program of competitive grants to States for the purpose of meeting the costs of renovation, improving compliance with Federal regulations, employing faculty, acquiring equipment, and taking other action related to the improvement of schools of veterinary medicine to ensure agricultural competitiveness on a worldwide basis.”; (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking “, or has made a reasonable effort to establish,” and by striking the final “and”; and (3) by amending subsection (b)(2) to read as follows and adding a new subsection (b)(3) as follows: “(2) the clinical training of the school to be improved shall emphasize care and preventive medical programs for food animals and companion animals (including horses) which support industries of major economic importance; and “(3) the Secretary may set aside a portion of funds appropriated for the award of grants under this section and make such amounts available only for grants to eligible colleges and universities that the Secretary determines have unique capabilities for achieving the objective of full participation of minority groups in research in the Nation’s schools of veterinary medicine.”. (b) Conforming Amendments.— Such section is further amended— (1) by striking the section heading and “Sec. 1415. (a)” and inserting the following: “SEC. 1415. GRANTS TO ENHANCE RESEARCH CAPACITY IN SCHOOLS OF VETERINARY MEDICINE. “(a) Competitive Grant Program.—”; (2) by inserting “Preference.—” after “(b)”; and (3) by inserting “Apportionment and Distribution of Funds.—” after “(c)”. (b) Clerical Amendment.— The item in the table of contents of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 (Public Law 95–113; 91 Stat. 913) relating to section 1415 is amended to read as follows: “Sec. 1415. Grants to enhance research capacity in schools of veterinary medicine.”.