LIVESTOCK PRODUCT SAFETY AND INSPECTION PROGRAM.

SEC. 1670. LIVESTOCK PRODUCT SAFETY AND INSPECTION PROGRAM. (a) Establishment.— The Assistant Secretary for Science and Education, acting through the Cooperative State Research Service special grants program, may provide assistance to eligible entities to encourage and assist efforts made by research institutions to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of safety and inspection systems for livestock products. (b) Eligible Entities.— To be eligible to receive assistance under this section an entity shall be a land-grant college or university or any other college or university which demonstrates capability in the agriculture sciences, an individual research institution, or a consortia of such institutions. (c) Contribution by Entity.— (1) Requirement.— To be eligible to receive assistance under this section, an entity shall agree that such entity will, with respect to the costs to be incurred by the entity in conducting the research for which the assistance is provided, make available (directly or through donations) non-Federal contributions toward such costs in an amount equal to 50 percent of such costs. (2) Non-federal contributions.— Non-Federal contributions required under paragraph (1) may be in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, including plant, equipment, or services. Amounts provided by the Federal Government, or services assisted or subsidized to any significant extent by the Federal Government, may not be included in determining the amount of such non-Federal contributions. (d) Administration.— In providing assistance under this section, the Assistant Secretary for Science and Education shall to the extent practicable ensure that the amount of such assistance is provided equally to eligible entities representing the beef, pork, lamb, poultry, and acquaculture industries. (e) Authorization of Appropriations.— There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, such sums as necessary for each of the fiscal years 1991 through 1995.