GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES EDUCATION.

SEC. 805. GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES EDUCATION. (a) Purpose OF Grants.— Section 1417(b) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)) is amended by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following: “(4) to design and implement food and agricultural programs to build teaching and research capacity at colleges and universities having significant minority enrollments;”. (b) Research Foundations.— Section 1417(c) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3152(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 110 STAT. 1161 “(3) Research foundations.—An eligible college or university under subsection (b) includes a research foundation maintained by the college or university.”. (c) Extension of Program.— Section 1417(i) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3152(i)) is amended by striking “1995” and inserting “1997”. (d) Secondary Education and 2-Year Postsecondary Education Teaching Programs.— Section 1417 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3152) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (h) and (i) as subsections and (j), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subsection (g) the following: “(h) Secondary Education and 2-Year Postsecondary Education Teaching Programs.— “(1) Definitions.— In this subsection: “(A) Institution of higher education.— The term ‘institution of higher education’ has the meaning given the term in section 1201(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1141(a)). “(B) Secondary school.— The term ‘secondary school’ has the meaning given the term in section 14101(25) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 8801(25)). “(2) Agriscience and agribusiness education.— The Secretary shall— “(A) promote and strengthen secondary education and 2-year postsecondary education in agriscience and agribusiness in order to help ensure the existence in the United States of a qualified workforce to serve the food and agricultural sciences system; and “(B) promote complementary and synergistic linkages among secondary, 2-year postsecondary, and higher education programs in the food and agricultural sciences in order to promote excellence in education and encourage more young Americans to pursue and complete a baccalaureate or higher degree in the food and agricultural sciences. “(3) Grants.— The Secretary may make competitive or noncompetitive grants, for grant periods not to exceed 5 years, to public secondary schools, and institutions of higher education that award an associate’s degree, that the Secretary determines have made a commitment to teaching agriscience and agri-business— “(A) to enhance curricula in agricultural education; “(B) to increase faculty teaching competencies; “(C) to interest young people in pursuing higher education in order to prepare for scientific and professional careers in the food and agricultural sciences; “(D) to promote the incorporation of agriscience and agribusiness subject matter into other instructional programs, particularly classes in science, business, and consumer education; “(E) to facilitate joint initiatives by the grant recipient with other secondary schools, institutions of higher education that award an associate’s degree, and institutions 110 STAT. 1162of higher education that award a bachelor’s degree to maximize the development and use of resources, such as faculty, facilities, and equipment, to improve agriscience and agribusiness education; and “(F) to support other initiatives designed to meet local, State, regional, or national needs related to promoting excellence in agriscience and agribusiness education.”.