AUTHORIZATION PERCENTAGES FOR RESEARCH AND EXTENSION FORMULA FUNDS.

SEC. 7203. AUTHORIZATION PERCENTAGES FOR RESEARCH AND EXTENSION FORMULA FUNDS. (a) Extension.—Section 1444(a) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3221(a)) is amended— (1) by striking “(a) There” and inserting the following: “(a) Authorization of Appropriations.— “(1) In general.—There”; (2) by striking the second sentence; and (3) in the third sentence, by striking “Beginning” through “6 per centum” and inserting the following: “(2) Minimum amount.—Beginning with fiscal year 2003, there shall be appropriated under this section for each fiscal year an amount that is not less than 15 percent”; (3) by striking “Funds appropriated” and inserting the following: “(3) Uses.—Funds appropriated”; and (4) by striking “No more” and inserting the following: “(4) Carryover.—No more”. (b) Research.—Section 1445(a) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3222(a)) is amended— (1) by striking “(a) There” and inserting the following: “(a) Authorization of Appropriations.— “(1) In general.—There”; (2) by striking the second sentence and inserting the following: “(2) Minimum amount.—Beginning with fiscal year 2003, there shall be appropriated under this section for each fiscal year an amount that is not less than 25 percent of the total appropriations for the fiscal year under section 3 of the Hatch Act of 1887 (7 U.S.C. 361c).”; (3) by striking “Funds appropriated” and inserting the following: “(3) Uses.—Funds appropriated”; (4) by striking “The eligible” and inserting the following: “(4) Coordination.—The eligible”; and (5) by striking “No more” and inserting the following: “(5) Carryover.—No more”.