Pub. L. 110-234, tit. VII, subtit. A, sec. 7102

NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, EDUCATION, AND ECONOMICS ADVISORY BOARD.

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SEC. 7102. NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, EDUCATION, AND ECONOMICS ADVISORY BOARD.(a) In General.—Section 1408 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3123) is amended—(1) in subsection (b)—(A) in paragraph (1), by striking “31” and inserting “25”; and(B) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:“(3) Membership categories.—The Advisory Board shall consist of members from each of the following categories:“(A) 1 member representing a national farm organization.“(B) 1 member representing farm cooperatives.“(C) 1 member actively engaged in the production of a food animal commodity, recommended by a coalition of national livestock organizations.“(D) 1 member actively engaged in the production of a plant commodity, recommended by a coalition of national crop organizations.“(E) 1 member actively engaged in aquaculture, recommended by a coalition of national aquacultural organizations.“(F) 1 member representing a national food animal science society.“(G) 1 member representing a national crop, soil, agronomy, horticulture, plant pathology, or weed science society.“(H) 1 member representing a national food science organization.“(I) 1 member representing a national human health association.“(J) 1 member representing a national nutritional science society.122 STAT. 1215“(K) 1 member representing the land-grant colleges and universities eligible to receive funds under the Act of July 2, 1862 (7 U.S.C. 301 et seq.).“(L) 1 member representing the land-grant colleges and universities eligible to receive funds under the Act of August 30, 1890 (7 U.S.C. 321 et seq.), including Tuskegee University.“(M) 1 member representing the 1994 Institutions (as defined in section 532 of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note; Public Law 103–382)).“(N) 1 member representing NLGCA Institutions.“(O) 1 member representing Hispanic-serving institutions.“(P) 1 member representing the American Colleges of Veterinary Medicine.“(Q) 1 member engaged in the transportation of food and agricultural products to domestic and foreign markets.“(R) 1 member representing food retailing and marketing interests.“(S) 1 member representing food and fiber processors.“(T) 1 member actively engaged in rural economic development.“(U) 1 member representing a national consumer interest group.“(V) 1 member representing a national forestry group.“(W) 1 member representing a national conservation or natural resource group.“(X) 1 member representing private sector organizations involved in international development.“(Y) 1 member representing a national social science association.”;(2) in subsection (g)(1), by striking “$350,000” and inserting “$500,000”; and(3) in subsection (h), by striking “2007” and inserting “2012”.(b) No Effect on Terms.—Nothing in this section or any amendment made by this section affects the term of any member of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board serving as of the date of enactment of this Act.