LAND-GRANT DESIGNATION.

SEC. 7111. LAND-GRANT DESIGNATION. Subtitle C of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3151 et seq.), as amended by section 7110, is further amended by adding at the end the following new section: “SEC. SEC. 1419D. [7 U.S.C. 3159] LAND-GRANT DESIGNATION “(a) Prohibition on Designation.— “(1) In general.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law and except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), beginning on the date of the enactment of this section, no additional entity may be designated as eligible to receive funds under a covered program. “(2) 1994 institutions.—The prohibition under paragraph (1) with respect to the designation of an entity eligible to receive funds under a covered program shall not apply in the case of the certification of a 1994 Institution under section 2 of Public Law 87-788 (commonly known as the ‘McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Act’) (16 U.S.C. 582a-1). “(3) Extraordinary circumstances.—In the case of extraordinary circumstances or a situation that would lead to an inequitable result, as determined by the Secretary, the Secretary may determine that an entity designated after the date of enactment of this section is eligible to receive funds under a covered program. “(b) State Funding.—No State shall receive an increase in funding under a covered program as a result of the State’s designation of additional entities as eligible to receive such funding. “(c) Covered Program Defined.—For purposes of this section, the term ‘covered program’ means agricultural research, extension, education, and related programs or grants established or available under any of the following: “(1) Subsections (b), (c), and (d) of section 3 of the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 343). “(2) The Hatch Act of 1887 (7 U.S.C. 361a et seq.). “(3) Sections 1444, 1445, and 1447. “(4) Public Law 87-788 (commonly known as the McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Act; 16 U.S.C. 582a et seq.). “(d) Rule of Construction.—Nothing in this section shall be construed as limiting eligibility for a capacity and infrastructure program specified in section 251(f)(1)(C) of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6971(f)(1)(C)) that is not a covered program.” .