coordination of research and extension activities

coordination of research and extension activities Sec. 257. (a) The Secretary of Agriculture shall coordinate the applied research and extension programs conducted under this subtitle and under the amendments made by this subtitle to section 1419 and subtitle B of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977, section 1 of the Bankhead-Jones Act, section 3 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Research Act of 1978, and sections 1 and 2 of the Smith-Lever Act with the programs of the Department of Energy. (b) In carrying out this subtitle and the amendments made by this subtitle, the Secretary of Agriculture shall consult on a continuing basis with— (1) the Subcommittee on Food, Agricultural, and Forestry Research of the Federal Coordinating Council for Science, Engineering, and Technology; (2) the Joint Council on Food and Agricultural Sciences; and (3) the National Agricultural Research and Extension Users Advisory Board; for the purpose of coordinating research and extension activities. [42 U.S.C. 8852]