,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bghc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bj1 #bjbc ,mr4
 ,sablan 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,tokuda1 ,mrs4
 ,radewag51 ,ms4 ,*u1 ,mr4 ,moylan1 &   
,mr4 ,case7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on            
,agriculture  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% an 
integrat$ rese>*1 education1 & ext5sion 
competitive grant program & s*ol>%ip    
grant program = c]ta9 ,asian ,am]ican   
,native ,am]ican ,pacific ,isl&]-s]v+   
agricultural in/itutions1 & = o!r       
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,,aanapisi ,opportunity    
,act4  #b4 ,grant programs support+     
c]ta9 ,asian ,am]ican ,native ,am]ican  
,pacific ,isl&]-s]v+ agricultural       
in/itutions  7a7 ,integrat$ rese>*1     
education1 & ext5sion competitive grants
 program e/abli%$  7#a7 ,competitive    
grants au?oriz$ ,subject to !           
availability ( appropriations to c>ry   
out ?is section1 ! ,secret>y may aw>d   
grants to cov]$ in/itutions on a        

competitive basis = integrat$           
agricultural rese>*1 education1 &       
ext5sion projects 9 accordance ) ?is    
subsection4  7#b7 ,crit]ia = grants     
,grants "u ?is subsection %all be aw>d$ 
to address priorities 9 ,unit$ ,/ates   
agriculture1 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y 9 
consultation ) exp]ts 9 ,asian ,am]ican 
,native ,am]ican ,pacific ,isl&]        
agricultural issues1 t involve integrat$
 rese>*1 ext5sion1 & education          
activities4  7#c7 ,mat*+ funds          
requirem5t  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,subject to   
subp>agraph 7,c71 ) respect to a grant  
"u ?is subsection t provides a p>ticul> 
b5efit to a priority area specifi$ 9    
section #b7;b77#b7 ( ! ,competitive1    
,special1 & ,facilities ,rese>* ,grant  
,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #caeg7;b77#b771 !    
recipi5t ( ! grant %all provide         
non-,f$]al mat*+ funds 7includ+ funds f 
an agricultural commodity promotion1    
rese>*1 & in=mation program7 equal to   
#ej p]c5t ( ! am\nt ( ! grant4  7,b7    
,9-k9d support ,non-,f$]al mat*+ funds  

describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 may include 
9-k9d support4  7,c7 ,waiv] ,! ,secret>y
 may waive ! mat*+ funds requirem5t "u  
subp>agraph 7,a7 ) respect to a grant if
 ! ,secret>y det]m9es t--  7i7 ! results
 ( ! grant are ( a p>ticul> b5efit to a 
specific agricultural commodity1 b ^?   
results are likely to be applicable to  
agricultural commodities g5]ally2 or    
7ii7 7,i7 ! grant--  7aa7 ! recipi5t is 
unable to satisfy ! mat*+ funds         
requirem5t2  7bb7 involves a m9or       
commodity2 &  7cc7 deals ) sci5tifically
 important rese>*2 &  7,,ii7 ! recipi5t 
is unable to satisfy ! mat*+ funds      
requirem5t4  7#d7 ,t]m ( grant ,a grant 
"u ?is section %all h a t]m ( n m ?an #e
 ye>s4  7b7 ,s*ol>%ip grant program     
e/abli%$  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y    
%all make grants to ea* cov]$ in/itution
 = purposes ( aw>d+ s*ol>%ips to        
individuals :o--  7,a7 h be5 accept$ =  
admission at su* cov]$ in/itution2  7,b7
 w be enroll$ at su* cov]$ in/itution n 
lat] ?an "o ye> aft] ! date ( su*       

acceptance2 &  7,c7 int5d to pursue a   
c>e] 9 agriculture1 includ+ 9 !         
agricultural discipl9es ( bus9ess1      
managem5t1 economics1 eng9e]+1 me*anics1
 production1 te*nology1 agronomy1 crop  
sci5ce1 animal sci5ce1 botany1 food     
sci5ce1 =e/ry1 home economics1          
nutrition1 horticulture1 natural        
res\rces managem5t1 soil cons]vation1   
soil sci5ce1 f>m & range managem5t1     
non-m$ical biological sci5ces1          
pre-vet]9>y m$ic9e1 comput] sci5ce1 &   
su* o!r discipl9es z ! ,secret>y        
det]m9es appropriate4  7#b7 ,condition  
,! ,secret>y may only aw>d a grant "u   
?is subsection to a cov]$ in/itution if 
! ,secret>y det]m9es t su* cov]$        
in/itution has e/abli%$ a competitive   
s*ol>%ip aw>ds process = ! aw>d (       
s*ol>%ips to individuals describ$ 9     
p>agraph 7#a74  7c7 ,report ,beg9n+ on !
 date t is two ye>s aft] ! date ( !     
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & e two ye>s       
!reaft]1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to !   
,committee on ,agriculture ( ! ,h\se (  

,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on       
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry ( !  
,s5ate a report detail+-- 7#a7 ! am\nt (
 funds provid$ to ea* cov]$ in/itution  
"u subsections 7a7 & 7b72  7#b7 ! numb] 
( grants aw>d$ "u subsection 7a7 ea*    
fiscal ye> & ! am\nt ( ea* su* grant2 & 
7#c7 ! numb] ( s*ol>%ips aw>d$ "u ea*   
grant "u subsection 7b7 ea* fiscal ye> &
 ! am\nt ( ea* su* s*ol>%ip4  7d7       
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,cov]$ 
in/itution ,! t]m cov]$ in/itution means
 a community college1 college1 or       
univ]sity--  7,a7 t has1 at ! "t ( an   
application = a grant "u ?is section1 a 
/ud5t body consi/+ ( at lea/ #aj p]c5t  
,asian ,am]ican ,native ,am]ican        
,pacific ,isl&] /ud5ts2 &  7,b7 t (f]s  
associate1 ba*elors1 or o!r accr$it$    
degree programs 9 agriculture-relat$    
fields4  7#b7 ,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y
 means ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture4