,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #iicf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #d1 #bjbd,ms4 
,spanb]g] 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,mol9>o7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,agriculture  ,a ,,bill
  ,to am5d ! ,national ,agricultural    
,rese>*1 ,ext5sion1 & ,tea*+ ,policy    
,act ( #aigg ) respect to work=ce       
developm5t1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4      
,work=ce developm5t  7a7 ,grants &      
fell[%ips = food & agricultural sci5ces 
education ,section #adag ( ! ,national  
,agricultural ,rese>*1 ,ext5sion1 &     
,tea*+ ,policy ,act ( #aigg 7#g         
,u4,s4,c4 #caeb7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9      
subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 9 ! matt] prec$+  
p>agraph 7#a71 by ins]t+ 1 junior or    
community colleges1 & po/second>y       
vocational in/utitions aft] o!r colleges
 & univ]sities 2 &  7,b7 9 p>agraph     
7#c71 by /rik+ food & agricultural      
sci5ces tea*+ programs1 or tea*+        
programs emphasiz+ & ins]t+ tea*+       
programs1 includ+ paid1 "w-bas$ le>n+1 =

 food & agricultural sci5ces or2  7#b7 9
 subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#a71 
by /rik+ & at ! end2  7,b7 9 p>agraph   
7#b71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+
 2 &2 &  7,c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3
  7#c7 applications = tea*+ enhancem5t  
projects1 includ+ paid1 "w-bas$ le>n+1 t
 address a ne$ = additional tra9$       
pr(essionals 9 food & agricultural      
sci5ces or rural economic developm5t1   
community developm5t1 or bus9ess        
developm5t4  2  7#c7 9 subsection       
7j77#a71 9 ! matt] prec$+ subp>agraph   
7,a71 by /rik+ subsection & ins]t+      
section2  7#d7 9 subsection 7m7-- 7,a7 9
 p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+ & at ! end2    
7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#b71 by /rik+ ! p]iod  
at ! end & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7,c7 by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+3  7#c7 #fj1jjj1jjj =  
ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbe ?r\gh #bjcj4  2 
&  7#e7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7n7 
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,! t]m 
junior or community college has ! mean+ 
giv5 su* t]m 9 section #cab7;f7 ( !     
,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj     

,u4,s4,c4 #ajeh7;f774  7#b7 ,! t]m      
po/second>y vocational in/itution has ! 
mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #ajb7;c7 ( 
! ,high] ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj   
,u4,s4,c4 #ajjb7;c774  7#c7 ,! t]m      
"w-bas$ le>n+ has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9
 section #c ( ! ,c>l ,d4 ,p]k9s ,c>e] & 
,te*nical ,education ,act ( #bjjf 7#bj  
,u4,s4,c4 #bcjb74  4  7b7 ,exp]i5c$     
s]vices program ,section #abeb7;a77#b7 (
 ! ,food ,security ,act ( #aihe 7#af    
,u4,s4,c4 #chea7;a77#b77 is am5d$-- 7#a7
 9 subp>agraph 7,d71 by /rik+ & at !    
end2  7#b7 9 subp>agraph 7,e71 by /rik+ 
! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7#c7  
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,f7 assi/+ 
coop]ative initiatives "u section       
#adag7;b77#c7 ( ! ,national             
,agricultural ,rese>*1 ,ext5sion1 &     
,tea*+ ,policy ,act ( #aigg 7#g         
,u4,s4,c4 #caeb7;b77#c77 to improve     
high] education tea*+ programs1 includ+ 
paid1 "w-bas$ le>n+1 at-- 7i7 l&-grant  
colleges & univ]sities 7includ+ !       
,univ]sity ( ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia72   

7ii7 colleges & univ]sities hav+        
significant m9ority enrollm5ts & a      
demon/rable capacity to c>ry out ! tea*+
 ( food & agricultural sci5ces2 &  7iii7
 o!r colleges & univ]sities1 junior or  
community colleges 7z def9$ 9 section   
#cab7;f7 ( ! ,high] ,education ,act (   
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajeh7;f7771 &     
po/second>y vocational in/itutions 7z   
def9$ 9 section #ajb7;c7 ( ! ,high]     
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajjb7;c777 hav+ a demon/rable capacity 
to c>ry out ! tea*+ ( food &            
agricultural sci5ces4  4  7c7           
,competitive1 special1 & facilities     
rese>* grants ,subsection 7b7 ( !       
,competitive1 ,special1 & ,facilities   
,rese>* ,grant ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4       
#caeg7;b77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph   
7#f77;,a71 by /rik+ tea*+ & ins]t+      
tea*+1 includ+ paid "w-bas$ le>n+ 7z    
def9$ 9 section #c ( ! ,c>l ,d4 ,p]k9s  
,c>e] & ,te*nical ,education ,act (     
#bjjf 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #bcjb7712 &  7#b7 9
 p>agraph 7#g77;,b71 by ins]t+ 1 junior 

or community colleges 7z def9$ 9 section
 #cab7;f7 ( ! ,high] ,education ,act (  
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajeh7;f7771 &     
po/second>y vocational in/itutions 7z   
def9$ 9 section #ajb7;c7 ( ! ,high]     
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajjb7;c777 aft] colleges & univ]sities4
  #b4 ,,nrcs direct hire au?ority       
,section #abdb ( ! ,food ,security ,act 
( #aihe 7#af ,u4,s4,c4 #chdb7 is am5d$  
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7j7 ,,nrcs  
direct hire au?ority  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!  
,secret>y may appo9t1 )\t reg>d to !    
provisions ( sub*apt] ,i ( *apt] #cc (  
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code 7o!r ?an  
sections #ccjc & #ccbh ( su* title71    
qualifi$ c&idates1 z describ$ 9 p>agraph
 7#b71 directly to positions )9 !       
,natural ,res\rces ,cons]vation ,s]vice 
t provide te*nical assi/ance "u         
cons]vation programs adm9i/]$ by !      
,natural ,res\rces ,cons]vation ,s]vice4
  7#b7 ,qualifications ,p>agraph 7#a7   
applies to a c&idate :o-- 7,a7 is       
qualifi$ to provide ! te*nical assi/ance

 describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a71 z det]m9$ by 
! ,secret>y2 &  7,b7 meets qualification
 /&>ds e/abli%$ by ! ,(fice ( ,p]sonnel 
,managem5t4  4