12 2 STA T . 12 35PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 23 4—M A Y 22 , 200 8‘ ‘ (42)AGRICULT UR A L P RACTIC ES RELATI N GT O CLI M ATE C H ANGE .—Res e arch a nd e xt ens io n g rants m a yb e made u nder this section f or fie l d and laboratory studies that examine the ecosystem from gross to minute scales and for p ro j ects that explore the relationship of agricultural practices to climate change. ‘‘(4 3 ) B RUCELLOSIS CONTROL AN D ERADICATION.—Research and extension grants may be made under this section to conduct research relating to the de v elopment of vaccines and vaccine delivery systems to effectively control and eliminate brucellosis in w ildlife , and to assist with the controlling of the spread of brucellosis from wildlife to domestic animals. ‘‘(44) BIGHORN AND DOMESTIC SHEEP DISEASE MECHA - NISMS.—Research and extension grants may be made under this section to conduct research relating to the health status of (including the presence of infectious diseases in) bighorn and domestic sheep under range conditions. ‘‘(4 5 ) AGRICULTURAL DE V ELOPMENT IN THE AMERICAN- PACI F IC REGION.—Research and extension grants may be made under this section to support food and agricultural science at a consortium of land-grant institutions in the American- P acific region. ‘‘(4 6 ) T ROPICAL AND SU B TROPICAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH.—Research grants may be made under this section, ine q ual dollar amounts to the C aribbean and Pacific Basins, to support tropical and subtropical agricultural research, including pest and disease research, at the land-grant institu- tions in the Caribbean and Pacific regions. ‘‘(4 7 ) V IRAL HEMORRHAGIC SEPTICEMIA.—Research and extension grants may be made under this section to study— ‘‘(A) the effects of viral hemorrhagic septicemia (referred to in this paragraph as ‘V HS’ ) on freshwater fish throughout the natural and expanding range of VHS
and ‘‘(B) methods for transmission and human-mediated transport of VHS among waterbodies. ‘‘(4 8 ) F ARM AND RANCH SAFET Y .—Research and extension grants may be made under this section to carry out projects to decrease the incidence of injury and death on farms and ranches, including— ‘‘(A) on-site farm or ranch safety reviews; ‘‘(B) outreach and dissemination of farm safety research and interventions to agricultural employers, employees, youth, farm and ranch families, seasonal wor k ers, or other individuals; and ‘‘(C) agricultural safety education and training. ‘‘(4 9 ) W OMEN AND MINORITIES IN STEM FIELDS.—Research and extension grants may be made under this section to increase participation by women and underrepresented minori- ties from rural areas in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, with priority given to eligible institutions that carry out continuing programs funded by the Secretary. ‘‘(5 0 ) ALFALFA AND FORAGE RESEARCH PROGRAM.—Research and extension grants may be made under this section for the purpose of studying improvements in alfalfa and forage yields, biomass and persistence, pest pressures, the bioenergy potential
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