104 STAT. 3706 PUBLIC LAW 101-624—NOV. 28, 1990 "(B) enhance environmental quality and the natural resource base upon which the agriculture economy depends; "(C) make the most efficient use of nonrenewable resources and on-farm resources and integrate, where appropriate, natural biological cycles and controls; "(D) sustain the economic viability of farm operations; and "(E) enhance the quality of life for farmers and society as a whole; and "(18) the term 'Technology Board' means the Agricultural Science Technology Review Board established in section 1408A.". SEC. 1604. JOINT COUNCIL ON FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND EXTENSION USERS ADVISORY BOARD. (a) JOINT COUNCIL.— Section 1407 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3122(a)) is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 1407. JOINT COUNCIL ON FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES. " (a) ESTABLISHMENT. — The Secretary shall establish within the Department of Agriculture a committee to be known as the Joint CouncU on Food and Agricultural Sciences which shall remain in existence until September 30, 1995. "OJ) MEMBERSHIP.—The Joint Council shall be composed of not less than 21 representatives of organizations or agencies which conduct or assist in conducting programs of research, extension, or teaching in the food and agricultural sciences, including the following: "(1) Six representatives from State cooperative institutions, including at least one from institutions eligible to receive funds under the Act of August 30, 1890 (7 U.S.C. 321 et seq.), including Tuskegee University. "(2) Four representatives from agencies within the Department of Agriculture which have significant research, extension, and teaching responsibilities. "(3) One representative from public colleges and universities having a demonstrable capacity to carry out food and agricultural research, extension, or teaching. "(4) One representative from colleges and universities conducting research related to the food and agricultural sciences. "(5) Three representatives from private organizations or corporations conducting research in the food and agricultural sciences, including one representative from the food processing industry involved in food technology research. "(6) One representative from among foundations funding research in the food and sigricultural sciences. "(7) One representative from among farmers, rginchers, and other producers of domestic agricultural commodities. "(8) One representative from the Office of Science and Technology Policy. "(9) Two representatives from other Federal agencies determined by the Secretary to be appropriate. "(10) One representative from the National Academy of Sciences.
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