104 STAT. 3734 PUBLIC LAW 101-624—NOV. 28, 1990 Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103(7)). (6) The term "Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture. (7) The term "Advisory Council" means the National Sustainable Agriculture Advisory Council established under section 1622(c). (8) The term "State" means each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands of the United States, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, or federally recognized Indian tribes. (9) The term "State agricultural experiment stations" shall have the same meaning given to that term by section 1404(13) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103(13)). (10) The term "nonprofit organization" means an organization, group, institute, or institution that— (A) has a demonstrated capacity to conduct agricultural research or education programs; (B) has experience in research, demonstration, education, or extension in sustainable agricultural practices and systems; and (C) qualifies as a nonprofit organization under section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. SEC. 1620. REPEAL OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY RESEARCH. (a) REPEAL.— Subtitle C (sections 1461 through 1471) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act Amendments of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 4701-4710) is repealed. (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.— The table of contents at the beginning of the Food Security Act of 1985 (Public Law 99-198; 99 Stat. 1354) is amended by striking the items relating to subtitle C of title XIV. CHAPTER 1—BEST UTILIZATION OF BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 7 USC 581L SEC. 1621. RESEARCH AND EXTENSION PROJECTS. (a) PROJECTS REQUIRED.— The Secretary shall conduct research and extension projects to obtain data, develop conclusions, demonstrate technologies, and conduct educational programs that promote the purposes of this chapter, including research and extension projects that— (1) facilitate and increase scientific investigation and education in order to— (A) reduce, to the extent feasible and practicable, the use of chemical pesticides, fertilizers, and toxic natural materials in gigricultural production; (B) improve low-input farm management to enhance agricultural productivity, profitability, and competitiveness; and (C) promote crop, livestock, and enterprise diversification; and (2) facilitate the conduct of projects in order to— (A) study, to the extent practicable, agricultural production systems that are located in areas that possess various soil, climate, and physical characteristics;
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