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110 STAT. 1112 PUBLIC LAW 104-127—APR. 4, 1996 " (e) COORDINATION WITH OTHER AGENCIES. — The Secretary shall coordinate, to the extent practicable, with other Federal and State agencies with similar grant or loan programs to pool resources for funding meritorious proposals in rural areas. "(f) INFORMATIONAL EFFORTS. — The Secretary shall establish and implement procedures to carry out informational efforts to advise potential end users located in rural areas of each State about the program authorized by this chapter. 7 USC 950aaa-4. «SEC. 2335. REGULATIONS. 7 USC 950aaa-5. 7 USC 1932. 13 USC 142 note. 15 USC 714 note. "Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996, the Secretary shall issue regulations to carry out this chapter. " SEC. 2335A. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. "There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this chapter $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1996 through 2002.". SEC. 705. LIMITATION ON AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR RURAL TECHNOLOGY GRANTS. Section 2347 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-624; 104 Stat. 4034) is amended— (1) by striking "(a) IN GENERAL.— "; and (2) by striking subsection (b). SEC. 706. DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS. Section 2348 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 2662a) is repealed. SEC. 707. MONITORING THE ECONOMIC PROGRESS OF RURAL AMER- ICA. Section 2382 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-624; 13 U.S.C. 141 note) is repealed. SEC. 708. ANALYSIS BY OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT. Section 2385 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-624; 7 U.S.C. 950aaa-4 note) is repealed. SEC. 709. RURAL HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT. Section 2391 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-624; 7 U.S.C. 2662 note) is repealed. SEC. 710. CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE. Section 2392 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-624; 104 Stat. 4057) is repealed. SEC. 711. STUDY OF THE TRANSPORTATION OF FERTILIZER AND AGRI- CULTURAL CHEMICALS TO FARMERS. Section 2517 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-624; 104 Stat. 4077) is repealed. CHAPTER 2—ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND COMMERCIALIZATION SEC. 721. DEFINITIONS. Section 1657(c) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5901(c)) is amended— (1) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4);