110 STAT. 1156 PUBLIC LAW 104-127—APR. 4, 1996 TITLE YIII—RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND EDUCATION Subtitle A—Modification and Extension of Activities Under 1977 Act SEC. 801. PURPOSES OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND EDUCATION. Section 1402 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3101) is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 1402. PURPOSES OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND EDUCATION. "The purposes of federally supported agricultural research, extension, and education are to— "(1) enhance the competitiveness of the United States agriculture and food industry in an increasingly competitive world environment; "(2) increase the long-term productivity of the United States agriculture and food industry while maintaining and enhancing the natural resource base on which rural America and the United States agricultural economy depend; "(3) develop new uses and new products for agricultural commodities, such as alternative fuels, and develop new crops; "(4) support agricultural research and extension to promote economic opportunity in rural communities and to meet the increasing demand for information and technology transfer throughout the United States agriculture industry; "(5) improve risk management in the United States agriculture industry; "(6) improve the safe production and processing of, and adding of value to. United States food and fiber resources using methods that maintain the balance between yield and environmental soundness; "(7) support higher education in agriculture to give the next generation of Americans the knowledge, technology, and applications necessary to enhance the competitiveness of United States agriculture; and "(8) maintain an adequate, nutritious, and safe supply of food to meet human nutritional needs and requirements.". SEC. 802. NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, EDU- CATION, AND ECONOMICS ADVISORY BOARD. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1408 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3123) is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 1408. NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, EDU- CATION, AND ECONOMICS ADVISORY BOARD. " (a) ESTABLISHMENT.— The Secretary shall establish within the Department of Agriculture a board to be known as the 'National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board'. " (b) MEMBERSHIP. —
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