PUBLIC LAW 104-127—APR. 4, 1996 110 STAT. 1163 "SEC. 1424. HUMAN NUTRITION INTERVENTION AND HEALTH PRO- 7 USC 3174. MOTION RESEARCH PROGRAM. "(a) AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY.—The Secretary may establish, and award grants for projects for, a multi-year research initiative on human nutrition intervention and health promotion. "(b) EMPHASIS OF INITIATIVE.—In administering human nutrition research projects under this section, the Secretary shall give specific emphasis to— "(1) coordinated longitudinal research assessments of nutritional status; and "(2) the implementation of unified, innovative intervention strategies, to identify and solve problems of nutritional inadequacy and contribute to the maintenance of health, well-being, performance, and productivity of individuals, thereby reducing the need of the individuals to use the health care system and social programs of the United States. "(c) ADMINISTRATION OF FUNDS. —The Administrator of the Agricultural Research Service shall administer funds made available to carry out this section to ensure a coordinated approach to health and nutrition research efforts. "(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— T here are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section for fiscal years 1996 and 1997. "SEC. 1424A. PILOT RESEARCH PROGRAM TO COMBINE MEDICAL AND 7 USC 3174a. AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH. "(a) FINDINGS. —Congress finds the following: "(1) Although medical researchers in recent years have demonstrated that there are several naturally occurring compounds in many vegetables and fruits that can aid in the prevention of certain forms of cancer, coronary heart disease, stroke, and atherosclerosis, there has been almost no research conducted to enhance these compounds in food plants by modern breeding and molecular genetic methods. "(2) By linking the appropriate medical and agricultural research scientists in a highly-focused, targeted research program, it should be possible to develop new varieties of vegetables and fi*uits that would provide greater prevention of dietrelated diseases that are a major cause of death in the United ' States. "(b) PILOT RESEARCH PROGRAM.— The Secretary shall conduct, through the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, a pilot research program to link major cancer and heart and other circulatory disease research efforts with agricultural research efforts to identify compounds in vegetables and fruits that prevent these diseases. Using information derived from such combined research efforts, the Secretary shall assist in the development of new varieties of vegetables and fruits having enhanced therapeutic properties for disease prevention. "(c) AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary shall carry out the pilot program through agreements entered into with land-grant colleges or universities, other universities, State agricultural experiment stations, the State cooperative extension services, nonprofit organizations with demonstrable expertise, or Federal or State governmental entities. The Secretary shall enter into the agreements on a competitive basis.
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