PUBLIC LAW 107-171—MAY 13, 2002 116 STAT. 461 is appropriate and will not detract from the primary purpose of educating beginning farmers and ranchers. (h) Authorization of Appropriations. —There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2007. SEC. 7406. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING DOUBLING OF FUNDING FOR AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH. It is the sense of Congress that— (1) Federal funding for food and agricultural research has been essentially constant for 2 decades, putting at risk the scientific base on which food and agricultural advances have been made; (2) the resulting increase in the relative proportion of private sector, industry investments in food and agricultural research has led to questions about the independence and objectivity of research and outreach conducted by the Federal and university research sectors; and (3) funding for food and agricultural research should be at least doubled over the next 5 fiscal years— (A) to restore the balance between public and private sector funding for food and agricultural research; and (B) to maintain the scientific base on which food and agricultural advances are made. SEC. 7407. ORGANIC PRODUCTION AND MARKET DATA INITIATIVES. 7 USC 5925c. The Secretary shall ensure that segregated data on the production and marketing of organic agricultural products is included in the ongoing baseline of data collection regarding agricultural production and marketing. SEC. 7408. INTERNATIONAL ORGANIC RESEARCH COLLABORATION. 7 USC 5925d. The Secretary, acting through the Agricultural Research Service (including the National Agricultural Library) and the Economic Research Service, shall facilitate access by research and extension professionals, farmers, and other interested persons in the United States to, and the use by those persons of, organic research conducted outside the United States. SEC. 7409. REPORT ON PRODUCERS AND HANDLERS OF ORGANIC AGRI- 7 USC 5925b CULTURAL PRODUCTS. note. Not later than 1 year after funds are made available to carry Deadline, out this section, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that— (1) describes— (A) the extent to which producers and handlers of organic agricultural products are contributing to research and promotion programs of the Department; (B) the extent to which producers and handlers of organic agricultural products are surveyed for ideas for research and promotion; (C) ways in which the programs reflect the contributions made by producers and handlers of organic agricultural products and directly benefit the producers and handlers; and (D) the implementation of initiatives that directly benefit organic producers and handlers; and
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