Chapter 64, Subchapter III, Section 3152, Subsection (j) · 7 U.S.C. Chapter 64 — AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND TEACHING

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(j)

(1)In this subsection:

(A)The term “institution of higher education” has the meaning given the term in section 1001 of title 20.

(B)The term “secondary school” has the meaning given the term in section 7801 of title 20.

(2)The Secretary shall—

(A)promote and strengthen secondary education and 2-year postsecondary education in agriscience and agribusiness in order to help ensure the existence in the United States of a qualified workforce to serve the food and agricultural sciences system; and

(B)promote complementary and synergistic linkages among secondary, 2-year postsecondary, and higher education programs in the food and agricultural sciences in order to promote excellence in education and encourage more young Americans to pursue and complete a baccalaureate or higher degree in the food and agricultural sciences.

(3)The Secretary may make competitive or noncompetitive grants, for grant periods not to exceed 5 years, to public secondary schools, institutions of higher education that award an associate’s degree, other institutions of higher education, and nonprofit organizations, that the Secretary determines have made a commitment to teaching agriscience and agribusiness—

(A)to enhance curricula in agricultural education;

(B)to increase faculty teaching competencies;

(C)to interest young people in pursuing higher education in order to prepare for scientific and professional careers in the food and agricultural sciences;

(D)to promote the incorporation of agriscience and agribusiness subject matter into other instructional programs, particularly classes in science, business, and consumer education;

(E)to facilitate joint initiatives by the grant recipient with other secondary schools, institutions of higher education that award an associate’s degree, and institutions of higher education that award a bachelor’s degree to maximize the development and use of resources, such as faculty, facilities, and equipment, to improve agriscience and agribusiness education;

(F)to support other initiatives designed to meet local, State, regional, or national needs related to promoting excellence in agriscience and agribusiness education; and

(G)to support current agriculture in the classroom programs for grades K–12.

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