- advanced research and development
means research and development activities used to address research challenges in agriculture and food through—
- Advisory Board
means the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board.
- agricultural research
means research in the food and agricultural sciences.
- agricultural technology
means machinery and other equipment engineered for an applicable and novel use in agriculture, natural resources, and food relating to the research and development of qualified products and projects.
- animal health research capacity
means the capacity of an eligible institution to conduct animal health and disease research, as determined by the Secretary.
- aquaculture
means the propagation and rearing of aquacultural species, including, but not limited to, any species of finfish, mollusk, or crustacean (or other aquatic invertebrate), amphibian, reptile, ornamental fish, or aquatic plant, in controlled or selected environments.
- community college
means an institution of higher education (as defined in section 1001 of title 20)—
- cooperating forestry school
means an institution—
- cooperative extension services
means the organizations established at the land-grant colleges and universities under the Smith-Lever Act of May 8, 1914 (38 Stat. 372–374, as amended;
- covered fiscal year
means the fiscal year for which the qualified eligible institution first received an allocation of $3,000,000 under clause (ii)(I).
- covered Institution
means—
- covered program
means agricultural research, extension, education, and related programs or grants established or available under any of the following:
- dean
means the dean of an accredited school or college of veterinary medicine;
- Department of Agriculture
means the United States Department of Agriculture.
- developing country
means a country, as determined by the Secretary using a gross national income per capita test selected by the Secretary.
- Director
means the Director of the Agriculture Advanced Research and Development Authority established under subsection (b)(1).
- eligible institution
means—
- endowment fund
means the Hispanic-Serving Agricultural Colleges and Universities Fund established under subsection (b).
- extension
means the informal education programs conducted in the States in cooperation with the Department of Agriculture.
- food and agricultural sciences
means basic, applied, and developmental research, extension, and teaching activities in food and fiber, agricultural, renewable energy and natural resources, forestry, and physical and social sciences, including activities relating to the following:
- formula funds
means the formula allocation funds distributed to eligible institutions under sections 3221 and 3222 of this title.
- Hispanic-serving agricultural colleges and universities
means colleges or universities—
- Hispanic-serving institution
has the meaning given the term in section 1101a of title 20.
- Indian tribe
has the meaning given such term in section 5304 of title 25).1
- institution of higher education
has the meaning given the term in section 1001 of title 20.
- insular area
means—
- international partner institution
means an agricultural higher education institution in a developing country that is performing, or desiring to perform, activities similar to agricultural research, extension, and teaching activities carried out through covered Institutions in the United States.
- land-grant college or university
includes a 1994 Institution (as defined in section 532 of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–382;
- land-grant colleges and universities
means those institutions eligible to receive funds under the Act of July 2, 1862 (12 Stat. 503–505, as amended;
- other eligible institution
means an eligible institution, other than the qualified eligible institution, receiving an allocation of funds under this section.
- other transaction
means a transaction other than a procurement contract, grant, or cooperative agreement, including a transaction described in subsection (b)(6)(A).
- person
means—
- qualified eligible institution
means the eligible institution described in clause (ii)(I).
- qualified entity
means—
- qualified product or project
means—
- research tool
means a device, technology, procedure, biological material, reagent, computer system, computer software, or analytical technique that is developed to assist in the discovery, development, or manufacture of a qualified product or project.
- secondary school
has the meaning given the term in section 7801 of title 20.
- Secretary
means the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States.
- solar energy
means energy derived from sources (other than fossil fuels) and technologies included in the Federal Non-Nuclear 3 Energy Research and Development Act of 1974, as amended [42 U.S.C. 5901 et seq.].
- State
means—
- State agricultural experiment stations
means those institutions eligible to receive funds under the Act of March 2, 1887 (24 Stat. 440–442, as amended;
- State cooperative agents
means institutions or agents designated by—
- sustainable agriculture
has the meaning given that term in section 3103 of this title.
- Tribal student
means a student at a land-grant college or university that is a member of an Indian tribe.
- veterinarian shortage situation
means a veterinarian shortage situation as determined by the Secretary under section 3151a of this title.