1、 https:/crsreports.congress.gov September 24, 20192018 Farm Bill Primer: Agricultural Research and ExtensionCongress reauthorizes, amends, and adds new programs and requirements to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) research, education, and extension activities through Title VII of the 2018 farm
2、bill (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, P.L. 115-334). Provisions in Title VII of the 2018 farm bill focus primarily on extramural activities. For a complete list of provisions, see CRS Report R45525, The 2018 Farm Bill (P.L. 115-334): Summary and Side-by-Side Comparison. Title VII amends four ma
3、jor federal statutes: the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (P.L. 95-113 1401-1491); the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1980 (P.L. 101-624); the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (P.L. 105-185); and the Food
4、, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-234). USDA Research and Extension USDA supports extramural (or externally conducted) research, education, and extension activities at universities and other facilities. USDA also supports intramural (or internally conducted) research done by federal s