7 U.S.C. § 5937 | Natural products research program

(a)

In general

The Secretary shall establish within the Department a natural products research program.

(b)

Duties

In carrying out the program established under subsection (a), the Secretary shall coordinate research relating to natural products, including—

(1)

research to improve human health and agricultural productivity through the discovery, development, and commercialization of products and agrichemicals from bioactive natural products, including products from plant, marine, and microbial sources;

(2)

research to characterize the botanical sources, production, chemistry, and biological properties of plant-derived natural products; and

(3)

other research priorities identified by the Secretary.

(c)

Peer and merit review

The Secretary shall—

(1)

section 7613 of this title determine the relevance and merit of research under this section through a system of peer review established by the Secretary pursuant to ; and

(2)

approve funding for research on the basis of merit, quality, and relevance to advancing the purposes of this section.

(d)

Buildings and facilities

Funds made available under this section shall not be used for the construction of a new building or facility or the acquisition, expansion, remodeling, or alteration of an existing building or facility (including site grading and improvement and architect fees).

(e)

Authorization of appropriations

There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $7,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2023.

Pub. L. 110–234, title VII, § 7525May 22, 2008122 Stat. 1273 Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a)June 18, 2008122 Stat. 1664 Pub. L. 113–79, title VII, § 7515Feb. 7, 2014128 Stat. 903 Pub. L. 115–334, title VII, § 7413Dec. 20, 2018132 Stat. 4819(, , ; , title VII, § 7525, , , 2035; , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Codification

Pub. L. 110–234 Pub. L. 110–246 Pub. L. 110–234 section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246 and enacted identical sections. was repealed by .

Section was enacted as part of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, and not as part of subtitle H of title XVI of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 which comprises this subchapter.

Amendments

Pub. L. 115–3342018—Subsec. (e). substituted “2023” for “2018”.

Pub. L. 113–792014—Subsec. (e). amended subsec. (e) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.”

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Pub. L. 110–234 Pub. L. 110–246May 22, 2008Pub. L. 110–234 section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246 section 8701 of this titleEnactment of this section and repeal of by effective , the date of enactment of , see , set out as a note under .

Definition of “Secretary”

section 8701 of this title“Secretary” as meaning the Secretary of Agriculture, see .