(a) Purpose

It is the intent of Congress to assist the land-grant university in the District of Columbia established under section 208 of the District of Columbia Public Postsecondary Education Reorganization Act (Public Law 93-471; 88 Stat. 1428) in efforts to acquire, alter, or repair facilities or relevant equipment necessary for conducting agricultural research.

(b) Authorization of appropriations

Terms Used In 7 USC 3222b-1

  • agricultural research: means research in the food and agricultural sciences. See 7 USC 3103
  • university: include a research foundation maintained by a college or university described in subparagraph (A). See 7 USC 3103

There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $750,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.