{"data":{"id":"us/42-u.s.c.-8852","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"42 U.S.C. § 8852","heading":"Coordination of research and extension activities; consultative requirements","body":"(a) The Secretary of Agriculture shall coordinate the applied research and extension programs conducted under this subchapter and under the amendments made by this subchapter to section 1419 [7 U.S.C. 3154] and subtitle B of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 [7 U.S.C. 3129], section 1 of the Bankhead-Jones Act [7 U.S.C. 3104], section 3 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Research Act of 1978 [16 U.S.C. 1642], and sections 1 and 2 of the Smith-Lever Act [7 U.S.C. 341, 342] with the programs of the Department of Energy. (b) In carrying out this subchapter and the amendments made by this subchapter, the Secretary of Agriculture shall consult on a continuing basis with—(1) the Subcommittee on Food, Agricultural, and Forestry Research of the Federal Coordinating Council for Science, Engineering, and Technology; (2) the Joint Council on Food and Agricultural Sciences; and (3) the National Agricultural Research and Extension Users Advisory Board; for the purpose of coordinating research and extension activities.","path":["Title 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE","CHAPTER 96—BIOMASS ENERGY AND ALCOHOL FUELS"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc42@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T06:00:34Z","sha256":"809b1e896055d7dc267c86ab1fd5a268ffb5719af878a3f15809ac323ef040a9","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/42-u.s.c.-8851","next":"us/42-u.s.c.-8853"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}