42 U.S.C. § 8852

(a) The Secretary of Agriculture shall coordinate the applied research and extension programs conducted under this subchapter 1 1 See References in Text note below. and under the amendments made by this subchapter to section 1419 [ 7 U.S.C. 3154 ] 1 and subtitle B of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 [ 7 U.S.C. 3129 ], 1 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.