Attachment I - 7 U.S.C. 2662(b)

ATTACHMENT I
7 U.S.C. 2662(b)

7 U.S.C.
United States Code, 2011 Edition
Title 7 - AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 59 - RURAL FIRE PROTECTION, DEVELOPMENT, AND SMALL FARM RESEARCH AND
EDUCATION
SUBCHAPTER II - RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL FARM RESEARCH AND EDUCATION
Sec. 2662 - Programs authorized
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§2662. Programs authorized
The Secretary of Agriculture may conduct, in cooperation and coordination with colleges and
universities, the following programs to carry out the purposes and achieve the goals of this
subchapter.
(a) Rural development extension programs
Rural development extension programs shall consist of the collection, interpretation, and
dissemination of useful information and knowledge from research and other sources to units of
multistate regional agencies, State, county, municipal, and other units of government,
multicounty planning and development districts, organizations of citizens contributing to
community and rural development, businesses, Indian tribes on Federal or State reservations or
other federally recognized Indian tribal groups, and industries that employ or may employ people
in rural areas. The rural development extension programs shall also promote coordinated and
integrated rural community initiatives that advance and empower capacity building through
leadership development, entrepreneurship, business development and management training, and
strategic planning to increase jobs, income, and quality of life in rural communities. These
programs also shall include technical services and educational activities, including instruction for
persons not enrolled as students in colleges or universities, to facilitate and encourage the use
and practical application of this information. These programs may also include feasibility studies
and planning assistance.
(b) Rural development research
Rural development research shall consist of research, investigations, and basic feasibility
studies in any field or discipline that may develop principles, facts, scientific and technical
knowledge, new technology, and other information that may be useful to agencies of Federal,
State, and local government, industries in rural areas, Indian tribes on Federal and State
reservations or other federally recognized Indian tribal groups, and other organizations involved
in community and rural development programs and activities in planning and carrying out such
programs and activities or otherwise be practical and useful in achieving the purposes and goals
of this subchapter.