7 U.S.C. § 7631: Agricultural biotechnology research and development for developing countries

an institution of higher education that offers a curriculum in agriculture or the biosciences; a nonprofit organization; or a consortium of for-profit institutions and agricultural research institutions. The Secretary (acting through the Foreign Agricultural Service) shall establish and administer a program to make competitive grants to eligible entities to develop agricultural biotechnology for developing countries. enhance the nutritional content of agricultural products that can be grown in developing countries; increase the yield and safety of agricultural products that can be grown in developing countries; increase the yield of agricultural products that are drought- and stress-resistant and that can be grown in developing countries; extend the growing range of crops that can be grown in developing countries; enhance the shelf-life of fruits and vegetables grown in developing countries; develop environmentally sustainable agricultural products that can be grown in developing countries; and develop vaccines to immunize against life-threatening illnesses and other medications that can be administered by consuming genetically-engineered agricultural products. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2012.