Us Code § 3294 - Center For North American Studies
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§ 3294. Center For North American Studies
(a) Establishment
The Secretary of Agriculture shall establish a center, to be known as the Center For North American Studies, whose primary purpose shall be to promote better agricultural relationships among Canada, Mexico, and the United States through cooperative study, training, and research.
(b) Location
The Institute shall be located at an institution of higher education or at a consortium of such institutions.
(c) Authorization of appropriations
To carry out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1994 and such sums as may necessary 1 for each of fiscal years 1995 and 1996.
(Pub. L. 102–532, §4, Oct. 27, 1992, 106 Stat. 3512.)
Editorial Notes
Codification
Section was enacted as part of the Enterprise for the Americas Initiative Act of 1992, and not as part of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 which comprises this chapter.
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