Section 1 Additional funding for scholarships for students at 1890 institutions
Scholarships for bachelor or graduate programs— Section 1446(a)(1) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3222a(a)(1)) is amended by striking “scholarships to individuals” and inserting “scholarships (including for programs leading to a bachelor or graduate degree) to individuals”.
Mandatory funding— Section 1446(b)(1) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3222a(b)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(C) Fiscal year 2025 and fiscal years thereafter—Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall make available to carry out this section $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter, to remain available until expended.”
Discretionary funding— Section 1446(b)(2) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3222a(b)(2)) is amended by striking “each of fiscal years 2020 through 2023” and inserting “fiscal year 2020 and each fiscal year thereafter”.
Conforming amendments— Section 1446(a)(3) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3222a(a)(3)) is amended by striking “each of the 4 succeeding academic years” and inserting “each academic year thereafter for which funding is available under subsection (b)(1)”.