---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 U.S.C. § 3158"
title: "7"
title_heading: "Agriculture"
number: "3158"
heading: "Next generation agriculture technology challenge"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/7/3158"
units:
  - "Chapter 64 — Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching"
  - "Subchapter III — Agricultural Research and Education Grants and Fellowships"
---

# §3158. Next generation agriculture technology challenge

- (a) **In general—** The [Secretary](/usc/7/3103.md?p=15) shall establish a next generation agriculture technology challenge competition to provide an incentive for the development of innovative mobile technology that removes barriers to entry in the marketplace for beginning farmers and ranchers (as defined in subsection (a) of [section 2279 of this title](/usc/7/2279.md)).
- (b) **Amount—** The [Secretary](/usc/7/3103.md?p=15) may award not more than $1,000,000 in the aggregate to 1 or more winners of the competition under [subsection (a)](#a).

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 95–113, title XIV, § 1419C, as added Pub. L. 115–334, title VII, § 7110, Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4784.)