--- kind: "section" citation: "7 U.S.C. § 5930" title: "7" title_heading: "Agriculture" number: "5930" heading: "Reservation extension agents" release: "119-102" date: "2026-07-12" url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/7/5930" units: - "Chapter 88 — Research" - "Subchapter VII — Miscellaneous Research Provisions" --- # §5930. Reservation extension agents - (a) **Establishment—** The [Secretary](/usc/7/5801.md?p=b-6) of Agriculture, acting through the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, shall establish appropriate [extension](/usc/7/5801.md?p=b-5) education [programs](/usc/7/5844.md?p=a-1) on Indian reservations and tribal jurisdictions. In establishing these [extension](/usc/7/5801.md?p=b-5) [programs](/usc/7/5844.md?p=a-1), the [Secretary](/usc/7/5801.md?p=b-6) shall consult with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Intertribal Agriculture Council, and the Southwest Indian Agriculture Association, and shall make such interagency cooperative agreements or memoranda of understanding as may be necessary. The [programs](/usc/7/5844.md?p=a-1) to be developed and delivered on reservations and within tribal jurisdictions shall be determined with the advice and counsel of reservation or tribal [program](/usc/7/5844.md?p=a-1) advisory committees. - (b) **Administration and management—** [Extension](/usc/7/5801.md?p=b-5) agents shall be employees of, and administratively responsible to, the Cooperative [Extension](/usc/7/5801.md?p=b-5) Service of the [State](/usc/7/5801.md?p=b-7) within which the reservation or tribal jurisdiction is located, and [employment](/usc/7/499a.md?p=b-10) and personnel management responsibilities shall be vested with the [State](/usc/7/5801.md?p=b-7) Cooperative [Extension](/usc/7/5801.md?p=b-5) Service. In cases where a reservation or tribal jurisdiction is located in two or more [States](/usc/7/5801.md?p=b-7), the [Secretary](/usc/7/5801.md?p=b-6) of Agriculture shall make the determination of administrative responsibility, including possible divisions along [State](/usc/7/5801.md?p=b-7) boundaries. - (c) **Advisory committees—** At the request of a [State](/usc/7/5801.md?p=b-7) [Extension](/usc/7/5801.md?p=b-5) [Director](/usc/7/5844.md?p=a-3), and with the assistance of the tribal authorities, the [Secretary](/usc/7/5801.md?p=b-6) of Agriculture may form an advisory committee to give overall policy and [program](/usc/7/5844.md?p=a-1) advice to that [State](/usc/7/5801.md?p=b-7) [Extension](/usc/7/5801.md?p=b-5) [Director](/usc/7/5844.md?p=a-3) with regard to [programs](/usc/7/5844.md?p=a-1) conducted on reservations or within tribal jurisdictions. [Program](/usc/7/5844.md?p=a-1) advisory committees may be formed to assist [extension](/usc/7/5801.md?p=b-5) staff in development and conduct of [program](/usc/7/5844.md?p=a-1) activities. - (d) **Staffing—** Insofar as possible, agent and specialist staff shall include individuals representative of the tribal grouping being served. [Programs](/usc/7/5844.md?p=a-1) shall emphasize training and [employment](/usc/7/499a.md?p=b-10) of local people in positions such as [program](/usc/7/5844.md?p=a-1) aides, master gardeners, and volunteers. Staffing at a particular location shall be dependent on the needs and priorities of that location, as identified by the advisory committees and the [State](/usc/7/5801.md?p=b-7) [Extension](/usc/7/5801.md?p=b-5) [Director](/usc/7/5844.md?p=a-3), and the [Director](/usc/7/5844.md?p=a-3) may make use of existing personnel and facilities as appropriate. - (e) **Placing of agents—** The number of offices and their placement shall be jointly determined by the [State](/usc/7/5801.md?p=b-7) [Extension](/usc/7/5801.md?p=b-5) [Directors](/usc/7/5844.md?p=a-3) and tribal authorities of the respective [States](/usc/7/5801.md?p=b-7) by taking into consideration the agricultural acreage within the boundaries of an Indian reservation or tribal jurisdiction, the soil classifications of such acreage, and the population of such reservation or tribal jurisdiction. - (f) **Reduced regulatory burden—** On a determination by the [Secretary](/usc/7/5801.md?p=b-6) of Agriculture that a [program](/usc/7/5844.md?p=a-1) carried out under this section has been satisfactorily administered for not less than 2 years, the [Secretary](/usc/7/5801.md?p=b-6) shall implement a reduced reapplication process for the continued operation of the [program](/usc/7/5844.md?p=a-1) in order to reduce regulatory burdens on participating university and tribal entities. - (g) **Authorization of appropriations—** There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section. ## Source credit (Pub. L. 101–624, title XVI, § 1677, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3779; Pub. L. 102–237, title IV, § 407(15), Dec. 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 1865; Pub. L. 104–127, title VIII, § 840, Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1170; Pub. L. 110–234, title VII, § 7511(c)(23), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1269; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title VII, § 7511(c)(23), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2031.) ## Notes ### Editorial Notes ### Codification Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 made identical amendments to this section. The amendments by Pub. L. 110–234 were repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246. ### Amendments 2008—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 110–246, § 7511(c)(23), substituted “National Institute of Food and Agriculture” for “Extension Service”. 1996—Subsecs. (f), (g). Pub. L. 104–127 added subsec. (f) and redesignated former subsec. (f) as (g). 1991—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–237, § 407(15)(A), (B), substituted “reservation” for “Reservation” and “reservations” for “Reservations” wherever appearing. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102–237, § 407(15)(A), substituted “reservation” for “Reservation” in two places. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 102–237, § 407(15)(C), substituted “tribal” for “Tribal” after “assistance of the”. Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 102–237, § 407(15)(A), substituted “reservation” for “Reservation” in two places. ### Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries ### Effective Date of 2008 Amendment Amendment of this section and repeal of Pub. L. 110–234 by Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–234, except as otherwise provided, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as an Effective Date note under section 8701 of this title. Amendment by section 7511(c)(23) of Pub. L. 110–246 effective Oct. 1, 2009, see section 7511(c) of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as a note under section 1522 of this title. ### Indian Subsistence Farming Demonstration Grant Program Pub. L. 102–237, title IX, subtitle C, §§ 931–939, Dec. 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 1889, established Indian subsistence farming demonstration grant program to provide grants to any Indian tribe, or intertribal consortium, for establishment on Indian reservations of subsistence farming operations that grow fresh produce for distribution to eligible recipients, and provided for definitions, applications for assistance, training and technical assistance by Extension Service, tribal consultation, use, amount, and terms of grants, additional requirements, and authorization of appropriations through fiscal year 1995, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 104–127, title VIII, § 874, Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1175.