Chapter 10 of title 5 and title XVIII of this Act [ et seq.] shall not apply to any committee, board, commission, panel, or task force, or similar entity, created solely for the purpose of reviewing applications or proposals requesting funding under any competitive research, extension, or education program carried out by the Secretary.
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CHAPTER 64— AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND TEACHING
SUBCHAPTER II— COORDINATION AND PLANNING OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND TEACHING
§ 3121. Responsibilities of Secretary and Department of Agriculture
§ 3123. National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board
§ 3123a. Specialty crop committee
§ 3124. Existing research programs
§ 3124a. Federal-State partnership and coordination
§ 3125. Annual report of Secretary of Agriculture to President and Congress
§ 3125a. National Agricultural Library
§ 3125a–1. Agricultural and food law research, legal tools, and information
§ 3125b. National Rural Information Center Clearinghouse
§ 3126. Libraries and information network