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USDA Research and Extension Agencies: Missions, Structures, and Budgets

RCED-93-74FS Published: Feb 18, 1993. Publicly Released: Mar 11, 1993.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the missions, programs, organizational structures, and staffing and funding of the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), the Cooperative State Research Service (CSRS), the Extension Service (ES), and the Soil Conservation Service (SCS).

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Agency missionsAgricultural experiment stationsAgricultural programsAgricultural researchAppropriationsConsumer educationEnvironmental policiesGrants-in-aidCivil service retirement systemNatural resources conservation