((a)) The Secretary of Agriculture shall coordinate the applied research and extension programs conducted under this subchapter  and under the amendments made by this subchapter to section 1419 [] and subtitle B of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 [], section 1 of the Bankhead-Jones Act [], section 3 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Research Act of 1978 [], and sections 1 and 2 of the Smith-Lever Act [, 342] with the programs of the Department of Energy.

((b)) In carrying out this subchapter and the amendments made by this subchapter, the Secretary of Agriculture shall consult on a continuing basis with—

((1)) the Subcommittee on Food, Agricultural, and Forestry Research of the Federal Coordinating Council for Science, Engineering, and Technology;

((2)) the Joint Council on Food and Agricultural Sciences; and

((3)) the National Agricultural Research and Extension Users Advisory Board;