1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Recognizing and Encouraging Agricultural Leadership Opportunity Act or the REAL Opportunity Act . 2. Centers for Excellence and Leadership at 1890 Institutions The Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 is amended by inserting after section 1673 ( 7 U.S.C. 5926 ) the following: 1673A. Centers for Excellence and Leadership (a) Establishment The Secretary shall establish not more than 6 Centers of Excellence and Leadership (in this section referred to as the Centers ) to be led by not fewer than three and not more than 4 lead 1890 Institutions selected by the Secretary of Agriculture in consultation with the Director of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture. A lead 1890 Institution may not be selected to lead more than one Center. (b) Technical committee (1) In general The Secretary shall establish a technical committee for each Center to manage and administer the Center— (A) to ensure the identification of appropriate priorities for the scope of the work of the Center; (B) to ensure a competitive grant process with respect to grants awarded by the Center; and (C) to conduct appropriate assessments and evaluations of activities carried out by the Center. (2) Composition A technical committee established under paragraph (1) for a Center shall be composed of— (A) one representative from each 1890 Institution participating with the Center