; Public Law 103–382 ) is amended by striking 2018 each place it appears in subsections (b)(1) and (c) and inserting 2023 . (d) Research grants Section 536(c) of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 ( 7 U.S.C. 301 note; Public Law 103–382 ) is amended in the first sentence by striking 2018 and inserting 2023 . 7503. Research Facilities Act (a) Agricultural research facility defined The Research Facilities Act is amended— (1) in section 2(1) ( 7 U.S.C. 390(1) ) by striking a college, university, or nonprofit institution and inserting an entity eligible to receive funds under a capacity and infrastructure program (as defined in section 251(f)(1)(C) of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 ( 7 U.S.C. 6971(f)(1)(C) )) ; and (2) in section 3(c)(2)(D) ( 7 U.S.C. 390a(c)(2)(D) ), by striking recipient college, university, or nonprofit institution and inserting recipient entity . (b) Long-term support Section 3(c)(2)(D) of the Research Facilities Act ( 7 U.S.C. 390a(c)(2)(D) ), as amended by subsection (a), is further amended by striking operating costs and inserting operating and maintenance costs . (c) Competitive grant program The Research Facilities Act is amended by inserting after section 3 ( 7 U.S.C. 390a ) the following new section: 4. Competitive grant program The Secretary shall establish a program to make competitive grants to assist in the construction, alteration, acquisition, modernization, renovation, or remodeling of agricultural research facilities. . (d) Authorization of appropriations and funding limitations Section 6 of the Research Facilities Act ( 7 U.S.C. 390d ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking subsection (b), and inserting subsections (b), (c), and (d), ; (B) by striking 2018 and inserting 2023 ; and (C) by adding at the end the following new sentence: Funds appropriated pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be available until expended.