; and (2) activities authorized under section 1458 of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977. (e) Nongovernmental and private entities Projects and activities under the program authorized under subsection (a) may be carried out by nongovernmental and private entities, including through collaboration with private universities, research institutions, and corporations if such projects and activities support the objectives of the Agreement to establish the United States-Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development (BARD) Fund. (f) Authorization of appropriations (1) In general There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section. (2) Fund; availability Amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations under paragraph (1)— (A) shall be known as the United States-Israel Expanded-Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund or E–BARD Fund