; and (2) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) the following: (1) review the proposal in consultation with representatives of National Institute of Food and Agriculture peer review panels; . (c) Grants for agricultural research facilities Section 4 of the Research Facilities Act ( 7 U.S.C. 390b ) is amended to read as follows: 4. Grants for agricultural research facilities (a) Purpose The purpose of this section is to assist agricultural research facilities in efforts to alter or repair those facilities or equipment of the facilities necessary for conducting agricultural research. (b) Grant program (1) In general The Secretary shall establish in the National Institute of Food and Agriculture a competitive grant program to provide to agricultural research facilities the Federal share of the cost of the construction, alteration, acquisition, modernization, renovation, or remodeling of— (A) the agricultural research facilities; or (B) equipment of the agricultural research facilities necessary for conducting agricultural research. (2) Secretarial waiver Notwithstanding section 3(c)(2)(A), the Secretary may provide that the Federal share described in paragraph (1) is up to 100 percent of the costs described in that paragraph on a case-by-case basis, as the Secretary determines to be appropriate. (c) Requirements (1) Amount; terms and conditions Grants awarded under this section shall be in such amounts and under such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines are necessary to carry out the purpose of this section. (2) Equitable distribution To the maximum extent practicable, grants shall be awarded under this section to ensure— (A) an equitable geographic distribution of funds; (B) an equitable distribution of funds to diverse institutions; (C) an equitable distribution of funds to institutions with diverse areas of study within agricultural science