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Alternative Agricultural Products Research Act of 1987

Introduced: April 9, 1987 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 13 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 15, 1987
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Aug 5, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture.
Aug 3, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
Aug 3, 1987
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jul 29, 1987
Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Voice Vote.
Jul 29, 1987
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Voice Vote.
Jul 29, 1987
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
Jul 23, 1987
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 254.
Jul 23, 1987
Committee on Agriculture. Reported to Senate by Senator Leahy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 100-122.
Jun 24, 1987
Committee on Agriculture. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
May 15, 1987
Committee on Agriculture. Hearings held.
Apr 9, 1987
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
Apr 9, 1987
Introduced in Senate
 Amendments to this bill 1

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

1 agreed to

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 642 — Of a technical nature. Agreed to Jul 29, 1987
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
(Reported to Senate from the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry with amendment, S. Rept. 100-122)

Alternative Agricultural Products Research Act of 1987 - States that the purpose of this Act is to authorize research in plant and plant material modification in order to develop new (nonfood and nonfiber) marketable industrial and commercial products.

Establishes in the Department of Agriculture the New Products Research Board to be administered by the Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Science and Education. States that the Board shall advise the Assistant Secretary with respect to research project selection and evaluation.

Sets forth project selection criteria, including: (1) the prospect of developing viable modification technologies; (2) the need and potential market for the new product; (3) the reduction in Federal agricultural subsidies; (4) the ability to grow the needed plant; and (5) the unavailability of other funding sources.

Gives funding priority (at least one-half of total funds) to biotechnological research projects.

States that projects shall be: (1) conducted by a project group unless the Secretary of Agriculture finds that a particular project is more appropriate for a single research entity; and (2) funded for periods of at least three years or until a marketable product is developed or determined to be unobtainable or unnecessary.

Directs the Secretary to initially fund at least 20 projects within the first 36 months after enactment of this Act.

Requires project group reports to the Board, and Board reports to the Secretary.

Authorizes FY 1988 through 2007 appropriations.

What's happening now December 15, 1987

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Jun 11, 1987
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