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Precision Agriculture Research, Education, and Information Dissemination Act of 1997

Introduced: March 20, 1997 Introduced by: McConnell, Mitch Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov
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Mar 20, 1997
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
Mar 20, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2649-2650)
Mar 20, 1997
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Precision Agriculture Research, Education, and Information Dissemination Act of 1997 - Amends the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act to emphasize competitive grants that promote precision agriculture (as defined by this Act) research projects and to promote dissemination of such projects' results.

Provides for the establishment of multistate and national agriculture partnerships, including existing partnerships between national laboratories (Secretary of Energy) and the Department of Agriculture.

Amends the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 to include precision agriculture within the research categories of the Fund for Rural America.

What's happening now March 20, 1997

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Mar 20, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 485: Precision Agriculture Research, Education, and Information Dissemination Act of 1997. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-485/
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