S 2384 116th Congress Senate Science, Technology, Communications Biological and life sciences Department of the Interior Employee hiring Endangered and threatened species Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government studies and investigations Higher education Horticulture and plants Land use and conservation Natural disasters Student aid and college costs Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Botanical Sciences and Native Plant Materials Research, Restoration, and Promotion Act

Introduced: July 31, 2019 Introduced by: Hirono, Mazie K. Democratic · Hawaii See on congress.gov

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Jul 31, 2019

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Botanical Sciences and Native Plant Materials Research, Restoration, and Promotion Act

This bill requires the Department of the Interior to establish a botanical science research program, hire botanical scientists, and establish a student loan repayment program for botanical scientists.

The bill also (1) requires certain federal agencies and states to establish a preference for using locally adapted native plant materials in various federally funded projects and activities, (2) authorizes federal agencies to carry out specified activities related to native plant materials, and (3) establishes a grant program for projects to prevent rare plants species from becoming endangered species and encourage the recovery of endangered plant species.

What's happening now July 31, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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