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HR 4135 118th Congress House Agriculture and Food Agricultural research Building construction Research administration and funding

AG RESEARCH Act

Introduced: June 14, 2023 Introduced by: Schrier, Kim Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 28, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
Jun 14, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Jun 14, 2023
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Augmenting Research and Educational Sites to Ensure Agriculture Remains Cutting-edge and Helpful Act or the AG RESEARCH Act

This bill provides funding for maintenance at agricultural research facilities.

The Department of Agriculture (USDA) must (1) revise its review process for evaluating proposals for agricultural research facilities to include consulting with representatives of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) peer review panels; and (2) establish a grant program within NIFA to provide agricultural research facilities with a federal share of the cost for the construction, alteration, acquisition, modernization, renovation, or remodeling of the research facilities or the equipment necessary for agricultural research.

Additionally, the bill provides funding for the grant program and for USDA to provide direct payments to research facilities of the Agricultural Research Service for addressing deferred maintenance. USDA must give priority to the most critical structures in accordance with the Agricultural Research Service Capital Investment Strategy (April 2012).

What's happening now July 28, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1