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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 4714 

To prioritize funding for an expanded and sustained national investment 

in agriculture research. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 17, 2019 

Mrs. BUSTOS (for herself, Mr. PANETTA, Ms. SCHRIER, and Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee 

on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To prioritize funding for an expanded and sustained national 

investment in agriculture research. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘America Grows Act 

5 of 2019’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FUNDING. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro8 priated to each funding recipient described in subsection 


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1 (b), as determined by the Director of the Office of Man2 agement and Budget— 

3 (1) for fiscal year 2020, not less than 105 per4 cent of the amount of new budget authority made 

5 available in appropriation Acts for that recipient for 

6 fiscal year 2019, adjusted for inflation; 

7 (2) for fiscal year 2021, not less than 105 per8 cent of the amount determined under paragraph (1) 

9 for that recipient, adjusted for inflation; 

10 (3) for fiscal year 2022, not less than 105 per11 cent of the amount determined under paragraph (2) 

12 for that recipient, adjusted for inflation; 

13 (4) for fiscal year 2023, not less than 105 per14 cent of the amount determined under paragraph (3) 

15 for that recipient, adjusted for inflation; and 

16 (5) for fiscal year 2024, not less than 105 per17 cent of the amount determined under paragraph (4) 

18 for that recipient, adjusted for inflation. 

19 (b) FUNDING RECIPIENTS DESCRIBED.—The fund20 ing recipients referred to in subsection (a) are— 

21 (1) the Agricultural Research Service; 

22 (2) the Economic Research Service; 

23 (3) the National Agricultural Statistics Service; 

24 and 


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1 (4) the National Institute of Food and Agri2 culture. 

3 SEC. 3. BUDGETARY PROVISIONS. 

4 (a) CAP ADJUSTMENTS.—Section 251(b)(2) of the 

5 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 

6 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2)) is amended by adding at the 

7 end the following: 

8 ‘‘(G) AGRICULTURE RESEARCH.— 

9 ‘‘(i) ADJUSTMENT FOR ADDITIONAL

10 FUNDING.—If a bill or joint resolution 

11 making appropriations for a fiscal year is 

12 enacted that specifies amounts for an agri13 cultural research funding recipient, then 

14 the adjustments for that fiscal year shall 

15 be the amount of additional new budget 

16 authority provided in that Act for that ag17 ricultural research funding recipient for 

18 that fiscal year, but shall not exceed— 

19 ‘‘(I) for fiscal year 2020, the dif20 ference between— 

21 ‘‘(aa) the amount of new 

22 budget authority made available 

23 in appropriation Acts for that ag24 ricultural research funding recipi25 ent for fiscal year 2019; and 


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1 ‘‘(bb) the amount deter2 mined by the Director under sec3 tion 2(a)(1) of the America 

4 Grows Act of 2019 with respect 

5 to that agricultural research 

6 funding recipient; 

7 ‘‘(II) for fiscal year 2021, the 

8 difference between— 

9 ‘‘(aa) the amount of new 

10 budget authority made available 

11 in appropriation Acts for that ag12 ricultural research funding recipi13 ent for fiscal year 2019; and 

14 ‘‘(bb) the amount deter15 mined by the Director under sec16 tion 2(a)(2) of the America 

17 Grows Act of 2019 with respect 

18 to that agricultural research 

19 funding recipient; 

20 ‘‘(III) for fiscal year 2022, the 

21 difference between— 

22 ‘‘(aa) the amount of new 

23 budget authority made available 

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1 ricultural research funding recipi2 ent for fiscal year 2019; and 

3 ‘‘(bb) the amount deter4 mined by the Director under sec5 tion 2(a)(3) of the America 

6 Grows Act of 2019 with respect 

7 to that agricultural research 

8 funding recipient; 

9 ‘‘(IV) for fiscal year 2023, the 

10 difference between— 

11 ‘‘(aa) the amount of new 

12 budget authority made available 

13 in appropriation Acts for that ag14 ricultural research funding recipi15 ent for fiscal year 2019; and 

16 ‘‘(bb) the amount deter17 mined by the Director under sec18 tion 2(a)(4) of the America 

19 Grows Act of 2019 with respect 

20 to that agricultural research 

21 funding recipient; and 

22 ‘‘(V) for fiscal year 2024, the dif23 ference between— 

24 ‘‘(aa) the amount of new 

25 budget authority made available 


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1 in appropriation Acts for that ag2 ricultural research funding recipi3 ent for fiscal year 2019; and 

4 ‘‘(bb) the amount deter5 mined by the Director under sec6 tion 2(a)(5) of the America 

7 Grows Act of 2019 with respect 

8 to that agricultural research 

9 funding recipient. 

10 ‘‘(ii) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this 

11 subparagraph: 

12 ‘‘(I) ADDITIONAL NEW BUDGET

13 AUTHORITY.—The term ‘additional 

14 new budget authority’ means, with re15 spect to an agricultural research fund16 ing recipient, the amount of new 

17 budget authority provided for a fiscal 

18 year in an appropriation Act for that 

19 agricultural research funding recipient 

20 that is in excess of the amount of new 

21 budget authority provided in fiscal 

22 year 2019 in an appropriation Act for 

23 that agricultural research funding re24 cipient. 


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1 ‘‘(II) AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH

2 FUNDING RECIPIENT.—The term ‘ag3 ricultural research funding recipient’ 

4 means a funding recipient described 

5 in section 2(b) of the America Grows 

6 Act of 2019. 

7 ‘‘(III) DIRECTOR.—The term 

8 ‘Director’ means the Director of the 

9 Office of Management and Budget.’’. 

10 (b) MINIMUM CONTINUED FUNDING REQUIRE11 MENT.—The amount of new budget authority made avail12 able in appropriation Acts for a funding recipient de13 scribed in section 2(b) for each of fiscal years 2020 

14 through 2024, and each subsequent fiscal year, shall not 

15 be less than the amount of new budget authority made 

16 available in appropriation Acts for that funding recipient 

17 for fiscal year 2019. 

18 (c) EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN APPROPRIATIONS FROM

19 SEQUESTRATION.— 

20 (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 255(g)(1)(A) of the 

21 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 

22 Act (2 U.S.C. 905(g)(1)(A)) is amended by inserting 

23 after ‘‘Advances to the Unemployment Trust Fund 

24 and Other Funds (16–0327–0–1–600).’’ the fol25 lowing: 


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1 ‘‘Appropriations pursuant to section 

2 2(a) of the America Grows Act of 2019.’’. 

3 (2) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by 

4 this section shall apply to any sequestration order 

5 issued under the Balanced Budget and Emergency 

6 Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900 et seq.) 

7 on or after the date of enactment of this Act. 

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