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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7163 

To amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy 

Act of 1977 to establish the Climate Scientific Research Advisory Committee and the Rural Climate Alliance Network, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 31, 2024 

Ms. BROWNLEY (for herself and Ms. CROCKETT) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 

A BILL 

To amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension, 

and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to establish the Climate 

Scientific Research Advisory Committee and the Rural 

Climate Alliance Network, and for other purposes. 

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 ‘‘Improving Coordina5 tion of Agriculture Research and Data Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PURPOSES. 

7 The purposes of this Act are— 


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1 (1) to strategically align agriculture climate re2 search and data systems; 

3 (2) to strengthen technical assistance and tech4 nology transfer; and 

5 (3) to establish a national agriculture climate 

6 research agenda to mitigate and adapt to climate 

7 change. 

8 SEC. 3. AGRICULTURE CLIMATE RESEARCH COORDINA9 TION AND DATA. 

10 (a) AGRICULTURE CLIMATE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH

11 ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—Subtitle B of the National Agri12 cultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 

13 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3121 et seq.) is amended by adding at 

14 the end the following: 

15 ‘‘SEC. 1413C. AGRICULTURE CLIMATE SCIENTIFIC RE16 SEARCH ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 

17 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall estab18 lish within the Office of the Chief Scientist an advisory 

19 committee, to be known as the ‘Agriculture Climate Sci20 entific Research Advisory Committee’ (referred to in this 

21 section as the ‘Committee’). 

22 ‘‘(b) DUTIES.—The Committee shall— 

23 ‘‘(1) review, and make recommendations and 

24 provide consultation to the Secretary regarding, the 


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1 long-term and short-term national policies and prior2 ities of the Department of Agriculture for— 

3 ‘‘(A) data collection for climate-specific ag4 ricultural research, extension, education, and 

5 economics; and 

6 ‘‘(B) agricultural climate research priority 

7 areas and scientific agendas for measuring, 

8 monitoring, reporting, and verification of cli9 mate and environmental outcomes that in10 clude— 

11 ‘‘(i) carbon removal, carbon sequestra12 tion, and greenhouse gas emission related 

13 to agriculture; 

14 ‘‘(ii) soil health; 

15 ‘‘(iii) livestock methane production; 

16 ‘‘(iv) wetland management; and 

17 ‘‘(v) climate smart agriculture prac18 tices; 

19 ‘‘(2) identify gaps in current agriculture climate 

20 research and develop a biennial national research 

21 agenda and annual scientific recommendations to 

22 address areas of critical need for publicly funded ag23 riculture climate research; 

24 ‘‘(3)(A) every 5 years, evaluate the results and 

25 effectiveness of climate-specific agricultural research, 


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1 extension, education, and economics with respect to 

2 the policies and priorities described in paragraph 

3 (1); and 

4 ‘‘(B) make recommendations to the Secretary 

5 based on such evaluation; 

6 ‘‘(4) review and make programmatic and pri7 ority research recommendations to the Under Sec8 retary for Research, Education, and Economics on 

9 the climate-specific agricultural research, extension, 

10 education, and economics described in paragraph 

11 (3)(A); 

12 ‘‘(5) review and make recommendations on the 

13 mechanisms of the Department of Agriculture for 

14 technology assessment, which shall be conducted by 

15 qualified professionals, for the purposes of— 

16 ‘‘(A) performance measurement and eval17 uation of the implementation by the Secretary 

18 of the strategic plan of the Department of Agri19 culture required under section 306 of title 5, 

20 United States Code; 

21 ‘‘(B) implementation of climate-specific na22 tional research policies and priorities that are 

23 consistent with the purposes described in sec24 tion 1402; and 


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1 ‘‘(C) the development of mechanisms for 

2 the assessment of emerging public and private 

3 climate-specific agricultural research and tech4 nology transfer initiatives; 

5 ‘‘(6) every 5 years, establish and update stand6 ardized data collection, management, and dissemina7 tion protocols for— 

8 ‘‘(A) agriculture climate research programs 

9 of the Department of Agriculture; and 

10 ‘‘(B) initiatives of the Rural Climate Alli11 ance Network established under section 

12 1419(c); 

13 ‘‘(7)(A) consult with industry groups, producer 

14 networks, advocacy organizations, scientific societies, 

15 and higher education associations on climate-specific 

16 agricultural research, extension, education, and eco17 nomics; and 

18 ‘‘(B) make recommendations to the Secretary 

19 based on such consultation; 

20 ‘‘(8) consult with, and receive communications 

21 from, other Federal departments and agencies on 

22 climate plans and priorities relating to agriculture 

23 and forestry for the purpose of advising the Sec24 retary of opportunities for collaboration, coordina25 tion, and avoiding duplication; 


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1 ‘‘(9)(A) review climate research technology 

2 transfer and new scientific practices for climate miti3 gation and adaptation; and 

4 ‘‘(B) make recommendations to the Rural Cli5 mate Alliance Network established under section 

6 1419(c) based on such review; and 

7 ‘‘(10) review and suggest annual budget rec8 ommendations to support a climate research agenda 

9 for the Secretary to propose in each annual budget 

10 of the Department of Agriculture. 

11 ‘‘(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 

12 ‘‘(1) NUMBER AND APPOINTMENT.— 

13 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Committee shall 

14 be composed of 18 members as follows: 

15 ‘‘(i) The Secretary. 

16 ‘‘(ii) The Chief Scientist. 

17 ‘‘(iii) The Director of the Global Cli18 mate Change Program established under 

19 section 2402 of the Food, Agriculture, 

20 Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 

21 U.S.C. 6701). 

22 ‘‘(iv) The Under Secretary for Nat23 ural Resources and Environment. 

24 ‘‘(v) The Under Secretary for Farm 

25 Production and Conservation. 


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1 ‘‘(vi) The Under Secretary for Mar2 keting and Regulatory Programs. 

3 ‘‘(vii) The Executive Director of the 

4 Foundation for Food and Agriculture Re5 search. 

6 ‘‘(viii) The Administrator of the Agri7 cultural Research Service. 

8 ‘‘(ix) The Director of the National In9 stitute of Food and Agriculture. 

10 ‘‘(x) The Administrator of the Eco11 nomic Research Service. 

12 ‘‘(xi) The Administrator of the Na13 tional Agricultural Statistics Service. 

14 ‘‘(xii) The Director of the Office of 

15 Energy and Environmental Policy. 

16 ‘‘(xiii) The Deputy Chief for Research 

17 and Development of the Forest Service. 

18 ‘‘(xiv) 1 member of the National 

19 Academy of Sciences, to be appointed by 

20 the Secretary. 

21 ‘‘(xv) 4 members to be appointed by 

22 the Secretary from nominations submitted 

23 by the nominating entities described in 

24 subparagraph (B). 


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1 ‘‘(B) NOMINATING ENTITIES DE2 SCRIBED.—The nominating entities described in 

3 this subparagraph are organizations, associa4 tions, societies, cooperative extensions, State 

5 agricultural experiment stations, technical as6 sistance provider organizations, councils, fed7 erations, producer groups, agriculture manufac8 turing entities, restaurants, the food service in9 dustry, the agriculture technology industry, en10 vironmental organizations, forestry organiza11 tions, nonprofit organizations, and companies 

12 or other entities as determined appropriate by 

13 the Secretary. 

14 ‘‘(2) TERMS.— 

15 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

16 subparagraph (B), members of the Committee 

17 appointed under clause (xiv) or (xv) of para18 graph (1)(A) shall be appointed for a term of 

19 not more than 6 years. 

20 ‘‘(B) TERMS OF INITIAL APPOINTEES.— 

21 The initial members of the Committee ap22 pointed under clause (xiv) or (xv) of paragraph 

23 (1)(A) shall be appointed for the following 

24 terms: 


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1 ‘‘(i) 2 shall be appointed for a term of 

2 2 years, which may be extended by the 

3 Secretary for an additional 6 years. 

4 ‘‘(ii) 2 shall be appointed for a term 

5 of 4 years, which may be extended by the 

6 Secretary for an additional 6 years. 

7 ‘‘(iii) 1 shall be appointed for a term 

8 of 6 years. 

9 ‘‘(C) LIMITATION.—Except as provided in 

10 subparagraph (B), members of the Committee 

11 appointed under clause (xiv) or (xv) of para12 graph (1)(A) may not serve consecutive terms 

13 on the Committee. 

14 ‘‘(D) VACANCIES.—Any vacancy on the 

15 Committee— 

16 ‘‘(i) shall not affect the duties of the 

17 Committee under this section; and 

18 ‘‘(ii) shall be filled in the same man19 ner as the original appointment. 

20 ‘‘(3) CHAIRPERSON, VICE CHAIRPERSON, AND

21 EXECUTIVE SUBCOMMITTEE.— 

22 ‘‘(A) ELECTION.—At the first meeting of 

23 the Committee each calendar year, the Com24 mittee shall elect from among the members of 

25 the Committee— 


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1 ‘‘(i) a chairperson; 

2 ‘‘(ii) a vice chairperson; and 

3 ‘‘(iii) 7 members to serve on the exec4 utive subcommittee established under sub5 paragraph (B). 

6 ‘‘(B) EXECUTIVE SUBCOMMITTEE.—The 

7 Committee shall establish an executive sub8 committee charged with the responsibility of 

9 working with the Secretary and officers and 

10 employees of the Department of Agriculture to 

11 summarize and disseminate the recommenda12 tions of the Committee. 

13 ‘‘(d) CONSULTATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS.— 

14 ‘‘(1) DUTIES OF COMMITTEE.—In fulfilling the 

15 duties of the Committee under this section, the 

16 Committee shall consult with appropriate agencies of 

17 the Department of Agriculture. 

18 ‘‘(2) DUTIES OF SECRETARY.—After receiving 

19 recommendations from the Committee pursuant to 

20 any provision in this section, the Secretary shall pro21 vide a written response to the Committee regarding 

22 the manner and extent to which the Secretary will 

23 implement such recommendations. 

24 ‘‘(e) COMPENSATION AND PERSONNEL.— 


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1 ‘‘(1) APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

2 AND STAFF.—To assist the Committee in the per3 formance of the duties of the Committee, the Sec4 retary may appoint, without regard to the civil serv5 ice laws, and after consultation with the chairperson 

6 of the Committee— 

7 ‘‘(A) a full-time executive director, who 

8 shall— 

9 ‘‘(i) perform such duties as the chair10 person of the Committee may direct; and 

11 ‘‘(ii) receive compensation at a rate 

12 not to exceed the rate payable for GS–15 

13 of the General Schedule established by sec14 tion 5332 of title 5, United States Code; 

15 and 

16 ‘‘(B) a professional staff of not more than 

17 3 full-time employees qualified in climate-spe18 cific agricultural research, extension, education, 

19 and economics, of which 1 shall serve as the ex20 ecutive secretary of the Committee. 

21 ‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE AND PER22 SONNEL.—The Secretary shall detail, on a reimburs23 able basis, personnel of the Department of Agri24 culture to the Committee as necessary to assist the 


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1 Commission in carrying out its duties under this sec2 tion. 

3 ‘‘(3) COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS.— 

4 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

5 subparagraph (B), members of the Committee 

6 shall serve without pay for each day during 

7 which such members are engaged in the actual 

8 performance of duties vested in the Committee. 

9 ‘‘(B) PROHIBITION OF COMPENSATION OF

10 FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.—Members of the Com11 mittee who are full-time officers or employees of 

12 the United States may not receive additional 

13 pay, allowances, or benefits by reason of their 

14 service on the Committee. 

15 ‘‘(C) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—A member of 

16 the Committee shall be allowed travel expenses, 

17 including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at 

18 rates authorized for employees of agencies 

19 under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, 

20 United States Code, while away from the home 

21 or regular place of business of the member in 

22 the performance of services for the Committee. 

23 ‘‘(f) FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT CHAR24 TER.—The Committee shall be deemed to have filed a 

25 charter for the purpose of section 1008(c) of title 5, 


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1 United States Code (commonly known as the ‘Federal Ad2 visory Committee Act’). 

3 ‘‘(g) TERMINATION.—Section 1013(a)(2) of title 5, 

4 United States Code (relating to the termination of advi5 sory committees), shall not apply to the Committee. 

6 ‘‘(h) COMMITTEE EXPENSES NOT COUNTED TO7 WARD GENERAL LIMITATIONS.—The expenses of the 

8 Committee shall not be counted toward any general limita9 tion on the expenses of advisory committees, panels, com10 missions, and task forces of the Department of Agri11 culture contained in any Act making appropriations for 

12 the Department of Agriculture, whether enacted before, 

13 on, or after the date of enactment of this section, unless 

14 the appropriation Act specifically refers to this subsection 

15 and specifically includes the Committee within the general 

16 limitation.’’. 

17 (b) RURAL CLIMATE ALLIANCE NETWORK.—Subtitle 

18 C of title XIV of the National Agricultural Research, Ex19 tension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 is amended by 

20 inserting after section 1418 (7 U.S.C. 3153) the following: 

21 ‘‘SEC. 1419. RURAL CLIMATE ALLIANCE NETWORK. 

22 ‘‘(a) DEFINITION OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCER.— 

23 In this section, the term ‘agricultural producer’ means an 

24 individual who is engaged in farming, ranching, forestry, 

25 aquaculture, or another occupation relating to agriculture. 


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1 ‘‘(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are— 

2 ‘‘(1) to provide science-based climate adaptation 

3 and mitigation assistance and training programs to 

4 rural communities and agricultural producers; 

5 ‘‘(2) to coordinate the transfer of new tech6 nology and research relating to climate change that 

7 will impact behavioral and management changes to 

8 agricultural systems, including to— 

9 ‘‘(A) individuals who work in the field of 

10 climate science, including agricultural pro11 ducers; and 

12 ‘‘(B) individuals, organizations, and other 

13 entities with an established history of working 

14 with agricultural producers; 

15 ‘‘(3) to improve agriculture research collabora16 tion, data collection, and partnerships and the shar17 ing of information about new scientific advance18 ments in climate research, as well as inform future 

19 research efforts; and 

20 ‘‘(4) to facilitate the exchange of regional agri21 culture climate data and research through a network 

22 of partners. 

23 ‘‘(c) RURAL CLIMATE ALLIANCE NETWORK.— 

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1 work, to be known as the ‘Rural Climate Alliance 

2 Network’ (referred to in this subsection as the ‘Net3 work’)— 

4 ‘‘(A) that serves as a coordination hub for 

5 the provision of agriculture climate research, 

6 climate data, extension, and technical assistance 

7 for agricultural producers, the food and agricul8 tural industry, nonprofit organizations relating 

9 to food and agriculture, and researchers relat10 ing to food and agriculture to address the ef11 fects of climate change; and 

12 ‘‘(B) to improve— 

13 ‘‘(i) responses to climate disasters 

14 through data collection and information 

15 sharing; 

16 ‘‘(ii) communication of climate risks; 

17 ‘‘(iii) accessible education and tech18 nical transfer of climate-related, regionally 

19 relevant agricultural data and research to 

20 agricultural producers in all regionally ap21 propriate languages; 

22 ‘‘(iv) tools and networks that deliver 

23 information to prevent damage from ex24 treme weather events, pest and disease 


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1 outbreaks, and other related climate 

2 change impacts; 

3 ‘‘(v) communication between agricul4 tural producers and the agricultural re5 search community to ensure that agricul6 tural research considers the perspectives of 

7 agricultural producers, such as changes in 

8 yield and fluctuating costs of inputs; 

9 ‘‘(vi) coordination between other Fed10 eral agencies, as the Secretary determines 

11 appropriate; and 

12 ‘‘(vii) coordination between entities in 

13 the private sector, such as participants in 

14 the agricultural and food supply chains 

15 that work with agricultural producers, re16 lating to climate data, adaptation, mitiga17 tion, and response. 

18 ‘‘(2) COMPOSITION.—The Network shall in19 clude— 

20 ‘‘(A) entities, and employees of entities, 

21 that conduct research, exchange data, provide 

22 monitoring and verification services, or provide 

23 technical assistance relating to food and agri24 culture, including— 

25 ‘‘(i) colleges and universities; 


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1 ‘‘(ii) State cooperative institutions; 

2 ‘‘(iii) State extension services; 

3 ‘‘(iv) State departments of agri4 culture; 

5 ‘‘(v) State agricultural experiment 

6 stations; 

7 ‘‘(vi) Indian Tribes (as defined in sec8 tion 4 of the Indian Self-Determination 

9 and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 

10 5304)); 

11 ‘‘(vii) qualified nonprofit organiza12 tions, as determined by the Secretary; 

13 ‘‘(viii) qualified private businesses, as 

14 determined by the Secretary; 

15 ‘‘(ix) agricultural producers, producer 

16 groups, or producer organizations, includ17 ing agricultural trade associations and re18 search and promotion boards (commonly 

19 known as ‘checkoffs’); 

20 ‘‘(x) agencies and offices within the 

21 Department of Agriculture; and 

22 ‘‘(xi) any other technical assistance 

23 provider, research entity, or data analytics 

24 entity that the Secretary determines to be 

25 qualified to participate in the Network; 


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1 ‘‘(B) climate resilience-related research 

2 networks within the Department of Agriculture, 

3 including— 

4 ‘‘(i) the Long-Term Agroecosystem 

5 Research Network; 

6 ‘‘(ii) the Extension Disaster Edu7 cation Network; 

8 ‘‘(iii) the Eastern Forest Environ9 mental Threat Assessment Center; 

10 ‘‘(iv) the Western Wildland Environ11 mental Threat Assessment Center; 

12 ‘‘(v) the Sustainable Agriculture Re13 search and Education program; 

14 ‘‘(vi) the National Soil Dynamics Lab15 oratory; 

16 ‘‘(vii) the National Cooperative Soil 

17 Survey; 

18 ‘‘(viii) the Economic Research Service; 

19 ‘‘(ix) regional and rural development 

20 centers; and 

21 ‘‘(x) other existing climate-related re22 search networks within the Department of 

23 Agriculture that the Secretary determines 

24 to be appropriate to participate in the Net25 work; and 


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1 ‘‘(C) other government-affiliated entities 

2 and climate resilience-related research networks 

3 outside of the Department of Agriculture, in4 cluding— 

5 ‘‘(i) the Foundation for Food and Ag6 riculture Research; 

7 ‘‘(ii) the U.S. Global Change Research 

8 Program; 

9 ‘‘(iii) State and public weather station 

10 networks; 

11 ‘‘(iv) the National Weather Service 

12 and other weather data systems within the 

13 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin14 istration; 

15 ‘‘(v) the harvest program of the Na16 tional Aeronautics and Space Administra17 tion; and 

18 ‘‘(vi) other existing local, State, or 

19 Federal climate-related research networks, 

20 as determined by the Secretary. 

21 ‘‘(d) ACTIVITIES OF THE NETWORK.— 

22 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An individual or entity 

23 within the Network may— 

24 ‘‘(A) through the means described in para25 graph (2)— 


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1 ‘‘(i) initiate, expand, or sustain agri2 cultural research programs that build ca3 pacity to mitigate, respond to, and recover 

4 from climate change disasters, including— 

5 ‘‘(I) programs of the Agricultural 

6 Research Service; 

7 ‘‘(II) the Agriculture and Food 

8 Research Initiative; 

9 ‘‘(III) the Sustainable Agri10 culture Research and Education pro11 gram; 

12 ‘‘(IV) the Agriculture Advanced 

13 Research and Development Authority; 

14 and 

15 ‘‘(V) programs of the Foundation 

16 for Food and Agriculture Research; 

17 ‘‘(ii) inform and advise about agricul18 tural climate variability, change, vulner19 ability, risk, adaptation, and mitigation; 

20 ‘‘(iii) respond to climate impacts on 

21 ecosystems, economics, and diversity; 

22 ‘‘(iv) collect and store agricultural cli23 mate data to share with other individuals 

24 and entities within the Network and Fed25 eral research partners; 


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1 ‘‘(v) assist agricultural producers in 

2 implementing new management approaches 

3 to adapt to, reduce the risk of, and provide 

4 societal solutions to mitigate climate 

5 change; 

6 ‘‘(vi) transfer technology, research 

7 outcomes, and information; and 

8 ‘‘(vii) improve climate change aware9 ness, education, and planning assistance, 

10 as necessary; and 

11 ‘‘(B) enter into cooperative agreements or 

12 contracts, on a multiyear basis, with commu13 nity-based, direct-service organizations to ini14 tiate, expand, or sustain— 

15 ‘‘(i) activities carried out under sub16 paragraph (A) and paragraph (2); or 

17 ‘‘(ii) programs described in subsection 

18 (b)(1). 

19 ‘‘(2) MEANS DESCRIBED.—An eligible entity 

20 may carry out the activities described in paragraph 

21 (1)(A) through— 

22 ‘‘(A) the development of phone technology, 

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1 communication networks in all regionally appro2 priate languages; 

3 ‘‘(B) training, including training programs 

4 and workshops, for disseminating information 

5 to— 

6 ‘‘(i) crop insurance agents; 

7 ‘‘(ii) loan and credit officers; 

8 ‘‘(iii) agricultural suppliers; 

9 ‘‘(iv) agricultural producers; 

10 ‘‘(v) State cooperative agents; 

11 ‘‘(vi) third-party providers (as defined 

12 in section 1242(a) of the Food Security 

13 Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3842(a))); 

14 ‘‘(vii) Certified Crop Advisers and 

15 Certified Professional Soil Scientists cer16 tified by the American Society of Agron17 omy; 

18 ‘‘(viii) Federal officers and employees, 

19 including officers and employees of the 

20 Natural Resources Conservation Service, 

21 the Farm Service Agency, the Agricultural 

22 Research Service, and the Forest Service; 

23 ‘‘(ix) non-Federal technical assistance 

24 providers; 


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1 ‘‘(x) climate change experts who work 

2 with agricultural producers; and 

3 ‘‘(xi) other individuals and entities 

4 that may— 

5 ‘‘(I) assist agricultural producers 

6 who are vulnerable to climate impacts; 

7 or 

8 ‘‘(II) provide societal solutions to 

9 mitigate the climate impacts of agri10 culture; 

11 ‘‘(C) curriculum development for managing 

12 climate risks, mitigating climate change, and 

13 understanding climate risks and economic im14 plications; and 

15 ‘‘(D) such other means as the Secretary 

16 determines to be appropriate. 

17 ‘‘(e) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 

18 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 

19 the date of enactment of the Improving Coordination 

20 of Agriculture Research and Data Act, the Secretary 

21 shall submit to Congress and any relevant Federal 

22 department or agency, and make publicly available, 

23 a report describing— 


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1 ‘‘(A) the current needs of climate mitiga2 tion and resilience research and data systems in 

3 the food and agriculture sector; 

4 ‘‘(B) progress made toward developing and 

5 adopting climate solutions across the food and 

6 agriculture system; 

7 ‘‘(C) technical assistance needs of rural 

8 communities and agricultural producers; 

9 ‘‘(D) actions and recommendations of the 

10 Agriculture Climate Scientific Research Com11 mittee (established under section 1413C); and 

12 ‘‘(E) recommended Federal budget activi13 ties and funding levels for research, data sys14 tems, and technical assistance priorities relating 

15 to climate mitigation. 

16 ‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The report under paragraph 

17 (1) shall include— 

18 ‘‘(A) an inventory and assessment of ef19 forts to support the climate change adaptation, 

20 mitigation, risk management, and resilience 

21 tools for agricultural producers by— 

22 ‘‘(i) the Federal Government; 

23 ‘‘(ii) States and territories of the 

24 United States; 


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1 ‘‘(iii) Indian Tribes (as defined in sec2 tion 4 of the Indian Self-Determination 

3 and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 

4 5304)); 

5 ‘‘(iv) units of local government; 

6 ‘‘(v) communities comprising agricul7 tural producers; 

8 ‘‘(vi) qualified nonprofit organizations, 

9 as determined by the Secretary; 

10 ‘‘(vii) agriculture and food businesses; 

11 ‘‘(viii) State extension services; 

12 ‘‘(ix) land-grant colleges and univer13 sities; and 

14 ‘‘(x) other appropriate entities, as de15 termined by the Secretary; 

16 ‘‘(B) a baseline report on soil carbon se17 questration on measurable soil carbon stocks 

18 and sequestration; 

19 ‘‘(C) a description of the challenges faced 

20 by agricultural producers that may impact the 

21 climate change resilience of those agricultural 

22 producers; 

23 ‘‘(D) a long-term strategy for responding 

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1 tices for further action to be carried out by ap2 propriate Federal departments or agencies— 

3 ‘‘(i) to improve the response by the 

4 Federal Government to those challenges; 

5 and 

6 ‘‘(ii) to seek to improve climate 

7 change resilience among rural communities 

8 and agricultural producers; and 

9 ‘‘(E) an evaluation of the impact that cli10 mate change challenges faced by rural commu11 nities, Indian Tribes, and agricultural producers 

12 have on— 

13 ‘‘(i) the agricultural workforce; 

14 ‘‘(ii) agricultural production; 

15 ‘‘(iii) rural families and communities, 

16 including relating to food security; and 

17 ‘‘(iv) succession planning.’’. 

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