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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5071 

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

Act of 1977 to make certain changes to the membership of the National 

Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education, and Economics Advisory Board, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 20, 2018 

Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois (for himself and Mr. PANETTA) 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 make certain 

changes to the membership of the National Agricultural 

Research, Extension, and Education, and Economics Advisory Board, 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 ‘‘Agricultural Research 

5 Advisory Board Improvement Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, 

2 EDUCATION, AND ECONOMICS ADVISORY 

3 BOARD. 

4 Section 1408 of the National Agricultural Research, 

5 Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 

6 3123) is amended— 

7 (1) in subsection (b)— 

8 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘25’’ and 

9 inserting ‘‘15’’; and 

10 (B) by amending paragraph (3) to read as 

11 follows: 

12 ‘‘(3) MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES.—The Advisory 

13 Board shall consist of members from each of the fol14 lowing categories: 

15 ‘‘(A) Three members representing national 

16 farm or producer organizations, which may in17 clude members— 

18 ‘‘(i) representing farm cooperatives; 

19 ‘‘(ii) who are producers actively en20 gaged in the production of a food animal 

21 commodity and who are recommended by a 

22 coalition of national livestock organiza23 tions; 

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1 modity and who are recommended by a co2 alition of national crop organizations; or 

3 ‘‘(iv) who are producers actively en4 gaged in aquaculture and who are rec5 ommended by a coalition of national 

6 aquacultural organizations. 

7 ‘‘(B) Two members representing academic 

8 or research societies, which may include mem9 bers representing— 

10 ‘‘(i) a national food animal science so11 ciety; 

12 ‘‘(ii) a national crop, soil, agronomy, 

13 horticulture, plant pathology, or weed 

14 science society; 

15 ‘‘(iii) a national food science organiza16 tion; 

17 ‘‘(iv) a national human health associa18 tion; or 

19 ‘‘(v) a national nutritional science so20 ciety. 

21 ‘‘(C) Five members representing agricul22 tural research, extension, and education, which 

23 shall include each of the following: 

24 ‘‘(i) One member representing the 

25 land-grant colleges and universities eligible 


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1 to receive funds under the Act of July 2, 

2 1862 (7 U.S.C. 301 et seq.). 

3 ‘‘(ii) One member representing the 

4 land-grant colleges and universities eligible 

5 to receive funds under the Act of August 

6 30, 1890 (7 U.S.C. 321 et seq.), including 

7 Tuskegee University. 

8 ‘‘(iii) One member representing the 

9 1994 Institutions (as defined in section 

10 532 of the Equity in Educational Land11 Grant Status Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 

12 note; Public Law 103–382)). 

13 ‘‘(iv) One member representing 

14 NLGCA Institutions or Hispanic-serving 

15 institutions. 

16 ‘‘(v) One member representing the 

17 American Colleges of Veterinary Medicine. 

18 ‘‘(D) Five members representing industry, 

19 consumer, or rural interests, including members 

20 representing— 

21 ‘‘(i) transportation of food and agri22 cultural products to domestic and foreign 

23 markets; 

24 ‘‘(ii) food retailing and marketing in25 terests; 


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1 ‘‘(iii) food and fiber processors; 

2 ‘‘(iv) rural economic development; 

3 ‘‘(v) a national consumer interest 

4 group; 

5 ‘‘(vi) a national forestry group; 

6 ‘‘(vii) a national conservation or nat7 ural resource group; or 

8 ‘‘(viii) private sector organizations in9 volved in international development.’’; 

10 (2) in subsection (c)— 

11 (A) in paragraph (1)— 

12 (i) in the matter preceding subpara13 graph (A), by striking ‘‘review and’’ and 

14 inserting ‘‘make recommendations, review, 

15 and’’; 

16 (ii) by striking subparagraph (A) and 

17 inserting the following new subparagraph: 

18 ‘‘(A) long-term and short-term national 

19 policies and priorities consistent with the— 

20 ‘‘(i) purposes specified in section 1402 

21 for agricultural research, extension, edu22 cation, and economics; and 

23 ‘‘(ii) priority areas of the Agriculture 

24 and Food Research Initiative specified in 

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1 cial, and Facilities Research Grant Act (7 

2 U.S.C. 3157(b)(2));’’; and 

3 (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking 

4 clause (i) and inserting the following new 

5 clause: 

6 ‘‘(i) are in accordance with the— 

7 ‘‘(I) purposes specified in a pro8 vision of a covered law (as defined in 

9 subsection (d) of section 1492) under 

10 which competitive grants (described in 

11 subsection (c) of such section) are 

12 awarded; and 

13 ‘‘(II) priority areas of the Agri14 culture and Food Research Initiative 

15 specified in subsection (b)(2) of the 

16 Competitive, Special, and Facilities 

17 Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 

18 3157(b)(2)); and’’; 

19 (C) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘and 

20 make recommendations to the Secretary based 

21 on such evaluation’’ after ‘‘priorities’’; and 

22 (D) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘and 

23 make recommendations on’’ after ‘‘review’’; and 


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1 (3) in subsection (h), by striking ‘‘2018’’ and 

2 inserting ‘‘2023’’. 

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