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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3782 

To direct the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with Indian tribes, 

to make grants, competitive grants, and special research grants to, and 

enter into cooperative agreements and other contracting instruments 

with, eligible entities to conduct research and education and training 

programs to protect and preserve Native American seeds, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 16, 2013 

Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with 

Indian tribes, to make grants, competitive grants, and 

special research grants to, and enter into cooperative 

agreements and other contracting instruments with, eligible entities to conduct research and education and training programs to protect and preserve Native American 

seeds, 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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Native American Seeds 

3 Protection Act of 2013’’. 

4 SEC. 2. RESEARCH GRANTS FOR PURPOSES OF PROTEC5 TION AND PRESERVATION OF NATIVE AMER6 ICAN SEEDS. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle C of the National Agri8 cultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 

9 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3151 et seq.) is amended by adding at 

10 the end the following new section: 

11 ‘‘SEC. 1419C. RESEARCH GRANTS FOR PURPOSES OF PRO12 TECTION AND PRESERVATION OF NATIVE 

13 AMERICAN SEEDS. 

14 ‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—Consistent with this section, the 

15 Secretary may make grants, competitive grants, and spe16 cial research grants to, and enter into cooperative agree17 ments and other contracting instruments with, eligible en18 tities to conduct research and education and training pro19 grams that are objective, operationally independent, and 

20 external to the Federal Government and that concern the 

21 purity of Native American seeds (as defined by the Sec22 retary, in consultation with Indian tribes). 

23 ‘‘(b) COOPERATION REQUIRED.—Grant applications 

24 submitted by an eligible entity under this section shall cer25 tify that the research to be conducted will be performed 


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1 under a cooperative agreement with at least one other 

2 qualified research entity. 

3 ‘‘(c) ACTIVITIES.—Under this section, funding may 

4 be provided to conduct— 

5 ‘‘(1) research to assess the direct and indirect 

6 impacts of— 

7 ‘‘(A) public law and policies on traditional 

8 ways of life and cultural practices relating to 

9 the harvesting and cultivating of Native Amer10 ican seeds; and 

11 ‘‘(B) contaminants that compromise the 

12 integrity and purity of Native American seeds; 

13 and 

14 ‘‘(2) education and training programs on— 

15 ‘‘(A) the methods necessary to conduct the 

16 research described in paragraph (1); and 

17 ‘‘(B) the best methods to continuously test, 

18 monitor, and otherwise protect the purity of 

19 Native American seeds. 

20 ‘‘(d) REPORT.—Beginning not later than one year 

21 after the date of the enactment of this section, and each 

22 year thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Com23 mittee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and 

24 the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of 

25 the Senate a report that contains— 


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1 ‘‘(1) the results of any research conducted 

2 under this section; 

3 ‘‘(2) the effectiveness of any education and 

4 training programs conducted under this section in 

5 enabling eligible entities to ensure the purity of Na6 tive American seeds; and 

7 ‘‘(3) any recommendations of the Secretary to 

8 improve the effectiveness of such education and 

9 training programs. 

10 ‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

11 ‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible en12 tity’ means— 

13 ‘‘(A) a 1994 Institution (as defined in sec14 tion 532 of the Equity in Educational Land15 Grant Status Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 301 note)); 

16 or 

17 ‘‘(B) an Indian tribe. 

18 ‘‘(2) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘Indian tribe’ 

19 has the meaning given such term in section 4 of the 

20 Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 

21 Act (25 U.S.C. 450b). 

22 ‘‘(3) QUALIFIED RESEARCH ENTITY.—The term 

23 ‘qualified research entity’ means an entity with a 

24 demonstrated capacity and infrastructure necessary 


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1 to carry out agricultural research projects, includ2 ing— 

3 ‘‘(A) a State agricultural experiment sta4 tion; 

5 ‘‘(B) a college or university (including a 

6 1994 Institution); 

7 ‘‘(C) another research institution or orga8 nization; 

9 ‘‘(D) a private organization; 

10 ‘‘(E) a corporation; or 

11 ‘‘(F) an individual.’’. 

12 (b) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 180 days after 

13 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 

14 issue regulations to carry out section 1419C of the Na15 tional Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching 

16 Policy Act of 1977, as added by subsection (a), including 

17 regulations to define the term ‘‘Native American seed’’ as 

18 specified in subsection (a) of such section 1419C. 

19 SEC. 3. DEVELOPING SEED STORAGE FACILITIES TO PRE20 SERVE AND PROTECT NATIVE AMERICAN 

21 SEEDS. 

22 Section 306 (a)(19)(A) of the Consolidated Farm and 

23 Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1926(a)(19)(A)) is 

24 amended by inserting ‘‘, including the expansion, construc25 tion, and infrastructure costs associated with developing 


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1 seed storage facilities that are used to protect and preserve 

2 Native American seeds (as defined by the Secretary pursu3 ant to section 1419C of the National Agricultural Re4 search, Education, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977)’’ be5 fore the period at the end. 

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