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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 5268 

To prioritize funding for an expanded and sustained national investment 

in agriculture research. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

AUGUST 25, 2023 

Ms. BUDZINSKI introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations, 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 2023’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FUNDING. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—There is appropriated, out of any 

8 money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to each 

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1 grams, projects, and activities of such funding recipient, 

2 the following amounts: 

3 (1) For fiscal year 2024, the amount equal to 

4 105 percent of the amount of new budget authority 

5 made available in appropriation Acts for that fund6 ing recipient for fiscal year 2023, increased by the 

7 percentage increase (if any), during fiscal year 2023, 

8 in the Consumer Price Index for all urban con9 sumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 

10 (2) For each of fiscal years 2025 through 2033, 

11 the amount equal to 105 percent of the amount ap12 propriated to that funding recipient under this sub13 section for the previous fiscal year, increased by the 

14 percentage increase (if any), during such previous 

15 fiscal year, in the Consumer Price Index for all 

16 urban consumers published by the Bureau of Labor 

17 Statistics. 

18 (3) For fiscal year 2034, and each fiscal year 

19 thereafter, the amount appropriated under this para20 graph for the previous fiscal year, increased by the 

21 percentage increase (if any), during such previous 

22 fiscal year, in the Consumer Price Index for all 

23 urban consumers published by the Bureau of Labor 

24 Statistics. 


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1 (b) FUNDING RECIPIENTS DESCRIBED.—The fund2 ing recipients described in this subsection are— 

3 (1) the Agricultural Research Service; 

4 (2) the Economic Research Service; 

5 (3) the National Agricultural Statistics Service; 

6 and 

7 (4) the National Institute of Food and Agri8 culture. 

9 (c) AVAILABILITY.—Each amount appropriated 

10 under subsection (a) shall remain available for obligation 

11 through the last day of the fiscal year for which such 

12 amount is appropriated. 

13 SEC. 3. EXEMPTION FROM SEQUESTRATION. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 255(g)(1)(A) of the Bal15 anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 

16 (2 U.S.C. 905(g)(1)(A)) is amended by inserting after 

17 ‘‘Advances to the Unemployment Trust Fund and Other 

18 Funds (16–0327–0–1–600).’’ the following: 

19 ‘‘Appropriations made available under 

20 section 2(a) of the America Grows Act of 

21 2023.’’. 

22 (b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by sub23 section (a) shall apply to any sequestration order issued 

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1 trol Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900 et seq.) on or after the 

2 date of enactment of this Act. 

3 SEC. 4. BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 

4 (a) STATUTORY PAYGO SCORECARDS.—The budg5 etary effects of this Act shall not be entered on either 

6 PAYGO scorecard maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of 

7 the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (2 U.S.C. 

8 933(d)). 

9 (b) SENATE PAYGO SCORECARDS.—The budgetary 

10 effects of this Act shall not be entered on any PAYGO 

11 scorecard maintained for purposes of section 4106 of H. 

12 Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress). 

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