America Grows Act of 2019

To prioritize funding for an expanded and sustained national investment in agriculture research. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the America Grows Act of 2019 2. Funding (a) In general There are authorized to be appropriated to each funding recipient described in subsection (b), as determined by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget— (1) for fiscal year 2020, not less than 105 percent of the amount of new budget authority made available in appropriation Acts for that recipient for fiscal year 2019, adjusted for inflation; (2) for fiscal year 2021, not less than 105 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (1) for that recipient, adjusted for inflation; (3) for fiscal year 2022, not less than 105 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (2) for that recipient, adjusted for inflation; (4) for fiscal year 2023, not less than 105 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (3) for that recipient, adjusted for inflation; and (5) for fiscal year 2024, not less than 105 percent of the amount determined under paragraph (4) for that recipient, adjusted for inflation. (b) Funding recipients described The funding recipients referred to in subsection (a) are— (1) the Agricultural Research Service; (2) the Economic Research Service; (3) the National Agricultural Statistics Service; and (4) the National Institute of Food and Agriculture. 3. Budgetary provisions (a) Cap adjustments Section 251(b)(2) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 ( 2 U.S.C. 901(b)(2) (G) Agriculture research (i) Adjustment for additional funding If a bill or joint resolution making appropriations for a fiscal year is enacted that specifies amounts for an agricultural research funding recipient, then the adjustments for that fiscal year shall be the amount of additional new budget authority provided in that Act for that agricultural research funding recipient for that fiscal year, but shall not exceed— (I) for fiscal year 2020, the difference between— (aa) the amount of new budget authority made available in appropriation Acts for that agricultural research funding recipient for fiscal year 2019; and (bb) the amount determined by the Director under section 2(a)(1) of the America Grows Act of 2019 (II) for fiscal year 2021, the difference between— (aa) the amount of new budget authority made available in appropriation Acts for that agricultural research funding recipient for fiscal year 2019; and (bb) the amount determined by the Director under section 2(a)(2) of the America Grows Act of 2019 (III) for fiscal year 2022, the difference between— (aa) the amount of new budget authority made available in appropriation Acts for that agricultural research funding recipient for fiscal year 2019; and (bb) the amount determined by the Director under section 2(a)(3) of the America Grows Act of 2019 (IV) for fiscal year 2023, the difference between— (aa) the amount of new budget authority made available in appropriation Acts for that agricultural research funding recipient for fiscal year 2019; and (bb) the amount determined by the Director under section 2(a)(4) of the America Grows Act of 2019 (V) for fiscal year 2024, the difference between— (aa) the amount of new budget authority made available in appropriation Acts for that agricultural research funding recipient for fiscal year 2019; and (bb) the amount determined by the Director under section 2(a)(5) of the America Grows Act of 2019 (ii) Definitions As used in this subparagraph: (I) Additional new budget authority The term additional new budget authority (II) Agricultural research funding recipient The term agricultural research funding recipient America Grows Act of 2019 (III) Director The term Director . (b) Minimum continued funding requirement The amount of new budget authority made available in appropriation Acts for a funding recipient described in section 2(b) for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2024, and each subsequent fiscal year, shall not be less than the amount of new budget authority made available in appropriation Acts for that funding recipient for fiscal year 2019. (c) Exemption of certain appropriations from sequestration (1) In general Section 255(g)(1)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act ( 2 U.S.C. 905(g)(1)(A) Advances to the Unemployment Trust Fund and Other Funds (16–0327–0–1–600). Appropriations pursuant to section 2(a) of the America Grows Act of 2019 . (2) Applicability The amendment made by this section shall apply to any sequestration order issued under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 ( 2 U.S.C. 900

Summary: America Grows Act of 2019 This bill require certain adjustments to the discretionary spending limits for FY2020-FY2024 to accommodate increases in appropriations for agencies that conduct agricultural research. The bill requires adjustments for the following agencies within the Department of Agriculture: the Agricultural Research Service, the Economic Research Service, the National Agricultural Statistics Service, and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The bill also requires annual appropriations for each of these agencies to be at least the amount appropriated for FY2019. The bill exempts appropriations provided pursuant to this bill from sequestration. Sequestration is a process of automatic, usually across-the-board spending reductions under which budgetary resources are permanently cancelled to enforce specific budget policy goals.