I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4714 
To prioritize funding for an expanded and sustained national investment 
in agriculture research. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 17, 2019 
Mrs. BUSTOS (for herself, Mr. PANETTA, Ms. SCHRIER, and Mr. SEAN PAT-
RICK MALONEY of New York) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee 
on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speak-
er, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the ju-
risdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To prioritize funding for an expanded and sustained national 
investment in agriculture research. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘America Grows Act 
of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. FUNDING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be appro-
priated to each funding recipient described in subsection 
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(b), as determined by the Director of the Office of Man-
agement and Budget— 
(1) for fiscal year 2020, not less than 105 per-
cent 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 per-
cent of the amount determined under paragraph (1) 
for that recipient, adjusted for inflation; 
(3) for fiscal year 2022, not less than 105 per-
cent of the amount determined under paragraph (2) 
for that recipient, adjusted for inflation; 
(4) for fiscal year 2023, not less than 105 per-
cent of the amount determined under paragraph (3) 
for that recipient, adjusted for inflation; and 
(5) for fiscal year 2024, not less than 105 per-
cent of the amount determined under paragraph (4) 
for that recipient, adjusted for inflation. 
(b) FUNDING RECIPIENTS DESCRIBED.—The fund-
ing recipients referred to in subsection (a) are— 
(1) the Agricultural Research Service; 
(2) the Economic Research Service; 
(3) the National Agricultural Statistics Service; 
and 
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(4) the National Institute of Food and Agri-
culture. 
SEC. 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)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(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 agri-
cultural 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 ag-
ricultural research funding recipient for 
that fiscal year, but shall not exceed— 
‘‘(I) for fiscal year 2020, the dif-
ference between— 
‘‘(aa) the amount of new 
budget authority made available 
in appropriation Acts for that ag-
ricultural research funding recipi-
ent for fiscal year 2019; and 
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‘‘(bb) the amount deter-
mined by the Director under sec-
tion 2(a)(1) of the America 
Grows Act of 2019 with respect 
to 
that 
agricultural 
research 
funding recipient; 
‘‘(II) for fiscal year 2021, the 
difference between— 
‘‘(aa) the amount of new 
budget authority made available 
in appropriation Acts for that ag-
ricultural research funding recipi-
ent for fiscal year 2019; and 
‘‘(bb) the amount deter-
mined by the Director under sec-
tion 2(a)(2) of the America 
Grows Act of 2019 with respect 
to 
that 
agricultural 
research 
funding recipient; 
‘‘(III) for fiscal year 2022, the 
difference between— 
‘‘(aa) the amount of new 
budget authority made available 
in appropriation Acts for that ag-
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ricultural research funding recipi-
ent for fiscal year 2019; and 
‘‘(bb) the amount deter-
mined by the Director under sec-
tion 2(a)(3) of the America 
Grows Act of 2019 with respect 
to 
that 
agricultural 
research 
funding recipient; 
‘‘(IV) for fiscal year 2023, the 
difference between— 
‘‘(aa) the amount of new 
budget authority made available 
in appropriation Acts for that ag-
ricultural research funding recipi-
ent for fiscal year 2019; and 
‘‘(bb) the amount deter-
mined by the Director under sec-
tion 2(a)(4) of the America 
Grows Act of 2019 with respect 
to 
that 
agricultural 
research 
funding recipient; and 
‘‘(V) for fiscal year 2024, the dif-
ference between— 
‘‘(aa) the amount of new 
budget authority made available 
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in appropriation Acts for that ag-
ricultural research funding recipi-
ent for fiscal year 2019; and 
‘‘(bb) the amount deter-
mined by the Director under sec-
tion 2(a)(5) of the America 
Grows Act of 2019 with respect 
to 
that 
agricultural 
research 
funding recipient. 
‘‘(ii) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(I) ADDITIONAL
NEW
BUDGET 
AUTHORITY.—The 
term 
‘additional 
new budget authority’ means, with re-
spect to an agricultural research fund-
ing recipient, the amount of new 
budget authority provided for a fiscal 
year in an appropriation Act for that 
agricultural research funding recipient 
that is in excess of the amount of new 
budget authority provided in fiscal 
year 2019 in an appropriation Act for 
that agricultural research funding re-
cipient. 
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‘‘(II) AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH 
FUNDING RECIPIENT.—The term ‘ag-
ricultural research funding recipient’ 
means a funding recipient described 
in section 2(b) of the America Grows 
Act of 2019. 
‘‘(III) 
DIRECTOR.—The 
term 
‘Director’ means the Director of the 
Office of Management and Budget.’’. 
(b) MINIMUM
CONTINUED
FUNDING
REQUIRE-
MENT.—The amount of new budget authority made avail-
able in appropriation Acts for a funding recipient de-
scribed 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)) is amended by inserting 
after ‘‘Advances to the Unemployment Trust Fund 
and Other Funds (16–0327–0–1–600).’’ the fol-
lowing: 
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