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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4162 
To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 
to include additional priorities as research and extension initiatives, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 15, 2023 
Mr. C. SCOTT FRANKLIN of Florida (for himself, Mr. SOTO, Ms. SALAZAR, 
Mr. DUNN of Florida, Mr. WEBSTER of Florida, and Ms. LEE of Florida) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ag-
riculture 
A BILL 
To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade 
Act of 1990 to include additional priorities as research 
and extension initiatives, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Land Grant Research 
Prioritization Act of 2023’’. 
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SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL RESEARCH AND EXTENSION PRIOR-
ITIES. 
Section 1672(d) of the Food, Agriculture, Conserva-
tion, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925(d)) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(21) ADVANCED
MECHANIZED
HARVESTER 
TECHNOLOGIES RESEARCH AND EXTENSION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Research and exten-
sion grants may be made under this section for 
the purpose of developing and evaluating tech-
nologies to mechanize agricultural processes. 
‘‘(B) 
EMPHASIS.—In 
awarding 
grants 
under subparagraph (A), the Secretary may 
place emphasis on mechanizing the process for 
harvesting specialty crops. 
‘‘(22) AGRICULTURAL APPLICATION OF ARTIFI-
CIAL INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH AND EXTENSION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Research and exten-
sion grants may be made under this section for 
the purpose of developing and evaluating agri-
cultural uses of artificial intelligence. 
‘‘(B) 
EMPHASIS.—In 
awarding 
grants 
under subparagraph (A), the Secretary may 
place emphasis on uses of artificial intelligence 
that improve specialty crop production. 
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‘‘(23) INVASIVE SPECIES RESEARCH AND EX-
TENSION.—Research and extension grants may be 
made under this section for the purpose of sup-
porting research projects at land-grant colleges and 
universities (as defined in section 1404 of the Na-
tional Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teach-
ing Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103)) to develop 
and apply methods to manage and eradicate invasive 
species of plants and animals, including through 
methods of biocontrol. 
‘‘(24) AQUACULTURE RESEARCH AND EXTEN-
SION.—Research and extension grants may be made 
under this section for the purpose of supporting re-
search projects at land-grant colleges and univer-
sities (as defined in section 1404 of the National Ag-
ricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy 
Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103)) to develop and apply 
aquaculture methods, including through the propa-
gation and rearing of economically and ecologically 
valuable aquatic and marine species.’’. 
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