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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1904 
To amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy 
Act of 1977 to establish the Climate Scientific Research Advisory Com-
mittee and the Rural Climate Alliance Network, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 6, 2025 
Ms. BROWNLEY (for herself and Ms. STANSBURY) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension, 
and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to establish the Climate 
Scientific Research Advisory Committee and the Rural 
Climate Alliance Network, 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 ‘‘Improving Coordina-
tion of Agriculture Research and Data Act’’. 
SEC. 2. PURPOSES. 
The purposes of this Act are— 
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(1) to strategically align agriculture climate re-
search and data systems; 
(2) to strengthen technical assistance and tech-
nology transfer; and 
(3) to establish a national agriculture climate 
research agenda to mitigate and adapt to climate 
change. 
SEC. 3. AGRICULTURE CLIMATE RESEARCH COORDINA-
TION AND DATA. 
(a) AGRICULTURE CLIMATE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH 
ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—Subtitle B of the National Agri-
cultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 
1977 (7 U.S.C. 3121 et seq.) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 1413C. AGRICULTURE CLIMATE SCIENTIFIC RE-
SEARCH ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish within the Office of the Chief Scientist an advisory 
committee, to be known as the ‘Agriculture Climate Sci-
entific Research Advisory Committee’ (referred to in this 
section as the ‘Committee’). 
‘‘(b) DUTIES.—The Committee shall— 
‘‘(1) review, and make recommendations and 
provide consultation to the Secretary regarding, the 
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long-term and short-term national policies and prior-
ities of the Department of Agriculture for— 
‘‘(A) data collection for climate-specific ag-
ricultural research, extension, education, and 
economics; and 
‘‘(B) agricultural climate research priority 
areas and scientific agendas for measuring, 
monitoring, reporting, and verification of cli-
mate and environmental outcomes that in-
clude— 
‘‘(i) carbon removal, carbon sequestra-
tion, and greenhouse gas emission related 
to agriculture; 
‘‘(ii) soil health; 
‘‘(iii) livestock methane production; 
‘‘(iv) wetland management; and 
‘‘(v) climate smart agriculture prac-
tices; 
‘‘(2) identify gaps in current agriculture climate 
research and develop a biennial national research 
agenda and annual scientific recommendations to 
address areas of critical need for publicly funded ag-
riculture climate research; 
‘‘(3)(A) every 5 years, evaluate the results and 
effectiveness of climate-specific agricultural research, 
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extension, education, and economics with respect to 
the policies and priorities described in paragraph 
(1); and 
‘‘(B) make recommendations to the Secretary 
based on such evaluation; 
‘‘(4) review and make programmatic and pri-
ority research recommendations to the Under Sec-
retary for Research, Education, and Economics on 
the climate-specific agricultural research, extension, 
education, and economics described in paragraph 
(3)(A); 
‘‘(5) review and make recommendations on the 
mechanisms of the Department of Agriculture for 
technology assessment, which shall be conducted by 
qualified professionals, for the purposes of— 
‘‘(A) performance measurement and eval-
uation of the implementation by the Secretary 
of the strategic plan of the Department of Agri-
culture required under section 306 of title 5, 
United States Code; 
‘‘(B) implementation of climate-specific na-
tional research policies and priorities that are 
consistent with the purposes described in sec-
tion 1402; and 
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‘‘(C) the development of mechanisms for 
the assessment of emerging public and private 
climate-specific agricultural research and tech-
nology transfer initiatives; 
‘‘(6) every 5 years, establish and update stand-
ardized data collection, management, and dissemina-
tion protocols for— 
‘‘(A) agriculture climate research programs 
of the Department of Agriculture; and 
‘‘(B) initiatives of the Rural Climate Alli-
ance 
Network 
established 
under 
section 
1419(c); 
‘‘(7)(A) consult with industry groups, producer 
networks, advocacy organizations, scientific societies, 
and higher education associations on climate-specific 
agricultural research, extension, education, and eco-
nomics; and 
‘‘(B) make recommendations to the Secretary 
based on such consultation; 
‘‘(8) consult with, and receive communications 
from, other Federal departments and agencies on 
climate plans and priorities relating to agriculture 
and forestry for the purpose of advising the Sec-
retary of opportunities for collaboration, coordina-
tion, and avoiding duplication; 
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‘‘(9)(A) review climate research technology 
transfer and new scientific practices for climate miti-
gation and adaptation; and 
‘‘(B) make recommendations to the Rural Cli-
mate Alliance Network established under section 
1419(c) based on such review; and 
‘‘(10) review and suggest annual budget rec-
ommendations to support a climate research agenda 
for the Secretary to propose in each annual budget 
of the Department of Agriculture. 
‘‘(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 
‘‘(1) NUMBER AND APPOINTMENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Committee shall 
be composed of 18 members as follows: 
‘‘(i) The Secretary. 
‘‘(ii) The Chief Scientist. 
‘‘(iii) The Director of the Global Cli-
mate Change Program established under 
section 2402 of the Food, Agriculture, 
Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 
U.S.C. 6701). 
‘‘(iv) The Under Secretary for Nat-
ural Resources and Environment. 
‘‘(v) The Under Secretary for Farm 
Production and Conservation. 
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‘‘(vi) The Under Secretary for Mar-
keting and Regulatory Programs. 
‘‘(vii) The Executive Director of the 
Foundation for Food and Agriculture Re-
search. 
‘‘(viii) The Administrator of the Agri-
cultural Research Service. 
‘‘(ix) The Director of the National In-
stitute of Food and Agriculture. 
‘‘(x) The Administrator of the Eco-
nomic Research Service. 
‘‘(xi) The Administrator of the Na-
tional Agricultural Statistics Service. 
‘‘(xii) The Director of the Office of 
Energy and Environmental Policy. 
‘‘(xiii) The Deputy Chief for Research 
and Development of the Forest Service. 
‘‘(xiv) 1 member of the National 
Academy of Sciences, to be appointed by 
the Secretary. 
‘‘(xv) 4 members to be appointed by 
the Secretary from nominations submitted 
by the nominating entities described in 
subparagraph (B). 
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tices for further action to be carried out by ap-
propriate Federal departments or agencies— 
‘‘(i) to improve the response by the 
Federal Government to those challenges; 
and 
‘‘(ii) to seek to improve climate 
change resilience among rural communities 
and agricultural producers; and 
‘‘(E) an evaluation of the impact that cli-
mate change challenges faced by rural commu-
nities, Indian Tribes, and agricultural producers 
have on— 
‘‘(i) the agricultural workforce; 
‘‘(ii) agricultural production; 
‘‘(iii) rural families and communities, 
including relating to food security; and 
‘‘(iv) succession planning.’’. 
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