To amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to require the specialty crops committee to make an additional recommendation regarding agricultural technology, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-hr-5029
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]
Introduced: 2018-02-14
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural practices and innovations

Government studies and investigations
Latest action: action_date: 2018-03-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-02-14
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill amends the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 to require the Department of Agriculture Specialty Crops Committee to include in its annual report recommendations regarding research, extension, and teaching programs designed to improve competitiveness in the specialty crop industry by increasing the use of agricultural technology, including sensor and imaging technology.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5029 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 14, 2018 Mr. Soto 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 require the specialty crops committee to make an additional recommendation regarding agricultural technology, and for other purposes.

1. Additional recommendation of specialty crops committee regarding use of agricultural technology (a) In general Section 1408A(c)(2) of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 ( 7 U.S.C. 3123a(c)(2) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (G), by striking and at the end; (2) in subparagraph (H), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (I) increase the use of agricultural technology, including sensor and imaging technology. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to reports submitted on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.