Agriculture Research Integrity Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-1221
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1]
Introduced: 2019-02-14
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural research

Department of Agriculture

Executive agency funding and structure

Federal officials

Government buildings, facilities, and property

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Latest action: action_date: 2019-03-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-02-14
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Agriculture Research Integrity Act of 201</b><b>9</b></p> <p> This bill reaffirms that the Agricultural Research Service, the Economic Research Service, the National Agricultural Statistics Service, the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, and any successor agencies must be (1) within the research, education, and economics mission area of the Department of Agriculture (USDA); and (2) administered by the USDA Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics. </p> <p>USDA must locate each of the specified agencies and the majority of the staff of the agencies within the National Capital Region. </p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1221 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 14, 2019 Ms. Pingree (for herself, Mr. Hoyer , Mr. Bishop of Georgia , Ms. DeLauro , Mr. Pocan , Ms. Lee of California , Ms. McCollum , Mr. Cuellar , Mr. McGovern , Ms. Fudge , Mr. Carbajal , Mr. Panetta , Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire , and Ms. Norton ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To amend the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to reaffirm the authority of the Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as Agriculture Research Integrity Act of 2019 . 2. Reaffirming authority of the Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education, and Economics Subtitle F of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 ( 7 U.S.C. 6971 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 253. Reaffirming authority of the Under Secretary (a) In general Notwithstanding the authority specified in Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1953 (5 U.S.C. App.; 7 U.S.C. 2201 note) or any other provision of Federal law relating to the authority of the Secretary, including section 296— (1) the Agricultural Research Service, the Economic Research Service, the National Agricultural Statistics Service, and the National Institute for Food and Agriculture, and any successor agencies shall be within the research, education, and economics mission area of the Department; (2) the authority to administer such agencies is vested in the Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics; and (3) such authority may not be vested in the head of another agency or office within the Department. (b) Location The Secretary shall locate each agency referred to in subsection (a)(1) and the majority of the staff of each such agency within the National Capital Region to ensure maximum coordination and interaction with each other such agency, with the agencies delivering food and agricultural programs and services of the Department, and with other Federal Government science agencies (including science agencies of the Department). .