To amend the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to establish a waiver from the matching requirement for certain grants under the specialty crop research initiative.

Bill: 116-hr-3952
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8]
Introduced: 2019-07-24
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural research

Research administration and funding
Latest action: action_date: 2019-08-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-07-24
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to waive the matching requirement for certain grants under the specialty crop research initiative.</p> <p>Specifically, USDA may waive the requirement if (1) the research conducted using grant funds will benefit a specific specialty crop and is likely to be applicable to agricultural commodities generally, or the grant involves scientifically important research; and (2) the recipient of the grant is unable to satisfy the matching funds requirement. </p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3952 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 24, 2019 Ms. Schrier (for herself and Mr. Cox of California ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To amend the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to establish a waiver from the matching requirement for certain grants under the specialty crop research initiative.

1. Waiver under specialty crop research initiative (a) In general Section 412(g)(3) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 ( 7 U.S.C. 7632(g)(3) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking An entity and inserting Subject to subparagraph (C), an entity ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (C) Waiver The Secretary may waive the matching funds requirement under subparagraph (A) with respect to a grant made under this section if the Secretary determines that— (i) the research conducted using grant funds— (I) will benefit a specific specialty crop; and (II) are likely to be applicable to agricultural commodities generally, including specialty crops; or (ii) (I) the grant involves scientifically important research; and (II) the recipient of such grant is unable to satisfy such matching funds requirement. . (b) Application The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to grants awarded on or after October 1, 2019.