A bill to amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to authorize appropriations for the United States-Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund.

Bill: 116-s-4522
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND]
Introduced: 2020-08-11
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural education

Agricultural practices and innovations

Agricultural research

International organizations and cooperation

Israel

Middle East

Research administration and funding

Research and development
Latest action: action_date: 2020-08-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-08-11
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill authorizes appropriations for the United States-Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund for each fiscal year to promote and support agricultural research and development activities that are of mutual benefit to the United States and Israel.</p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4522 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES August 11, 2020 Mr. Hoeven (for himself and Ms. Baldwin ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to authorize appropriations for the United States-Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund.

1. United States-Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund Section 1458(e) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 ( 7 U.S.C. 3291(e) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (3) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to the BARD Fund such sums as are necessary to carry out activities under this subsection for each fiscal year. .