Specialty Crop Research Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-5199
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI-7]
Introduced: 2023-08-11
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural research

Fruit and vegetables
Latest action: action_date: 2023-09-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-08-11
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Specialty Crop Research Act of 2023</strong></p><p>This bill reauthorizes and provides funding for Department of Agriculture (USDA) research programs for specialty crops (i.e., fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, horticulture, and nursery crops, including floriculture).</p><p>Specifically, the bill increases FY2024-FY2028 funding for the Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI). The purpose of the SCRI program is to address the critical needs of the specialty crop industry by awarding grants to support research and extension activities&nbsp;that address key challenges of national, regional, and multi-state importance in sustaining all components of food and agriculture, including conventional and organic food production systems.</p><p>The bill also reauthorizes and provides funding through FY2028 for the Inter-Regional Research Project Number 4 (IR-4 Project). The IR-4 Project conducts the research necessary for obtaining registrations of pest control agents for minor agricultural use and for use on specialty crops. USDA carries out the program in cooperation with the Environmental Protection Agency, state agricultural experiment stations, colleges and universities, extension services, private industry, and others.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><!--tinycomments|2.1|data:application/json;base64,eyJtY2UtY29udmVyc2F0aW9uXzMxOTc1NTkwMDYxNzI1NTUwMzg5NTkyIjp7InVpZCI6Im1jZS1jb252ZXJzYXRpb25fMzE5NzU1OTAwNjE3MjU1NTAzODk1OTIiLCJjb21tZW50cyI6W3sidWlkIjoibWNlLWNvbnZlcnNhdGlvbl8zMTk3NTU5MDA2MTcyNTU1MDM4OTU5MiIsImF1dGhvciI6Im5jaHVyY2hpbGxAbGliLmxvYy5nb3YiLCJhdXRob3JOYW1lIjoibmNodXJjaGlsbEBsaWIubG9jLmdvdiIsImNvbnRlbnQiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5uaWZhLnVzZGEuZ292L2dyYW50cy9mdW5kaW5nLW9wcG9ydHVuaXRpZXMvc3BlY2lhbHR5LWNyb3AtcmVzZWFyY2gtaW5pdGlhdGl2ZSBhbmQgQ1JTIFJlcG9ydCBodHRwczovL2Nyc3JlcG9ydHMuY29uZ3Jlc3MuZ292L3Byb2R1Y3QvcGRmL0lGL0lGMTEzMTciLCJjcmVhdGVkQXQiOiIyMDI0LTA5LTA1VDE1OjMzOjA5LjU5MloiLCJtb2RpZmllZEF0IjoiMjAyNC0wOS0wNVQxNTo0MDoxMS4yNzNaIn1dfSwibWNlLWNvbnZlcnNhdGlvbl8xNjY5OTExNTY4MTcyNTU1MTc0NDg1OCI6eyJ1aWQiOiJtY2UtY29udmVyc2F0aW9uXzE2Njk5MTE1NjgxNzI1NTUxNzQ0ODU4IiwiY29tbWVudHMiOlt7InVpZCI6Im1jZS1jb252ZXJzYXRpb25fMTY2OTkxMTU2ODE3MjU1NTE3NDQ4NTgiLCJhdXRob3IiOiJuY2h1cmNoaWxsQGxpYi5sb2MuZ292IiwiYXV0aG9yTmFtZSI6Im5jaHVyY2hpbGxAbGliLmxvYy5nb3YiLCJjb250ZW50IjoiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYXJzLnVzZGEuZ292L3BhY2lmaWMtd2VzdC1hcmVhL3dhcGF0by13YS90ZW1wZXJhdGUtdHJlZS1mcnVpdC1hbmQtdmVnZXRhYmxlLXJlc2VhcmNoL2RvY3MvaXI0LyIsImNyZWF0ZWRBdCI6IjIwMjQtMDktMDVUMTU6NTU6NDQuODU4WiIsIm1vZGlmaWVkQXQiOiIyMDI0LTA5LTA1VDE1OjU1OjUyLjc3MloifSx7InVpZCI6Im1jZS1yZXBseV81NjExNDY2NTg5MTcyNTU1MTc1NTQxMSIsImF1dGhvciI6Im5jaHVyY2hpbGxAbGliLmxvYy5nb3YiLCJhdXRob3JOYW1lIjoibmNodXJjaGlsbEBsaWIubG9jLmdvdiIsImNvbnRlbnQiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5pcjRwcm9qZWN0Lm9yZy8iLCJjcmVhdGVkQXQiOiIyMDI0LTA5LTA1VDE1OjU1OjU1LjQxMVoiLCJtb2RpZmllZEF0IjoiMjAyNC0wOS0wNVQxNTo1NTo1NS40MTFaIn1dfSwibWNlLWNvbnZlcnNhdGlvbl8zODQ5MDg3MDMxMDE3MjU1NTM5MDU3NzgiOnsidWlkIjoibWNlLWNvbnZlcnNhdGlvbl8zODQ5MDg3MDMxMDE3MjU1NTM5MDU3NzgiLCJjb21tZW50cyI6W3sidWlkIjoibWNlLWNvbnZlcnNhdGlvbl8zODQ5MDg3MDMxMDE3MjU1NTM5MDU3NzgiLCJhdXRob3IiOiJuY2h1cmNoaWxsQGxpYi5sb2MuZ292IiwiYXV0aG9yTmFtZSI6Im5jaHVyY2hpbGxAbGliLmxvYy5nb3YiLCJjb250ZW50IjoiSSdtIG9rIHdpdGggbGVhdmluZyBvZmYgdGhpcyBzZWNvbmQgc2VudGVuY2UuIEkga25vdyB0aGlzIGlzIGEgbG90IG9mIGJhY2tncm91bmQgaW5mb3JtYXRpb24uIFxuNyBVU0MgMzE1NyhlKSIsImNyZWF0ZWRBdCI6IjIwMjQtMDktMDVUMTY6MzE6NDUuNzc4WiIsIm1vZGlmaWVkQXQiOiIyMDI0LTA5LTA1VDE2OjMxOjQ1Ljc3OFoifV19LCJtY2UtY29udmVyc2F0aW9uXzUxNjA4ODkwOTIxNzI2MjM1MjAxNzkzIjp7InVpZCI6Im1jZS1jb252ZXJzYXRpb25fNTE2MDg4OTA5MjE3MjYyMzUyMDE3OTMiLCJjb21tZW50cyI6W3sidWlkIjoibWNlLWNvbnZlcnNhdGlvbl81MTYwODg5MDkyMTcyNjIzNTIwMTc5MyIsImF1dGhvciI6ImNpc2VuYmVyZ0BsaWIubG9jLmdvdiIsImF1dGhvck5hbWUiOiJjaXNlbmJlcmdAbGliLmxvYy5nb3YiLCJjb250ZW50IjoiSSByZXZpc2VkIHRoaXMgc2VudGVuY2UgYmVjYXVzZSwgdW5kZXIgNyBVU0MgNzYzMihrKSgxKShCKSwgdGhlIHByb2dyYW0gaXMgY3VycmVudGx5IHBlcm1hbmVudGx5IGZ1bmRlZCBiZWNhdXNlIG9mIHRoZSBwaHJhc2UgXCJmb3IgZmlzY2FsIHllYXIgMjAxNCBhbmQgZWFjaCBmaXNjYWwgeWVhciB0aGVyZWFmdGVyLlwiIEJlY2F1c2Ugb2YgdGhpcywgSSBkb24ndCB0aGluayBpdCdzIGFjY3VyYXRlIHRvIHNheSB0aGF0IHRoZSBiaWxsIGlzIGV4dGVuZGluZyBmdW5kaW5nIGZvciB0aGUgcHJvZ3JhbS4gVGhpcyBwcm92aXNpb24gc2VlbXMgdG8gYmUgZWxpbWluYXRpbmcgdGhlIHBlcm1hbmVudCBmdW5kaW5nIGFuZCBzaWduaWZpY2FudGx5IGluY3JlYXNpbmcgdGhlIGZ1bmRzIHRoYXQgYXJlIGF2YWlsYWJsZSBmb3IgRlkyMDI0LUZZMjAyOCAoZnJvbSAkODAgbWlsbGlvbiBwZXIgeWVhciB1bmRlciBjdXJyZW50IGxhdyB0byAkMTMwIG1pbGxpb24pLiAiLCJjcmVhdGVkQXQiOiIyMDI0LTA5LTEzVDEzOjQ2OjQxLjc5M1oiLCJtb2RpZmllZEF0IjoiMjAyNC0wOS0xM1QxMzo0Njo0MS43OTNaIn1dfSwibWNlLWNvbnZlcnNhdGlvbl84NjY4MzE0NzkzMTcyNjIzNTc2NzQ4MyI6eyJ1aWQiOiJtY2UtY29udmVyc2F0aW9uXzg2NjgzMTQ3OTMxNzI2MjM1NzY3NDgzIiwiY29tbWVudHMiOlt7InVpZCI6Im1jZS1jb252ZXJzYXRpb25fODY2ODMxNDc5MzE3MjYyMzU3Njc0ODMiLCJhdXRob3IiOiJjaXNlbmJlcmdAbGliLmxvYy5nb3YiLCJhdXRob3JOYW1lIjoiY2lzZW5iZXJnQGxpYi5sb2MuZ292IiwiY29udGVudCI6IkkgdXNlZCBwcm9qZWN0IGhlcmUgaW5zdGVhZCBvZiBwcm9ncmFtIGZvciBjb25zaXN0ZW5jeSB3aXRoIHRoZSBzdGF0dXRlIGFuZCB0aGUgZmlyc3QgcGFydCBvZiB0aGlzIHNlbnRlbmNlLCAiLCJjcmVhdGVkQXQiOiIyMDI0LTA5LTEzVDEzOjU2OjA3LjQ4M1oiLCJtb2RpZmllZEF0IjoiMjAyNC0wOS0xM1QxMzo1NjowNy40ODNaIn1dfSwibWNlLWNvbnZlcnNhdGlvbl82MzUwMzk3Njc1MTcyNjIzNjc5ODEyNyI6eyJ1aWQiOiJtY2UtY29udmVyc2F0aW9uXzYzNTAzOTc2NzUxNzI2MjM2Nzk4MTI3IiwiY29tbWVudHMiOlt7InVpZCI6Im1jZS1jb252ZXJzYXRpb25fNjM1MDM5NzY3NTE3MjYyMzY3OTgxMjciLCJhdXRob3IiOiJjaXNlbmJlcmdAbGliLmxvYy5nb3YiLCJhdXRob3JOYW1lIjoiY2lzZW5iZXJnQGxpYi5sb2MuZ292IiwiY29udGVudCI6IkkgZGVsZXRlZCBcInJlYXV0aG9yaXplc1wiIGJlY2F1c2UgSSB0aGluayB0aGUgbWFpbiBwb2ludCBvZiB0aGlzIHByb3Zpc2lvbiBpcyB0byBjaGFuZ2UgdGhlIGN1cnJlbnQgbWFuZGF0b3J5IGZ1bmRpbmcgbGV2ZWxzIGZvciB0aGUgcHJvZ3JhbSwgd2hpY2ggYXJlIHBlcm1hbmVudC4gIEl0IGFsc28gZG9lc24ndCBjaGFuZ2UgdGhlIGF1dGhvcml6YXRpb24gb2YgYXBwcm9wcmlhdGlvbnMgaW4gNyBVU0MgNzYzMihrKSgyKS4gIiwiY3JlYXRlZEF0IjoiMjAyNC0wOS0xM1QxNDoxMzoxOC4xMjdaIiwibW9kaWZpZWRBdCI6IjIwMjQtMDktMTNUMTQ6MTk6NTcuMDI5WiJ9XX19-->

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5199 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 11, 2023 Ms. Slotkin 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 reauthorize the Specialty Crop Research Initiative, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Specialty Crop Research Act of 2023 . 2. Reauthorization of Specialty Crop Research Initiative Section 412 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 ( 7 U.S.C. 7632 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (j), by striking paragraph (5); and (2) in subsection (k), by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows: (1) Mandatory funding Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall make available to carry out this section— (A) $80,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2023; and (B) $130,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028. . 3. Funding for Inter-Regional Research Project Number 4 Subsection (e) of the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act ( 7 U.S.C. 3157(e) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (7), by inserting $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028, after 1991, ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (8) Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall make available to carry out this subsection $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028. .