1890s Advancing and Building Leadership and Excellence Opportunity Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-4236
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12]
Introduced: 2023-06-21
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural education

Climate change and greenhouse gases

Food supply, safety, and labeling

Forests, forestry, trees

Higher education

Land use and conservation

Minority education
Latest action: action_date: 2023-07-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-06-21
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>1890s Advancing and Building Leadership and Excellence Opportunity Act of 2023</strong></p><p>This bill expands the allowable areas of focus for Centers of Excellence at 1890 Institutions (1890 COEs) and reauthorizes the 1890 COEs program through FY2028. (The 1890 Institutions are historically Black colleges and universities that belong to the U.S. land-grant university system and receive federal funds through programs administered by the Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture.)</p><p>The current areas of focus for 1890 COEs may also include</p><ul><li>climate change adaptation and mitigation;</li><li>fostering forestry resilience and conservation;</li><li>food safety, bioprocessing, and value-added agriculture; and</li><li>the integration of the social sciences into the food and agricultural sciences.</li></ul><p>The bill also specifies that no more than 10&nbsp;1890 COEs may be in the program. Currently, there is no maximum limit.</p><!--tinycomments|2.1|data:application/json;base64,eyJtY2UtY29udmVyc2F0aW9uXzc2MTQwNzUxMjIxNzIwMjAzMTczNzE2Ijp7InVpZCI6Im1jZS1jb252ZXJzYXRpb25fNzYxNDA3NTEyMjE3MjAyMDMxNzM3MTYiLCJjb21tZW50cyI6W3sidWlkIjoibWNlLWNvbnZlcnNhdGlvbl83NjE0MDc1MTIyMTcyMDIwMzE3MzcxNiIsImF1dGhvciI6ImNpc2VuYmVyZ0BsaWIubG9jLmdvdiIsImF1dGhvck5hbWUiOiJjaXNlbmJlcmdAbGliLmxvYy5nb3YiLCJjb250ZW50IjoiSSBhZGRlZCBhbiBleHBsYW5hdGlvbiBvZiAxODkwIEluc3RpdHV0aW9ucyBmb3IgY29udGV4dCBiZWNhdXNlIHNvbWUgcmVhZGVycyBtYXkgbm90IGJlIGZhbWlsaWFyIHdpdGggdGhpcyB0ZXJtLlxuXG5odHRwczovL3d3dy5jcnMuZ292L1JlcG9ydHMvSUYxMTg0N1xuXG4iLCJjcmVhdGVkQXQiOiIyMDI0LTA3LTA1VDE4OjEyOjUzLjcxNloiLCJtb2RpZmllZEF0IjoiMjAyNC0wNy0wNVQxODoxMjo1My43MTZaIn1dfSwibWNlLWNvbnZlcnNhdGlvbl80MTM5Mzg5MjczMTcyMDIwMzIyOTQ2MCI6eyJ1aWQiOiJtY2UtY29udmVyc2F0aW9uXzQxMzkzODkyNzMxNzIwMjAzMjI5NDYwIiwiY29tbWVudHMiOlt7InVpZCI6Im1jZS1jb252ZXJzYXRpb25fNDEzOTM4OTI3MzE3MjAyMDMyMjk0NjAiLCJhdXRob3IiOiJjaXNlbmJlcmdAbGliLmxvYy5nb3YiLCJhdXRob3JOYW1lIjoiY2lzZW5iZXJnQGxpYi5sb2MuZ292IiwiY29udGVudCI6IkkgYWRkZWQgYW4gZXhwbGFuYXRpb24gb2YgMTg5MCBJbnN0aXR1dGlvbnMgZm9yIGNvbnRleHQgYmVjYXVzZSBzb21lIHJlYWRlcnMgbWF5IG5vdCBiZSBmYW1pbGlhciB3aXRoIHRoaXMgdGVybS5cblxuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY3JzLmdvdi9SZXBvcnRzL0lGMTE4NDdcblxuIiwiY3JlYXRlZEF0IjoiMjAyNC0wNy0wNVQxODoxMzo0OS40NjBaIiwibW9kaWZpZWRBdCI6IjIwMjQtMDctMDVUMTg6MTM6NDkuNDYwWiJ9XX19-->

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4236 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 21, 2023 Ms. Adams (for herself, Ms. Strickland , and Mr. Bishop of Georgia ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to modify the areas of focus for centers of excellence at 1890 Institutions, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the 1890s Advancing and Building Leadership and Excellence Opportunity Act of 2023 . 2. Centers of excellence at 1890 Institutions Section 1673(d) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 ( 7 U.S.C. 5926(d) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting but not more than 10 after not less than 3 ; (2) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following: (G) Climate change A center of excellence established under paragraph (1) may focus on climate change adaption and mitigation, soil health and carbon sequestration, nutrient and manure management, advanced grazing management and crop-livestock integration, perennial production systems, agroforestry, on-farm and food system energy efficiency and renewable energy production, and food waste reduction. (H) Forestry resilience and conservation A center of excellence established under paragraph (1) may focus on fostering forest conservation, agroforestry, enhancing forest resilience to climate change, and urban and community forestry programs to promote biodiversity and environmental health. (I) Food safety, bioprocessing, and value-added agriculture A center of excellence established under paragraph (1) may focus on food safety, bioprocessing, value-added agriculture enterprise development, and innovative food and agriculture product development. (J) Food and agricultural sciences and the social sciences A center of excellence established under paragraph (1) may focus on the integration of the social sciences, including economics, psychology, rural sociology, and other social sciences and data sciences, into the food and agricultural sciences to develop comprehensive solutions to issues impacting underserved farmers and communities. ; and (3) in paragraph (3), by striking $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023 and inserting $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028 .