Land Grant Research Prioritization Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-2316
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2023-07-13
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural education

Agricultural equipment and machinery

Agricultural practices and innovations

Agricultural research

Aquaculture

Computers and information technology

Pest management
Latest action: action_date: 2023-07-13
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-07-13
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Land Grant Research Prioritization Act of 2023</strong></p><p>This bill includes additional priorities as Department of Agriculture (USDA) high-priority research and extension areas.</p><p>Under the bill, USDA may award&nbsp;grants for developing and evaluating (1) technologies to mechanize agricultural processes (and may emphasize processes for harvesting specialty crops), and (2) agricultural uses of artificial intelligence (and may emphasize uses for improving specialty crop production).</p><p>Further, USDA may award grants&nbsp;to support research projects at land-grant colleges and universities to develop and apply</p><ul><li>methods to manage and eradicate invasive species of plants and animals, including through methods of biocontrol; and</li><li>aquaculture methods, including through the propagation and rearing of economically and ecologically valuable aquatic and marine species.&nbsp;</li></ul><!--tinycomments|2.1|data:application/json;base64,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-->

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2316 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 13, 2023 Mr. Rubio (for himself, Mr. Ossoff , and Mr. Warnock ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to establish research and extension grant priorities, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Land Grant Research Prioritization Act of 2023 . 2. Research and extension priorities Section 1672(d) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 ( 7 U.S.C. 5925(d) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (21) Advanced mechanized harvester technologies research and extension (A) In general Research and extension grants may be made under this section for the purpose of developing and evaluating technologies to mechanize agricultural processes. (B) Emphasis In awarding grants under subparagraph (A), the Secretary may place emphasis on mechanizing the process for harvesting specialty crops. (22) Agricultural application of artificial intelligence research and extension (A) In general Research and extension grants may be made under this section for the purpose of developing and evaluating agricultural uses of artificial intelligence. (B) Emphasis In awarding grants under subparagraph (A), the Secretary may place emphasis on uses of artificial intelligence that improve specialty crop production. (23) Invasive species research and extension Research and extension grants may be made under this section for the purpose of supporting research projects at land-grant colleges and universities (as defined in section 1404 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 ( 7 U.S.C. 3103 )) to develop and apply methods to manage and eradicate invasive species of plants and animals, including through methods of biocontrol. (24) Aquaculture research and extension Research and extension grants may be made under this section for the purpose of supporting research projects at land-grant colleges and universities (as defined in section 1404 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 ( 7 U.S.C. 3103 )) to develop and apply aquaculture methods, including through the propagation and rearing of economically and ecologically valuable aquatic and marine species. .