118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 4162Land Grant Research Prioritization Act of 2023

To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to include additional priorities as research and extension initiatives, and for other purposes.

Agriculture and food
Introduced Jun 15, 2023
Last action Aug 21, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Aug 21, 2023
Agriculture
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill includes additional priorities as Department of Agriculture (USDA) high-priority research and extension areas. Under the bill, USDA may award 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).  Further, USDA may award grants to support research projects at land-grant colleges and universities to develop and apply methods to manage and eradicate invasive species of plants and animals, including through methods of biocontrol; andaquaculture methods, including throu...

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in House
Timeline · 3 actions
Aug 21, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
Jun 15, 2023
Introduced in House
Jun 15, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.