118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 4593Agricultural Representation for the United States Territories Act

To amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to increase agricultural representation for United States territories, and for other purposes.

Agriculture and food
Introduced Jul 12, 2023
Last action Aug 24, 2023
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Agriculture
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill increases agricultural representation for U.S. territories on the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics (NAREEE) Advisory Board.  Specifically, the bill increases the advisory board membership to 16 members (from the current 15). The additional member must represent the agricultural interests of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam. The bill also extends the advisory board through FY2028. (The NAREEE Advisory Board advises the Department of Agriculture, land-grant colleges and universities, and Congress on top priorities and policies for food and agricultural research, education, extension, and...

Provisions · 3 sectionsIntroduced in House
Timeline · 3 actions
Aug 24, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
Jul 12, 2023
Introduced in House
Jul 12, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.