Land Grant Research Prioritization Act of 2023
Latest action (15 Jun 2023): Introduced
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Official summary
Land Grant Research Prioritization Act of 2023
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; and
• aquaculture methods, including through the propagation and rearing of economically and ecologically valuable aquatic and marine species.
Common questions
- What does H.R. 4162 do?
- Land Grant Research Prioritization Act of 2023 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; and • aquaculture methods, including through the propagation and rearing of economically and ecologically valuable aquatic and marine species.
- Has H.R. 4162 become law?
- Not yet. As of 15 Jun 2023, H.R. 4162 is introduced.
- Who sponsored H.R. 4162?
- H.R. 4162 was sponsored by Rep. Scott Franklin [R-FL18] (Republican-FL), with 8 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on H.R. 4162?
- Introduced (15 Jun 2023).
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