Land Grant Research Prioritization Act of 2023
The source supplies the latest action, but no lifecycle stage.
Latest action (13 Jul 2023): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
What this bill does
S. 2316, the Land Grant Research Prioritization Act of 2023, would amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to add four new categories of research and extension grant priorities that the Secretary of Agriculture may fund. These cover: developing and evaluating advanced mechanized harvester technologies, with possible emphasis on harvesting specialty crops; agricultural applications of artificial intelligence, with possible emphasis on uses that improve specialty crop production; research to manage and eradicate invasive plant and animal species, including through biocontrol; and aquaculture research, including propagation and rearing of economically and ecologically valuable aquatic and marine species. The bill authorizes but does not require grants in these areas.
The bill primarily affects the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which administers these competitive research and extension grant programs, and land-grant colleges and universities, which would be eligible to apply for funding under the invasive species and aquaculture provisions. Farmers, specialty crop producers, and aquaculture operations could indirectly benefit from research developed under these priorities.
The bill was introduced by Senator Marco Rubio, along with Senators Ossoff and Warnock, on July 13, 2023, and referred to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. It has not received a committee vote or further floor action, and as of the latest available information, no further congressional action has occurred on this legislation.
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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.
Timeline
13 Jul 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Common questions
- What does S. 2316 do?
- S. 2316, the Land Grant Research Prioritization Act of 2023, would amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to add four new categories of research and extension grant priorities that the Secretary of Agriculture may fund. These cover: developing and evaluating advanced mechanized harvester technologies, with possible emphasis on harvesting specialty crops; agricultural applications of artificial intelligence, with possible emphasis on uses that improve specialty crop production; research to manage and eradicate invasive plant and animal species, including through biocontrol; and aquaculture research, including propagation and rearing of economically and ecologically valuable aquatic and marine species. The bill authorizes but does not require grants in these areas. The bill primarily affects the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which administers these competitive research and extension grant programs, and land-grant colleges and universities, which would be eligible to apply for funding under the invasive species and aquaculture provisions. Farmers, specialty crop producers, and aquaculture operations could indirectly benefit from research developed under these priorities. The bill was introduced by Senator Marco Rubio, along with Senators Ossoff and Warnock, on July 13, 2023, and referred to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. It has not received a committee vote or further floor action, and as of the latest available information, no further congressional action has occurred on this legislation.
- Has S. 2316 become law?
- The source does not supply a confirmed lifecycle stage for S. 2316. Check the latest action and official source below.
- Who sponsored S. 2316?
- S. 2316 was sponsored by Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] (R-FL), with 3 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on S. 2316?
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (13 Jul 2023).
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