S2023-118

Introduced

To amend the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act and the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to further plant cultivar and animal breed research, development, and commercialization, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Jun 15, 2023

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act and the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to further plant cultivar and animal breed research, development, and commercialization, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers. The main policy domain is Education, Energy, Environment.

Who Benefits and How

schools, students, and education providers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, schools, students, and education providers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Seeds and Breeds for the Future Act.
  • Section iddbaded6b236649fa83e84935711ff836: 2. Public cultivar development Section 2 of the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 3157) is amended— in subsection (a), by...
  • Section id6aa223af6aa9432683b2cfd98bd3993b: 3. Public cultivar and animal breed research coordination Section 251 of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 U.S.C. 6971) is amended—...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act and the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to further plant cultivar and animal breed research, development, and commercialization, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.

Key Policy Areas

Education, Energy, Environment

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act and the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to further plant cultivar and animal breed research, development, and commercialization, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting schools, students, and education providers.

Policy Domains

Education Energy Environment

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • schools, students, and education providers
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Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
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Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jun 15, 2023

Ms. Baldwin (for herself, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Smith, Mr. Wyden, …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Education Energy Environment
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ The Secretary identified in the operative section

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"public cultivar" §iddbaded6b236649fa83e84935711ff836

a cultivar— that is the commercially available uniform end product of a publicly funded breeding program that has been sufficiently tested to demonstrate improved characteristics and stable performance

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