House Bill 3952
116th Congress(2019-2020)
To amend the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to establish a waiver from the matching requirement for certain grants under the specialty crop research initiative.
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jul 24, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
3952
Congress
116
Policy Area
Agriculture and Food
Agriculture and Food
Primary focus of measure is agricultural practices; agricultural prices and marketing; agricultural education; food assistance or nutrition programs; food industry, supply, and safety; aquaculture; horticulture and plants. Measures concerning international trade in agricultural products may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
This bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to waive the matching requirement for certain grants under the specialty crop research initiative.
Specifically, USDA may waive the requirement if (1) the research conducted using grant funds will benefit a specific specialty crop and is likely to be applicable to agricultural commodities generally, or the grant involves scientifically important research; and (2) the recipient of the grant is unable to satisfy the matching funds requirement.
July 24, 2019
08/29/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
07/24/2019
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
07/24/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 1:50:25 PM