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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.
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H. R. 3952 (Introduced-in-House)


116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3952


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.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

July 24, 2019

Ms. Schrier (for herself and Mr. Cox of California) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

A BILL

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.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Waiver under specialty crop research initiative.

(a) In general.—Section 412(g)(3) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7632(g)(3)) is amended—

(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking “An entity” and inserting “Subject to subparagraph (C), an entity”; and

(2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

“(C) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the matching funds requirement under subparagraph (A) with respect to a grant made under this section if the Secretary determines that—

“(i) the research conducted using grant funds—

“(I) will benefit a specific specialty crop; and

“(II) are likely to be applicable to agricultural commodities generally, including specialty crops; or

“(ii) (I) the grant involves scientifically important research; and

“(II) the recipient of such grant is unable to satisfy such matching funds requirement.”.

(b) Application.—The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to grants awarded on or after October 1, 2019.