legislation: 117-s-2636

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117-s-2636 117 s 2636 AG RESEARCH Act Agriculture and Food 2021-08-05 2021-08-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Senate Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] HI D H001042 5 AuGmenting Research and Educational Sites to Ensure Agriculture Remains Cutting-edge and Helpful Act or the AG RESEARCH Act This bill provides funding for maintenance at agricultural research facilities. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) must (1) revise its review process for evaluating proposals for agricultural research facilities to include consulting with representatives of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) peer review panels; and (2) establish a grant program within NIFA to provide agricultural research facilities with a federal share of the cost for the construction, alteration, acquisition, modernization, renovation, or remodeling of the research facilities or the equipment necessary for agricultural research. Additionally, USDA must use specified Commodity Credit Corporation funds to provide direct payments to research facilities of the Agricultural Research Service for addressing deferred maintenance. USDA must give priority to the most critical structures in accordance with the Agricultural Research Service Capital Investment Strategy (April 2012). 2022-12-30T11:03:22Z https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2636

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