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H.R. 6474

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AG RESEARCH Act
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Committee
Latest Action · August 16, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
Congress
115th (2017–2019)
Introduced
July 23, 2018
Cosponsors (20)
20D 0R
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Augmenting Research and Educational Sites to Ensure Agriculture Remains Cutting-Edge and Helpful Act or the AG RESEARCH Act This bill amends the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to provide funding for maintenance at agricultural research facilities. The bill requires the Department of Agriculture to: (1) establish a grant program within the National Institute of Food and Agriculture to provide agricultural research facilities with a federal share of the cost for the alteration, modernization, renovation, or remodeling of the research facilities or the equipment necessary for agricultural research; and (2) use specified Commodity Credit Corporation funds to provide direct payments to research facilities of the Agricultural Research Service for addressing deferred maintenance.

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