US Congress Senate Bill 2274 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on March 29 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-03-29 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Pending: Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to establish the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research to: (1) advance USDA's research mission by supporting agricultural research focused on addressing key problems of national and international significance; and (2) foster collaboration with agricultural researchers from the federal government, institutions of higher education, industry, and nonprofit organizations. Directs the Foundation to: (1) award grants to, or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with, scientists and entities to advance Foundation goals; (2) identify and coordinate existing and proposed federal research and development programs relating to Foundation purposes; (3) identify unmet and emerging agricultural research needs; (4) facilitate technology transfer and information release to the agricultural research community; and (5) promote the development of the next generation of agricultural research scientists.

A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a nonprofit corporation to be known as the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research.

Sen. Pat Roberts [R-KS]	Sen. John Boozman [R-AR]	Sen. Kent Conrad [D-ND]	Sen. John Hoeven [R-ND]
Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]	Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-03-29	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

SB3240 (Related) 2012-08-28 - By Senator Stabenow from Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry filed written report under authority of the order of the Senate of 08/02/2012. Report No. 112-203. Additional views filed.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/2274/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s2274/BILLS-112s2274is.pdf