118 HR 5091 IH: Fairness in Vineyard Data Act U.S. House of Representatives 2023-07-28 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I118th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 5091IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJuly 28, 2023Ms. Tenney (for herself and Mr. Morelle) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on AgricultureA BILLTo require the Secretary of Agriculture to annually publish certain data with respect to grape production, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Fairness in Vineyard Data Act.

2.

Grape production data

(a)

In general

The Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Administrator of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, shall—(1)not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act—(A)conduct a survey on grape production in each State, including—(i)total acreage; and(ii)production, utilization, and acreage by type, variety, county, and year planted; and(B)make publicly available on the website of the National Agricultural Statistics Service the results of such survey and the data from such survey; and(2)not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually for the 3 years thereafter, make publicly available on the website of the National Agricultural Statistics Service data from the 5 States with the highest grape production in the preceding year, as determined using data from the survey required under paragraph (1)(A). (b)

Authorization of appropriations

(1)

Survey

There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (a)(1) $2,500,000 for fiscal year 2024.(2)

Publication of data

There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out subsection (a)(2) $1,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2028.