3.0.0 971 2023-01-11T19:45:29Z 2023-01-11T19:45:29Z Senate S S 2007-03-22 110 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-03-22T22:51:48Z National Institute of Food and Agriculture Act of 2007 110 2118 HR 2007-05-31 Executive Comment Requested from USDA. Related bill CRS 2007-03-22 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3621-3624) IntroReferral 2007-03-22 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3620-3621) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-03-22 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000611 Sen. Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO] CHRISTOPHER BOND R MO S. N H000206 Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] THOMAS HARKIN D IA RICHARD 2007-03-22 True L000504 Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] RICHARD LUGAR R IN GREEN 2007-03-23 False N000180 Sen. Nelson, Ben [D-NE] E. Nelson D NE Benjamin 2007-03-23 False C001057 Sen. Coleman, Norm [R-MN] Norm Coleman R MN 2007-05-07 False M001170 Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] Claire McCaskill D MO 2007-05-14 False B001233 Sen. Bayh, Evan [D-IN] EVAN BAYH D IN 2007-05-16 False Agriculture and Food Advice and consent of the Senate Agricultural conservation Agricultural education Agricultural innovations Agricultural production Agricultural research Alternative energy sources Biological warfare Biomass energy Commerce Congress Congressional reporting requirements Crime and Law Enforcement Department of Agriculture Developing countries Diet Economics and Public Finance Education Energy Energy consumption Energy crops Environmental Protection Executive reorganization Farm income Farm produce Farms Federal advisory bodies Federal aid to research Food safety Food supply Foodborne diseases Foreign Trade and International Finance Government Operations and Politics Health Higher education Hunger International competitiveness Nutrition Obesity Presidential appointments Research centers Research grants Science, Technology, Communications Scientists Sustainable agriculture Terrorism Agriculture and Food 00 2007-03-22 Introduced in Senate 2007-04-11T20:58:18Z National Institute of Food and Agriculture Act of 2007 - Establishes within the Department of Agriculture the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, which shall be an agency composed of a Director (who shall be a scientist) and a Standing Council of Advisors.

Authorizes the Director to establish standing scientific committees. Requires the Director to establish: (1) an Office of Advanced Science and Application which shall monitor national needs and advances in research to identify problems for which solutions are realistically achievable through research; (2) an Office of Scientific Assessment and Liaison which shall monitor programs and expenditures; (3) an Office of Scientific Personnel which shall assess the number of, and need for additional, agricultural scientists in the United States.

Directs the Institute to provide grants to support and promote the highest quality of fundamental agricultural research, including grants to fund research proposals submitted by: (1) individual scientists; (2) research centers composed of a single institution or multiple institutions; and (3) other individuals and entities from the private and public sectors, including Department and other federal researchers.

]]> National Institute of Food and Agriculture Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, to provide funding for the support of fundamental agricultural research of the highest quality, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title National Institute of Food and Agriculture Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced National Institute of Food and Agriculture Act of 2007 Introduced in Senate 2007-03-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s971is/xml/BILLS-110s971is.xml 2007-03-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3621-3624) 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.