3.0.0 2274 2019-11-15T21:44:05Z 2019-11-15T21:44:05Z Senate S S 2012-03-29 112 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2012-03-29T20:37:11Z Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012 112 3240 S 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. Related bill CRS 2012-03-29 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. IntroReferral 2012-03-29 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress R000307 Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] PAT ROBERTS R KS N S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2012-03-29 True C000705 Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND] KENT CONRAD D ND 2012-03-29 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2012-04-16 False B001236 Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] John Boozman R AR 2012-04-16 False H001061 Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] John Hoeven R ND 2012-04-17 False Agriculture and Food Agricultural practices and innovations Agricultural research Animal and plant health Food supply, safety, and labeling Nutrition and diet Rural conditions and development Tax-exempt organizations Agriculture and Food 00 2012-03-29 Introduced in Senate 2012-04-27T21:40:15Z 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. Display Title A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a nonprofit corporation to be known as the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research. Official Title as Introduced A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a nonprofit corporation to be known as the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research. Introduced in Senate 2012-03-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s2274is/xml/BILLS-112s2274is.xml 2012-03-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. 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.