3.0.0 3782 2023-01-11T13:23:35Z 2023-01-11T13:23:35Z House H HR 2013-12-16 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico:H.R. 3782.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the US Constitution[Page H8118]]]> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag14 Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee Referred to 2014-01-07T18:11:25Z Referred to 2013-12-16T16:02:25Z Native American Seeds Protection Act of 2014 113 2116 S 2014-03-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Related bill CRS 2014-01-07 hsag14 Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Horticulture, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture. Committee 2013-12-16 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2013-12-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-12-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000580 Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1] Michelle Lujan Grisham D NM 1 N L000570 Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3] Ben Lujan D NM R. 3 2013-12-19 False M001143 Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] BETTY MCCOLLUM D MN 4 2014-03-13 False P000258 Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7] COLLIN PETERSON D MN C. 7 2014-03-27 False C001053 Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] Tom Cole R OK 4 2014-04-10 False D000617 Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] Suzan DelBene D WA K. 1 2014-05-07 False G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 3 2014-05-08 False P000588 Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2] Stevan Pearce R NM 2 2014-06-18 False D000612 Rep. Denham, Jeff [R-CA-10] Jeff Denham R CA 10 2014-07-25 False M001191 Rep. Murphy, Patrick [D-FL-18] Patrick Murphy D FL 18 2014-09-18 False H001068 Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] Jared Huffman D CA 2 2014-12-11 False Agriculture and Food Agricultural education Agricultural practices and innovations Agricultural research Education programs funding Horticulture and plants Indian lands and resources rights Research administration and funding Agriculture and Food 00 2013-12-16 Introduced in House 2014-02-20T21:06:45Z Native American Seeds Protection Act of 2013 - Amends the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to award grants to, and enter into agreements with, Indian tribes and 1994 Institutions to conduct research and education and training programs concerning the purity of Native American seeds. (1994 Institutions are Native American tribally-controlled colleges and universities that were granted land-grant status in 1994.)

Requires grant applicants to certify that any research conducted will be performed under a cooperative agreement with at least one other entity that has the capacity and infrastructure necessary to carry out agricultural research projects.

Authorizes the use of the grants to fund research to assess the impact of: (1) public law and policies on traditional ways of life and cultural practices relating to the harvesting and cultivating of Native American seeds, and (2) contaminants that compromise the integrity and purity of those seeds.

Authorizes the use of the grants to fund education and training programs on: (1) the methods necessary to conduct such research; and (2) the best methods to continuously test, monitor, and otherwise protect the purity of Native American seeds.

Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to authorize the use of grants under the community facilities grant program to expand, construct, and develop seed storage facilities that are used to protect and preserve Native American seeds.


]]> Native American Seeds Protection Act of 2013 Display Title Native American Seeds Protection Act of 2013 Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with Indian tribes, to make grants, competitive grants, and special research grants to, and enter into cooperative agreements and other contracting instruments with, eligible entities to conduct research and education and training programs to protect and preserve Native American seeds, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Native American Seeds Protection Act of 2013 Introduced in House 2013-12-16T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr3782ih/xml/BILLS-113hr3782ih.xml 2014-01-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on Horticulture, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture. 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.