3.0.0 2116 2023-01-11T13:26:45Z 2023-01-11T13:26:45Z Senate S S 2014-03-12 113 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2014-03-12T16:56:25Z Native American Seeds Protection Act of 2013 113 3782 HR 2014-01-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on Horticulture, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture. Related bill CRS 2014-03-12 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. IntroReferral 2014-03-12 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H001046 Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] Martin Heinrich D NM T. N U000039 Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] TOM UDALL D NM 2014-03-12 True 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 2014-03-12 Introduced in Senate 2014-03-26T19:31:43Z Native American Seeds Protection Act of 2014 - 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 2014 Display Title Native American Seeds Protection Act of 2014 Official Title as Introduced A bill 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 Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Native American Seeds Protection Act of 2014 Introduced in Senate 2014-03-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s2116is/xml/BILLS-113s2116is.xml 2014-03-12 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.