3.0.0 4902 2022-11-01T04:32:33Z 2022-11-01T04:32:33Z House HR 2019-10-29 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 171 (Tuesday, October 29, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. AXNE:H.R. 4902.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the US Constitution[Page H8595]]]> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag14 Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee Referred to 2019-11-14T15:27:42Z Referred to 2019-10-29T14:02:35Z ARPA–Terra Act of 2019 116 2732 S 2019-10-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Identical bill CRS 2019-11-14 hsag14 Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research. Committee 2019-10-29 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2019-10-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-10-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress A000378 Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] Cynthia Axne D IA 3 N Agriculture and Food Advanced technology and technological innovations Agricultural research Agricultural trade Atmospheric science and weather Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits Congressional oversight Department of Agriculture Economic performance and conditions Education programs funding Executive agency funding and structure Federal officials Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government trust funds Higher education Infectious and parasitic diseases Intergovernmental relations Public-private cooperation Research administration and funding Rural conditions and development Technology transfer and commercialization Agriculture and Food 00 2019-10-29 Introduced in House 2020-09-16T16:04:43Z ARPA-Terra Act of 2019

This bill establishes within the Department of Agriculture the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Terra (ARPA-Terra) to (1) overcome the long-term and high-risk technological barriers in the development of agricultural technologies that enhance export competitiveness, environmental sustainability, and resilience to extreme weather and infectious disease; and (2) ensure that the United States maintains a technological lead in developing and deploying advanced agricultural technologies that increase economic opportunities for farmers, ranchers, and rural communities.

ARPA-Terra must award grants to institutions of higher education and other entities to achieve its goals, including to accelerate early-stage research on agricultural technologies.

ARPA-Terra must also implement agriculture technology projects that

  • identify and promote revolutionary advances in fundamental sciences;
  • translate scientific discoveries and cutting-edge inventions into technological innovations; and
  • accelerate transformational technological advances in areas that, due to technical and financial uncertainty, industry is not likely to undertake without federal assistance.
]]> ARPA–Terra Act of 2019 Display Title ARPA–Terra Act of 2019 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to establish the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Terra, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced ARPA–Terra Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr4902ih/xml/BILLS-116hr4902ih.xml 2019-11-14 Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research. 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.