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      <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>&lt;pre&gt;[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 123 (Tuesday, July 18, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [&lt;a href="https://www.gpo.gov"&gt;www.gpo.gov&lt;/a&gt;]By Mr. BERA:H.R. 4698.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. ConstitutionThe single subject of this legislation is:Animal Health[Page H3700]&lt;/pre&gt;</constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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          <text>&lt;p&gt;This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to contract with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to study a federal research agenda to advance the understanding of food animal microbiomes (including cattle, small ruminants, poultry, and aquaculture species). The term &lt;em&gt;microbiome&lt;/em&gt; generally refers to a community of microorganisms (such as bacteria, fungi, and viruses) that inhabit a particular environment&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The National Academies must submit a report to Congress on the study, including recommendations to advance the federal research agenda on food animal microbiomes.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;!--tinycomments|2.1|data:application/json;base64,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--&gt;</text>
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    <title>To provide for a study on food animal microbiomes, and for other purposes.</title>
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