[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 580 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 580

  To amend the Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration 
Authorization Act of 1978 to require the appointment of a member of the 
Science Advisory Board based on the recommendation of the Secretary of 
                              Agriculture.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 15, 2011

  Ms. Klobuchar (for herself, Mr. Lugar, and Mr. Nelson of Nebraska) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
               Committee on Environment and Public Works

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration 
Authorization Act of 1978 to require the appointment of a member of the 
Science Advisory Board based on the recommendation of the Secretary of 
                              Agriculture.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Representation for Farmers Act''.

SEC. 2. SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD.

    Section 8(b) of the Environmental Research, Development, and 
Demonstration Authorization Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 4365(b)) is amended 
in the first sentence by inserting ``and not more than 3 of whom shall 
be appointed based on the recommendation of the Secretary of 
Agriculture,'' after ``Chairman,''.
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