[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5029 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5029

 To amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching 
Policy Act of 1977 to require the specialty crops committee to make an 
 additional recommendation regarding agricultural technology, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 14, 2018

   Mr. Soto introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                        Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching 
Policy Act of 1977 to require the specialty crops committee to make an 
 additional recommendation regarding agricultural technology, and for 
                            other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDATION OF SPECIALTY CROPS COMMITTEE 
              REGARDING USE OF AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY.

    (a) In General.--Section 1408A(c)(2) of the Food and Agriculture 
Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3123a(c)(2)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (G), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in subparagraph (H), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting ``; and''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(I) increase the use of agricultural technology, 
                including sensor and imaging technology.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to reports submitted on or after the date of the 
enactment of this Act.
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