[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2783 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2783

     To establish an integrated research, education, and extension 
  competitive grant program and scholarship grant program for certain 
 Asian American Native American Pacific Islander-serving agricultural 
                 institutions, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 20, 2023

   Mr. Sablan (for himself, Ms. Tokuda, Mrs. Radewagen, Ms. Chu, Mr. 
Moylan, and Mr. Case) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                    to the Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
     To establish an integrated research, education, and extension 
  competitive grant program and scholarship grant program for certain 
 Asian American Native American Pacific Islander-serving agricultural 
                 institutions, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``AANAPISI Opportunity Act''.

SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAMS SUPPORTING CERTAIN ASIAN AMERICAN NATIVE 
              AMERICAN PACIFIC ISLANDER-SERVING AGRICULTURAL 
              INSTITUTIONS.

    (a) Integrated Research, Education, and Extension Competitive 
Grants Program Established.--
            (1) Competitive grants authorized.--Subject to the 
        availability of appropriations to carry out this section, the 
        Secretary may award grants to covered institutions on a 
        competitive basis for integrated agricultural research, 
        education, and extension projects in accordance with this 
        subsection.
            (2) Criteria for grants.--Grants under this subsection 
        shall be awarded to address priorities in United States 
        agriculture, as determined by the Secretary in consultation 
        with experts in Asian American Native American Pacific Islander 
        agricultural issues, that involve integrated research, 
        extension, and education activities.
            (3) Matching funds requirement.--
                    (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (C), with 
                respect to a grant under this subsection that provides 
                a particular benefit to a priority area specified in 
                section 2(b)(2) of the Competitive, Special, and 
                Facilities Research Grant Act (7 U.S.C. 3157(b)(2)), 
                the recipient of the grant shall provide non-Federal 
                matching funds (including funds from an agricultural 
                commodity promotion, research, and information program) 
                equal to 50 percent of the amount of the grant.
                    (B) In-kind support.--Non-Federal matching funds 
                described in subparagraph (A) may include in-kind 
                support.
                    (C) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive the matching 
                funds requirement under subparagraph (A) with respect 
                to a grant if the Secretary determines that--
                            (i) the results of the grant are of a 
                        particular benefit to a specific agricultural 
                        commodity, but those results are likely to be 
                        applicable to agricultural commodities 
                        generally; or
                            (ii)(I) the grant--
                                    (aa) the recipient is unable to 
                                satisfy the matching funds requirement;
                                    (bb) involves a minor commodity; 
                                and
                                    (cc) deals with scientifically 
                                important research; and
                            (II) the recipient is unable to satisfy the 
                        matching funds requirement.
            (4) Term of grant.--A grant under this section shall have a 
        term of not more than 5 years.
    (b) Scholarship Grant Program Established.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary shall make grants to each 
        covered institution for purposes of awarding scholarships to 
        individuals who--
                    (A) have been accepted for admission at such 
                covered institution;
                    (B) will be enrolled at such covered institution 
                not later than one year after the date of such 
                acceptance; and
                    (C) intend to pursue a career in agriculture, 
                including in the agricultural disciplines of business, 
                management, economics, engineering, mechanics, 
                production, technology, agronomy, crop science, animal 
                science, botany, food science, forestry, home 
                economics, nutrition, horticulture, natural resources 
                management, soil conservation, soil science, farm and 
                range management, non-medical biological sciences, pre-
                veterinary medicine, computer science, and such other 
                disciplines as the Secretary determines appropriate.
            (2) Condition.--The Secretary may only award a grant under 
        this subsection to a covered institution if the Secretary 
        determines that such covered institution has established a 
        competitive scholarship awards process for the award of 
        scholarships to individuals described in paragraph (1).
    (c) Report.--Beginning on the date that is two years after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and every two years thereafter, the 
Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
Forestry of the Senate a report detailing--
            (1) the amount of funds provided to each covered 
        institution under subsections (a) and (b);
            (2) the number of grants awarded under subsection (a) each 
        fiscal year and the amount of each such grant; and
            (3) the number of scholarships awarded under each grant 
        under subsection (b) each fiscal year and the amount of each 
        such scholarship.
    (d) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Covered institution.--The term ``covered institution'' 
        means a community college, college, or university--
                    (A) that has, at the time of an application for a 
                grant under this section, a student body consisting of 
                at least 10 percent Asian American Native American 
                Pacific Islander students; and
                    (B) that offers associate, bachelors, or other 
                accredited degree programs in agriculture-related 
                fields.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Agriculture.
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