[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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