[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2582 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2582

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 27, 2023

 Ms. Hirono (for herself, Mr. Wyden, and Ms. Duckworth) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                  Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

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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 and 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 AND NATIVE 
              AMERICAN PACIFIC ISLANDER-SERVING AGRICULTURAL 
              INSTITUTIONS.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Asian american.--The term ``Asian American'' has the 
        meaning given the term in section 320(b) of the Higher 
        Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1059g(b)).
            (2) Covered institution.--The term ``covered institution'' 
        means an institution of higher education (as defined in section 
        101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)) 
        that--
                    (A) at the time of an application for a grant under 
                this section, has a student body not less than 10 
                percent of which consists of students who are Asian 
                American or Native American Pacific Islander; and
                    (B) offers associate, bachelors, or other 
                accredited degree programs in agriculture-related 
                fields.
            (3) Native american pacific islander.--The term ``Native 
        American Pacific Islander'' has the meaning given the term in 
        section 320(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
        1059g(b)).
            (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Agriculture.
    (b) 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 and 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 described in 
                subsection (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 (which may include 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--
                                    (I) of a particular benefit to a 
                                specific agricultural commodity; but
                                    (II) are likely to be applicable to 
                                agricultural commodities generally; or
                            (ii)(I) the grant--
                                    (aa) involves a minor commodity; 
                                and
                                    (bb) deals with scientifically 
                                important research; and
                            (II) the recipient of the grant is unable 
                        to satisfy the matching funds requirement.
            (4) Term of grant.--A grant under this subsection shall 
        have a term of not more than 5 years.
    (c) 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 to the covered 
                institution;
                    (B) will be enrolled at the covered institution not 
                later than 1 year after the date of that 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, nonmedical biological sciences, 
                preveterinary 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 the covered institution has established a 
        competitive process for the award of scholarships to 
        individuals described in paragraph (1).
    (d) Biennial Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and every 2 years thereafter, the Secretary 
shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry 
of the Senate and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of 
Representatives a report describing--
            (1) the amount of funds provided to each covered 
        institution under subsections (a) and (b) during the period 
        covered by the report; and
            (2) for each fiscal year covered by the report--
                    (A)(i) the number of grants awarded under 
                subsection (b); and
                    (ii) the amount of each grant awarded under that 
                subsection; and
                    (B)(i) the number of scholarships awarded using 
                amounts made available pursuant to each grant provided 
                under subsection (c); and
                    (ii) the amount of each scholarship awarded using 
                those amounts.
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