[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 107 (Tuesday, June 26, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S4452]
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  SA 3205. Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. Udall) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2, to provide 
for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of 
the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle B of title VII, add the following:

     SEC. 72___. ALGAE RESEARCH INITIATIVE.

       Subtitle H of title XVI of the Food, Agriculture, 
     Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 is amended by inserting 
     after section 1680 (7 U.S.C. 5933) the following:

     ``SEC. 1681. ALGAE RESEARCH INITIATIVE.

       ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Agriculture 
     (referred to in this section as the `Secretary') shall 
     establish an algae research initiative under which the 
     Secretary may make competitive grants to research 
     institutions--
       ``(1) to develop and test new agriculture-related uses of 
     algae, including--
       ``(A) the development and testing of alternative feeds and 
     feed ingredients; and
       ``(B) the application of algae in animal health and immune 
     stimulants;
       ``(2) to evaluate the economic opportunities from new algae 
     feedstocks or food products--
       ``(A) through production on marginal or unproductive land, 
     industrial systems, or coastal or open seawater; and
       ``(B) that significantly increase the yield of food, feed, 
     or other products from existing agricultural land;
       ``(3) to determine the potential of algae protein 
     production, including an analysis of--
       ``(A) current production trends, demand, and technology 
     needs;
       ``(B) the physical and economic feasibility of the United 
     States growing algae for application in animal health and 
     immune stimulants (including microalgae and macroalgae); and
       ``(C) the nutritional profile and benefits of algae as a 
     protein source;
       ``(4) to determine the benefits of the onfield application 
     of algae biomass (including microalgae and macroalgae) or 
     algae-derived components; and
       ``(5) to evaluate ways in which to improve the use of algae 
     in energy programs of the Department of Agriculture.
       ``(b) Report.--Not later than 4 years after the date of 
     enactment of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, 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 that describes 
     the results of the research conducted through the initiative 
     established under subsection (a).
       ``(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section 
     $10,000,000.''.
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