[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 95 (Tuesday, June 4, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H3656]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

           By Mr. LUCAS:
       H.R. 8613.
       Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant 
     to the following:
       U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 8, Clause 18:
       ``The Congress shall have Power. . . . To make all Laws 
     which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into 
     Execution the forgoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by 
     this Constitution in he Government of the United States, or 
     in any Department or Officer thereof.''
       The single subject of this legislation is:
       To direct the Secretary of Agriculture and the Director of 
     the National Science Foundation to carry out cross-cutting 
     and collaborative research and development activities focused 
     on the joint advancement of Department of Agriculture and 
     National Science Foundation mission requirements and 
     priorities.