DOE and USDA Interagency Research Act
- Last Action
- 12/5/2023
Actions
- 2023-12-05Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- 2023-12-04Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 2023-12-04On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6089-6090)
- 2023-12-04Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6089-6090)
- 2023-12-04DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1713.
- 2023-12-04Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6089-6090)
- 2023-12-04Mr. Lucas moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- 2023-05-22Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 54.
- 2023-05-22Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Agriculture. H. Rept. 118-74, Part II.
- 2023-05-22Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Agriculture. H. Rept. 118-74, Part II.
- 2023-05-22Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 118-74, Part I.
- 2023-05-22Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 118-74, Part I.
- 2023-05-11Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 53 - 1.
- 2023-05-11Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- 2023-05-11Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Discharged.
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CRS Summary
As of 2023-12-04 (53)
DOE and USDA Interagency Research Act
This bill requires the Department of Energy and Department of Agriculture to carry out cross-cutting and collaborative research and development activities through the establishment of an interagency agreement.
The agencies are authorized to (1) carry out reimbursable agreements in order to maximize research and development effectiveness, and (2) collaborate with other federal agencies. Further, the interagency agreement must require the use of a competitive, merit-reviewed process, which considers applications from federal agencies, national laboratories, institutions of higher education, and nonprofit institutions.
Research and development activities may include
- collaborative research in a variety of focus areas, such as integrated natural resources and the energy-water nexus, biofuels and biobased products, invasive species management, grid modernization and security, rural technology development, and wildfire risks and prevention;
- developing methods to accommodate large voluntary standardized and integrated data sets on agricultural, environmental, supply chain, and economic information;
- supporting research infrastructure and workforce development; and
- conducting collaborative research and development on ways to improve agriculture operations and processing efficiencies, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Cosponsors (10)
- ZOE LOFGREN (D-CA)
- Max Miller (R-OH)
- Summer Lee (D-PA)
- Claudia Tenney (R-NY)
- Brandon Williams (R-NY)
- Yadira Caraveo (D-CO)
- Valerie Foushee (D-NC)
- Haley Stevens (D-MI)
- Jeff Jackson (D-NC)
- Marie Perez (D-WA)
Subjects
- Advanced technology and technological innovations
- Agricultural practices and innovations
- Agricultural research
- Alternative and renewable resources
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Department of Agriculture
- Department of Energy
- Energy research
- Energy storage, supplies, demand
- Fires
- Forests, forestry, trees
- Pest management
- Research administration and funding
- Research and development
- Water use and supply
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