Agricultural Representation for the United States Territories Act
- Last Action
- 8/24/2023
Actions
- 2023-08-24Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
- 2023-07-12Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
- 2023-07-12Introduced in House
- 2023-07-12Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2023-07-12 (00)
Agricultural Representation for the United States Territories Act
This bill increases agricultural representation for U.S. territories on the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics (NAREEE) Advisory Board.
Specifically, the bill increases the advisory board membership to 16 members (from the current 15). The additional member must represent the agricultural interests of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam.
The bill also extends the advisory board through FY2028.
(The NAREEE Advisory Board advises the Department of Agriculture, land-grant colleges and universities, and Congress on top priorities and policies for food and agricultural research, education, extension, and economics.)
Cosponsors (9)
- Stacey Plaskett (D-VI)
- Ritchie Torres (D-NY)
- James Moylan (R-GU)
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY)
- Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon (R-PR)
- Darren Soto (D-FL)
- Aumua Amata Radewagen (R-AS)
- Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ)
- Jill Tokuda (D-HI)
Subjects
- Advisory bodies
- Agricultural education
- Agricultural research
- American Samoa
- Economic development
- Guam
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Puerto Rico
- Virgin Islands
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