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HOUSE 6351118th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.

To establish the Commission on National Agricultural Statistics Service Modernization to modernize the data collection and reporting processes of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, and for other purposes.

Last Action
1/18/2024

Actions

  • 2024-01-18Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
  • 2023-11-09Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
  • 2023-11-09Introduced in House
  • 2023-11-09Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2023-11-09 (00)

This bill establishes the Commission on National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) Modernization to study and provide recommendations on modernizing and streamlining data collection at NASS. (NASS conducts the Census of Agriculture and provides official statistics on agricultural production and other farm sector indicators.)

The 11-member commission must include 4 specified members from the Department of Agriculture, 1 member from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and 6 members appointed by the House and Senate Agriculture Committees.

At the request of the commission chair, federal agencies must provide the commission information related to the study.

The commission must submit a report to the President and Congress on the results of the study within three years of the bill's enactment. The report must include (1) an inventory of surveys conducted by NASS and their frequency; and (2) recommendations for administrative, regulatory, and legislative changes.

Cosponsors (8)

  • Nicholas Langworthy (R-NY)
  • Donald Davis (D-NC)
  • John Duarte (R-CA)
  • Jill Tokuda (D-HI)
  • Yadira Caraveo (D-CO)
  • John Rose (R-TN)
  • Doug LaMalfa (R-CA)
  • Trent Kelly (R-MS)

Subjects

  • Advisory bodies
  • Agricultural research
  • Census and government statistics
  • Congressional oversight
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