Seeds for the Future Act
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Mar 7, 2018)
Seeds for the Future Act
This bill amends the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act to require the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to ensure that at least $50 million of USDA grant funding is used each year for competitive research grants that support the development of public cultivars.
A "cultivar" is a variety of plant that has been intentionally selected for use in cultivation because of its improved characteristics. A "public cultivar" is the commercially available uniform end product of a publicly funded breeding program that has been sufficiently tested to demonstrate improved characteristics and stable performance.
The bill also amends the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to establish a public cultivar research activities coordinator within USDA to coordinate research activities relating to the breeding of public cultivars.
What just happenedMar 28, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseMar 7, 2018
- Mar 28, 2018Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee - Mar 7, 2018IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Agriculture Committee - Mar 7, 2018IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Mar 7, 2018IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House