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115-hr-5208115th Congress

Seeds for the Future Act

Sponsored By: Representative Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]

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Summary

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.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]

WI • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 3/7/2018

  • Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]

    WA • D

    Sponsored 4/10/2018

  • Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 4/13/2018

  • Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4]

    NC • D

    Sponsored 5/9/2018

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