Sec. 7210. Enhanced coordination of organic agriculture research
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The Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 is amended by inserting after section 1672B ( 7 U.S.C. 5925b ) the following: The Chief Scientist of the Department of Agriculture shall coordinate research, extension, education, and economic activities in the Department of Agriculture relating to organic agriculture. In carrying out subsection (a), the Chief Scientist shall— assign an individual to serve in the Office of the Chief Scientist as an Organic Agriculture Research Coordinator (referred to in this section as the Coordinator ) who shall be responsible for leading the efforts of the Chief Scientist in carrying out that subsection; implement and coordinate organic agriculture research efforts of the Department of Agriculture; establish annual strategic priorities and goals for the Department of Agriculture for organic agriculture research; communicate such priorities and goals to each agency or office of the Department of Agriculture, organic agriculture stakeholders, and relevant grant recipients under programs administered by the Secretary; and coordinate and identify all research on organic agriculture research needed and conducted by the Department of Agriculture and relevant grant recipients under programs administered by the Secretary to ensure consistency and reduce unintended duplication of effort.
Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of the Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024 , and every 5 years thereafter, in coordination with the roadmap for agricultural research, education, and extension described in section 7504 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 7614a ), the Coordinator shall— conduct a survey of all research of the Secretary relating to organic agriculture, including a survey of the acreage of certified organic agricultural land used by the Agricultural Research Service; and submit to the Secretary a report containing the findings of the survey conducted under subparagraph (A), which shall include sections relating to the Agricultural Research Service, the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, the Economic Research Service, the National Agricultural Statistics Service, and such other agencies of the Department of Agriculture as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.
The Coordinator shall include in each report submitted under paragraph (1)(B) recommendations relating to— enhancing the research conducted by the Secretary that— is applicable to agricultural producers that adhere to the requirements under the national organic program established under the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 ( 7 U.S.C. 6501 et seq. ); and would explore the new or enhanced research opportunities that could lead to new discoveries, foster innovation, improve technologies, and promote integrated systems approaches to assist— organic agricultural producers; consumers of organic food products; organic marketing and distribution channels; transitioning-to-organic agricultural producers, including with respect to barriers to transitioning to organic production and producers who have considered transitioning to organic production but decided not to do so; and the organic food industry; and strategies to increase the coordination and effectiveness of projects carried out by the Secretary that are applicable to organic production and that would improve the efficiency, productivity, profitability, and ecosystem services of organic crop and livestock production.
The Coordinator shall include in each report submitted under paragraph (1)(B)— a review of the recommendations described in paragraph
(2)included in the prior report submitted under paragraph (1)(B); and the actions taken by the Secretary to implement those recommendations. The Secretary shall make each report received under paragraph (1)(B) publicly available. .
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