Sec. 7305. Specialty crop research initiative
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Section 412 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 ( 7 U.S.C. 7632 ) is amended— in subsection (f)(3), by striking subsection
(d)and (j), and inserting subsections (d), (j), and (k), ; in subsection (g)— in paragraph (3), by adding at the end the following: The Secretary may waive the matching funds requirement under subparagraph (A). ; and in paragraph (4), by striking the Initiative and inserting this section ; by redesignating subsections
(j)and
(k)as subsections
(k)and (l), respectively; by inserting after subsection
(i)the following: The Secretary shall establish a competitive research and extension grant program to increase the competitiveness of specialty crops in the United States through the advancement and acceleration of mechanization and automation, under which the Secretary awards competitive grants to eligible entities— to create or improve cost-effective mechanization, automation, and other innovations and technologies— to reduce the manual labor requirements of a specialty crop grower; to improve specialty crop farmworker safety and health or working conditions; or to increase the efficiency of specialty crop— production; resource management; harvesting; processing; postharvest technologies; or packaging; to increase the adoption of specialty crop mechanization, automation, and other innovations and technologies by— emphasizing adoption drivers, which may include connectivity, autonomy, reliability, durability, in-field validation, and cost-effectiveness; or investing in and developing human capital to increase the capacity of the specialty crop sector to work with new technologies; or to accelerate specialty crop mechanization and automation through— prototype development; in-field trial testing; ongoing industry engagement; or rapid commercialization. In awarding grants under this subsection, the Secretary shall give priority to proposals for projects that— address the training or retraining of farmworkers to operate, repair, program, or otherwise maintain mechanization and automation solutions involved in the project; and include explicit mechanisms to communicate the results of the project to producers and the public. Subsections (a),
(c)through (g), (i), and
(l)shall apply to the program established under this subsection. ; in subsection
(k)(as so redesignated), in paragraph (5), by striking and inserting In addition to the amounts reserved under subsection (k)(1)(C), there There ; and in subsection
(l)(as so redesignated)— in paragraph (1)— in subparagraph (B)— in the subparagraph heading, by striking and inserting Subsequent funding ; and Fiscal years 2014 through 2024 by striking fiscal year 2014 and each fiscal year thereafter and inserting each of fiscal years 2014 through 2024 ; and by striking subparagraphs
(C)and
(D)and inserting the following: Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall make available to carry out this section $170,000,000 for fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter. The Secretary shall allocate funds made available under clause
(i)in accordance with the following: For the Initiative, not less than— $150,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029; and $170,000,000 for fiscal year 2030 and each fiscal year thereafter. For the specialty crop mechanization and automation research and development program established under subsection (j), $20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029. Any funds allocated under clause (ii)(II) that remain unobligated on the date that is 1 year after the last day of the fiscal year in which those funds are first made available shall be reallocated for the purposes described in clause (ii)(I). Notwithstanding paragraph (4), funds made available under clause
(i)and allocated under clause (ii)(II) shall remain available until expended. For purposes of paragraph (4), amounts reallocated under clause
(iii)shall be considered to be made available for the fiscal year for which the amounts are reallocated. ; in paragraph (2)— in the paragraph heading, by striking ; for fiscal years 2014 through 2023 by striking In addition and inserting the following: In addition ; and in subparagraph
(A)(as so designated), by striking 2023 and inserting 2029 ; by redesignating paragraph
(3)as subparagraph
(B)of paragraph
(2)and indenting appropriately; and by redesignating paragraphs
(4)and
(5)as paragraphs
(3)and (4), respectively. Section 1408A of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 ( 7 U.S.C. 3123a ) is amended— in subsection (a)(2)(A), by striking (j)(3) and inserting (k)(3) ; in subsection (c)(5), by striking specialty crop research initiative and inserting programs ; and in subsection (g), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking
(j)and inserting
(k). Section 251(f)(1)(D)(x) of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 ( 7 U.S.C. 6971(f)(1)(D)(x) ) is amended by striking specialty crop research initiative under section 412 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 and inserting programs under section 412 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 ( . 7 U.S.C. 7632 ) Section 12605(c) of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 ( 7 U.S.C. 7632 note; Public Law 115–334 ) is amended— by striking 412(j) and inserting 412(k) ; and by striking 7632(j)) and inserting 7632(k)) .
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