[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5169 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5169

To amend the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act to 
prioritize research on sensor and imager technology in agriculture, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 5, 2018

   Mr. Soto introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                        Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act to 
prioritize research on sensor and imager technology in agriculture, and 
                          for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SENSOR AND IMAGER TECHNOLOGY IN AGRICULTURE.

    (a) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative.--Section 2(b)(2)(E) 
of the Competitive, Special, and Facilities Research Grant Act (7 
U.S.C. 3157(b)(2)(E)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating clauses (iii) and (iv) as clauses (iv) 
        and (v), respectively; and
            (2) by inserting after clause (ii) the following new 
        clause:
                            ``(iii) sensor and imager technology;''.
    (b) Specialty Crop Research Initiative.--Paragraph (4) of section 
412(b) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform 
Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7632(b)) is amended to read as follows:
            ``(4) new innovations and technology, including--
                    ``(A) improved mechanization and technologies that 
                delay or inhibit ripening; and
                    ``(B) sensor and imager technology.''.
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