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H.R. 5832: National Institute of Food and Agriculture Act of 2006

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H.R. 5832: National Institute of Food and Agriculture Act of 2006

109th Congress · introduced 2006-07-19 · Agriculture and Food · Latest: Executive Comment Requested from USDA.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2006-07-19 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Gutknecht, Gil [R-MN-1] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Executive Comment Requested from USDA. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

National Institute of Food and Agriculture Act of 2006

Plain summary

National Institute of Food and Agriculture Act of 2006 - Establishes within the Department of Agriculture the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, which shall be an agency composed of a Director (who shall be an agricultural researcher and scientist) and a Standing Council of Advisors. Authorizes the Director to establish standing committees. Requires the Director to establish: (1) an Office of Advanced Science and Application which shall monitor national needs and advances in research to identify problems for which solutions are realistically achievable through research; (2) an Office of Scientific Assessment and Liaison which shall monitor programs and expenditures; and (3) an Office of Scientific Personnel which shall assess the number of, and need for additional, agricultural scientists in the United States. Directs the Institute to provide grants to support and promote the highest quality of fundamental agricultural research, including grants to fund research proposals submitted by: (1) individual scientists; (2) research centers composed of a single institution or multiple institutions; and (3) other individuals and entities from the private and public sectors, including Department and other federal researchers.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

National Institute of Food and Agriculture Act of 2006

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Gutknecht, Gil [R-MN-1] · 6 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong109-hr5832 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109