Agriculture Committee, Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee
Introduced
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ARPA-Terra Act of 2019 This bill establishes within the Department of Agriculture the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Terra (ARPA-Terra) to (1) overcome the long-term and high-risk technological barriers in the development of agricultural technologies that enhance export competitiveness, environmental sustainability, and resilience to extreme weather and infectious disease; and (2) ensure that the United States maintains a technological lead in developing and deploying advanced agricultural technologies that increase economic opportunities for farmers, ranchers, and rural communities. ARPA-Terra must award grants to institutions of higher education and other entities to achieve its goals, including to accelerate early-stage research on agricultural technologies. ARPA-Terra must also implement agriculture technology projects that identify and promote revolutionary advances in fundamental sciences; translate scientific discoveries and cutting-edge inventions into technological innovations; and accelerate transformational technological advances in areas that, due to technical and financial uncertainty, industry is not likely to undertake without federal assistance.
Advanced technology and technological innovationsAgricultural researchAgricultural tradeAtmospheric science and weatherCompetitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficitsCongressional oversightDepartment of AgricultureEconomic performance and conditionsEducation programs fundingExecutive agency funding and structureFederal officialsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment trust fundsHigher educationInfectious and parasitic diseasesIntergovernmental relationsPublic-private cooperationResearch administration and fundingRural conditions and developmentTechnology transfer and commercialization
ARPA–Terra Act of 2019
USA116th CongressHR-4902| House
| Updated: 11/14/2019
ARPA-Terra Act of 2019 This bill establishes within the Department of Agriculture the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Terra (ARPA-Terra) to (1) overcome the long-term and high-risk technological barriers in the development of agricultural technologies that enhance export competitiveness, environmental sustainability, and resilience to extreme weather and infectious disease; and (2) ensure that the United States maintains a technological lead in developing and deploying advanced agricultural technologies that increase economic opportunities for farmers, ranchers, and rural communities. ARPA-Terra must award grants to institutions of higher education and other entities to achieve its goals, including to accelerate early-stage research on agricultural technologies. ARPA-Terra must also implement agriculture technology projects that identify and promote revolutionary advances in fundamental sciences; translate scientific discoveries and cutting-edge inventions into technological innovations; and accelerate transformational technological advances in areas that, due to technical and financial uncertainty, industry is not likely to undertake without federal assistance.
Advanced technology and technological innovationsAgricultural researchAgricultural tradeAtmospheric science and weatherCompetitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficitsCongressional oversightDepartment of AgricultureEconomic performance and conditionsEducation programs fundingExecutive agency funding and structureFederal officialsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment trust fundsHigher educationInfectious and parasitic diseasesIntergovernmental relationsPublic-private cooperationResearch administration and fundingRural conditions and developmentTechnology transfer and commercialization