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Adds section 1413C to Subtitle B establishing the Agriculture Climate Scientific Research Advisory Committee with duties, membership, compensation, and procedural provisions.
Inserts a new section 1419 into Subtitle C of title XIV after section 1418 to establish the Rural Climate Alliance Network, define purposes, membership, activities, and reporting requirements.
Creates a new USDA advisory committee to guide and coordinate climate‑related agricultural research and data, and launches a Rural Climate Alliance Network run through USDA Climate Hubs. The network shares research, data, tools, and hands‑on help with farmers, ranchers, and other partners so they can prepare for and reduce climate impacts. Requires clear data standards, sets membership and staffing rules, and directs a public report to Congress within 1 year identifying research and data gaps and priorities. The goal is to improve coordination, technology transfer, and a national research plan for agricultural climate mitigation and adaptation.
Strategically align agriculture climate research and data systems.
Strengthen technical assistance and technology transfer.
Establish a national agriculture climate research agenda to mitigate and adapt to climate change.
Amends Subtitle B of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3121 et seq.) by adding a new section 1413C to create an Agriculture Climate Scientific Research Advisory Committee.
Requires the Secretary to establish the “Agriculture Climate Scientific Research Advisory Committee” within the USDA Office of the Chief Scientist.
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Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Introduced March 6, 2025 by Julia Brownley · Last progress March 6, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Introduced in House