H.R. 7734

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7734 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7734

To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to 
include additional priorities as research and extension initiatives, 
and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 26, 2026

Mr. Scott Franklin of Florida (for himself and Mr. Bishop) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

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A BILL

To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to 
include additional priorities as research and extension initiatives, 
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. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Land Grant Research Prioritization 
Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL RESEARCH AND EXTENSION PRIORITIES.

Section 1672(d) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade 
Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925(d)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
``(21) Advanced mechanized harvester technologies research 
and extension.--
``(A) In general.--Research and extension grants 
may be made under this section for the purpose of 
developing and evaluating technologies to mechanize 
agricultural processes.
``(B) Emphasis.--In awarding grants under 
subparagraph (A), the Secretary may place emphasis on 
mechanizing the process for harvesting specialty crops.
``(22) Agricultural application of artificial intelligence 
research and extension.--
``(A) In general.--Research and extension grants 
may be made under this section for the purpose of 
developing and evaluating agricultural uses of 
artificial intelligence.
``(B) Emphasis.--In awarding grants under 
subparagraph (A), the Secretary may place emphasis on 
uses of artificial intelligence that improve specialty 
crop production.
``(23) Invasive species research and extension.--Research 
and extension grants may be made under this section for the 
purpose of supporting research projects at land-grant colleges 
and universities (as defined in section 1404 of the National 
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 
1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103)) to develop and apply methods to manage 
and eradicate invasive species of plants and animals, including 
through methods of biocontrol.
``(24) Aquaculture research and extension.--Research and 
extension grants may be made under this section for the purpose 
of supporting research projects at land-grant colleges and 
universities (as defined in section 1404 of the National 
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 
1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103)) to develop and apply aquaculture methods, 
including through the propagation and rearing of economically 
and ecologically valuable aquatic and marine species.''.
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