S. 1637 · 116th Congress
Agriculture Research Integrity Act of 2019
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Chris Van Hollen
- Introduced
- 2019-05-23
- Latest action
- 2019-05-23 · Introduced in Senate
Summary
Agriculture Research Integrity Act of 2019
This bill reaffirms that the Agricultural Research Service, the Economic Research Service, the National Agricultural Statistics Service, the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, and any successor agencies must be (1) within the research, education, and economics mission area of the Department of Agriculture (USDA); and (2) administered by the USDA Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics.
The headquarters and the majority of the staff of the Economic Research Service and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture must be located within the National Capital Region.