,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cghb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #af1 #bjac 
,ms4 ,michelle ,lujan ,grisham of ,new  
,mexico introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,agriculture  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct the 
,secretary of ,agriculture1 in          
consultation with ,indian tribes1 to    
make grants1 competitive grants1 and    
special research grants to1 and enter   
into cooperative agreements and other   
contracting instruments with1 eligible  
entities to conduct research and        
education and training programs to      
protect and preserve ,native ,american  
seeds1 and for other purposes4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,native ,american ,seeds ,protection
 ,act of #bjac4  #b4 ,research grants   
for purposes of protection and          
preservation of ,native ,american seeds 
7a7 ,in general ,subtitle ,c of the     
,national ,agricultural ,research1      
,extension1 and ,teaching ,policy ,act  

of #aigg 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #caea et seq47 is
 amended by adding at the end the       
following new section3  #adai;,c4       
,research grants for purposes of        
protection and preservation of ,native  
,american seeds  7a7 ,authority         
,consistent with this section1 the      
,secretary may make grants1 competitive 
grants1 and special research grants to1 
and enter into cooperative agreements   
and other contracting instruments with1 
eligible entities to conduct research   
and education and training programs that
 are objective1 operationally           
independent1 and external to the        
,federal ,government and that concern   
the purity of ,native ,american seeds   
7as defined by the ,secretary1 in       
consultation with ,indian tribes74  7b7 
,cooperation required ,grant            
applications submitted by an eligible   
entity under this section shall certify 
that the research to be conducted will  
be performed under a cooperative        
agreement with at least one other       

qualified research entity4  7c7         
,activities ,under this section1 funding
 may be provided to conduct--  7#a7     
research to assess the direct and       
indirect impacts of--  7,a7 public law  
and policies on traditional ways of life
 and cultural practices relating to the 
harvesting and cultivating of ,native   
,american seeds2 and  7,b7 contaminants 
that compromise the integrity and purity
 of ,native ,american seeds2 and  7#b7  
education and training programs on--    
7,a7 the methods necessary to conduct   
the research described in paragraph     
7#a72 and  7,b7 the best methods to     
continuously test1 monitor1 and         
otherwise protect the purity of ,native 
,american seeds4  7d7 ,report ,beginning
 not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this section1 and   
each year thereafter1 the ,secretary    
shall submit to the ,committee on       
,agriculture of the ,house of           
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry 

of the ,senate a report that contains-- 
7#a7 the results of any research        
conducted under this section2  7#b7 the 
effectiveness of any education and      
training programs conducted under this  
section in enabling eligible entities to
 ensure the purity of ,native ,american 
seeds2 and  7#c7 any recommendations of 
the ,secretary to improve the           
effectiveness of such education and     
training programs4  7e7 ,definitions ,in
 this section3  7#a7 ,eligible entity   
,the term eligible entity means--  7,a7 
a #aiid ,institution 7as defined in     
section #ecb of the ,equity in          
,educational ,land-,grant ,status ,act  
of #aiid 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #cja note772 or  
7,b7 an ,indian tribe4  7#b7 ,indian    
tribe ,the term ,indian tribe has the   
meaning given such term in section #d of
 the ,indian ,self-,determination and   
,education ,assistance ,act 7#be        
,u4,s4,c4 #dej;b74  7#c7 ,qualified     
research entity ,the term qualified     
research entity means an entity with a  

demonstrated capacity and infrastructure
 necessary to carry out agricultural    
research projects1 including--  7,a7 a  
,state agricultural experiment station2 
7,b7 a college or university 7including 
a #aiid ,institution72  7,c7 another    
research institution or organization2   
7,d7 a private organization2  7,e7 a    
corporation2 or  7,f7 an individual4  4 
7b7 ,regulations ,not later than #ahj   
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,secretary shall issue   
regulations to carry out section        
#adai;,c of the ,national ,agricultural 
,research1 ,extension1 and ,teaching    
,policy ,act of #aigg1 as added by      
subsection 7a71 including regulations to
 define the term ,native ,american seed 
as specified in subsection 7a7 of such  
section #adai;,c4  #c4 ,developing seed 
storage facilities to preserve and      
protect ,native ,american seeds ,section
 #cjf 7a77#ai77;,a7 of the ,consolidated
 ,farm and ,rural ,development ,act 7#g 
,u4,s4,c4 #aibf7;a77#ai77;,a77 is       

amended by inserting 1 including the    
expansion1 construction1 and            
infrastructure costs associated with    
developing seed storage facilities that 
are used to protect and preserve ,native
 ,american seeds 7as defined by the     
,secretary pursuant to section #adai;,c 
of the ,national ,agricultural          
,research1 ,education1 and ,teaching    
,policy ,act of #aigg7 before the period
 at the end4