,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dbfd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ad1 #bjad    
,mr4 ,fortenberry introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,agriculture  ,a      
,,bill  ,to authorize the ,secretary of 
,agriculture to enter into a lease      
involving the ,south ,central           
,agricultural ,laboratory in ,clay      
,county1 ,nebraska1 to facilitate the   
improvement of the laboratory to support
 cooperative ,state and ,federal        
agricultural research4  #a4 ,lease      
authority1 ,south ,central ,agricultural
 ,laboratory1 ,clay ,county1 ,nebraska  
,subject to such terms and conditions as
 the ,secretary of ,agriculture         
considers appropriate to protect the    
interests of the ,united ,states1 the   
,secretary may lease the ,south ,central
 ,agricultural ,laboratory1 consisting  
of approximately #fdj acres in ,clay    
,county1 ,nebraska1 to the ,board of    
,regents of the ,university of          

,nebraska1 which currently operates the 
laboratory pursuant to a revocable      
permit1 in order to allow the ,board of 
,regents to undertake capital           
improvements as necessary to maintain   
and conduct a cooperative ,state and    
,federal agricultural research program4 
,the term of the lease may not exceed   
#bj years1 but the ,secretary may renew 
the lease for one or more additional    
#bj-year periods4