,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #baaf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #ab1    
#bjad ,mr4 ,heinrich 7for himself and   
,mr4 ,udall of ,new ,mexico7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry 
,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    
#bjad4  #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 is     
amended by inserting after section #adah
 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #caec7 the following3    
#adai4  ,research grants for purposes of
 protection and preservation of ,native 
,american seeds  7a7  ,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 the 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    
7b7  ,authority  ,consistent with this  
section1 the ,secretary may make grants 
7including competitive grants and       
special research grants7 to1 and enter  
into cooperative agreements and other   
contracting instruments with1 eligible  
entities to conduct research and        
education and training programs that--  
7#a7 are objective1 operationally       
independent1 and external to the        
,federal ,government2 and  7#b7 concern 
the purity of ,native ,american seeds   
7as defined by the ,secretary1 in       
consultation with ,indian tribes74  7c7 
,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 #a other        

qualified research entity4  7d7         
,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  7e7  ,report          
,beginning not later than #a year after 
the date of 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 a description of the results of any
 research conducted under this section2 
7#b7 a description of 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 the       
education and training programs4  4  7b7
  ,regulations  ,not later than #ahj    
days after the date of enactment of this
 ,act1 the ,secretary of ,agriculture   
shall issue regulations to carry out    
section #adai of the ,national          
,agricultural ,research1 ,extension1 and
 ,teaching ,policy ,act of #aigg 7as    
added by subsection 7a771 including     
regulations to define the term ,native  
,american seed for purposes of that     
section4  #c4  ,developing seed storage 
facilities to preserve and protect      
,native ,american seeds  ,section       
#cjf7;a77#ai77;,a7 of the ,consolidated 

,farm and ,rural ,development ,act 7#g  
,u4,s4,c4 #aibf7;a77#ai77;,a77 is       
amended-- 7#a7 by striking 11 and       
inserting a comma2 and  7#b7 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 of the ,national          
,agricultural ,research1 ,education1 and
 ,teaching ,policy ,act of #aigg7 before
 the period at the end4