,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cieb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bd1 #bjai,ms4 
,schrier 7for herself and ,mr4 ,cox of  
,california7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,agriculture  ,a ,,bill   
,to amend the ,agricultural ,research1  
,extension1 and ,education ,reform ,act 
of #aiih to establish a waiver from the 
matching requirement for certain grants 
under the specialty crop research       
initiative4  #a4 ,waiver under specialty
 crop research initiative  7a7 ,in      
general ,section #dab7;g77#c7 of the    
,agricultural ,research1 ,extension1 and
 ,education ,reform ,act of #aiih 7#g   
,u4,s4,c4 #gfcb7;g77#c77 is amended--   
7#a7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by striking  
,an entity and inserting ,subject to    
subparagraph 7,c71 an entity2 and  7#b7 
by adding at the end the following new  
subparagraph3  7,c7 ,waiver ,the        
,secretary may waive the matching funds 
requirement under subparagraph 7,a7 with

 respect to a grant made under this     
section if the ,secretary determines    
that--  7i7 the research conducted using
 grant funds-- 7,i7 will benefit a      
specific specialty crop2 and  7,,ii7 are
 likely to be applicable to agricultural
 commodities generally1 including       
specialty crops2 or  7ii7 7,i7 the grant
 involves scientifically important      
research2 and  7,,ii7 the recipient of  
such grant is unable to satisfy such    
matching funds requirement4  4  7b7     
,application ,the amendments made by    
subsection 7a7 shall apply with respect 
to grants awarded on or after ,october  
#a1 #bjai4