,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #afcg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #bc       
7legislative day1 ,may #bb71 #bjai,mr4  
,van ,hollen 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,cardin1
 ,mr4 ,kaine1 ,mr4 ,warner1 ,mrs4       
,murray1 ,mr4 ,leahy1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 and
 ,mr4 ,brown7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,agriculture1      
,nutrition1 and ,forestry  ,a ,,bill    
,to amend the ,department of            
,agriculture ,reorganization ,act of    
#aiid to reaffirm the authority of the  
,under ,secretary of ,agriculture for   
,research1 ,education1 and ,economics1  
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,agriculture ,research ,integrity ,act  
of #bjai4  #b4 ,reaffirming the         
authority of the ,under ,secretary of   
,agriculture for ,research1 ,education1 
and ,economics ,subtitle ,f of the      
,department of ,agriculture             
,reorganization ,act of #aiid 7#g       

,u4,s4,c4 #figa7 is amended by adding at
 the end the following3  #beb4          
,reaffirming the authority of the ,under
 ,secretary  7a7 ,in general            
,notwithstanding the authority specified
 in ,reorganization ,plan ,numbered #b  
of #aiec 7#fg ,stat4 #fcc2 #e ,u4,s4,c4 
,app42 #g ,u4,s4,c4 #bbja note7 or any  
other provision of ,federal law relating
 to the authority of the ,secretary1    
including section #bif-- 7#a7 the       
,agricultural ,research ,service1 the   
,economic ,research ,service1 the       
,national ,agricultural ,statistics     
,service1 and the ,national ,institute  
of ,food and ,agriculture 7and any      
successor agency to any of those        
agencies7 shall be within the research1 
education1 and economics mission area of
 the ,department2  7#b7 the authority to
 administer each of those agencies is   
vested in the ,under ,secretary for     
,research1 ,education1 and ,economics2  
and  7#c7 the authority to administer   
those agencies may not be vested in the 

head of another agency within the       
,department4  7b7 ,location of agencies 
,the ,secretary shall locate the        
headquarters of the ,economic ,research 
,service and the ,national ,institute of
 ,food and ,agriculture1 and the        
majority of the staff of each of those  
agencies1 within the ,national ,capital 
,region to ensure maximum coordination  
and interaction-- 7#a7 between those    
agencies2  7#b7 between each of those   
agencies and the agencies delivering the
 food and agricultural programs and     
services of the ,department2 and  7#c7  
between each of those agencies and other
 ,federal science agencies 7including   
science agencies of the ,department74  4