,,ii #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #bdeh ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,september #aj1 #bjai ,mr4 ,durbin introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on the ,budget ,a ,,bill ,to prioritize funding for an expanded and sustained national investment in agriculture research4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,america ,grows ,act of #bjai4 #b4 ,funding 7a7 ,in general ,there are authorized to be appropriated to each funding recipient described in subsection 7b71 as determined by the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget-- 7#a7 for fiscal year #bjbj1 not less than #aje percent of the amount of new budget authority made available in appropriation ,acts for that recipient for fiscal year #bjai1 adjusted for inflation2 7#b7 for fiscal year #bjba1 not less than #aje percent of the amount determined under paragraph 7#a7 for that recipient1 adjusted for inflation2 7#c7 for fiscal year #bjbb1 not less than #aje percent of the amount determined under paragraph 7#b7 for that recipient1 adjusted for inflation2 7#d7 for fiscal year #bjbc1 not less than #aje percent of the amount determined under paragraph 7#c7 for that recipient1 adjusted for inflation2 and 7#e7 for fiscal year #bjbd1 not less than #aje percent of the amount determined under paragraph 7#d7 for that recipient1 adjusted for inflation4 7b7 ,funding recipients described ,the funding recipients referred to in subsection 7a7 are-- 7#a7 the ,agricultural ,research ,service2 7#b7 the ,economic ,research ,service2 7#c7 the ,national ,agricultural ,statistics ,service2 and 7#d7 the ,national ,institute of ,food and ,agriculture4 #c4 ,budgetary provisions 7a7 ,cap adjustments ,section #bea7;b77#b7 of the ,balanced ,budget and ,emergency ,deficit ,control ,act of #aihe 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #ija7;b77#b77 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7,g7 ,agriculture research 7i7 ,adjustment for additional funding ,if a bill or joint resolution making appropriations for a fiscal year is enacted that specifies amounts for an agricultural research funding recipient1 then the adjustments for that fiscal year shall be the amount of additional new budget authority provided in that ,act for that agricultural research funding recipient for that fiscal year1 but shall not exceed-- 7,i7 for fiscal year #bjbj1 the difference between-- 7aa7 the amount of new budget authority made available in appropriation ,acts for that agricultural research funding recipient for fiscal year #bjai2 and 7bb7 the amount determined by the ,director under section #b7;a77#a7 of the ,america ,grows ,act of #bjai with respect to that agricultural research funding recipient2 7,,ii7 for fiscal year #bjba1 the difference between-- 7aa7 the amount of new budget authority made available in appropriation ,acts for that agricultural research funding recipient for fiscal year #bjai2 and 7bb7 the amount determined by the ,director under section #b7;a77#b7 of the ,america ,grows ,act of #bjai with respect to that agricultural research funding recipient2 7,,iii7 for fiscal year #bjbb1 the difference between-- 7aa7 the amount of new budget authority made available in appropriation ,acts for that agricultural research funding recipient for fiscal year #bjai2 and 7bb7 the amount determined by the ,director under section #b7;a77#c7 of the ,america ,grows ,act of #bjai with respect to that agricultural research funding recipient2 7,,iv7 for fiscal year #bjbc1 the difference between-- 7aa7 the amount of new budget authority made available in appropriation ,acts for that agricultural research funding recipient for fiscal year #bjai2 and 7bb7 the amount determined by the ,director under section #b7;a77#d7 of the ,america ,grows ,act of #bjai with respect to that agricultural research funding recipient2 and 7,v7 for fiscal year #bjbd1 the difference between-- 7aa7 the amount of new budget authority made available in appropriation ,acts for that agricultural research funding recipient for fiscal year #bjai2 and 7bb7 the amount determined by the ,director under section #b7;a77#e7 of the ,america ,grows ,act of #bjai with respect to that agricultural research funding recipient4 7ii7 ,definitions ,as used in this subparagraph3 7,i7 ,additional new budget authority ,the term additional new budget authority means1 with respect to an agricultural research funding recipient1 the amount of new budget authority provided for a fiscal year in an appropriation ,act for that agricultural research funding recipient that is in excess of the amount of new budget authority provided in fiscal year #bjai in an appropriation ,act for that agricultural research funding recipient4 7,,ii7 ,agricultural research funding recipient ,the term agricultural research funding recipient means a funding recipient described in section #b7;b7 of the ,america ,grows ,act of #bjai4 7,,iii7 ,director ,the term ,director means the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget4 4 7b7 ,minimum continued funding requirement ,the amount of new budget authority made available in appropriation ,acts for a funding recipient described in section #b7;b7 for each of fiscal years #bjbj through #bjbd1 and each subsequent fiscal year1 shall not be less than the amount of new budget authority made available in appropriation ,acts for that funding recipient for fiscal year #bjai4 7c7 ,exemption of certain appropriations from sequestration 7#a7 ,in general ,section #bee7;g77#a77;,a7 of the ,balanced ,budget and ,emergency ,deficit ,control ,act 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #ije7;g77#a77;,a77 is amended by inserting after ,advances to the ,unemployment ,trust ,fund and ,other ,funds 7#af-jcbg-j-a-fjj74 the following3 ,appropriations pursuant to section #b7;a7 of the ,america ,grows ,act of #bjai4 4 7#b7 ,applicability ,the amendment made by this section shall apply to any sequestration order issued under the ,balanced ,budget and ,emergency ,deficit ,control ,act of #aihe 7#b ,u4,s4,c4 #ijj et seq47 on or after the date of enactment of this ,act4