,i  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bche  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #bi1 #bjbc,mr4
 ,panetta 7for himself and ,mr4         
,feenstra7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,agriculture  ,a ,,bill   
,to amend the ,national ,agricultural   
,research1 ,extension1 and ,teaching    
,policy ,act of #aigg to extend and     
permanently authorize the ,agriculture  
,advanced ,research and ,development    
,authority1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,advancing ,cutting ,edge          
,agriculture ,act or the ,,ace          
,agriculture ,act4  #b4 ,reauthorization
 of ,,agarda ,section #adgc;,h of the   
,national ,agricultural ,research1      
,extension1 and ,teaching ,policy ,act  
of #aigg 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ccaik7 is       
amended-- 7#a7 in the section heading1  
by striking pilot2  7#b7 in subsection  
7a77#f71 by striking growing1 and       
inserting growing 7including water      

conservation technologies and           
innovation712  7#c7 in subsection 7b7-- 
7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking     
pilot2  7,b7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7i7 by 
amending subparagraph 7,b7 to read as   
follows3  7,b7 to overcome the long term
 and high-risk technological barriers in
 the development of agricultural        
technologies1 research tools1 and       
qualified products and projects that    
enhance export competitiveness1         
environmental sustainability1 water     
conservation1 the reduction1 avoidance1 
sequestration1 or mitigation of         
greenhouse gas emissions1 and resilience
 to extreme weather1 drought1 infectious
 diseases1 plant and animal pathogens1  
and plant and animal pests2  2 and  7ii7
 in subparagraph 7,d71 by inserting or  
economic cost after financial           
uncertainty2  7,c7 in paragraph         
7#c77;,b7-- 7i7 in clause 7ii71 in the  
matter preceding subclause 7,i71 by     
striking advise the ,chief ,scientist   
on1 and2 and  7ii7 by amending clause   

7iii7 to read as follows3  7iii7        
,relationship within the department of  
agriculture  7,i7 ,chief scientist ,the 
,director shall report to the ,chief    
,scientist4  7,,ii7 ,other programs ,no 
other official who is the head of any   
other program of the ,department of     
,agriculture shall report to the        
,director4  2  7,d7 in paragraph 7#f71  
by striking pilot each place it appears 
in subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b72 and     
7,e7 by amending paragraph 7#i7 to read 
as follows3  7#i7 ,personnel matters    
7,a7 ,in general ,the ,director shall   
establish and maintain within the       
,,agarda a staff with sufficient        
qualifications and expertise to enable  
the ,,agarda to carry out the           
responsibilities of the ,,agarda under  
this section in conjunction with other  
operations of the ,department of        
,agriculture4  7,b7 ,use of existing    
personnel authorities ,in carrying out  
this subsection1 the ,secretary may     
appoint highly qualified individuals to 

scientific or professional positions on 
the same terms and conditions as        
provided in subsections 7b77#c71        
7b77#d71 7c71 7d71 7e71 and 7f7 of      
section #fbj of the ,agricultural       
,research1 ,extension1 and ,education   
,reform ,act of #aiih 7#g ,u4,s4,c4     
#gfeg74  2  7#d7 in subsection 7c71 by  
adding at the end the following3  7#d7  
,use of strategic plan ,the ,secretary  
shall use the strategic plan developed  
under paragraph 7#a7 to inform the      
administration of the ,,agarda under    
this section4  2  7#e7 in subsection    
7d7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#b71 by        
striking subparagraph 7,c72  7,b7 in    
paragraph 7#c71 by striking #ej1jjj1jjj 
for each of fiscal years #bjai through  
#bjbc and inserting #ajj1jjj1jjj for    
each of fiscal years #bjbd through      
#bjbi2 and  7,c7 by adding at the end   
the following3  7#d7 ,other funding ,in 
addition to amounts otherwise made      
available to carry out this section1 the
 ,secretary may use to carry out this   

section other funds available to the    
,secretary for any other purpose4  7#e7 
,clarification ,nothing in paragraph    
7#b7 or 7#d7 authorizes the use of the  
funds of the ,commodity ,credit         
,corporation to carry out this section4 
2 and  7#f7 by striking subsection 7e74