,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #deic  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ab1 #bjbc,ms4  
,velzquez 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,plaskett1    
,mr4 ,torres ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,moylan1
 ,ms4 ,ocasio-,cortez1 ,mrs4            
,gonzlez-,coln1 ,mr4 ,soto1 ,mrs4       
,radewag51 & ,mr4 ,grijalva7 introduc$ !
 foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !         
,committee on ,agriculture  ,a ,,bill   
,to am5d ! ,national ,agricultural      
,rese>*1 ,ext5sion1 & ,tea*+ ,policy    
,act ( #aigg to increase agricultural   
repres5tation = ,unit$ ,/ates           
t]ritories1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !        
,agricultural ,repres5tation = ! ,unit$ 
,/ates ,t]ritories ,act4  #b4           
,congressional f9d+s & /atem5t ( purpose
  7a7 ,f9d+s ,! ,congress makes ! foll[+
 f9d+s3 7#a7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates t]ritories
 face a unique set ( *all5ges t h curb$ 
agricultural developm5t & food          
sov]eignty = m ?an #c4e million ,unit$  
,/ates citiz5s & nationals1 includ+ long

 recov]y processes f natural disa/]s1   
vuln]ability to extreme wea!r ev5ts1 &  
b>ri]s to p>ticipation 9 ,f$]al         
programs4  7#b7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates        
t]ritories import betwe5 #gj to #ij     
p]c5t ( _! food at a high co/ to        
resid5ts4 ,pu]to ,rico1 :i* has ! l>ge/ 
population ( all ,unit$ ,/ates          
t]ritories1 imports #he p]c5t ( ! food  
consum$ locally4 ,natural disa/]s &     
public heal? em]g5cies1 su* z !         
,,covid-#ai p&emic1 fur!r affect !      
dep5d5cy on imports & ! availability (  
food = resid5ts4  7#c7 ,! lack (        
political repres5tation = ! ,unit$      
,/ates t]ritories at ! ,f$]al level has 
affect$ ! possibility to prioritize ^!  
*all5ges & advance ! agricultural       
developm5t ( ,pu]to ,rico1 ! ,unit$     
,/ates ,virg9 ,isl&s1 ,am]ican ,samoa1 !
 ,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s1 & ,guam4  7b7  
,/atem5t ( purpose ,x is ! purpose ( ?is
 ,act to provide repres5tation to ! five
 ,unit$ ,/ates t]ritories1 ,pu]to ,rico1
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,virg9 ,isl&s1 ,am]ican

 ,samoa1 ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s1 &    
,guam1 on ! ,national ,agricultural     
,rese>*1 ,ext5sion1 ,education1 &       
,economics ,advisory ,bo>d1 & !re=e     
contribute to sett+ a coord9at$ pa? =w>d
 at ! ,f$]al level = ! agricultural     
developm5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates t]ritories4
  #c4 ,repres5tation = ,unit$ ,/ates    
t]ritories on ,national ,agricultural   
,rese>*1 ,ext5sion1 ,education1 &       
,economics ,advisory ,bo>d ,section     
#adjh ( ! ,national ,agricultural       
,rese>*1 ,ext5sion1 & ,tea*+ ,policy    
,act ( #aigg 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #cabc7 is    
am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 9  
p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+ #ae memb]s &    
ins]t+ #af memb]s2 &  7,b7 9 p>agraph   
7#c71 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,e7  
#a memb] repres5t+ ! agricultural       
int]e/s ( ,pu]to ,rico1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
,virg9 ,isl&s1 ,am]ican ,samoa1 !       
,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s1 & ,guam4  2 &   
7#b7 9 subsection 7h71 by /rik+ #bjbc & 
ins]t+ #bjbh4