,i  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dfih  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #ah1 #bjbc,mr4 
,bera 7for himself and ,mr4 ,peters7    
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,agriculture  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide for
 a study on food animal microbiomes1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,study on food
 animal microbiomes  7a7 ,in general    
,not later than #ahj days after the date
 of enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,agriculture shall enter  
into an agreement with the ,national    
,academies to conduct a study on a      
,federal research agenda to advance the 
understanding of food animal            
microbiomes4 ,the study shall-- 7#a7    
evaluate the gaps in the current and    
past research at ,federal agencies on   
food animal microbiomes that include    
cattle1 small ruminants1 poultry1 and   
aquaculture species2  7#b7 assess the   
needs of government1 research1 and      
private industry to have a fuller       

understanding of the functional         
components of the microbiome2 and  7#c7 
estimate the impact on animal health1   
food safety1 and agricultural production
 of a fuller understanding of the animal
 microbiome4  7b7 ,report ,the agreement
 entered into under subsection 7a7 shall
 require the ,national ,academies to    
submit to ,congress1 not later than #ah 
months after the date on which the      
agreement is entered into1 a report     
containing the findings of the study and
 the recommendations to advance the     
,federal research agenda on food animal 
microbiomes4  7c7 ,authorization of     
appropriations ,there is authorized to  
be appropriated to carry out this       
section #a1jjj1jjj to remain available  
until expended4