,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #agdj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #ah1 #bjbc,mr4    
,hick5loop] 7= himself1 ,mrs4 ,fis*]1   
,ms4 ,klobu*>1 ,mr4 ,"y1 ,mr4 ,wick]1 & 
,ms4 ,baldw97 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 
& ,=e/ry  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !         
,national ,agricultural ,rese>*1        
,ext5sion1 & ,tea*+ ,policy ,act ( #aigg
 to au?orize capacity build+ grants =   
community college agriculture & natural 
res\rces programs4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,community        
,college ,agriculture ,advancem5t ,act (
 #bjbc4  #b4 ,capacity build+ grants =  
community college agriculture & natural 
res\rces programs ,subtitle ,k ( !      
,national ,agricultural ,rese>*1        
,ext5sion1 & ,tea*+ ,policy ,act ( #aigg
 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ccaj et seq47 is am5d$  
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #adgc;,i4   
,capacity build+ grants = community     
college agriculture & natural res\rces  

programs  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is        
section3 7#a7 ,eligible entity ,! t]m   
eligible entity means-- 7,a7 a junior or
 community college support+ agriculture 
advancem5t2 &  7,b7 a consortium or     
alliance ( #b-ye> public colleges       
support+ agriculture advancem5t4  7#b7  
,junior or community college ,! t]m     
junior or community college has ! mean+ 
giv5 ! t]m 9 section #cab ( ! ,high]    
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ajeh74  7b7 ,competitive grants ,!     
,secret>y %all make competitive grants  
to eligible entities to assi/ ! eligible
 entities 9 ma9ta9+ & exp&+ ! capacity (
 ! eligible entities to conduct work=ce 
tra9+1 education1 rese>*1 & outrea*     
activities relat+ to-- 7#a7 agriculture2
 &  7#b7 o!r simil> discipl9es4  7c7    
,priority ,9 mak+ grants "u subsection  
7b71 ! ,secret>y %all give priority to  
an eligible entity coord9at+ ) a local  
agriculture indu/ry op]ator to provide  
exp]i5tial tra9+ & o!r opportunities =  
/ud5ts4  7d7 ,use ( funds ,an eligible  

entity t receives a grant "u subsection 
7b7 may use ! funds made available ?r\gh
 ! grant to exp& & ma9ta9 ! capacity ( !
 eligible entity-- 7#a7 to successfully 
compete = funds f ,f$]al grants & o!r   
s\rces to c>ry out educational1 rese>*1 
& outrea* activities t address priority 
conc]ns ( national1 regional1 ,/ate1 &  
local int]e/2  7#b7 to (f] educational  
programm+ on agricultural indu/ry jobs1 
includ+ f>m bus9ess managem5t-relat$    
subjects1 su* z acc\nt+1 p>alegal       
/udies1 & f9ance2  7#c7 to dissem9ate   
in=mation relat+ to ! priority conc]ns  
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 to int]e/$     
memb]s ( ! agriculture & o!r relevant   
communities & to ! public2  7#d7 to     
enc\rage memb]s ( ^? communities to     
p>ticipate 9 priority education1 rese>*1
 & outrea* activities ?r\gh provid+     
mat*+ fund+ f s\rces o!r ?an funds      
receiv$ ?r\gh ! grant2 &  7#e7 ?r\gh--  
7,a7 ! pur*ase or o!r acquisition (     
equipm5t & o!r infra/ructure 7n includ+ 
! alt]ation1 repair1 r5ovation1 or      

con/ruction ( build+s72  7,b7 !         
pr(essional gr[? & developm5t ( faculty2
 &  7,c7 ! developm5t ( appr5tice%ips & 
o!r "w-bas$ le>n+ opportunities4  7e7   
,c5t]s ( agriculture advancem5t  7#a7 ,9
 g5]al ,an eligible entity may submit to
 ! ,secret>y an application =           
designation & fund+ z a c5t] ( excell5ce
 = agriculture advancem5t4  7#b7 ,use ( 
funds ,a c5t] ( excell5ce = agriculture 
advancem5t designat$ "u p>agraph 7#a7   
%all use fund+ receiv$ z a result ( t   
designation-- 7,a7 to demon/rate be/    
practices relat+ to agriculture2 &  7,b7
 to provide lead]%ip 9 capacity build+  
at a regional or national level4  7f7   
,evaluation & report ,n lat] ?an #c ye>s
 aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is section1 !
 ,secret>y %all-- 7#a7 conduct an       
evaluation ( activities c>ri$ out "u ?is
 section2 &  7#b7 submit a report       
describ+ ! evaluation conduct$ "u       
p>agraph 7#a7 to-- 7,a7 ! ,committee on 
,agriculture ( ! ,h\se (                
,repres5tatives2  7,b7 ! ,committee on  

,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry ( !  
,s5ate2  7,c7 ! ,committee on           
,appropriations ( ! ,h\se (             
,repres5tatives2 &  7,d7 ! ,committee on
 ,appropriations ( ! ,s5ate4  7g7       
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out  
?is section #bj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal  
ye>s #bjbd ?r\gh #bjbi4  4