,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #biih  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #bi 
7legislative day1 ,september #bb71      
#bjbc,mr4 ,brown 7for himself and ,mr4  
,warnock7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,agriculture1         
,nutrition1 and ,forestry  ,a ,,bill    
,to amend the ,food and ,agriculture    
,act of #aigg and the ,agriculture      
,improvement ,act of #bjah to modify    
provisions relating to matching funds   
requirements for research and extension 
activities at eligible institutions and 
related reporting requirements4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,land-,grant ,research ,equity and  
,accountability ,act4  #b4 ,matching    
funds requirement for research and      
extension activities at eligible        
institutions  7a7 ,modification ,section
 #addi of the ,food and ,agriculture    
,act of #aigg 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #cbbb;d7 is 
amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7b71 in the

 matter preceding paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 
by striking 1 #aiii and inserting of    
each fiscal year2 and  7,b7 by striking 
fiscal year #aiii and inserting that    
fiscal year2 and  7#b7 by striking      
subsection 7c7 and inserting the        
following3  7c7 ,state matching funds   
requirement  7#a7 ,in general           
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
this subtitle1 for each fiscal year1 a  
,state shall provide to each eligible   
institution located in the ,state       
matching funds in an amount equal to the
 amounts provided to the eligible       
institution from non-,federal sources   
for that fiscal year1 as described in   
subsection 7b74  7#b7 ,attestation to   
,secretary  7,a7 ,in general ,not less  
frequently than once each fiscal year1 a
 ,state shall submit to the ,secretary  
an attestation that describes whether   
the ,state-- 7i7 plans to fulfill the   
matching funds requirement under        
paragraph 7#a7 for that fiscal year2 or 
7ii7 is unable to fulfill that matching 

funds requirement for the fiscal year4  
7,b7 ,publication ,the ,secretary shall 
publish each attestation submitted under
 subparagraph 7,a7 on an annual basis4  
4  7b7 ,reports ,section #gaaf of the   
,agriculture ,improvement ,act of #bjah 
7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bbjg;d7 is amended-- 7#a7
 in the matter preceding paragraph      
7#a7-- 7,a7 by striking #gfja7 and      
inserting #gfja772 and  7,b7 by striking
 ,not later and inserting the following3
  7a7 ,match reporting ,not later  2 and
  7#b7 by adding at the end the         
following3  7b7 ,outreach  7#a7 ,in     
general ,the ,secretary shall provide to
 the legislature and ,governor of each  
,state in which an #ahfb ,institution or
 #ahij ,institution 7as those terms are 
defined in section #b of the            
,agricultural ,research1 ,extension1 and
 ,education ,reform ,act of #aiih 7#g   
,u4,s4,c4 #gfja77 is located information
 relating to each matching requirement  
applicable to the ,state under the      
programs referred to in paragraphs 7#a71

 7#b71 and 7#c7 of subsection 7a74  7#b7
 ,form ,the information under paragraph 
7#a7 shall be provided-- 7,a7 through   
direct outreach2 and  7,b7 not later    
than the ,february #a immediately       
preceding the date on which the award   
cycle under the applicable program      
commences4  7c7 ,attestations  7#a7 ,in 
general ,not less frequently than once  
each year1 the ,governor of each ,state 
described in subsection 7b77#a7 shall   
submit to the ,secretary an attestation 
that describes whether the ,state-- 7,a7
 is able to fulfill each matching       
requirement regarding which information 
is provided under that subsection for   
that year2 or  7,b7 is unable to fulfill
 that matching requirement for the year4
  7#b7 ,reports ,not later than         
,december #ca of each calendar year1 the
 ,secretary shall submit to ,congress1  
and make publicly available on the      
website of the ,department of           
,agriculture1 an annual report          
describing the attestations received    

under paragraph 7#a7 during that        
calendar year4  4