,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ccja  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #ad  
7legislative day1 ,november #ac71       
#bjbc,mr4 ,lujn 7for himself and ,mr4   
,hoeven7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,energy and ,natural     
,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide for  
,department of ,energy and ,department  
of ,agriculture joint research and      
development activities1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,,doe and ,,usda    
,interagency ,research ,act4  #b4       
,department of ,energy and ,department  
of ,agriculture joint research and      
development activities  7a7 ,in general 
,the ,secretary of ,energy and the      
,secretary of ,agriculture 7referred to 
in this section as the ,secretaries7    
shall carry out cross-cutting and       
collaborative research and development  
activities focused on the joint         
advancement of ,department of ,energy   

and ,department of ,agriculture mission 
requirements and priorities4  7b7       
,memorandum of understanding  7#a7 ,in  
general ,the ,secretaries shall carry   
out and coordinate the activities under 
subsection 7a7 through the establishment
 of a memorandum of understanding or    
other appropriate interagency agreement4
  7#b7 ,requirements ,the memorandum or 
agreement described in paragraph 7#a7   
shall require the use of a competitive1 
merit-reviewed process that considers   
applications from ,federal agencies1    
,national ,laboratories1 institutions of
 higher education1 nonprofit            
institutions1 and other appropriate     
entities4  7c7 ,coordination ,in        
carrying out the activities under       
subsection 7a71 the ,secretaries may--  
7#a7 conduct collaborative research     
relating to a variety of focus areas1   
such as-- 7,a7 modeling and simulation1 
machine learning1 artificial            
intelligence1 data assimilation1        
large-scale data analytics1 and         

predictive analysis in order to optimize
 algorithms for purposes relating to    
agriculture and energy1 such as         
life-cycle analyses of agricultural or  
energy systems2  7,b7 fundamental       
agricultural1 biological1 computational1
 and environmental science and          
engineering1 including advanced crop    
science1 crop protection1 breeding1 and 
biological pest control1 in             
collaboration with the program          
authorized under section #cjf of the    
,department of ,energy ,research and    
,innovation ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ahfdd72
  7,c7 integrated natural resources and 
the energy-water nexus1 including in    
collaboration with the program          
authorized under section #ajaj of the   
,energy ,act of #bjbj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#afahc72  7,d7 advanced biomass1        
biobased products1 and biofuels1        
including in collaboration with the     
activities authorized under section     
#ijjh7;b7 of the ,farm ,security and    
,rural ,investment ,act of #bjjb 7#g    

,u4,s4,c4 #hajh7;b772  7,e7 diverse     
feedstocks for economically and         
environmentally sustainable fuels1      
including aviation and naval fuels2     
7,f7 colocation of agricultural         
resources and activities and ecosystem  
services with diverse energy            
technologies and resources1 such as     
geothermal energy1 nuclear energy1 solar
 energy1 wind energy1 natural gas1      
hydropower1 and energy storage2  7,g7   
colocation of agricultural resources and
 activities with carbon storage and     
utilization technologies2  7,h7 invasive
 species management to further the work 
done by the ,federal ,interagency       
,committee for the ,management of       
,noxious and ,exotic ,weeds2  7,i7      
long-term and high-risk technological   
barriers in the development of          
transformative science and technology   
solutions in the agriculture and energy 
sectors1 including in collaboration with
 the program authorized under section   
#ejab of the ,america ,,competes ,act   

7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #afech72  7,j7 grid      
modernization and grid security2  7,k7  
rural technology development1 including 
manufacturing1 precision agriculture    
technologies1 and mechanization and     
automation technologies2 and  7,l7      
wildfire risks and prevention1 including
 the role of the power sector in fire   
prevention and mitigation and wildfire  
impacts on energy infrastructure2  7#b7 
develop methods to accommodate large    
voluntary standardized and integrated   
data sets on agricultural1              
environmental1 supply chain1 and        
economic information with variable      
accuracy and scale2  7#c7 promote       
collaboration1 open community-based     
development1 and data and information   
sharing between ,federal agencies1      
,national ,laboratories1 institutions of
 higher education1 nonprofit            
institutions1 industry partners1 and    
other appropriate entities by providing 
reliable access to secure data and      
information that are in compliance with 

,federal laws 7including regulations72  
7#d7 support research infrastructure and
 workforce development as the           
,secretaries determine to be necessary2 
and  7#e7 conduct collaborative         
research1 development1 and demonstration
 of methods and technologies-- 7,a7 to  
improve the efficiency of agriculture   
operations and processing of            
agricultural products2 and  7,b7 to     
reduce greenhouse gas emissions         
associated with the operations and      
processing described in subparagraph    
7,a74  7d7 ,agreements ,in carrying out 
the activities under subsection 7a71 the
 ,secretaries may-- 7#a7 carry out      
reimbursable agreements between the     
,department of ,energy1 the ,department 
of ,agriculture1 and other entities in  
order to maximize the effectiveness of  
research and development2 and  7#b7     
collaborate with other ,federal agencies
 as appropriate4  7e7 ,report ,not later
 than #b years after the date of        
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretaries

 shall submit to the ,committee on      
,energy and ,natural ,resources and the 
,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 
and ,forestry of the ,senate and the    
,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and     
,technology and the ,committee on       
,agriculture of the ,house of           
,representatives a report describing the
 following3 7#a7 ,interagency           
coordination between each ,federal      
agency involved in the research and     
development activities carried out under
 this section4  7#b7 ,potential         
opportunities to expand the technical   
capabilities of the ,department of      
,energy and the ,department of          
,agriculture4  7#c7 ,collaborative      
research achievements4  7#d7 ,areas of  
future mutually beneficial successes4   
7#e7 ,continuation of coordination      
activities between the ,department of   
,energy and the ,department of          
,agriculture4  7f7 ,research security   
,the activities authorized under this   
section shall be applied in a manner    

consistent with subtitle ,d of title    
,,vi of the ,research and ,development1 
,competition1 and ,innovation ,act 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #aibca et seq474