,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bcjg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #bd1 #bjbe,mr4   
,moore ( ,alabama 7= himself & ,mr4     
,davis ( ,nor? ,c>ol9a7 introduc$ !     
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,agriculture  ,a ,,bill   
,to e/abli% ! ,commission on ,national  
,agricultural ,/ati/ics ,s]vice         
,mod]nization to mod]nize ! data        
collection & report+ processes ( !      
,national ,agricultural ,/ati/ics       
,s]vice1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4         
,commission on ,national ,agricultural  
,/ati/ics ,s]vice ,mod]nization  7a7    
,e/abli%m5t ,!re is e/abli%$ a          
commission to be kn[n z ! ,commission on
 ,national ,agricultural ,/ati/ics      
,s]vice ,mod]nization 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is  
section z ! ,commission74  7b7 ,/udy ,! 
,commission %all conduct a /udy ( !     
,national ,agricultural ,/ati/ics       
,s]vice & provide recomm5dations on--   
7#a7 h[ data collection c be mod]niz$ & 
/reaml9$ to-- 7,a7 improve ! quality (  

/ati/ics report$2  7,b7 acc\nt =        
diff]5ces ( national1 regional1 & local 
production2  7,c7 accel]ate adoption (  
new & innovative te*nologies to r$uce ! 
numb] ( surveys ne$$2  7,d7 improve     
produc] response rates 9 /ati/ical      
surveys & id5tify+ ways to r$uce survey 
fatigue2  7,e7 increase transp>5cy &    
confid5ce 9 /ati/ical reports ?r\gh     
improv$ collaboration ) agricultural    
/akehold]s2  7,f7 use m real-"t         
/ati/ical & environm5tal data to        
complem5t exi/+ survey-bas$ data &      
report+2 &  7,g7 improve collection &   
g5]ation ( timely data on ! specialty   
crop indu/ry2 &  7#b7 h[ ! mod]nization 
& /reaml9+ det]m9$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 c be
 implem5t$ & ! e/imat$ co/s ( su*       
implem5tation4  7c7 ,memb]%ip  7#a7     
,composition ,! ,commission %all consi/ 
( ! foll[+ #aa memb]s3  7,a7 ,!         
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,national ,agricultural
 ,/ati/ics ,s]vice ( ! ,dep>tm5t (      
,agriculture4  7,b7 ,! ,adm9i/rator ( ! 
,economic ,rese>* ,s]vice ( ! ,dep>tm5t 

( ,agriculture4  7,c7 ,! ,*ief ,economi/
 ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture4  7,d7 ,! 
,*air ( ! ,_w ,agricultural ,outlook    
,bo>d ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture4     
7,e7 ,a repres5tative f ! ,bureau (     
,labor ,/ati/ics4  7,f7 #c memb]s       
appo9t$ by ! ,committee on ,agriculture1
 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry ( ! ,s5ate1 (     
:i*--  7i7 #a %all be appo9t$ by !      
,*airman ( ! ,committee2  7ii7 #a %all  
be appo9t$ by ! ,rank+ ,memb] ( !       
,committee2 &  7iii7 #a %all be appo9t$ 
jo9tly by ! ,*airman & ,rank+ ,memb] ( !
 ,committee4  7,g7 #c memb]s appo9t$ by 
! ,committee on ,agriculture ( ! ,h\se (
 ,repres5tatives1 ( :i*--  7i7 #a %all  
be appo9t$ by ! ,*airman ( ! ,committee2
  7ii7 #a %all be appo9t$ by ! ,rank+   
,memb] ( ! ,committee2 &  7iii7 #a %all 
be appo9t$ jo9tly by ! ,*airman & ,rank+
 ,memb] ( ! ,committee4  7#b7 ,date (   
appo9tm5ts ,! appo9tm5t ( all memb]s ( !
 ,commission %all be made n lat] ?an #fj
 days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4
  7#c7 ,t]m2 vacancies  7,a7 ,t]m ,a    

memb] %all be appo9t$ = ! duration ( !  
,commission4  7,b7 ,vacancies ,a vacancy
 on ! ,commission--  7i7 %all n affect !
 p[]s ( ! ,commission2 &  7ii7 %all be  
fill$ 9 ! same mann] z ! orig9al        
appo9tm5t 0 made4  7#d7 ,initial meet+  
,n lat] ?an #fj days aft] ! date on :i* 
all memb]s ( ! ,commission h be5 fir/   
appo9t$1 ! ,commission %all hold !      
initial meet+ ( ! ,commission4  7d7     
,quorum ,a majority ( ! memb]s ( !      
,commission %all con/itute a quorum = ! 
transaction ( bus9ess1 b a less] numb] (
 memb]s may hold he>+s4  7e7 ,*airp]son 
,! ,*airp]son ( ! ,commission %all be   
select$ by a majority ( ! ,memb]s ( !   
,commission4  7f7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #b
 ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1
 ! ,commission %all submit to !         
,presid5t1 ! ,committee on ,agriculture 
( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 & !        
,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 
& ,=e/ry ( ! ,s5ate a report conta9+ !  
results ( ! /udy requir$ by subsection  
7b71 includ+--  7#a7 an inv5tory (      

surveys conduct$ by ! ,national         
,agricultural ,/ati/ics ,s]vice & !     
frequ5cy ) :i* !y are conduct$2 &  7#b7 
su* recomm5dations = adm9i/rative1      
regulatory1 & legislative *anges z !    
,commission consid]s appropriate4  7g7  
,he>+s ,! ,commission %all hold su*     
he>+s1 meet & act at su* times & places1
 take su* te/imony1 & receive su*       
evid5ce z ! ,commission consid]s        
appropriate to c>ry out ?is section4    
7h7 ,/akehold] engagem5t ,! ,commission 
%all e/abli% a process to collect       
fe$back f agricultural /akehold]s to    
in=m ! results ( ! /udy requir$ "u      
subsection 7b7 & ! report requir$ "u    
subsection 7f74  7i7 ,in=mation f ,f$]al
 ag5cies  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,commission  
may secure directly f a ,f$]al ag5cy su*
 in=mation z ! ,commission consid]s     
necess>y to c>ry out ?is section4  7#b7 
,au?ority to reque/ in=mation ,at !     
reque/ ( ! ,*airp]son ( ! ,commission = 
in=mation describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a71 !   
head ( a ,f$]al ag5cy %all provide su*  

in=mation to ! ,commission4  7j7 ,po/al 
s]vices ,! ,commission may use ! ,unit$ 
,/ates mail 9 ! same mann] & "u ! same  
conditions z o!r ag5cies ( ! ,f$]al     
,gov]nm5t4  7k7 ,assi/ance f ! ,secret>y
 ,! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture %all       
provide to ! ,commission appropriate    
(fice space & su* reasonable            
adm9i/rative & support s]vices z !      
,commission may reque/4  7l7            
,comp5sation ( memb]s  7#a7 ,non-,f$]al 
employees ,a memb] ( ! ,commission :o is
 n an (fic] or employee ( ! ,f$]al      
,gov]nm5t %all be comp5sat$ at a rate   
equal to ! daily equival5t ( ! annual   
rate ( basic pay prescrib$ = level ,,iv 
( ! ,executive ,s*$ule "u section #ecae 
( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 = ea*  
day 7includ+ travel "t7 dur+ :i* ! memb]
 is engag$ 9 ! p]=mance ( ! duties ( !  
,commission4  7#b7 ,f$]al employees ,a  
memb] ( ! ,commission :o is an (fic] or 
employee ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t %all s]ve 
)\t comp5sation 9 addition to !         
comp5sation receiv$ = ! s]vices ( !     

memb] z an (fic] or employee ( ! ,f$]al 
,gov]nm5t4  7#c7 ,travel exp5ses ,a     
memb] ( ! ,commission %all be all[$     
travel exp5ses1 includ+ p] diem 9 lieu (
 subsi/5ce1 at rates au?oriz$ = an      
employee ( an ag5cy "u sub*apt] ,i (    
*apt] #eg ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates     
,code1 :ile away f ! home or regul>     
place ( bus9ess ( ! memb] 9 ! p]=mance (
 ! duties ( ! ,commission4  7m7 ,f$]al  
,advisory ,committee ,act ,sections     
#ajjh & #ajac ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code1 %all n apply to ! ,commission or 
any proce$+ ( ! ,commission4  7n7       
,t]m9ation ,! ,commission %all t]m9ate  
on ,septemb] #cj1 #bjcj4  7o7 ,fund+    
,!re is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to   
c>ry out ?is section #a1jjj1jjj = fiscal
 ye> #bjbf1 to rema9 available until    
exp5d$4