,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gadb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #af1 #bjbf,mr4
 ,panetta 7= himself & ,mr4 ,fe5/ra7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,agriculture  ,a ,,bill
  ,to am5d ! ,national ,agricultural    
,rese>*1 ,ext5sion1 & ,tea*+ ,policy    
,act ( #aigg to ext5d & p]man5tly       
au?orize ! ,agriculture ,advanc$ ,rese>*
 & ,developm5t ,au?ority1 & = o!r       
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,advanc+ ,cutt+ ,edge      
,agriculture ,act or ! ,,ace            
,agriculture ,act4  #b4 ,reau?orization 
( ,,ag>da ,section #adgc;,h ( !         
,national ,agricultural ,rese>*1        
,ext5sion1 & ,tea*+ ,policy ,act ( #aigg
 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ccaik7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9
 ! section head+1 by /rik+ pilot2  7#b7 
9 subsection 7a77#f71 by /rik+ gr[+1 &  
ins]t+ gr[+ 7includ+ wat] cons]vation   
te*nologies & innovation712  7#c7 9     
subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#a71  
by /rik+ pilot2  7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#b7-- 

7i7 by am5d+ subp>agraph 7,b7 to read z 
foll[s3  7,b7 to ov]come ! long t]m &   
high-risk te*nological b>ri]s 9 !       
developm5t ( agricultural te*nologies1  
rese>* tools1 & qualifi$ products &     
projects t enhance export               
competitiv5ess1 environm5tal            
su/a9ability1 wat] cons]vation1 !       
r$uction1 avoidance1 seque/ration1 or   
mitigation ( gre5h\se gas emissions1 &  
resili5ce to extreme wea!r1 dr\ght1     
infecti\s diseases1 plant & animal      
pa?og5s1 & plant & animal pe/s2  2 &    
7ii7 9 subp>agraph 7,d71 by ins]t+ or   
economic co/ aft] f9ancial unc]ta9ty2   
7,c7 9 p>agraph 7#c77;,b7-- 7i7 9 clause
 7ii71 9 ! matt] prec$+ subclause 7,i71 
by /rik+ advise ! ,*ief ,sci5ti/ on1 &2 
&  7ii7 by am5d+ clause 7iii7 to read z 
foll[s3  7iii7 ,relation%ip )9 !        
dep>tm5t ( agriculture  7,i7 ,*ief      
sci5ti/ ,! ,director %all report to !   
,*ief ,sci5ti/4  7,,ii7 ,o!r programs   
,no o!r (ficial :o is ! head ( any o!r  
program ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture    

%all report to ! ,director4  2  7,d7 9  
p>agraph 7#f71 by /rik+ pilot ea* place 
x appe>s 9 subp>agraphs 7,a7 & 7,b72 &  
7,e7 by am5d+ p>agraph 7#i7 to read z   
foll[s3  7#i7 ,p]sonnel matt]s  7,a7 ,9 
g5]al ,! ,director %all e/abli% & ma9ta9
 )9 ! ,,ag>da a /aff ) suffici5t        
qualifications & exp]tise to enable !   
,,ag>da to c>ry out ! responsibilities (
 ! ,,ag>da "u ?is section 9 conjunction 
) o!r op]ations ( ! ,dep>tm5t (         
,agriculture4  7,b7 ,use ( exi/+        
p]sonnel au?orities ,9 c>ry+ out ?is    
subsection1 ! ,secret>y may appo9t      
highly qualifi$ individuals to sci5tific
 or pr(essional positions on ! same t]ms
 & conditions z provid$ 9 subsections   
7b77#c71 7b77#d71 7c71 7d71 7e71 & 7f7 (
 section #fbj ( ! ,agricultural ,rese>*1
 ,ext5sion1 & ,education ,re=m ,act (   
#aiih 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #gfeg74  2  7#d7 9  
subsection 7c71 by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  7#d7 ,use ( /rategic plan ,!   
,secret>y %all use ! /rategic plan      
develop$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 to in=m !     

adm9i/ration ( ! ,,ag>da "u ?is section4
  2  7#e7 9 subsection 7d7-- 7,a7 9     
p>agraph 7#b71 by /rik+ subp>agraph     
7,c72  7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#c71 by /rik+   
#ej1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjai   
?r\gh #bjbc & ins]t+ #ajj1jjj1jjj = ea* 
( fiscal ye>s #bjbg ?r\gh #bjcb2 &  7,c7
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#d7 ,o!r  
fund+ ,9 addition to am\nts o!rwise made
 available to c>ry out ?is section1 !   
,secret>y may use to c>ry out ?is       
section o!r funds available to !        
,secret>y = any o!r purpose4  7#e7      
,cl>ification ,no?+ 9 p>agraph 7#b7 or  
7#d7 au?orizes ! use ( ! funds ( !      
,commodity ,cr$it ,corporation to c>ry  
out ?is section4  2 &  7#f7 by /rik+    
subsection 7e74