,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gffe  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #bd1 #bjbf 
,ms4 ,scholten introduced the following 
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,agriculture  ,a ,,bill   
,to amend the ,food1 ,agriculture1      
,conservation1 and ,trade ,act of #aiij 
to add biological pest control to the   
list of high-priority research and      
extension areas4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,friends in   
the ,field ,act4  #b4 ,addition of      
biological pest control to high-priority
 research and extension areas ,section  
#afgb7;d7 of the ,food1 ,agriculture1   
,conservation1 and ,trade ,act of #aiij 
7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #eibe7;d77 is amended by  
adding at the end the following3  7#ba7 
,biological pest control ,research and  
extension grants may be made under this 
section for the purposes of supporting  
research1 development1 or education     
materials1 information1 and outreach    
programs regarding biological pest      

control to limit crop damage and        
food-borne illnesses4  4