,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gidi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #af1 #bjbf,mr4
 ,riley of ,new ,york 7for himself and  
,mr4 ,baird7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,science1 ,space1 and     
,technology  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the   
,national ,science ,foundation          
,authorization ,act of #bjjb to provide 
for grants to support plant and         
microbial biology research with         
potential relevance to agriculture1     
food1 or biotechnology1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,plant ,biological  
,research at the ,national ,science     
,foundation ,act or the ,,nsf ,plant    
,biology ,act4  #b4 ,fundamental plant  
biology research  7a7 ,in general ,the  
,national ,science ,foundation          
,authorization ,act of #bjjb is amended 
by adding at the end the following new  
section3  #bg4 ,fundamental plant       
biology research  7a7 ,in general ,the  

,director may award grants on a         
competitive1 merit-reviewed basis to    
institutions of higher education1       
nonprofit organizations1 private sector 
entities1 and ,federal1 ,state1 local1  
or ,tribal governments1 or a consortia  
of such institutions1 entities1 or      
governments1 to support plant and       
microbial biology research with         
potential relevance to agriculture1     
food1 or biotechnology1 including       
relating to the following3 7#a7         
,fundamental research regarding plant   
biology4  7#b7 ,tools1 resources1 and   
technology that further enable plant    
biology4  7b7 ,authorization of         
appropriations ,there is authorized to  
be appropriated to the ,director        
#aej1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years   
#bjbf through #bjca to carry out this   
section4  4  7b7 ,definition amendment  
,section #d of the ,national ,science   
,foundation ,authorization ,act of #bjjb
 is amended by-- 7#a7 redesignating     
paragraphs 7#ac7 through 7#af7 as       

paragraphs 7#ad7 through 7#ag71         
respectively2 and  7#b7 by inserting    
after paragraph 7#ab7 the following new 
paragraph3  7#ac7 ,nonprofit            
organization ,the term nonprofit        
organization means an organization      
described in section #eja7;c77#c7 of the
 ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf and  
exempt from tax under section #ae       
#eja7;a7 of such ,code4  4