,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #djfg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #aa1    
#bjbf,mr4 ,ossoff 7for himself1 ,mrs4   
,moody1 ,mr4 ,warnock1 and ,mr4 ,scott  
of ,florida7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,agriculture1      
,nutrition1 and ,forestry  ,a ,,bill    
,to amend the ,food1 ,agriculture1      
,conservation1 and ,trade ,act of #aiij 
to establish research and extension     
grant priorities1 and for other         
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,land ,grant        
,research ,prioritization ,act of #bjbf4
  #b4 ,research and extension priorities
 ,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 ,advanced mechanized  
harvester technologies research and     
extension  7,a7 ,in general ,research   
and extension grants may be made under  

this section for the purpose of         
developing and evaluating technologies  
to mechanize agricultural processes4    
7,b7 ,emphasis ,in awarding grants under
 subparagraph 7,a71 the ,secretary may  
place emphasis on mechanizing the       
process for harvesting specialty crops4 
7#bb7 ,agricultural application of      
artificial intelligence research and    
extension  7,a7 ,in general ,research   
and extension grants may be made under  
this section for the purpose of         
developing and evaluating agricultural  
uses of artificial intelligence4  7,b7  
,emphasis ,in awarding grants under     
subparagraph 7,a71 the ,secretary may   
place emphasis on uses of artificial    
intelligence that improve specialty crop
 production4  7#bc7 ,invasive species   
research and extension ,research and    
extension grants may be made under this 
section for the purpose of supporting   
research projects at land-grant colleges
 and universities 7as defined in section
 #adjd of the ,national ,agricultural   

,research1 ,extension1 and ,teaching    
,policy ,act of #aigg 7#g ,u4,s4,c4     
#cajc77 to develop and apply methods to 
manage and eradicate invasive species of
 plants and animals1 including through  
methods of biocontrol4  7#bd7           
,aquaculture research and extension     
,research and extension grants may be   
made under this section for the purpose 
of supporting research projects at      
land-grant colleges and universities 7as
 defined in section #adjd of the        
,national ,agricultural ,research1      
,extension1 and ,teaching ,policy ,act  
of #aigg 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #cajc77 to       
develop and apply aquaculture methods1  
including through the propagation and   
rearing of economically and ecologically
 valuable aquatic and marine species4  4