Fast-track passage of the “DOE and USDA Interagency Research Act” (HR 1326)

The bill

DOE and USDA Interagency Research Act

Topic: Agriculture and Food

What the bill does

This bill requires the Department of Energy and Department of Agriculture to carry out cross-cutting and collaborative research and development activities through the establishment of an interagency agreement. The agencies are authorized to (1) carry out reimbursable agreements in order to maximize research and development effectiveness, and (2) collaborate with other federal agencies. Further, the interagency agreement must require the use of a competitive, merit-reviewed process, which considers applications from federal agencies, national laboratories, institutions of higher education, and nonprofit institutions.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary

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