A bill to amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to establish research and extension grant priorities, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4067 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4067 To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to establish research and extension grant priorities, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 11, 2026 Mr. Ossoff (for himself, Mrs. Moody, Mr. Warnock, and Mr. Scott of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to establish research and extension grant priorities, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Land Grant Research Prioritization Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. RESEARCH AND EXTENSION PRIORITIES. Section 1672(d) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(21) Advanced mechanized harvester technologies research and extension.-- ``(A) In general.--Research and extension grants may be made under this section for the purpose of developing and evaluating technologies to mechanize agricultural processes. ``(B) Emphasis.--In awarding grants under subparagraph (A), the Secretary may place emphasis on mechanizing the process for harvesting specialty crops. ``(22) Agricultural application of artificial intelligence research and extension.-- ``(A) In general.--Research and extension grants may be made under this section for the purpose of developing and evaluating agricultural uses of artificial intelligence. ``(B) Emphasis.--In awarding grants under subparagraph (A), the Secretary may place emph