S.Amdt. 3205

SA 3205. Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. Udall) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 2, to provide
for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of
the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle B of title VII, add the following:

SEC. 72___. ALGAE RESEARCH INITIATIVE.

Subtitle H of title XVI of the Food, Agriculture,
Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 is amended by inserting
after section 1680 (7 U.S.C. 5933) the following:

``SEC. 1681. ALGAE RESEARCH INITIATIVE.

``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Agriculture
(referred to in this section as the `Secretary') shall
establish an algae research initiative under which the
Secretary may make competitive grants to research
institutions--
``(1) to develop and test new agriculture-related uses of
algae, including--
``(A) the development and testing of alternative feeds and
feed ingredients; and
``(B) the application of algae in animal health and immune
stimulants;
``(2) to evaluate the economic opportunities from new algae
feedstocks or food products--
``(A) through production on marginal or unproductive land,
industrial systems, or coastal or open seawater; and
``(B) that significantly increase the yield of food, feed,
or other products from existing agricultural land;
``(3) to determine the potential of algae protein
production, including an analysis of--
``(A) current production trends, demand, and technology
needs;
``(B) the physical and economic feasibility of the United
States growing algae for application in animal health and
immune stimulants (including microalgae and macroalgae); and
``(C) the nutritional profile and benefits of algae as a
protein source;
``(4) to determine the benefits of the onfield application
of algae biomass (including microalgae and macroalgae) or
algae-derived components; and
``(5) to evaluate ways in which to improve the use of algae
in energy programs of the Department of Agriculture.
``(b) Report.--Not later than 4 years after the date of
enactment of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, the
Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report that describes
the results of the research conducted through the initiative
established under subsection (a).
``(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section
$10,000,000.''.
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