United States S 1628: America Grows Act of 2023

Bill Text

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118TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION S. 1628
To prioritize funding for an expanded and sustained national investment
in agriculture research.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
MAY 16, 2023
Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. MORAN) introduced the following bill; which
was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition,
and Forestry
A BILL
To prioritize funding for an expanded and sustained national
investment in agriculture research.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘America Grows Act 4
of 2023’’. 5
SEC. 2. FUNDING. 6
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is appropriated, out of any 7
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to each 8
funding recipient described in subsection (b) for the pro-9
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grams, projects, and activities of such funding recipient, 1
the following amounts: 2
(1) For fiscal year 2024, the amount equal to 3
105 percent of the amount of new budget authority 4
made available in appropriation Acts for that fund-5
ing recipient for fiscal year 2023, increased by the 6
percentage increase (if any), during fiscal year 2023, 7
in the Consumer Price Index for all urban con-8
sumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 9
(2) For each of fiscal years 2025 through 2033, 10
the amount equal to 105 percent of the amount ap-11
propriated to that funding recipient under this sub-12
section for the previous fiscal year, increased by the 13
percentage increase (if any), during such previous 14
fiscal year, in the Consumer Price Index for all 15
urban consumers published by the Bureau of Labor 16
Statistics. 17
(3) For fiscal year 2034, and each fiscal year 18
thereafter, the amount appropriated under this para-19
graph for the previous fiscal year, increased by the 20
percentage increase (if any), during such previous 21
fiscal year, in the Consumer Price Index for all 22
urban consumers published by the Bureau of Labor 23
Statistics. 24
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(b) FUNDING RECIPIENTS DESCRIBED.—The fund-1
ing recipients described in this subsection are— 2
(1) the Agricultural Research Service; 3
(2) the Economic Research Service; 4
(3) the National Agricultural Statistics Service; 5
and 6
(4) the National Institute of Food and Agri-7
culture. 8
(c) AVAILABILITY.—Each amount appropriated 9
under subsection (a) shall remain available for obligation 10
through the last day of the fiscal year for which such 11
amount is appropriated. 12
SEC. 3. EXEMPTION FROM SEQUESTRATION. 13
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 255(g)(1)(A) of the Bal-14
anced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 15
(2 U.S.C. 905(g)(1)(A)) is amended by inserting after 16
‘‘Advances to the Unemployment Trust Fund and Other 17
Funds (16–0327–0–1–600).’’ the following: 18
‘‘Appropriations made available under 19
section 2(a) of the America Grows Act of 20
2023.’’. 21
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by sub-22
section (a) shall apply to any sequestration order issued 23
under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con-24
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trol Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900 et seq.) on or after the 1
date of enactment of this Act. 2
SEC. 4. BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 3
(a) STATUTORY PAYGO SCORECARDS.—The budg-4
etary effects of this Act shall not be entered on either 5
PAYGO scorecard maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of 6
the Statutory Pay As-You-Go Act of 2010 (2 U.S.C. 7
933(d)). 8
(b) SENATE PAYGO SCORECARDS.—The budgetary 9
effects of this Act shall not be entered on any PAYGO 10
scorecard maintained for purposes of section 4106 of H. 11
Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress). 12
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