Precision Agriculture Workforce Training and Development Act
This bill authorizes federal funding for precision agriculture workforce training programs. It adds "precision agriculture workforce development" as a specific purpose for research and extension grants under the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990. It also directs the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative to fund cooperative education programs at colleges and universities that improve precision agriculture training. These changes directly affect educational institutions partnering with public or private entities to develop workforce training curricula.
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Sep 2023
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Introduced Sep 14, 2023
Last action Sep 26, 2023
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Sep 26, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
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Sep 14, 2023
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
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Sep 14, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
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1 primary · 8 co-sponsors
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