Areawide Integrated Pest Management Act of 2020 or the AIPM Act of 2020
This bill expands the Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Integrated Research, Education, and Extension Competitive Grants Program to include grants to colleges, universities, and other entities for qualified area-wide integrated pest management projects to prevent the spread of pests and invasive species.
The bill establishes an area-wide integrated pest management committee to consider stakeholder feedback and determine priorities for the projects.
The projects must be implemented on a landscape scale or larger and include collaboration with specified federal, regional, state, and nongovernmental entities. The projects may prevent the spread of pests and invasive species through prevention, avoidance, monitoring, and suppression; educational programs; and physical, mechanical, cultural biologically-based, or chemical controls.
A qualified project must
USDA must transfer to the National Institute of Food and Agriculture the authority for the Integrated Research, Education, and Extension Competitive Grants Program.
[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8887 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8887
To amend the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act
of 1998 with respect to grants for certain areawide integrated pest
management projects, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 7, 2020
Ms. Gabbard introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Agriculture
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act
of 1998 with respect to grants for certain areawide integrated pest
management projects, 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 ``Areawide Integrated Pest Management
Act of 2020'' or the ``AIPM Act of 2020''.
SEC. 2. QUALIFIED AREAWIDE INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT PROJECTS.
(a) Qualified Areawide Integrated Pest Management Projects.--
Section 406 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education
Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7626) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by inserting ``, acting through the Director of
the National Institute of Food and Agriculture,'' after
``Secretary of Agriculture''; and
(B) by inserting ``and qualified areawide
integrated pest management projects'' before the period
at the end;
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) by inserting ``, acting through the Director of
the National Institute of Food and Agriculture,'' after
``Secretary''; and
(B) by inserting ``and qualified areawide
integrated pest management projects'' after ``extension
projects'';
(3) in subsection (e), by adding at the end the following
new sentence: ``With respect to a grant under this section
providing funding for a qualified areawide integrated pest
management project, the Secretary may renew such grant for an
additional term of a duration to be determined by the
Secretary.'';
(4) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections
(i) and (j), respectively;
(5) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new
subsections:
``(e) Grants Providing Funding for Qualified Areawide Pest
Management Projects.--
``(1) In general.--An entity seeking a grant under this
section providing funding for a qualified areawide integrated
pest management project shall submit to the Secretary an
application at such time and in such manner and that contains
such information as the Secretary may require, including
detailed information on--
``(A) the goals of the project;
``(B) any individuals or entities involved in the
project;
``(C) the projected benefits of the project;
``(D) details of the membership of the committee
described in subsection (f)(2);
``(E) how the project may be continued after grant
funds are no longer available for such project; and
``(F) an analysis of the return on investment for
the grant funds awarded to fund the project.
``(2) Requests for applications.--
``(A) Development of requests for applications.--
The Secretary shall, in consultation with the
integrated pest management committee established under
section 1408C and other relevant stakeholders, develop
requests for applications for qualified areawide
integrated pest management projects that are consistent
with the priorities established by such committee under
such section.
``(B) Issuance.--The Secretary shall solicit
proposals for qualified areawide integrated pest
management projects under this section by issuing
requests for applications on an annual basis. The
Secretary may not select new projects to receive
funding through a grant under this section if, on the
date on which the request is issued, there is not
sufficient funding available to fund projects that, as
of such date, are not complete and with respect to
which grants were awarded under this section for the
previous year.
``(3) Selection.--
``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall, using a
peer-review process, select qualified areawide
integrated pest management projects to receive funding
through a grant under this section.
``(B) Lead entity.--In selecting projects under
subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall designate the
college or university or other entity referred to in
subsection (b) submitting the application for such
project as the lead entity for the project.
``(4) Condition.--As a condition of receiving a grant under
this section providing funding for a qualified areawide
integrated pest management project, the college or university
or other entity referred to in subsection (b) that is the
recipient of the grant shall--
``(A) certify to the Secretary that the recipient
will be carrying out the project in collaboration
with--
``(i) the Agricultural Research Service of
the Department of Agriculture through a
subcontractual arrangement; and
``(ii) one or more of any of the following
entities:
``(I) a college or university;
``(II) a State department of
agriculture;
``(III) another Federal agency;
``(IV) a State or a regional entity
representing a crucial element of the
project, such as a State department of
natural resources; and
``(V) a nongovernmental
organization;
``(B) certify that the recipient will transfer the
appropriate amount of funds to all entities involved in
the project so that research, extension, and education
activities carried out under the project are funded as
needed;
``(C) in cooperation with the Secretary, coordinate
efforts conducted by all entities involved in the
project; and
``(D) prepare and submit annual and final reports
to the Secretary with respect to the project.
``(f) Ongoing Areawide Integrated Pest Management Projects.--The
requirements of subsection (e) shall not apply with respect to a grant
providing funding for integrated agricultural research, education, and
extension projects related to integrated pest management awarded before
the date of the enactment of the Areawide Integrated Pest Management
Act of 2020.
``(g) IPM Training.--In carrying out this section, the Secretary of
Agriculture, acting through the Director of the National Institute of
Food and Agriculture, shall provide funding to the IPM3 Training
Consortium to provide training that is web-based or approved by the
Institute on areawide integrated pest management projects to growers,
land managers, and Federal agency personnel to enhance the adoption and
implementation of such projects.
``(h) Qualified Areawide Integrated Pest Management Project
Defined.--In this section:
``(1) The term `areawide integrated pest management
project' means a project that is designed and implemented on a
landscape scale or larger--
``(A) to prevent the spread of pests and invasive
species through prevention, avoidance, monitoring, and
suppression;
``(B) to provide educational programs on best
management practices with respect to pests and invasive
species;
``(C) to control pests and invasive species using
physical, mechanical, or cultural controls;
``(D) where appropriate, to manage pests and
invasive species using biologically based controls; or
``(E) where appropriate, to manage pests using
chemical controls, such as pesticides.
``(2) The term `qualified areawide integrated pest
management project' means an areawide integrated pest
management project that--
``(A) provides for significant benefits (as
determined by the Secretary) for the prevention,
eradication, or management of pests and invasive
species;
``(B) provides for economic and environmental
benefits to agriculture, individuals, wildlife, and the
environment;
``(C) addresses the annual priorities established
by the integrated pest management committee established
under section 1408C;
``(D) has a projected duration of not more than 5
years;
``(E) provides for the establishment of a regional
advisory committee responsible for the oversight of the
project in the community, region, or area in which the
project is to be carried out; and
``(F) provides for the active involvement of the
cooperative extension services (as defined in section
1404 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension,
and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103)) to
translate the results of the research conducted under
the project into practical information and pest
management tools for purposes of sharing such results
with farmers, foresters, and producers.''; and
(6) in subsection (i) (as so redesignated), by striking
``2018'' and inserting ``2023''.
(b) Areawide Integrated Pest Management Committee.--
(1) In general.--The National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 is amended by
inserting after section 1408B (7 U.S.C. 3123B) the following
new section:
``SEC. 1408C. AREAWIDE INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE.
``(a) Establishment.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this section, the executive committee of the Advisory
Board shall establish and appoint the initial members of a permanent
areawide integrated pest management committee.
``(b) Duties.--The permanent areawide integrated pest management
committee shall, with respect to areawide integrated pest management
programs, activities, or projects carried out by the Secretary of
Agriculture--
``(1) consider stakeholder feedback; and
``(2) determine the annual and long-term priorities for
such programs, activities, or projects.
``(c) Members.--
``(1) Eligibility.--Individuals who are not members of the
Advisory Board may be appointed as members of the areawide
integrated pest management committee.
``(2) Composition.--The areawide integrated pest management
committee shall be composed of the following:
``(A) Three ex officio members consisting of the
following individuals:
``(i) The Senior Invasive Species
Coordinator of the Department of Agriculture.
``(ii) The National Program Leader for Bio-
based Pest Management of the National Institute
of Food and Agriculture.
``(iii) The National Program Leader for the
Invasive Pests of Crops of the Agricultural
Research Service.
``(B) Nine voting members, representing stakeholder
groups with experience in areawide research programs
carried out by Federal, State, or private entities, to
be appointed by the Secretary.''.
(2) Compensation.--Section 1413(b) of the National
Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of
1977 (7 U.S.C. 3128(b)) is amended to read as follows:
``(b)(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), members of the Advisory
Board who are not otherwise officers or employees of the United States
shall serve without compensation.
``(2) Members of the Advisory Board who are members of the areawide
integrated pest management committee established under section 1408C
and who are not otherwise officers or employees of the United States
may receive compensation for serving on the committee.
``(3) Members of the Advisory Board and members of the areawide
integrated pest management committee established under section 1408C
shall, while away from their homes or regular places of business in the
performance of services under this title, be allowed travel expenses,
including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same manner as
persons employed intermittently in the Government service are allowed
expenses under sections 5701 through 5707 of title 5, United States
Code.''.
SEC. 3. TRANSFER OF AUTHORITY.
The Secretary shall transfer to the National Institute of Food and
Agriculture, effective not later than 60 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the authorities (including all budget
authorities, available appropriations, and personnel), duties,
obligations, and related legal and administrative functions prescribed
by law or otherwise granted to any other agency or official of the
Department of Agriculture under section 406 of the Agricultural
Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7626).
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