America Grows Act of 2023

II 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 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:03 May 26, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1628.IS S1628 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •S 1628 IS 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 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:03 May 26, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1628.IS S1628 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •S 1628 IS (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 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:03 May 26, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1628.IS S1628 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 4 •S 1628 IS 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 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:03 May 26, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S1628.IS S1628 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS