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House Science Committee adopts NSF–USDA interagency research bill with blockchain amendment
Summary
The House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology voted to report HR 8613, the NSF and USDA Interagency Research Act, to the House after adopting an amendment from Rep. Bonamici to add distributed ledger technologies (blockchain) as a research focus; proponents said the measure will boost agricultural innovation and workforce development.
The Committee on Science, Space, and Technology voted to report HR 8613, the NSF and USDA Interagency Research Act, to the House with a recommendation that the bill be approved after adopting an amendment to add distributed ledger technologies as an agricultural research focus.
Chairman Lucas framed the bill as a way to “ensure innovative solutions to support our domestic food supply” by improving collaboration between the National Science Foundation and the Department of Agriculture. Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren said she…
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