To provide for a study on food animal microbiomes, and for other purposes.

This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to contract with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to study a federal research agenda to advance the understanding of food animal microbiomes (including cattle, small ruminants, poultry, and aquaculture species). The term microbiome generally refers to a community of microorganisms (such as bacteria, fungi, and viruses) that inhabit a particular environment 

The National Academies must submit a report to Congress on the study, including recommendations to advance the federal research agenda on food animal microbiomes. 

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4698 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4698

   To provide for a study on food animal microbiomes, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 18, 2023

 Mr. Bera (for himself and Mr. Peters) introduced the following bill; 
           which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
   To provide for a study on food animal microbiomes, 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. STUDY ON FOOD ANIMAL MICROBIOMES.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall enter into an 
agreement with the National Academies to conduct a study on a Federal 
research agenda to advance the understanding of food animal 
microbiomes. The study shall--
            (1) evaluate the gaps in the current and past research at 
        Federal agencies on food animal microbiomes that include 
        cattle, small ruminants, poultry, and aquaculture species;
            (2) assess the needs of government, research, and private 
        industry to have a fuller understanding of the functional 
        components of the microbiome; and
            (3) estimate the impact on animal health, food safety, and 
        agricultural production of a fuller understanding of the animal 
        microbiome.
    (b) Report.--The agreement entered into under subsection (a) shall 
require the National Academies to submit to Congress, not later than 18 
months after the date on which the agreement is entered into, a report 
containing the findings of the study and the recommendations to advance 
the Federal research agenda on food animal microbiomes.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section $1,000,000 to remain available 
until expended.
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