A bill to amend the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to reauthorize the specialty crop research initiative and establish a specialty crop mechanization and automation research and development program, and for other purposes.

This bill would update a 1998 law to continue funding for research focused on specialty crops, which are fruits, vegetables, and similar products. It would also create a new program dedicated to researching and developing machines and automated technology for growing and harvesting these crops. No official summary is available for this bill.

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