[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 588 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 588

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that research and 
promotion boards support efforts to develop new markets and strengthen 
 existing markets for specific commodities while conducting important 
     research and promotional activities via pooled resources and 
                        stakeholder investments.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 13, 2023

 Mr. Moore of Alabama (for himself, Mr. Jackson of Texas, Mr. Alford, 
   Mr. Bost, Mr. Flood, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. Duarte, Mr. 
Guthrie, Mr. Comer, Mr. Baird, Mrs. Houchin, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Costa, Mr. 
Bacon, Mr. Finstad, Mr. Bucshon, Mr. Mann, Mrs. McClain, Mr. Self, Mr. 
Feenstra, Mr. Nunn of Iowa, Mrs. Wagner, Mr. Kelly of Mississippi, and 
Mrs. Cammack) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                      the Committee on Agriculture

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that research and 
promotion boards support efforts to develop new markets and strengthen 
 existing markets for specific commodities while conducting important 
     research and promotional activities via pooled resources and 
                        stakeholder investments.

Whereas the sole purpose of research and promotion boards is to promote, 
        research, and educate stakeholders on behalf of a particular commodity;
Whereas individual farms and businesses collaborate on a comprehensive, 
        industrywide strategy to expand markets through research and promotion 
        boards;
Whereas research and promotion boards promote a commodity as a whole instead of 
        by individual businesses, creating industrywide benefit through 
        increased sales, consumer awareness, and higher overall demand;
Whereas private spending on agricultural research through research and promotion 
        boards increased 44 percent from 2018 to 2022;
Whereas research and promotion boards often partner with land grant institutions 
        and extension services to conduct public research and provide technical 
        assistance;
Whereas each of the 22 authorized research and promotion boards has its own 
        mission to promote its respective commodity through tailored research, 
        promotion, and educational activities;
Whereas the American Egg Board returns $10.11 for every $1 invested;
Whereas the American Egg Board is investing in research to understand the 
        nutritional benefits of eggs, such as the positive effects on cognitive 
        function and early childhood development via choline intake;
Whereas the American Lamb Board returns $14.20 for every $1 invested;
Whereas the American Lamb Board is partnering with Michigan and Colorado State 
        Universities to invest significant resources into sustainability and 
        greenhouse gas reduction as well as mechanization of quality evaluation 
        in lamb processing systems;
Whereas the American Pecan Promotion Board utilized $153,500,000 in assessed 
        revenue for market development and program implementation;
Whereas the Cattlemen's Beef Board returns $11.91 for every $1 invested and 
        increased American beef demand by 12,800,000,000 pounds;
Whereas the Cattlemen's Beef Board is partnering with Kansas State University to 
        research omega-3-enriched feed rations to increase feed consumption, 
        rates of gain, and finished carcass weights;
Whereas the Christmas Tree Promotion Board returns $13.11 for every $1 invested;
Whereas the Christmas Tree Promotion Board is conducting research on pest 
        management systems and selective breeding to combat infestations of 
        Elongate Hemlock Scale and Phytophthora root rot;
Whereas the Cotton Board returns $6.40 for every invested producer dollar and 
        $17.40 for every invested importer dollar;
Whereas the Cotton Board is supporting research on pest management systems, 
        particularly for the tarnished plant bug, which yields growers savings 
        of 100 pounds of lint per acre through effective management techniques;
Whereas Fluid Milk Processors Promotion Board returns $4.78 for every $1 
        invested;
Whereas the Hass Avocado Board increased consumption of Hass avocadoes in the 
        United States by 278 percent to 8.5 pounds per capita since 2000;
Whereas the U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council returns $18.74 for every $1 invested 
        and increased average annual blueberry consumption by 14 percent between 
        2014 and 2018, increasing grower revenue by 112 percent;
Whereas the Highbush Blueberry Council has invested $12,000,000 into research in 
        5 main health metrics including gut health, cardiovascular health, 
        diabetes or prediabetes, brain health, and overall healthy living to 
        determine blueberry consumption improves cognitive function and 
        cardiovascular health;
Whereas the Mushroom Council generated $1,300,000,000 in retail sales in 2021;
Whereas the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board's market development 
        efforts led to a 25-percent increase in cheese purchases in 2018;
Whereas the National Dairy Research and Promotion Board has entered into a five-
        year collaboration with Mayo Clinic to research how dairy food, 
        particularly whole milk dairy, impacts cardiovascular health and 
        metabolic conditions, as well as its role on calm, sleep, digestive 
        health, and immunity;
Whereas the National Honey Board increased honey sales by 15.4 percent to 
        $920,000,000 in 2022;
Whereas the National Honey Board has launched its Celebrating Beekeeping video 
        campaign to highlight the importance of honeybees and beekeepers to the 
        entire United States food system;
Whereas the National Mango Board increased the commodity's value 142 percent 
        from $262,000,000 in 2005 to $635,000,000 in 2019;
Whereas the National Peanut Board returns $9.74 for every $1 invested;
Whereas the National Peanut Board has invested $36,000,000 since 2001 into 
        peanut allergy research to discover allergen mitigation tactics which 
        are 86 percent effective;
Whereas the National Pork Board returns $25.50 for every $1 invested;
Whereas the National Pork Board is combating the African swine fever virus 
        through investments in research to understand the virus, feed formula 
        impacts, testing efficacy, and immunity;
Whereas the National Potato Promotion Board increased potato consumption by 4 
        percent in 2021;
Whereas the National Watermelon Promotion Board returns $18.80 for every $1 
        invested;
Whereas the National Watermelon Promotion Board is researching the relationship 
        between watermelon consumption and body weight management through 
        decreased hunger responses, body weight, body mass index, and lower 
        systolic blood pressure levels;
Whereas the Paper and Packaging Board returns $12.41 for every $1 invested;
Whereas the Popcorn Board utilized $1,001,269 of assessment revenue for market 
        development and program implementation supporting domestic popcorn 
        producers;
Whereas the Softwood Lumber Board returns $85.71 for every $1 invested;
Whereas the Softwood Lumber Board has invested millions of dollars into 
        marketplace development for mass timber in commercial and residential 
        construction applications by performance testing cross laminated timber 
        and identifying all-wood construction barriers to entry;
Whereas the United Sorghum Checkoff Program returns $28.70 for every $1 
        invested;
Whereas the United Sorghum Checkoff Program funded research initiatives that led 
        to the inclusion of whole grain sorghum in the Department of Agriculture 
        Food Buying Guide as an approved ingredient for school meal service;
Whereas the United Soybean Board returns $12.34 for every $1 invested; and
Whereas the United Soybean Board has made significant investments to add long-
        term value for all United States soybean farmers through research into 
        high oleic soybeans and American energy production: Now, therefore, be 
        it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that 
research and promotion boards support efforts to develop new markets 
and strengthen existing markets via research, education, and promotion, 
including by--
            (1) returning value to producers through comprehensive, 
        industrywide strategies to expand the commodity's market share; 
        and
            (2) promoting a commodity as a whole to create industrywide 
        benefit through increased sales, consumer awareness, and higher 
        overall demand.
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