National Agricultural Research Policy Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] National Agricultural Research Policy Act - Declares the purposes of this Act to emphasize agricultural research as a distinct mission of the Department of Agriculture, to be certain such research is effectively coordinated, and to provide a mechanism for identifying the Nation's highest priority problems for agricultural research. Establishes within the Department of Agriculture the National Agricultural Research Policy Committee. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to appoint the Executive Secretary of such committee to coordinate agricultural research and keep abreast of the Nation's needs for such research. States that the committee's responsibilities shall include: (1) reviewing programs, policies and goals of agricultural research agencies; (2) providing a forum for research sponsoring agencies to exchange information on agricultural plans and programs; and (3) making recommendations to the Secretary of Agriculture regarding applications for funding of mission-oriented basic agricultural research. Defines "mission-oriented basic agricultural research" as research on fundamental science topics with regard to which there is a basic need in existence for new knowledge that woul…