A bill to amend the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1985, 1986, and 1987 for agricultural research, and for other purposes.

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 to authorize FY 1985 through 1987 appropriations for agricultural research in the fields of forestry, animal productivity, soil and water, human nutrition, and new crop strain development. Authorizes the National Science Foundation to carry out such research through competitive grants to State agricultural experiment stations, universities, research organizations, Federal agencies, and private individuals or corporations. Amends the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to include among the Joint Council on Food and Agricultural Sciences' responsibilities the development of guidelines for the Foundation to use in making such grants.…