SENSE OF CONGRESS CONCERNING END-USE PERFORMANCE RESEARCH.

SEC. 2017. SENSE OF CONGRESS CONCERNING END-USE PERFORMANCE RESEARCH. (a) Findings.— Congress finds that— (1) research concerning the end-use performance of grain conducted by the Agricultural Research Service and land-grant universities is critical to improving the quality and competitiveness of United States grains in domestic and world markets; (2) the work done by the Agricultural Research Service wheat quality laboratories has proven valuable to improving the understanding of individuals concerning the relationships between the physical and chemical properties of wheat and the performance of wheat in milling and baking; and (3) research conducted by the Agricultural Research Service and land-grant universities concerning the composition of corn and soybean varieties has proven valuable to feed and food users. (b) Sense of Congress.— It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary, and in particular the Agricultural Research Service and land-grant universities, should adjust their financial priorities to place increased emphasis on grain variety evaluation and the development of objective tests for the end-use properties of grains.