BUSINESS PLAN AND FEASIBILITY STUDY AND REPORT.

SEC. 730. BUSINESS PLAN AND FEASIBILITY STUDY AND REPORT. (a) Business Plan.— Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Alternative Agricultural Research and Commercialization Corporation established by section 1658 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 shall— (1) develop a 5-year business plan pursuant to section 1659(c)(1)(E) of the Act; and (2) submit the plan to the Secretary of Agriculture, the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate. (b) Feasibility Study and Report.— (1) Study.— The Secretary of Agriculture shall conduct a study of, and prepare a report on, the continued feasibility of the Alternative Agricultural Research and Commercialization Corporation. In conducting the study, the Secretary shall examine options for privatizing the Corporation and converting the Corporation to a Government-sponsored enterprise. (2) Report.— Not later than December 31, 2001, the Secretary shall transmit the report required by paragraph (1) to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate.