SEC. 7518. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, AND 
              NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION JOINT RESEARCH AND 
              DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall carry out, with the Secretary 
of Energy and the Director of the National Science Foundation, cross-
cutting and collaborative research and development activities focused 
on the joint advancement of Department of Agriculture, Department of 
Energy, and National Science Foundation mission requirements and 
priorities.
    (b) Memoranda of Understanding.--The Secretary shall carry out and 
coordinate the activities under subsection (a) through the 
establishment of one or more memoranda of understanding, or other 
appropriate interagency agreements, with the Secretary of Energy and 
the Director of the National Science Foundation.
(c) Coordination.--In carrying out the activities under subsection 
(a), the Secretary, the Secretary of Energy, and the Director of the 
National Science Foundation may--
            (1) conduct collaborative research over a variety of focus 
        areas, such as--
                    (A) modeling and simulation, machine learning, 
                artificial intelligence, data assimilation, large-scale 
                data analytics, and predictive analysis in order to 
                optimize algorithms for purposes relating to 
                agriculture and rural energy, such as life cycle 
                analysis of agricultural or rural energy systems;
                    (B) fundamental agricultural, biological, 
                computational, and environmental science and 
                engineering, including advanced crop science, crop 
                protection, breeding, and biological pest control;
                    (C) integrated natural resources and the energy-
                water nexus in agricultural or rural communities;
                    (D) advanced biomass, biobased products, and 
                biofuels, including in collaboration with the 
                activities authorized under title IX of the Farm 
                Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 
                8101 et seq.);
                    (E) diverse feedstocks for economically and 
                environmentally sustainable fuels, including aviation 
                and naval fuels;
                    (F) colocation of agricultural resources and 
                activities and ecosystem services with diverse energy 
                technologies and resources, such as geothermal energy, 
                nuclear energy, solar energy, wind energy, natural gas, 
                hydropower, and energy storage;
                    (G) colocation of agricultural resources and 
                activities with carbon storage and utilization 
                technologies;
                    (H) invasive species management to further the work 
                done by the Federal Interagency Committee for the 
                Management of Noxious and Exotic Weeds;
                    (I) long-term and high-risk technological barriers 
                in the development of transformative science and 
                technology solutions in the agriculture and energy 
                sectors, including in collaboration with the programs 
                authorized under section 1473H of the National 
                Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy 
                Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3319k) and section 5012 of the 
                America COMPETES Act (42 U.S.C. 16538);
                    (J) grid modernization and grid security and 
                resiliency for the purpose of improving and 
                strengthening electric service in rural areas;
                    (K) agricultural and rural technology development, 
                including manufacturing, precision agriculture 
                technologies, mechanization and automation 
                technologies, and technologies that strengthen the food 
                supply chain;
                    (L) wildfire risks and prevention, including the 
                power sector's role in fire prevention and mitigation 
                and wildfire impacts on energy infrastructure;
                    (M) technologies to address food and nutrition 
                security, including food loss and waste; and
                    (N) other relevant topics, as jointly agreed to by 
                the Secretary, the Secretary of Energy, and the 
                Director of the National Science Foundation;
(2) develop methods to accommodate large voluntary 
        standardized and integrated data sets on agricultural, 
        environmental, supply chain, and economic information with 
        variable accuracy and scale;
            (3) promote collaboration, open community-based 
        development, and data and information sharing between Federal 
        agencies, National Laboratories, institutions of higher 
        education, nonprofit institutions, industry partners, and other 
        appropriate entities by providing reliable access to secure 
        data and information that are in compliance with Federal rules 
        and regulations;
            (4) support research infrastructure and workforce 
        development as the Secretary, the Secretary of Energy, and the 
        Director of the National Science Foundation determine 
        necessary; and
            (5) conduct collaborative research, development, and 
        demonstration of methods and technologies--
                    (A) to improve the efficiency of agriculture 
                operations and processing of agricultural products; and
                    (B) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated 
                with such operations and such processing.
(d) Agreements.--In carrying out the activities under subsection 
(a), the Secretary, the Secretary of Energy, and the Director of the 
National Science Foundation may--
            (1) carry out reimbursable agreements between the 
        Department of Agriculture, the Department of Energy, the 
        National Science Foundation, and other entities in order to 
        maximize the effectiveness of research and development; and
            (2) collaborate with other Federal agencies as appropriate.
(e) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary, the Secretary of Energy, and the Director of 
the National Science Foundation shall jointly submit to the Committee 
on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation, and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Agriculture and the 
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of 
Representatives a report detailing the following:
            (1) Interagency coordination between each Federal agency 
        involved in the research and development activities carried out 
        under this section.
            (2) Potential opportunities to expand the technical 
        capabilities of the Department of Agriculture, the Department 
        of Energy, and the National Science Foundation.
            (3) Collaborative research achievements.
            (4) Areas of future mutually beneficial successes.
            (5) Continuation of coordination activities between the 
        Department of Agriculture, the Department of Energy, and the 
        National Science Foundation.
    (f) Research Security.--The activities authorized under this 
section shall be carried out in a manner consistent with subtitle D of 
title VI of the Research and Development, Competition, and Innovation 
Act (42 U.S.C. 19231 et seq.).