1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Advancing Cutting Edge Agriculture Act or the ACE Agriculture Act . 2. Reauthorization of AGARDA Section 1473H of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 ( 7 U.S.C. 3319k ) is amended— (1) in the section heading, by striking pilot ; (2) in subsection (a)(6), by striking growing, and inserting growing (including water conservation technologies and innovation), ; (3) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking pilot ; (B) in paragraph (2)— (i) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows: (B) to overcome the long term and high-risk technological barriers in the development of agricultural technologies, research tools, and qualified products and projects that enhance export competitiveness, environmental sustainability, water conservation, the reduction, avoidance, sequestration, or mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions, and resilience to extreme weather, drought, infectious diseases, plant and animal pathogens, and plant and animal pests; ; and (ii) in subparagraph (D), by inserting or economic cost after financial uncertainty ; (C) in paragraph (3)(B)— (i) in clause (ii), in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking advise the Chief Scientist on, and ; and (ii) by amending clause (iii) to read as follows: (iii) Relationship within the department of agriculture (I) Chief scientist The Director shall report to the Chief Scientist. (II) Other programs No other official who is the head of any other program of the Department of Agriculture shall report to the Director. ; (D) in paragraph (6), by striking pilot each place it appears in subparagraphs (A) and (B)