1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Advancing Cutting Edge Agriculture Act of 2023 or the ACE Agriculture Act of 2023 . 2. Agriculture Advanced Research and Development Authority 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)(A), by striking growing, and inserting growing (including water conservation technologies and innovation), ; (3) in subsection (b)— (A) by striking pilot program each place it appears and inserting program ; (B) in paragraph (2)— (i) in subparagraph (B)— (I) by inserting the long-term and high-risk technological before barriers ; and (II) by striking and resilience to extreme weather; and inserting water conservation, the reduction, avoidance, sequestration, or mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions from the agriculture sector, 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 before the period at the end; (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 striking clause (iii) and inserting the following: (iii) Relationship within the Department of Agriculture (I) Chief Scientist The Director shall work in close collaboration with the Office of 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.