Whereas the sole purpose of research and promotion boards is to promote, research, and educate stakeholders on behalf of a particular commodity; Whereas individual farms and businesses collaborate on a comprehensive, industrywide strategy to expand markets through research and promotion boards; Whereas research and promotion boards promote a commodity as a whole instead of by individual businesses, creating industrywide benefit through increased sales, consumer awareness, and higher overall demand; Whereas private spending on agricultural research through research and promotion boards increased 44 percent from 2018 to 2022; Whereas research and promotion boards often partner with land grant institutions and extension services to conduct public research and provide technical assistance; Whereas each of the 22 authorized research and promotion boards has its own mission to promote its respective commodity through tailored research, promotion, and educational activities; Whereas the American Egg Board returns $10.11 for every $1 invested; Whereas the American Egg Board is investing in research to understand the nutritional benefits of eggs, such as the positive effects on cognitive function and early childhood development via choline intake; Whereas the American Lamb Board returns $14.20 for every $1 invested; Whereas the American Lamb Board is partnering with Michigan and Colorado State Universities to invest significant resources into sustainability and greenhouse gas reduction as well as mechanization of quality evaluation in lamb processing systems; Whereas the American Pecan Promotion Board utilized $153,500,000 in assessed revenue for market development and program implementation; Whereas the Cattlemen’s Beef Board returns $11.91 for every $1 invested and increased American beef demand by 12,800,000,000 pounds; Whereas the Cattlemen’s Beef Board is partnering with Kansas State University to research omega-3-enriched feed rations to increase feed consumption, rates of gain, and finished carcass weights