Smoke Exposure Research Act

This bill directs the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) to conduct research relating to smoke exposure and wine grapes. This research must be done in coordination with land-grant colleges and universities that are located in California, Oregon, and Washington and have researched the effects of smoke exposure on viticulture and enology operations and practices.

Specifically, ARS must

conduct research to identify the compounds responsible for smoke taint,

conduct research to establish standard methodologies for sampling and testing smoke-exposed wine grapes and smoke-affected wines,

Summary by the Congressional Research Service.