3.0.0 903 2019-02-20T23:05:39Z 2019-02-23T20:35:38Z Senate S S 2011-05-05 112 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-05-05T20:12:18Z Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust Fund Act of 2011 112 1295 S 2011-06-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS 2011-05-05 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2011-05-05 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM N F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2011-05-05 True B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2011-05-05 True Foreign Trade and International Finance Agricultural research Agricultural trade Animal and plant health Congressional oversight Fruit and vegetables Government trust funds Pest management Research administration and funding Research and development Tariffs Trade agreements and negotiations Foreign Trade and International Finance 00 2011-05-05 Introduced in Senate 2011-07-15T19:09:40Z Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust Fund Act of 2011 - Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to establish the Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust Fund, consisting of revenues from duties paid on imported citrus or citrus products, to support scientific research, technical assistance, and development activities to combat both domestic and invasive citrus diseases and pests harming the United States.

Establishes the Citrus Disease Research and Development Board.

Makes Fund amounts available to the Board to develop a coordinated program of research and product development relating to: (1) scientific research of both domestic and invasive diseases and pests afflicting the citrus industry; and (2) support for the dissemination and commercialization of relevant information, techniques, and technologies discovered through Fund research or other research projects intended to solve problems caused by citrus production diseases and invasive pests.

Requires the President to notify certain congressional committees before entering into a trade agreement that could result in a decrease in the amount of: (1) duties paid on imported citrus or citrus products; and (2) funds transferred into the Fund.

]]> Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust Fund Act of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust Fund Act of 2011 Display Title Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust Fund Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to create a Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust Fund to support research on diseases impacting the citrus industry, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2011-05-05T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s903is/xml/BILLS-112s903is.xml 2011-05-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.