3.0.0 541 2023-01-11T13:36:19Z 2023-01-11T13:36:19Z Senate S 2017-03-07 115 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-03-07T20:31:03Z Macadamia Tree Health Initiative 115 1402 HR 2017-03-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research. Related bill CRS Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 115 2 HR 2018-12-20 Became Public Law No: 115-334. Related bill CRS 2017-03-07 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. IntroReferral 2017-03-07 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. N S001194 Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] Brian Schatz D HI 2017-03-07 True Agriculture and Food Agricultural research Animal and plant health Forests, forestry, trees Insects Pest management Research administration and funding Agriculture and Food 00 2017-03-07 Introduced in Senate 2017-05-22T17:25:47Z Macadamia Tree Health Initiative Act of 2017

This bill amends the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to authorize the Department of Agriculture to provide competitive research and extension grants for a macadamia tree health initiative to: (1) develop and disseminate science-based tools and treatments to combat the insect known as the macadamia felted coccid (Eriococcus ironsidei); and (2) establish an area-wide integrated pest management program in areas affected, or at risk of being affected by, the insect.

]]> Macadamia Tree Health Initiative Act of 2017 Display Title Macadamia Tree Health Initiative Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to provide for a macadamia tree health initiative, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Macadamia Tree Health Initiative Act of 2017 Introduced in Senate 2017-03-07T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s541is/xml/BILLS-115s541is.xml 2017-03-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. 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.