3.0.0 1454 2024-07-24T15:23:25Z 2024-07-24T15:23:25Z House H HR 2023-03-08 118 [Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 44 (Wednesday, March 8, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. GONZALEZ-COLON:H.R. 1454.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 18, Clause 18 of the U.S. ConstitutionCongress shall have the power . . . ``To make all Lawswhich shall be necessary and proper for carrying intoExecution of the foregoing Powers, and all other Powersvested by the Constitution in the Government of the UnitedStates, or any Department or Officer thereof.''The single subject of this legislation is:This bill amends the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, andTrade Act of 1990 to establish a cacao tree healthinitiative, and for other purposes.[Page H1207]]]> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag14 Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee Referred to 2023-04-04T17:31:41Z Referred to 2023-03-08T15:00:40Z 2023-04-04 hsag14 Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology. Committee 2023-03-08 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2023-03-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2023-03-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000582 Rescom. González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon R PR N T000487 Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] Jill Tokuda D HI N. 2 2023-03-08 True D000594 Rep. De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15] Monica De La Cruz R TX 15 2023-05-25 False Agriculture and Food Agriculture and Food 2023-03-29T15:03:52Z 00 2023-03-08 Introduced in House 2023-03-30T11:13:19Z Cacao Tree Health Initiative Act of 2023

This bill establishes a research and extension grant program for a cacao tree health initiative.

Specifically, the bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture to provide competitive grants for

  • developing and disseminating science-based tools and treatments to combat plant pests that affect cacao trees;
  • establishing an integrated pest management programs for cacao trees in areas affected by or at risk of being affected by such pests;
  • surveying and collecting data on cacao tree production, health, and markets;
  • investigating cacao tree biology, ecology, genomics, and production systems;
  • conducting research on factors that may contribute to, or be associated with, resilient cacao production systems; and
  • conducting research on factors that may contribute to, or be associated with, serious threats to cacao trees, including the sublethal effects of insecticides, herbicides, and fungicides on beneficial insects and cacao tree growth.
]]> Cacao Tree Health Initiative Act of 2023 Display Title 45 Cacao Tree Health Initiative Act of 2023 2024-07-24T15:23:25Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Cacao Tree Health Initiative Act of 2023 2024-05-24T13:41:48Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to establish a cacao tree health initiative, and for other purposes. 2024-03-18T20:26:13Z Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr1454ih/xml/BILLS-118hr1454ih.xml 2023-04-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology. 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.