3.0.0 372 2025-12-05T08:23:48Z 2025-12-05T08:23:48Z Senate S S 2023-02-09 118 https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/372 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Standing Referred To 2023-02-09T20:41:33Z 118 966 HR 2023-03-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology. Identical bill CRS 2023-02-09 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. IntroReferral 2023-02-09 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S001194 Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] Brian Schatz D HI N H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2023-02-09 True Agriculture and Food Agriculture and Food 2023-03-16T18:15:27Z

00 2023-02-09 Introduced in Senate 2023-03-21T15:50:07Z <p><strong>Macadamia Tree Health Initiative Amendments Act </strong></p> <p>This bill expands the research and extension grant program for the macadamia tree health initiative. Under current law, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) may provide competitive grants under the initiative to support research and extension activities to combat the insect known as the macadamia felted coccid (Eriococcus ironsidei).</p> <p>Specifically, the bill authorizes USDA to provide competitive grants for</p> <ul> <li>developing and disseminating science-based tools and treatments to combat plant pests and noxious weeds that impact macadamia trees;</li> <li>establishing an area-wide integrated pest management program in areas affected by, or at risk of being affected by, the invasive plant pests or noxious weeds;</li> <li>surveying and collecting data on macadamia tree production and health;</li> <li>investigating macadamia tree biology, immunology, ecology, genomics, and bioinformatics; and</li> <li>conducting research on various factors that may contribute to or be associated with macadamia tree immune systems and other serious threats to macadamia trees.</li> </ul>

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