[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
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[S. 3568 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3568

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.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 12, 2010

  Mr. Nelson of Florida (for himself, Mr. Cornyn, and Mrs. Feinstein) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
                          Committee on Finance

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                                 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.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Citrus Disease Research and 
Development Trust Fund Act of 2010''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            (1) duties collected on imports of citrus and citrus 
        products have ranged from $50,000,000 to $87,000,000 annually 
        since 2004, and are projected to increase, as United States 
        production declines due to the effects of huanglongbing (also 
        known as ``HLB'' or ``citrus greening disease'') and imports 
        increase in response to the shortfall in the United States;
            (2) in cases involving other similarly situated 
        agricultural commodities, notably wool, the Federal Government 
        has chosen to divert a portion of the tariff revenue collected 
        on imported products to support efforts of the domestic 
        industry to address challenges facing the industry;
            (3) citrus and citrus products are a highly nutritious and 
        healthy part of a balanced diet;
            (4) citrus production is an important part of the 
        agricultural economy in Florida, California, Arizona, and 
        Texas;
            (5) in the most recent years preceding the date of 
        enactment of this Act, citrus fruits have been produced on 
        900,000 acres, yielding 11,000,000 tons of citrus products with 
        a value at the farm of more than $3,200,000,000;
            (6) the commercial citrus sector employs approximately 
        110,000 people and contributes approximately $13,500,000,000 to 
        the United States economy;
            (7) the United States citrus industry has suffered billions 
        of dollars in damage from disease and pests, both domestic and 
        invasive, over the decade preceding the date of enactment of 
        this Act, particularly from huanglongbing;
            (8) huanglongbing threatens the entire United States citrus 
        industry because the disease kills citrus trees;
            (9) as of the date of enactment of this Act, there are no 
        cost effective or environmentally sound treatments available to 
        suppress or eradicate huanglongbing;
            (10) United States citrus producers working with Federal 
        and State governments have devoted tens of millions of dollars 
        toward research and efforts to combat huanglongbing and other 
        diseases and pests, but more funding is needed to develop and 
        commercialize disease and pest solutions;
            (11) although imports constitute an increasing share of the 
        United States market, importers of citrus products into the 
        United States do not directly fund production research in the 
        United States;
            (12) disease and pest suppression technologies require 
        determinations of safety and solutions must be commercialized 
        before use by citrus producers;
            (13) the complex processes involved in discovery and 
        commercialization of safe and effective pest and disease 
        suppression technologies are expensive and lengthy and the need 
        for the technologies is urgent; and
            (14) research to develop solutions to suppress 
        huanglongbing, or other domestic and invasive pests and 
        diseases will benefit all citrus producers and consumers around 
        the world.
    (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are--
            (1) to authorize the establishment of a trust funded by 
        certain tariff revenues to support scientific research, 
        technical assistance, and development activities to combat 
        citrus diseases and pests, both domestic and invasive, harming 
        the United States; and
            (2) to require the President to notify the chairperson and 
        ranking member of the Committee on Finance of the Senate and 
        the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives 
        before entering into any trade agreement that would decrease 
        the amount of duties collected on imports of citrus products to 
        less than the amount necessary to provide the grants authorized 
        by section 1001(d) of the Trade Act of 1974, as added by 
        section 3(a) of this Act.
    (c) Effect on Other Activities.--Nothing in this Act restricts the 
use of any funds for scientific research and technical activities in 
the United States.

SEC. 3. CITRUS DISEASE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TRUST FUND.

    (a) In General.--The Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2102 et seq.) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``TITLE X--CITRUS DISEASE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TRUST FUND

``SEC. 1001. CITRUS DISEASE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TRUST FUND.

    ``(a) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury of the 
United States a trust fund to be known as the `Citrus Disease Research 
and Development Trust Fund' (in this section referred to as the `Trust 
Fund'), consisting of such amounts as may be transferred to the Trust 
Fund under subsection (b)(1) and any amounts that may be credited to 
the Trust Fund under subsection (c)(2).
    ``(b) Transfer of Amounts.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary 
        of the Treasury shall transfer to the Trust Fund amounts that 
        are attributable to the duties collected on articles that are 
        citrus and citrus products classifiable under chapters 8, 20, 
        21, 22, and 33 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 
        States.
            ``(2) Limitation.--The amount transferred to the Trust Fund 
        under paragraph (1) in any fiscal year may not exceed the 
        lesser of--
                    ``(A) an amount equal to \1/3\ of the amount 
                attributable to the duties received on articles 
                described in paragraph (1); or
                    ``(B) $30,000,000.
    ``(c) Investment of Trust Fund.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
        invest such portion of the Trust Fund as is not, in the 
        Secretary's judgment, required to meet current withdrawals. 
        Such investments may be made only in interest-bearing 
        obligations of the United States or in obligations guaranteed 
        as to both principal and interest by the United States. For 
        such purpose, such obligations may be acquired on original 
        issue at the issue price or by purchase of outstanding 
        obligations at the market price. Any obligation acquired by the 
        Trust Fund may be sold by the Secretary of the Treasury at the 
        market price.
            ``(2) Interest and proceeds from sale or redemption of 
        obligations.--The interest on, and the proceeds from the sale 
        or redemption of, any obligations held in the Trust Fund shall 
        be credited to and form a part of the Trust Fund.
    ``(d) Availability of Amounts From Trust Fund.--From amounts 
available in the Trust Fund (including any amounts not obligated in 
previous fiscal years), the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to 
provide grants to the Citrus Research and Development Board established 
under section 4 of the Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust 
Fund Act of 2010.
    ``(e) Reports to Congress.--Not later than January 15, 2011, and 
each year thereafter until the year after the termination of the Trust 
Fund, the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary 
of Agriculture, shall prepare and submit to Congress a report on the 
financial condition and the results of the operations of the Trust 
Fund, including--
            ``(1) a description of the use and amounts of the grants 
        provided under subsection (d) during the preceding fiscal year; 
        and
            ``(2) a description of the condition and operations of the 
        Trust Fund for the current fiscal year.
    ``(f) Sunset Provision.--The Trust Fund shall terminate on December 
31 of the fifth full calendar year that begins after the year of the 
date of the enactment of this Act and all amounts in the Trust Fund on 
such date shall be transferred to the general fund of the Treasury.

``SEC. 1002. REPORTS REQUIRED BEFORE ENTERING INTO CERTAIN TRADE 
              AGREEMENTS.

    ``The President shall notify the chairperson and ranking member of 
the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and 
Means of the House of Representatives not later than 90 days before 
entering into a trade agreement if the President determines that 
entering into the trade agreement could result--
            ``(1) in a decrease in the amount of duties collected on 
        articles that are citrus and citrus products classifiable under 
        chapters 8, 20, 21, 22, and 33 of the Harmonized Tariff 
        Schedule of the United States; and
            ``(2) in a decrease in the amount of funds being 
        transferred into the Citrus Disease Research and Development 
        Trust Fund under section 1001 so that amounts available in the 
        Trust Fund are insufficient to provide the grants authorized by 
        subsection (d) of that section.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for the Trade Act of 
1974 is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``TITLE X--CITRUS DISEASE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TRUST FUND

``Sec. 1001. Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust Fund.
``Sec. 1002. Reports required before entering into certain trade 
                            agreements.''.

SEC. 4. CITRUS DISEASE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT BOARD.

    (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to establish an 
orderly procedure for the development of an effective and coordinated 
program of research and product development relating to--
            (1) scientific research concerning diseases and invasive 
        pests, both domestic and invasive, afflicting the citrus 
        industry; and
            (2) support for the dissemination and commercialization of 
        relevant information, techniques, and technologies discovered 
        pursuant to research funded through the Citrus Disease Research 
        and Development Trust Fund established under section 1001 of 
        the Trade Act of 1974, as added by section 3(a) of this Act, or 
        through other research projects intended to solve problems 
        caused by citrus production diseases and invasive pests.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Board.--The term ``Board'' means the Citrus Research 
        and Development Board established under this section.
            (2) Citrus.--
                    (A) In general.--The term ``citrus'' means edible 
                fruit of the family Rutaceae, commonly called 
                ``citrus''.
                    (B) Inclusion.--The term ``citrus'' includes all 
                citrus hybrids that are produced for commercial 
                purposes in the United States.
            (3) Conflict of interest.--The term ``conflict of 
        interest'' means a situation in which a member or employee of 
        the Board has a direct or indirect financial interest in a 
        person that performs a service for, or enters into a contract 
        with, the Board for anything of economic value.
            (4) Department.--The term ``Department'' means the 
        Department of Agriculture.
            (5) Order.--The term ``order'' means the citrus research 
        and development order issued under this section.
            (6) Person.--The term ``person'' means any individual, 
        group of individuals, firm, partnership, corporation, joint 
        stock company, association, cooperative, or other legal entity.
            (7) Producer.--The term ``producer'' means any person that 
        is engaged in the domestic production and commercial sale of 
        citrus in the United States.
            (8) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Agriculture.
    (c) Issuance of Orders.--
            (1) In general.--
                    (A) Issuance.--Subject to paragraph (2), the 
                Secretary shall issue an order applicable to domestic 
                citrus producers.
                    (B) Scope.--Any order shall be national in scope.
                    (C) Single order.--Not more than 1 order relating 
                to the purposes of this section shall be in effect at 
                any 1 time.
            (2) Procedures.--
                    (A) Publication of proposal.--Not later than 60 
                days after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
                Secretary shall publish a proposed order and give 
                notice and opportunity for public comment on the 
                proposed order.
                    (B) Issuance of order.--
                            (i) In general.--After notice and 
                        opportunity for public comment in accordance 
                        with subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall 
                        issue the order, taking into consideration the 
                        comments received and including in the order 
                        such provisions as are necessary to ensure that 
                        the order is in conformity with this section.
                            (ii) Effective date.--The order shall 
                        become effective not later than 45 days after 
                        the date of issuance.
            (3) Amendments.--
                    (A) In general.--The Secretary may periodically 
                amend the order.
                    (B) Applicability of act.--Any provisions of this 
                Act that are applicable to the order shall be 
                applicable to any amendment to the order.
    (d) Required Terms in Order.--
            (1) In general.--The order shall contain the terms 
        specified in this subsection.
            (2) Citrus board.--
                    (A) Establishment and membership.--
                            (i) Establishment.--The order shall provide 
                        for the establishment of a Citrus Research and 
                        Development Board, consisting of 9 members, to 
                        administer the order.
                            (ii) Membership.--The order shall provide 
                        that members of the Board shall be appointed by 
                        the Secretary from nominations submitted in 
                        accordance with this paragraph.
                    (B) Distribution of appointments.--The order shall 
                provide that the membership of the Board shall consist 
                of--
                            (i) 5 members who are domestic producers of 
                        citrus in Florida;
                            (ii) 3 members who are domestic producers 
                        of citrus in Arizona or California; and
                            (iii) 1 member who is a domestic producer 
                        of citrus in Texas.
                    (C) Nomination process.--The order shall provide 
                that--
                            (i) 2 nominees shall be submitted for each 
                        appointment to the Board; and
                            (ii) nominations for each appointment of a 
                        producer from a State identified in 
                        subparagraph (B)(i) shall be made by the 
                        domestic producers in that State through an 
                        appointment process that uses nominations from 
                        any organization--
                                    (I) the members of which consist of 
                                citrus producers; and
                                    (II) that is in existence on the 
                                date of enactment of this Act; and
                            (iii) in any case in which producer 
                        organizations fail to nominate individuals for 
                        an appointment to the Board, the Secretary may 
                        appoint an individual to fill the vacancy on a 
                        basis provided in the order or other 
                        regulations of the Secretary.
                    (D) Alternates.--The order shall provide for the 
                selection of alternate members of the Board by the 
                Secretary in accordance with procedures specified in 
                the order.
                    (E) Terms.--The order shall provide that each term 
                of appointment to the Board shall be for 5 years.
                    (F) Disqualification from board service.--The order 
                shall provide that if a member or alternate of the 
                Board who was appointed as a domestic producer ceases 
                to belong to the group for which the member was 
                appointed, the member or alternate shall be 
                disqualified from serving on the Board.
                    (G) Manner of filling vacancy.--A vacancy arising 
                as a result of disqualification or any other reason 
                before the expiration of the term of office of an 
                incumbent member or alternate of the Board shall be 
                filled in a manner provided in the order.
                    (H) Compensation.--The order shall provide that 
                members and alternates of the Board shall serve without 
                compensation, but shall be reimbursed for the 
                reasonable expenses incurred in performing duties as 
                members or alternates of the Board.
            (3) General responsibilities of the board.--The order shall 
        define the general responsibilities of the Board, which shall 
        include the responsibilities--
                    (A) to administer the order in accordance with the 
                order;
                    (B) to meet, organize, and select from among the 
                members of the Board a chairperson, other officers, and 
                committees and subcommittees, as the Board determines 
                to be appropriate;
                    (C) to recommend to the Secretary rules and 
                regulations to effectuate the order;
                    (D) to employ such persons as the Board determines 
                are necessary, and set the compensation and define the 
                duties of the persons;
                    (E)(i) to develop budgets for the implementation of 
                the order and submit the budgets to the Secretary for 
                approval under paragraph (4); and
                    (ii) to propose and develop (or receive and 
                evaluate), approve, and submit to the Secretary for 
                approval under paragraph (4) plans or projects for 
                citrus research, including with any private or public 
                research entities the Board determines to be consistent 
                with the purposes of this section;
                    (F)(i) to implement plans and projects for citrus 
                research in accordance with paragraph (4); or
                    (ii) to contract or enter into agreements with 
                appropriate persons to implement the plans and projects 
                under paragraph (5), and pay the costs of the 
                implementation, or contracts and agreement, with funds 
                received under this Act;
                    (G) to evaluate ongoing and completed plans and 
                projects for citrus research in accordance with the 
                order;
                    (H) to receive, investigate, and report to the 
                Secretary complaints of violations of the order;
                    (I) to recommend to the Secretary amendments to the 
                order;
                    (J) to invest, pending disbursement under a plan or 
                project, funds collected through this Act (including 
                income from the funds) only in--
                            (i) obligations of the United States or any 
                        agency of the United States;
                            (ii) general obligations of any State or 
                        any political subdivision of a State;
                            (iii) any interest-bearing account or 
                        certificate of deposit of a bank that is a 
                        member of the Federal Reserve System; or
                            (iv) obligations fully guaranteed as to 
                        principal and interest by the United States;
                    (K) to borrow funds necessary for the startup 
                expenses of the order; and
                    (L) to provide the Secretary such information as 
                the Secretary may require.
            (4) Budgets; plans and projects.--
                    (A) Submission of budgets; plans and projects.--
                            (i) Submission of budgets.--The order shall 
                        require the Board to submit to the Secretary 
                        for approval, budgets, on a fiscal year basis, 
                        showing the anticipated expenses and 
                        disbursements of the Board in the 
                        implementation of the order, including the 
                        projected costs of citrus research.
                            (ii) Submission of plans and projects.--The 
                        order shall require the Board to submit to the 
                        Secretary for approval proposed plans or 
                        projects for citrus research, as described 
                        under subparagraph (B).
                            (iii) Affirmative support required.--A 
                        budget, plan, or project may not be submitted 
                        by the Board for recommendation to the 
                        Secretary without the affirmative support of at 
                        least 7 members of the Board.
                    (B) Plans and projects.--The order shall provide 
                for--
                            (i) the establishment, implementation, 
                        administration, and evaluation of plans and 
                        projects for scientific research described in 
                        subsection (a);
                            (ii) the dissemination of information 
                        acquired through the plans and projects; and
                            (iii) the disbursement of such funds as are 
                        necessary to carry out this subparagraph.
                    (C) Intellectual property rights.--The order shall 
                provide that the Board may enter into an agreement for 
                the allocation of any intellectual property rights that 
                may arise from research undertaken pursuant to this 
                section or that relate to the commercialization of 
                technologies that further the purposes of this Act.
                    (D) Approval by secretary.--
                            (i) In general.--A budget, plan, or project 
                        for citrus research may not be implemented 
                        prior to approval of the budget, plan, or 
                        project by the Secretary.
                            (ii) Notification.--Not later than 45 days 
                        after receipt of a budget, plan, or project 
                        under this section, the Secretary shall notify 
                        the Board as to whether the Secretary approves 
                        or disapproves the budget, plan, or project.
                            (iii) Presumptive approval.--If the 
                        Secretary fails to provide notice in accordance 
                        with clause (ii) before the end of the 45-day 
                        period, the budget, plan, or project shall be 
                        considered to be approved and may be 
                        implemented by the Board.
                            (iv) Failure to recommend a budget.--If the 
                        Board fails to recommend a budget, the 
                        Secretary shall establish a budget for the 
                        Board.
            (5) Contracts and agreements.--
                    (A) Research plans and projects.--
                            (i) In general.--To ensure the efficient 
                        use of funds, the order shall provide that the 
                        Board, with the approval of the Secretary, may 
                        enter into contracts or agreements with public 
                        or private entities for--
                                    (I) the implementation of a plan or 
                                project for citrus research; and
                                    (II) the payment of the cost of the 
                                contract or agreement with funds 
                                received by the Board under the order.
                            (ii) Requirements.--The order shall provide 
                        that any contract or agreement entered into 
                        under this subparagraph shall provide that--
                                    (I) the contracting or agreeing 
                                party shall develop and submit to the 
                                Board a plan or project and a budget 
                                that includes the estimated costs to be 
                                incurred for the plan or project;
                                    (II) the plan or project shall 
                                become effective on the approval of the 
                                Secretary; and
                                    (III) the contracting party or 
                                agreeing party shall--
                                            (aa) keep accurate records 
                                        of all transactions of the 
                                        party;
                                            (bb) account for funds 
                                        received and expended; and
                                            (cc) make periodic reports 
                                        to the Board of activities 
                                        conducted; and
                                    (IV) make such other reports as the 
                                Board or the Secretary shall require.
                    (B) Other contracts and agreements.--
                            (i) In general.--The order shall provide 
                        that the Board, with the approval of the 
                        Secretary, may enter into a contract or 
                        agreement for administrative services.
                            (ii) Terms.--Any contract or agreement 
                        entered into under clause (i) shall include 
                        term comparable to the terms described in 
                        subparagraph (A)(ii), as determined by the 
                        Secretary.
            (6) Books and records of board.--
                    (A) In general.--The order shall require the 
                Board--
                            (i) to maintain such books and records as 
                        the Secretary may require, to be made available 
                        to the Secretary for inspection and audit;
                            (ii) to prepare and submit to the Secretary 
                        such periodic reports as the Secretary may 
                        require; and
                            (iii) to account for the receipt and 
                        disbursement of all funds entrusted to the 
                        Board.
                    (B) Audits.--
                            (i) In general.--The Board shall have the 
                        books and records of the Board audited by an 
                        independent auditor at the end of each fiscal 
                        year.
                            (ii) Report.--The Board shall submit to the 
                        Secretary a report of each audit under clause 
                        (i).
            (7) Control of administrative costs.--
                    (A) System of cost controls.--The order shall 
                provide that the Board shall, as soon as practicable 
                after the order becomes effective and after 
                consultation with the Secretary and other appropriate 
                persons, implement a system of cost controls based on 
                normally accepted business practices that will, to the 
                maximum extent practicable--
                            (i) ensure that the costs incurred by the 
                        Board in administering the order in any fiscal 
                        year do not exceed the projected level of funds 
                        disbursed to the Board for that fiscal year; 
                        and
                            (ii) cover the minimum administrative 
                        activities and personnel needed--
                                    (I) to properly administer and 
                                enforce the order; and
                                    (II) to conduct, supervise, and 
                                evaluate plans and projects under the 
                                order.
                    (B) Use of existing personnel and facilities.--The 
                Board shall use, to the maximum extent practicable, the 
                resources, staffs, and facilities of organizations in 
                existence as of the date of enactment of this Act, in 
                accordance with paragraph (5)(A)(i).
            (8) Use of funds.--The order shall provide that funds 
        disbursed to the Board shall be used--
                    (A) to pay costs incurred in implementing and 
                administering the order, with provision for a 
                reasonable reserve; and
                    (B) to cover the administrative costs incurred by 
                the Secretary in carrying out this section.
            (9) Reimbursement of secretary expenses.--The order shall 
        provide for reimbursing the Secretary for administrative costs 
        incurred by the Secretary for supervisory work of up to 2 
        employee years after an order or amendment to any order has 
        been issued and made effective.
            (10) Prohibition on use of funds to influence governmental 
        action.--
                    (A) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in 
                subparagraph (B), the order shall prohibit any funds 
                collected by the Board under the order from being used 
                in any manner for the purpose of influencing 
                legislation or government action or policy.
                    (B) Exception.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to 
                the development or recommendation of amendments to the 
                order.
            (11) Prohibition of conflict of interest.--The Board may 
        not engage in, and shall prohibit the employees and agents of 
        the Board from engaging in, any action that would be a conflict 
        of interest.
            (12) Consultations with scientific experts.--
                    (A) In general.--The order shall provide that the 
                Board may seek advice from and consult with experts 
                from institutions of higher education, government, and 
                industry to assist in the development of research plans 
                and projects consistent with the purposes of this 
                section.
                    (B) Special committees.--
                            (i) In general.--For purposes described in 
                        subparagraph (A), the order shall authorize the 
                        appointment of special committees composed of 
                        persons other than Board members.
                            (ii) Consultation.--A committee appointed 
                        under clause (i) shall consult directly with 
                        the Board.
                    (C) Compensation.--The order shall authorize the 
                Board to provide compensation to the experts and 
                persons described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) as the 
                Board considers appropriate.
            (13) Other terms of the order.--The order shall contain 
        such other terms, consistent with this section, as are 
        necessary to carry out this section.
    (e) Effect of Section.--
            (1) In general.--This section--
                    (A) does not provide for control of production or 
                otherwise limit the right of individual citrus growers, 
                handlers, and importers to produce, handle, or import 
                citrus; and
                    (B) is intended to treat all persons producing, 
                handling, and importing citrus fairly and to implement 
                any order in an equitable manner.
            (2) Other programs.--Nothing in this section preempts or 
        supersedes any other program relating to citrus promotion, 
        research, industry information, and consumer information 
        organized and operated under any Federal or State law.
            (3) Relationship between secretary and board.--
                    (A) In general.--In carrying out the 
                responsibilities of the Secretary to oversee the 
                disbursement of funds to the Board and the operation of 
                the program under this section, no official or employee 
                of the Department may make decisions as to the best use 
                of funds or shape the program to reflect the personal 
                preference of the official or employee.
                    (B) Authority of the board.--The Board shall retain 
                sole authority to structure the projects and activities 
                described in this section within the limits established 
                by this section and the order.
                    (C) Secretarial responsibilities.--The Secretary--
                            (i) shall ensure that any programs carried 
                        out under this operate in a manner consistent 
                        with this section and other applicable law;
                            (ii) shall eliminate any unnecessary 
                        regulatory costs or requirements to the citrus 
                        industry in carrying out the oversight and 
                        regulatory responsibilities of the Secretary;
                            (iii) shall promote the most efficient use 
                        of funds; and
                            (iv) may not substitute the judgment of the 
                        Secretary for the judgment of the Board or 
                        alter any projects or activities described in 
                        this section.
    (f) Regulations.--The Secretary may issue such regulations as are 
necessary to carry out this section.
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