[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1402 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1402

To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to 
provide for a macadamia tree health initiative, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 7, 2017

  Ms. Gabbard (for herself and Ms. Hanabusa) introduced the following 
        bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

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                                 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.

    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 ``Macadamia Tree Health Initiative''.

SEC. 2. MACADAMIA TREE HEALTH INITIATIVE.

    Section 1672(d) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade 
Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925(d)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph:
            ``(11) Macadamia tree health initiative.--Research and 
        extension grants may be made under this section for the 
        purposes of--
                    ``(A) developing and disseminating science-based 
                tools and treatments to combat the macadamia felted 
                coccid (Eriococcus ironsidei); and
                    ``(B) establishing an areawide integrated pest 
                management program in areas affected by, or areas at 
                risk of being affected by, the macadamia felted 
                coccid.''.
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