[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6404 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6404

To amend the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act 
 of 1998 to provide for a set aside for small fruits in the specialty 
           crop research initiative, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 17, 2018

 Ms. DelBene (for herself and Mr. Larsen of Washington) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act 
 of 1998 to provide for a set aside for small fruits in the specialty 
           crop research 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. SET ASIDE FOR SMALL FRUITS IN SPECIALTY CROP RESEARCH 
              INITIATIVE.

    Section 412(k)(1)(C) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7632(k)(1)(C)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``2018'' and inserting ``2023'';
            (2) by striking ``shall reserve not less'' and inserting 
        the following: ``shall reserve--
                            ``(i) not less''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following new clause:
                            ``(ii) not less than $2,500,000 to support 
                        research--
                                    ``(I) to promote sustainable 
                                production of berry and grape crops; 
                                and
                                    ``(II) to improve, with respect to 
                                such crops, the ability to forecast 
                                pest and disease spread and to 
                                implement precision pest and disease 
                                management strategies.''.
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