[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 541 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 541

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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 7, 2017

Ms. Hirono (for herself and Mr. Schatz) introduced the following bill; 
  which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, 
                        Nutrition, and Forestry

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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 Act 
of 2017''.

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:
            ``(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 
                (Eriococcus ironsidei).''.
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