118 S2135 IS: Smoke Exposure Research Act of 2023 U.S. Senate 2023-06-22 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

II118th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 2135IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESJune 22, 2023Mr. Padilla (for himself, Mr. Merkley, Mrs. Feinstein, and Mr. Wyden) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and ForestryA BILLTo require the Agricultural Research Service to conduct research relating to wildfire smoke exposure on wine grapes, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Smoke Exposure Research Act of 2023.

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Wildfire smoke exposure research on wine grapes

(a)

Research

(1)

In general

The Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Administrator of the Agricultural Research Service, shall—(A)conduct research—(i)to identify the compounds responsible for smoke taint; and(ii)to establish standard methodologies for sampling and testing smoke-exposed wine grapes and smoke-affected wines, including fast and inexpensive screening methods;(B)establish a reliable database of background levels of smoke taint compounds that occur naturally in wine grapes;(C)develop risk assessment tools or mitigation methods to reduce or eliminate smoke taint; and(D)study compounds that can act as a barrier between wine grapes and smoke compounds.(2)

Coordination

The Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Administrator of the Agricultural Research Service, shall carry out paragraph (1) in coordination with land-grant colleges and universities (as defined in section 1404 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103)) located in the States of California, Oregon, and Washington that have conducted research on the effects of smoke exposure on viticulture and enology operations and practices.(b)

Authorization of appropriations

There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $6,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028, to remain available until expended.