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119th CONGRESS
2d Session |
To amend the Plant Protection Act to improve plant pest and disease preparedness for specialty crops.
Mr. Schiff introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
To amend the Plant Protection Act to improve plant pest and disease preparedness for specialty crops.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “Improving Pest and Disease Preparedness for Specialty Crops Act”.
SEC. 2. Plant pest and disease management and disaster prevention.
Section 420 of the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7721) is amended—
(1) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following:
“(8) PRIORITY.—In using funds made available to carry out this section, the Secretary shall prioritize cooperative agreements under this subsection to carry out activities under this subsection in high-risk States.”;
(A) in paragraph (6), by striking “and” at the end;
(B) in paragraph (7), by striking “and each fiscal year thereafter.” and inserting “; and”; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
“(8) $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2027 and each fiscal year thereafter.”; and
(3) in subsection (g), by striking “$5,000,000” and inserting “$12,000,000”.