119 S4650 IS: Improving Pest and Disease Preparedness for Specialty Crops Act U.S. Senate 2026-06-02 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.

II119th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 4650IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESJune 2, 2026Mr. Schiff introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and ForestryA BILLTo amend the Plant Protection Act to improve plant pest and disease preparedness for specialty crops.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Improving Pest and Disease Preparedness for Specialty Crops Act.

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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.;(2)in subsection (f)—(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.