[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 168 (Wednesday, October 23, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S6129]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1037. Ms. HIRONO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 948 proposed by Mr. Shelby to the bill H.R. 3055, making 
appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, 
and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and 
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the appropriate place in title VII of division B, 
     insert the following:
       Sec. 7__. (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Agriculture shall submit to Congress a report that describes 
     the economic and environmental impacts of importing orchids 
     in growing media.
       (b) Requirements.--The report under subsection (a) shall 
     include--
       (1) a description of--
       (A) the economic impact of importing orchids in growing 
     media on a State-by-State basis, with data collected from 
     local growers; and
       (B) any incidents of pests detected on orchids imported 
     with growing media; and
       (2) an analysis with respect to the additional resources 
     that are necessary to prevent and mitigate the introduction 
     of pests resulting from importing orchids in growing media.
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