S. 2897

119 S2897 IS: Tropical Plant Health Initiative Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-09-18
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 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 2897  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   September 18 (legislative day, September 16), 2025   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    A BILL
To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to provide research and extension grants to support the study of insects and pests that impact tropical plants, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Tropical Plant Health Initiative Act  .
2.
Tropical plant health initiative
(a)
In general
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:
(21)
Tropical plant 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 plant pests and noxious weeds (as those terms are defined in section 403 of the Plant Protection Act ( 7 U.S.C. 7702 )) that impact tropical plants, including—
(i)
coffee plants;
(ii)
macadamia trees;
(iii)
cacao trees;
(iv)
plantains and bananas;
(v)
mangos;
(vi)
floriculture and nursery crops;
(vii)
vanilla plants; and
(viii)
any other tropical plant, as determined by the Secretary;
(B)
establishing an areawide integrated pest management program in areas in which those tropical plants are affected by, or are at risk of being affected by, plant pests or noxious weeds (as so defined);
(C)
surveying and collecting data on production and health of those tropical plants;
(D)
investigating biology, immunology, ecology, genomics, and bioinformatics of those tropical plants; and
(E)
conducting research on various factors that may contribute to or be associated with immune systems of those tropical plants and other serious threats to those tropical plants.
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(b)
Authorization of appropriations
Section 1672(h) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 ( 7 U.S.C. 5925(h) ) is amended by striking  2023  and inserting  2030 .