,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bbj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #d1 #bjac 
,mr4 ,nelson 7for himself1 ,mrs4        
,feinstein1 and ,mrs4 ,boxer7 introduced
 the following bill2 which was read     
twice and referred to the ,committee on 
,finance  ,a ,,bill  ,to create a       
,citrus ,disease ,research and          
,development ,trust ,fund to support    
research on diseases impacting the      
citrus industry1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,citrus ,disease ,research 
and ,development ,trust ,fund ,act of   
#bjac4  #b4 ,findings and purposes  7a7 
,findings ,congress finds that--  7#a7  
duties collected on imports of citrus   
and citrus products have ranged from    
#cb1jjj1jjj to #hg1jjj1jjj annually     
since #bjjd1 and are projected to       
increase1 as ,united ,states production 
declines due to the effects of          
huanglongbing 7also known as ,,hlb or   
citrus greening disease7 and imports    

increase in response to the shortfall in
 the ,united ,states2  7#b7 in cases    
involving other similarly situated      
agricultural commodities1 notably wool1 
the ,federal ,government has chosen to  
divert a portion of the tariff revenue  
collected on imported products to       
support efforts of the domestic industry
 to address challenges facing the       
industry2  7#c7 citrus and citrus       
products are a highly nutritious and    
healthy part of a balanced diet2  7#d7  
citrus production is an important part  
of the agricultural economy in ,florida1
 ,california1 ,arizona1 and ,texas2     
7#e7 in #bjab1 citrus fruits were       
produced on approximately #hjd1cjj acres
 in the ,united ,states1 yielding       
approximately #aa1cgc1jjj tons of citrus
 products with a value at the farm of   
more than #c1ddc1bhi1jjj2  7#f7 the     
commercial citrus sector employs        
approximately #aaj1jjj people and       
contributes approximately               
#ac1ejj1jjj1jjj to the ,united ,states  

economy2  7#g7 the ,united ,states      
citrus industry has suffered billions of
 dollars in damage from disease and     
pests1 both domestic and invasive1 over 
the decade preceding the date of the    
enactment of this ,act1 particularly    
from huanglongbing2  7#h7 huanglongbing 
threatens the entire ,united ,states    
citrus industry because the disease     
kills citrus trees2  7#i7 as of the date
 of the enactment of this ,act1 there   
are no cost effective or environmentally
 sound treatments available to suppress 
or eradicate huanglongbing2  7#aj7      
,united ,states citrus producers working
 with ,federal and ,state governments   
have devoted tens of millions of dollars
 toward research and efforts to combat  
huanglongbing and other diseases and    
pests1 but more funding is needed to    
develop and commercialize disease and   
pest solutions2  7#aa7 although imports 
constitute an increasing share of the   
,united ,states market1 importers of    
citrus products into the ,united ,states

 do not directly fund production        
research in the ,united ,states2  7#ab7 
disease and pest suppression            
technologies require determinations of  
safety and solutions must be            
commercialized before use by citrus     
producers2  7#ac7 the complex processes 
involved in discovery and               
commercialization of safe and effective 
pest and disease suppression            
technologies are expensive and lengthy  
and the need for the technologies is    
urgent2 and  7#ad7 research to develop  
solutions to suppress huanglongbing1 or 
other domestic and invasive pests and   
diseases will benefit all citrus        
producers and consumers around the      
world4  7b7 ,purposes ,the purposes of  
this ,act are--  7#a7 to authorize the  
establishment of a trust funded by      
certain tariff revenues to support      
scientific research1 technical          
assistance1 and development activities  
to combat citrus diseases and pests1    
both domestic and invasive1 harming the 

,united ,states2 and  7#b7 to require   
the ,president to notify the chairperson
 and ranking member of the ,committee on
 ,finance of the ,senate and the        
,committee on ,ways and ,means of the   
,house of ,representatives before       
entering into any trade agreement that  
would decrease the amount of duties     
collected on imports of citrus products 
to less than the amount necessary to    
provide the grants authorized by section
 #ajja7;d7 of the ,trade ,act of #aigd1 
as added by section #c7;a7 of this ,act4
  7c7 ,effect on other activities       
,nothing in this ,act restricts the use 
of any funds for scientific research and
 technical activities in the ,united    
,states4  #c4 ,citrus ,disease ,research
 and ,development ,trust ,fund  7a7 ,in 
general ,the ,trade ,act of #aigd 7#ai  
,u4,s4,c4 #bajb et seq47 is amended by  
adding at the end the following3  ,x    
,citrus ,disease ,research and          
,development ,trust ,fund  #ajja4       
,citrus ,disease ,research and          

,development ,trust ,fund  7a7          
,establishment ,there is established in 
the ,treasury of the ,united ,states a  
trust fund to be known as the ,citrus   
,disease ,research and ,development     
,trust ,fund 7in this section referred  
to as the ,trust ,fund71 consisting of  
such amounts as may be transferred to   
the ,trust ,fund under subsection       
7b77#a7 and any amounts that may be     
credited to the ,trust ,fund under      
subsection 7d77#b74  7b7 ,transfer of   
amounts  7#a7 ,in general ,subject to   
paragraph 7#b71 the ,secretary of the   
,treasury shall transfer to the ,trust  
,fund1 from the general fund of the     
,treasury1 amounts determined by the    
,secretary to be equivalent to amounts  
received in the general fund that are   
attributable to the duties collected on 
articles that are citrus or citrus      
products classifiable under chapters #h1
 #bj1 #ba1 #bb1 and #cc of the          
,harmonized ,tariff ,schedule of the    
,united ,states4  7#b7 ,limitation ,the 

amount transferred to the ,trust ,fund  
under paragraph 7#a7 in any fiscal year 
may not exceed the lesser of--  7,a7 an 
amount equal to #a_/c of the amount     
attributable to the duties received on  
articles described in paragraph 7#a72 or
  7,b7 #cj1jjj1jjj4  7c7 ,availability  
of amounts in ,trust ,fund  7#a7        
,amounts available until expended       
,amounts in the ,trust ,fund shall      
remain available until expended without 
further appropriation4  7#b7            
,availability for citrus disease        
research and development expenditures   
,amounts in the ,trust ,fund shall be   
available to the ,secretary of          
,agriculture--  7,a7 for expenditures   
relating to citrus disease research and 
development under section #d of the     
,citrus ,disease ,research and          
,development ,trust ,fund ,act of #bjac1
 including costs relating to contracts  
or other agreements entered into to     
carry out citrus disease research and   
development2 and  7,b7 to cover         

administrative costs incurred by the    
,secretary in carrying out the          
provisions of that ,act4  7d7           
,investment of ,trust ,fund  7#a7 ,in   
general ,the ,secretary of the ,treasury
 shall invest such portion of the ,trust
 ,fund as is not required to meet       
current withdrawals in interest-bearing 
obligations of the ,united ,states or in
 obligations guaranteed as to both      
principal and interest by the ,united   
,states4 ,such obligations may be       
acquired on original issue at the issue 
price or by purchase of outstanding     
obligations at the market price4 ,any   
obligation acquired by the ,trust ,fund 
may be sold by the ,secretary of the    
,treasury at the market price4  7#b7    
,interest and proceeds from sale or     
redemption of obligations ,the interest 
on1 and the proceeds from the sale or   
redemption of1 any obligations held in  
the ,trust ,fund shall be credited to   
and form a part of the ,trust ,fund4    
7e7 ,reports to ,congress ,not later    

than ,january #ae1 #bjad1 and each year 
thereafter until the year after the     
termination of the ,trust ,fund1 the    
,secretary of the ,treasury1 in         
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,agriculture1 shall submit to ,congress 
a report on the financial condition and 
the results of the operations of the    
,trust ,fund that includes--  7#a7 a    
detailed description of the amounts     
disbursed from the ,trust ,fund in the  
preceding fiscal year and the manner in 
which those amounts were expended2  7#b7
 an assessment of the financial         
condition and the operations of the     
,trust ,fund for the current fiscal     
year2 and  7#c7 an assessment of the    
amounts available in the ,trust ,fund   
for future expenditures4  7f7 ,remission
 of surplus funds ,the ,secretary of the
 ,treasury may remit to the general fund
 of the ,treasury such amounts as the   
,secretary of ,agriculture reports to be
 in excess of the amounts necessary to  
meet the purposes of the ,citrus        

,disease ,research and ,development     
,trust ,fund ,act of #bjac4  7g7 ,sunset
 provision ,the ,trust ,fund shall      
terminate on ,december #ca of the fifth 
calendar year that begins after the date
 of the enactment of the ,citrus        
,disease ,research and ,development     
,trust ,fund ,act of #bjac and all      
amounts in the ,trust ,fund on ,december
 #ca of that fifth calendar year shall  
be transferred to the general fund of   
the ,treasury4  #ajjb4 ,reports required
 before entering into certain trade     
agreements ,the ,president shall notify 
the chairperson and ranking member of   
the ,committee on ,finance of the       
,senate and the ,committee on ,ways and 
,means of the ,house of ,representatives
 not later than #ij days before entering
 into a trade agreement if the          
,president determines that entering into
 the trade agreement could result--     
7#a7 in a decrease in the amount of     
duties collected on articles that are   
citrus or citrus products classifiable  

under chapters #h1 #bj1 #ba1 #bb1 and   
#cc of the ,harmonized ,tariff ,schedule
 of the ,united ,states2 and  7#b7 in a 
decrease in the amount of funds being   
transferred into the ,citrus ,disease   
,research and ,development ,trust ,fund 
under section #ajja so that amounts     
available in the ,trust ,fund are       
insufficient to meet the purposes of the
 ,citrus ,disease ,research and         
,development ,trust ,fund ,act of #bjac4
  4  7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table 
of contents for the ,trade ,act of #aigd
 is amended by adding at the end the    
following3  ,,title ,x--,citrus ,disease
 ,research and ,development ,trust ,fund
 ,sec4 #ajja4 ,citrus ,disease ,research
 and ,development ,trust ,fund4 ,sec4   
#ajjb4 ,reports required before entering
 into certain trade agreements4  4  #d4 
,citrus ,disease ,research and          
,development ,trust ,fund ,advisory     
,board  7a7 ,purpose ,the purpose of    
this section is to establish an orderly 
procedure and financing mechanism for   

the development of an effective and     
coordinated program of research and     
product development relating to--  7#a7 
scientific research concerning diseases 
and pests1 both domestic and invasive1  
afflicting the citrus industry2 and     
7#b7 support for the dissemination and  
commercialization of relevant           
information1 techniques1 and            
technologies discovered pursuant to     
research funded through the ,citrus     
,disease ,research and ,development     
,trust ,fund established under section  
#ajja of the ,trade ,act of #aigd1 as   
added by section #c7;a7 of this ,act1 or
 through other research projects        
intended to solve problems caused by    
citrus production diseases and invasive 
pests4  7b7 ,definitions ,in this       
section3  7#a7 ,board ,the term ,board  
means the ,citrus ,disease ,research and
 ,development ,trust ,fund ,advisory    
,board established under this section4  
7#b7 ,citrus  7,a7 ,in general ,the term
 citrus means edible fruit of the family

 ,rutaceae1 commonly called citrus4     
7,b7 ,inclusion ,the term citrus        
includes all citrus hybrids and products
 of citrus hybrids that are produced for
 commercial purposes in the ,united     
,states4  7#c7 ,department ,the term    
,department means the ,department of    
,agriculture4  7#d7 ,person ,the term   
person means any individual1 group of   
individuals1 firm1 partnership1         
corporation1 joint stock company1       
association1 cooperative1 or other legal
 entity4  7#e7 ,producer ,the term      
producer means any person that is       
engaged in the domestic production and  
commercial sale of citrus in the ,united
 ,states4  7#f7 ,program ,the term      
program means the citrus research and   
development program authorized under    
this section4  7#g7 ,secretary ,the term
 ,secretary means the ,secretary of     
,agriculture4  7#h7 ,trust ,fund ,the   
term ,trust ,fund means the ,citrus     
,disease ,research and ,development     
,trust ,fund established under section  

#ajja of the ,trade ,act of #aigd1 as   
added by section #c7;a7 of this ,act4   
7c7 ,implementation  7#a7 ,regulations  
,not later than #ahj days after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act1 the     
,secretary shall promulgate regulations 
to carry out this section4  7#b7 ,citrus
 ,advisory ,board  7,a7 ,establishment  
and membership  7i7 ,establishment ,the 
,citrus ,disease ,research and          
,development ,trust ,fund ,advisory     
,board shall consist of #i members4     
7ii7 ,membership ,the members of the    
,board shall be appointed by the        
,secretary4  7iii7 ,status ,members of  
the ,board represent the interests of   
the citrus industry and shall not be    
considered officers or employees of the 
,federal ,government solely due to      
membership on the ,board4  7,b7         
,distribution of appointments ,the      
membership of the ,board shall consist  
of--  7i7 #e members who are domestic   
producers of citrus in ,florida2  7ii7  
#c members who are domestic producers of

 citrus in ,arizona or ,california2 and 
7iii7 #a member who is a domestic       
producer of citrus in ,texas4  7,c7     
,consultation ,prior to making          
appointments to the ,board1 the         
,secretary shall consult with           
organizations composed primarily of     
citrus producers to receive advice and  
recommendations regarding ,board        
membership4  7,d7 ,board vacancies  7i7 
,in general ,the ,secretary shall       
appoint a new ,board member to serve the
 remainder of a term vacated by a       
departing ,board member4  7ii7          
,requirements ,when filling a vacancy on
 the ,board1 the ,secretary shall--     
7,i7 appoint a citrus producer from the 
same ,state as the ,board member being  
replaced2 and  7,,ii7 prior to making an
 appointment1 consult with organizations
 in that ,state composed primarily of   
citrus producers to receive advice and  
recommendations regarding the vacancy4  
7,e7 ,terms  7i7 ,in general ,except as 
provided in clause 7ii71 each term of   

appointment to the ,board shall be for  
#e years4  7ii7 ,initial appointments   
,in making initial appointments to the  
,board1 the ,secretary shall appoint    
#a_/c of the members to terms of #a1 #c1
 and #e years1 respectively4  7,f7      
,disqualification from ,board service   
,if a member or alternate of the ,board 
who was appointed as a domestic producer
 ceases to be a producer in the ,state  
from which the member was appointed1 or 
fails to fulfill the duties of the      
member according to the rules           
established by the ,board under         
paragraph 7#d77;,a77ii71 the member or  
alternate shall be disqualified from    
serving on the ,board4  7,g7            
,compensation  7i7 ,in general ,the     
members of the ,board shall serve       
without compensation1 other than travel 
expenses described in clause 7ii74  7ii7
 ,travel expenses ,a member of the      
,board shall be allowed travel expenses1
 including per diem in lieu of          
subsistence1 at rates authorized for an 

employee of an agency under subchapter  
,i of chapter #eg of title #e1 ,united  
,states ,code1 while away from the home 
or regular place of business of the     
member in the performance of the duties 
of the ,board4  7#c7 ,powers  7,a7      
,gifts ,the ,board may accept1 use1 and 
dispose of gifts or donations of        
services or property4  7,b7 ,postal     
services ,the ,board may use the ,united
 ,states mails in the same manner and   
under the same conditions as other      
agencies of the ,federal ,government4   
7,c7 ,volunteer services                
,notwithstanding section #acdb of title 
#ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 the ,board  
may accept and use the services of      
volunteers serving without compensation4
  7,d7 ,technical and logistical support
 ,subject to the availability of funds1 
the ,secretary shall provide to the     
,board technical and logistical support 
through contract or other means1        
including--  7i7 procuring the services 
of experts and consultants in accordance

 with section #caji7;b7 of title #e1    
,united ,states ,code1 but at rates for 
individuals not to exceed the daily     
equivalent of the highest rate payable  
under section #eccb of that title2 and  
7ii7 entering into contracts with       
departments1 agencies1 and              
instrumentalities of the ,federal       
,government1 ,state agencies1 and       
private entities for the preparation of 
reports1 surveys1 and other activities4 
7,e7 ,detail of ,federal ,government    
employees  7i7 ,in general ,an employee 
of the ,federal ,government may be      
detailed to the ,commission on a        
reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis4  
7ii7 ,civil service status ,the detail  
of the employee shall be without        
interruption or loss of civil service   
status or privilege4  7,f7 ,general     
,services ,administration ,the          
,administrator of ,general ,services    
shall provide to the ,board on a        
reimbursable basis administrative       
support and other services for the      

performance of the duties of the ,board4
  7,g7 ,other ,departments and ,agencies
 ,departments and agencies of the       
,united ,states may provide to the      
,board such services1 funds1 facilities1
 staff1 and other support services as   
may be appropriate4  7#d7 ,general      
responsibilities of the ,board  7,a7 ,in
 general ,the regulations promulgated by
 the ,secretary shall define the general
 responsibilities of the ,board1 which  
shall include the responsibilities--    
7i7 to meet1 organize1 and select from  
among the members of the ,board a       
chairperson1 other officers1 and        
committees and subcommittees1 as the    
,board determines to be appropriate2    
7ii7 to adopt and amend rules and       
regulations governing the conduct of the
 activities of the ,board and the       
performance of the duties of the ,board2
  7iii7 to hire such experts and        
consultants as the ,board considers     
necessary to enable the ,board to       
perform the duties of the ,board2  7iv7 

to advise the ,secretary on citrus      
research and development needs2  7v7 to 
propose a research and development      
agenda and annual budgets for the ,trust
 ,fund2  7vi7 to evaluate and review    
ongoing research funded by ,trust ,fund2
  7vii7 to engage in regular            
consultation and collaboration with the 
,department and other institutional1    
governmental1 and private actors        
conducting scientific research into the 
causes or treatments of citrus diseases 
and pests1 both domestic and invasive1  
so as to--  7,i7 maximize the           
effectiveness of the activities2  7,,ii7
 hasten the development of useful       
treatments2 and  7,,iii7 avoid          
duplicative and wasteful expenditures2  
and  7viii7 to provide the ,secretary   
with such information and advice as the 
,secretary may request4  7#e7 ,citrus   
research and development agenda and     
budgets  7,a7 ,in general ,the ,board   
shall submit annually to the ,secretary 
a proposed research and development     

agenda and budget for the ,trust ,fund1 
which shall include--  7i7 an evaluation
 of ongoing research and development    
efforts2  7ii7 specific recommendations 
for new citrus research projects2  7iii7
 a plan for the dissemination and       
commercialization of relevant           
information1 techniques1 and            
technologies discovered pursuant to     
research funded through the ,trust      
,fund2 and  7iv7 a justification for    
,trust ,fund expenditures4  7,b7        
,affirmative support required ,a        
research and development agenda and     
budget may not be submitted by the      
,board to the ,secretary without the    
affirmative support of at least #g      
members of the ,board4  7,c7            
,secretarial approval  7i7 ,in general  
,not later than #fj days after receiving
 the proposed research and development  
agenda and budget from the ,board and   
consulting with the ,board1 the         
,secretary shall finalize a citrus      
research and development agenda and     

,trust ,fund budget4  7ii7              
,considerations ,in finalizing the      
agenda and budget1 the ,secretary       
shall--  7,i7 due to the proximity of   
citrus producers to the effects of      
diseases such as huanglongbing and the  
quickly evolving nature of scientific   
understanding of the effect of the      
diseases on citrus production1 give     
strong deference to the proposed        
research and development agenda and     
budget from the ,board2 and  7,,ii7 take
 into account other public and private  
citrus-related research and development 
projects and funding4  7,d7 ,report to  
,congress ,each year1 the ,secretary    
shall submit to the ,committee on       
,agriculture and the ,committee on ,ways
 and ,means of the ,house of            
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry 
and the ,committee on ,finance of the   
,senate a report that includes--  7i7   
the most recent citrus research and     
development agenda and budget of the    

,secretary2  7ii7 an analysis of how1   
why1 and to what extent the agenda and  
budget finalized by the ,secretary      
differs from the proposal of the ,board2
  7iii7 an examination of new           
developments in the spread and control  
of citrus diseases and pests2  7iv7 a   
discussion of projected research needs2 
and  7v7 a review of the effectiveness  
of the ,trust ,fund in achieving the    
purpose described in subsection 7a74    
7#f7 ,contracts and agreements ,to      
ensure the efficient use of funds1 the  
,secretary may enter into contracts or  
agreements with public or private       
entities for the implementation of a    
plan or project for citrus research4    
7d7 ,administrative costs ,each fiscal  
year1 the ,secretary may transfer up to 
#b1jjj1jjj of amounts in the ,trust     
,fund to the ,board for expenses        
incurred by the ,board in carrying out  
the duties of the ,board4  7e7          
,termination of ,board ,the ,board shall
 terminate on ,december #ca of the fifth

 calendar year that begins after the    
date of the enactment of this ,act4  #e4
 ,time for payment of corporate         
estimated taxes ,notwithstanding section
 #ffee of the ,internal ,revenue ,code  
of #aihf1 in the case of a corporation  
with assets of not less than            
#a1jjj1jjj1jjj 7determined as of the end
 of the preceding taxable year7--  7#a7 
the amount of any required installment  
of corporate estimated tax which is     
otherwise due in ,july1 ,august1 or     
,september of #bjah shall be increased  
by #j4be percent of such amount         
7determined without regard to any       
increase in such amount not contained in
 such ,code72 and  7#b7 the amount of   
the next required installment after an  
installment referred to in paragraph    
7#a7 shall be appropriately reduced to  
reflect the amount of the increase by   
reason of such paragraph4  #f4          
,extension of customs user fees ,section
 #acjca7;j77#c7 of the ,consolidated    
,omnibus ,budget ,reconciliation ,act of

 #aihe 7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #eh;c7j77#c77 is  
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7,c7 7i7 ,notwithstanding   
subparagraph 7,a71 fees may be charged  
under paragraphs 7#i7 and 7#aj7 of      
subsection 7a7 during the period        
beginning on ,october #bc1 #bjba1 and   
ending on ,november #f1 #bjba4  7ii7    
,notwithstanding subparagraph 7,b77i71  
fees may be charged under paragraphs    
7#a7 through 7#h7 of subsection 7a7     
during the period beginning on ,october 
#cj1 #bjba1 and ending on ,november #ac1
 #bjba4  4