,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ceji  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bg1 #bjag,mr4  
,?omas ,j4 ,rooney ( ,florida 7=        
himself1 ,mr4 ,valadao1 & ,mr4 ,vela7   
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,agriculture  ,a ,,bill
  ,to au?orize c]ta9 citrus programs1 to
 increase ! limitations on assi/ance = !
 tree assi/ance program1 & = o!r        
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,citrus ,inve/m5t 9        
,treatm5t & ,rese>* = ,u4,s4            
,su/a9ability ,act or ! ,,citrus ,act4  
#b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3     
7#a7 ,! citrus indu/ry is grappl+ ) !   
mo/ s]i\s ?reat 9 its hi/ory3 a bact]ial
 disease call$ citrus gre5+ or          
,huanglongb+ t on ! date ( ! enactm5t ( 
?is ,act1 does n h a cure4  7#b7        
,huanglongb+ has caus$ a r$uction 9     
citrus production by ov] #fj p]c5t s9ce 
#bjjg 9 ,florida4  7#c7 ,all            
citrus-produc+ c\nties 9 ,texas are "u  
qu>ant9e1 ! ,asian ,citrus ,psyllid 7!  

vector ( ! disease7 has be5 f\nd 9      
backy>d trees 9 ,cali=nia1 & ! disease  
has also be5 f\nd 9 ,arizona4  7#d7 ,!  
spread ( ?is disease places ! dome/ic   
citrus indu/ry's future into "q & has   
caus$ ! loss ( ?\s&s ( jobs & millions 9
 rev5ue4  7#e7 ,great progress has be5  
made ?r\gh ,f$]al1 ,/ate & indu/ry      
collaboration1 b x is imp]ative t       
,congress provide fur!r rese>* fund+ &  
gr[] assi/ance4  7#f7 ,! citrus indu/ry 
w only eradicate ! disease ?r\gh rese>* 
fund+ = %ort-t]m & long-t]m cures & by  
ensur+ !re are adequate inc5tives =     
gr[]s to replace diseas$ trees4  7#g7 ,!
 ,em]g5cy ,citrus ,disease ,rese>* &    
,ext5sion ,program is a program to      
discov] & develop tools = e>ly          
detection1 control1 & eradication (     
diseases & pe/s t ?reat5 dome/ic citrus 
production & process+ t receives        
#be1jjj1jjj p] ye> 9 m&atory fund+ ?r\gh
 ! ,specialty ,crop ,rese>* ,initiative4
  7#h7 ,! ,citrus ,heal? ,response      
,program 7,,*rp7 is a national ef=t to  

protect ! dome/ic citrus indu/ry f      
invasive citrus pe/s & diseases ?r\gh   
p>tn]%ips ) ,/ate dep>tm5ts (           
agriculture & indu/ry gr\ps4  7#i7 ,!   
,huanglongb+ ,multi-,ag5cy ,coord9ation 
,gr\p 7,,hlb-,,mac7 is in/rum5tal 9     
help+ respond to critical issues t      
impact ! heal? ( ! citrus indu/ry4      
7#aj7 ,! ,tree ,assi/ance ,program has  
aid$ gr[]s 9 replac+ diseas$ trees1 b   
exp&+ access to ?is assi/ance is ne$$4  
#c4 ,reau?orization ( em]g5cy citrus    
disease rese>* & ext5sion program  7a7  
,reau?orization ( em]g5cy citrus disease
 rese>* & ext5sion program ,section #dab
 ( ! ,agricultural ,rese>*1 ,ext5sion1 &
 ,education ,re=m ,act ( #aiih 7#g      
,u4,s4,c4 #gfcb7 is am5d$--  7#a7 9     
subsection 7j7-- 7,a7 by /rik+ p>agraph 
7#e72 &  7,b7 by r$esignat+ p>agraph    
7#f7 z p>agraph 7#e72 &  7#b7 9         
subsection 7k77#a77;,c71 by /rik+ fiscal
 ye>s #bjad ?r\gh #bjah & ins]t+ fiscal 
ye>s #bjah ?r\gh #bjbc4  7b7 ,ext5sion (
 citrus disease subcommittee t]m9ation  

date ,section #adjh;,a7a77#b77;,d7 ( !  
,food & ,agriculture ,act ( #aigg 7#g   
,u4,s4,c4 #cabc;a7a77#b77;,d77 is am5d$ 
by /rik+ on ,septemb] #cj1 #bjah &      
ins]t+ on ! date ,huanglongb+ & ! ,asian
 ,citrus ,psyllid no long] pose a ?reat 
to ,unit$ ,/ates citrus production1 z   
det]m9$ by ! citrus disease             
subcommittee4  #d4 ,au?orization =      
citrus heal? response program ,=        
purposes ( c>ry+ out ! citrus heal?     
response program ( ! ,animal & ,plant   
,heal? ,inspection ,s]vice1 !re is      
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ su* sums z   
may be necess>y = fiscal ye>s #bjah     
?r\gh #bjbc4  #e4 ,au?orization =       
,multi-,ag5cy ,coord9ation ,gr\p ,=     
purposes ( c>ry+ out ! activities ( !   
,huanglongb+ ,multi-,ag5cy ,coord9ation 
,gr\p 7,,hlb-,,mac7 "u ! ,dep>tm5t (    
,agriculture1 !re is au?oriz$ to be     
appropriat$ su* sums z may be necess>y =
 fiscal ye>s #bjah ?r\gh #bjbc4  #f4    
,limitations on assi/ance = ! tree      
assi/ance program  7a7 ,limitations on  

assi/ance ,section #aeja7;e77#d7 ( !    
,agricultural ,act ( #bjad 7#g ,u4,s4,c4
 #ijha7;e77#d77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9       
subp>agraph 7,b7--  7,a7 by /rik+ exce$ 
#abe1jjj & ins]t+ ! foll[+3 exce$-- 7i7 
#abe1jjj  2  7,b7 by /rik+ ! p]iod &    
ins]t+ 2 or2 &  7,c7 by add+ at ! end ! 
foll[+ new clause3  7ii7 if ! p]son or  
legal entity is a citrus produc] 7z     
def9$ 9 p>agraph 7#e7 ( section #dab7;j7
 ( ! ,agricultural ,rese>*1 ,ext5sion1 &
 ,education ,re=m ,act ( #aiih 7#g      
,u4,s4,c4 #gfcb7;j7771 #bej1jjj1 = any  
crop ye>1 or an equival5t value 9 tree  
se$l+s4  2  7#b7 9 subp>agraph 7,c7--   
7,a7 by /rik+ exce$ #ejj acres4 & ins]t+
 ! foll[+3  exce$-- 7i7 #ejj acres2 or  
7ii7 if ! p]son or legal entity is a    
citrus produc] 7z def9$ 9 p>agraph 7#e7 
( section #dab7;j7 ( ! ,agricultural    
,rese>*1 ,ext5sion1 & ,education ,re=m  
,act ( #aiih 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #gfcb7;j7771 
#aejj acres4  4  7b7 ,adju/$ gross      
income requirem5t ,section #ajja;,d7b7 (
 ! ,food ,security ,act ( #aihe 7#g     

,u4,s4,c4 #acjh-c;a7b77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 
9 p>agraph 7#a71 by ins]t+ except z     
provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#c71 aft] provision 
( law12  7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#b77;,a71 by  
/rik+ ,a paym5t & ins]t+ ,except z      
provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#c71 a paym5t2 &    
7#c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#c7   
,exception = citrus produc]s "u tree    
assi/ance program ,a p]son or legal     
entity t is a citrus produc] 7z def9$ 9 
p>agraph 7#e7 ( section #dab7;j7 ( !    
,agricultural ,rese>*1 ,ext5sion1 &     
,education ,re=m ,act ( #aiih 7#g       
,u4,s4,c4 #gfcb7;j777 %all n be eligible
 to receive a b5efit "u ! tree assi/ance
 program "u section #aeja7;e7 ( !       
,agricultural ,act ( #bjad 7#g ,u4,s4,c4
 #ijha7;e771 dur+ a crop ye> if ! av]age
 adju/$ gross income ( ! p]son or legal 
entity exce$s #a1hjj1jjj4  4