,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ejff  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #af1         
#bjah,ms4 ,gabb>d 7= h]self & ,ms4      
,hanabusa7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,agriculture
  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y (   
,agriculture to e/abli% a grant program 
to make grants to ,/ate dep>tm5ts (     
agriculture = ! rese>* & developm5t (   
disease resi/ant v>ieties ( tropical    
fl[]s4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be
 cit$ z ! ,/ate ,assi/ance = ,tropical  
,floriculture ,rese>* ,act ( #bjah4  #b4
 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7  
,tropical fl[]s contribute a natural &  
beautiful elem5t to human environm5ts1  
reta9 cultural1 hi/oric1 & c]emonial    
significance to native peoples & o!rs1 &
 su/a9 an agricultural economy t employs
 ?\s&s ( ,am]icans4  7#b7 ,giv5 ! value 
( tropical fl[]s1 ! public /&s to b5efit
 f sci5tific rese>* t protects ^! fl[]s 
aga9/ diseases4  #c4 ,tropical          
floriculture rese>* grant program  7a7  

,program e/abli%$  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!     
,secret>y ( ,agriculture %all e/abli% & 
c>ry out a grant program to make grants1
 on a competitive basis1 to ,/ate       
dep>tm5ts ( agriculture = ! rese>* &    
developm5t ( disease resi/ant v>ieties (
 tropical fl[]s4  7#b7 ,m9imum am\nt (  
grant ,a grant aw>d$ "u ?is subsection  
may n be less ?an #bej1jjj = a fiscal   
ye>4  7b7 ,application ,to be eligible  
to receive a grant "u ?is section1 a    
,/ate dep>tm5t ( agriculture %all submit
 an application at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 
& conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,secret>y ( 
,agriculture may require1 includ+ !     
,/ate dep>tm5t ( agriculture's plan to  
rese>* & develop disease resi/ant       
v>ieties ( tropical fl[]s4  7c7         
,tempor>y ineligibility = subsequ5t     
grants ,! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture %all 
det]m9e a ,/ate dep>tm5t ( agriculture  
to be ineligible to receive a grant     
paym5t "u ?is section = a fiscal ye> if 
! ,secret>y det]m9es t ! ,/ate dep>tm5t 
( agriculture did n comply ) ! plan     

submitt$ "u subsection 7b74  7d7 ,audit 
7#a7 ,audit requir$ ,= ea* ye> 9 :i* a  
,/ate dep>tm5t ( agriculture receives a 
grant "u ?is section1 ! ,/ate dep>tm5t (
 agriculture %all conduct an audit ( !  
use ( su* grant funds4  7#b7 ,submission
 ( audit ,n lat] ?an #cj days aft] an   
audit is complet$ pursuant to p>agraph  
7#a71 ! ,/ate dep>tm5t ( agriculture    
%all submit su* audit to ! ,secret>y (  
,agriculture4  7e7 ,au?orization (      
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section     
#aj1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye>s #bjah ?r\gh   
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