,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #edba  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #bi1        
#bjba,mr4 ,kahele 7= himself1 ,mr4      
,case1 ,miss ,gonzlez-,coln1 ,ms4 ,lee (
 ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,san ,nicolas1 ,mr4    
,sablan1 & ,mrs4 ,radewag57 introduc$ ! 
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,agriculture  ,a ,,bill   
,to am5d ! ,food1 ,agriculture1         
,cons]vation1 & ,trade ,act ( #aiij to  
provide rese>* & ext5sion grants to     
combat plant pe/s & noxi\s we$s t impact
 c(fee plants1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,c(fee ,plant ,heal? ,initiative        
,am5dm5ts ,act4  #b4 ,c(fee plant heal? 
initiative  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section       
#afgb7;d7 ( ! ,food1 ,agriculture1      
,cons]vation1 & ,trade ,act ( #aiij 7#g 
,u4,s4,c4 #eibe7;d77 is am5d$ by /rik+  
p>agraph 7#i7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7#i7  
,c(fee plant heal? initiative  7,a7 ,9  
g5]al ,rese>* & ext5sion grants may be  
made "u ?is section = ! purposes (-- 7i7

 develop+ & dissem9at+ sci5ce-bas$ tools
 & treatm5ts to combat plant pe/s &     
noxi\s we$s t impact c(fee plants2  7ii7
 e/abli%+ an areawide integrat$ pe/     
managem5t program 9 areas affect$ by1 or
 areas at risk ( be+ affect$ by1 plant  
pe/s or noxi\s we$s t impact c(fee      
plants2  7iii7 survey+ & collect+ data  
on c(fee plant production & heal?2  7iv7
 inve/igat+ c(fee plant biology1        
immunology1 ecology1 g5omics1 &         
bio9=matics2 &  7v7 conduct+ rese>* on--
 7,i7 factors t may contribute to or be 
associat$ ) c(fee plant immune sy/ems2  
7,,ii7 o!r s]i\s ?reats to c(fee plants1
 includ+ ! suble?al effects (           
insecticides1 h]bicides1 & fungicides on
 insects & plants b5eficial to c(fee    
plant gr[?2 &  7,,iii7 ! developm5t (   
mitigat+ & prev5tative measures to      
improve habitat cons]vation & be/       
managem5t practices 9 c(fee-gr[+        
regions4  7,b7 ,def9ition ( noxi\s we$2 
plant pe/ ,9 ?is p>agraph1 ! t]ms noxi\s
 we$ & plant pe/ h ! mean+s giv5 ^? t]ms

 9 section #djc ( ! ,plant ,protection  
,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ggjb74  4  7b7      
,au?orization ( appropriations ,section 
#afgb7;h7 ( ! ,food1 ,agriculture1      
,cons]vation1 & ,trade ,act ( #aiij 7#g 
,u4,s4,c4 #eibe7;h77 is am5d$ by /rik+  
#bjbc & ins]t+ #bjcc4