,i  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ghac  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ah1 #bjbb,mr4  
,kahele 7for himself and ,mr4 ,case7    
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,agriculture  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the  
,food1 ,agriculture1 ,conservation1 and 
,trade ,act of #aiij to establish a     
cacao tree health initiative1 and for   
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,cacao ,tree   
,health ,initiative ,act of #bjbb4  #b4 
,cacao tree health initiative  7a7 ,in  
general ,section #afgb7;d7 of the ,food1
 ,agriculture1 ,conservation1 and ,trade
 ,act of #aiij 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #eibe7;d77 
is amended by adding at the end the     
following3  7#ba7 ,cacao tree health    
initiative ,research and extension      
grants may be made under this section   
for the purposes of-- 7,a7 developing   
and disseminating science-based tools   
and treatments to combat plant pests 7as
 defined in section #djc of the ,plant  

,protection ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ggjb77  
that affect cacao trees2  7,b7          
establishing an integrated pest         
management program for cacao trees in   
areas affected by or at risk of being   
affected by such pests2  7,c7 surveying 
and collecting data on cacao tree       
production1 health1 and markets2  7,d7  
investigating cacao tree biology1       
ecology1 genomics1 and production       
systems2  7,e7 conducting research on   
factors that may contribute to1 or be   
associated with1 resilient cacao        
production systems1 including-- 7i7 the 
selection and propagation of cacao tree 
varieties that improve the market       
advantage of cacao grown in the ,united 
,states2 and  7ii7 best management      
practices in cacao-growing regions under
 various climate conditions2 and  7,f7  
conducting research on factors that may 
contribute to1 or be associated with1   
serious threats to cacao trees1         
including the sublethal effects of      
insecticides1 herbicides1 and fungicides

 on beneficial insects and cacao tree   
growth4  4  7b7 ,authorization of       
appropriations ,section #afgb7;h7 of the
 ,food1 ,agriculture1 ,conservation1 and
 ,trade ,act of #aiij 7#g ,u4,s4,c4     
#eibe7;h77 is amended by striking #bjbc 
and inserting #bjcc4