,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ghac  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ah1 #bjbb,mr4   
,kahele 7= himself & ,mr4 ,case7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,agriculture  ,a ,,bill
  ,to am5d ! ,food1 ,agriculture1       
,cons]vation1 & ,trade ,act ( #aiij to  
e/abli% a cacao tree heal? initiative1 &
 = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,cacao ,tree ,heal?
 ,initiative ,act ( #bjbb4  #b4 ,cacao  
tree 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 add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#ba7
 ,cacao tree heal? initiative ,rese>* & 
ext5sion grants may be made "u ?is      
section = ! purposes (-- 7,a7 develop+ &
 dissem9at+ sci5ce-bas$ tools &         
treatm5ts to combat plant pe/s 7z def9$ 
9 section #djc ( ! ,plant ,protection   
,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ggjb77 t affect     
cacao trees2  7,b7 e/abli%+ an integrat$

 pe/ managem5t program = cacao trees 9  
areas affect$ by or at risk ( be+       
affect$ by su* pe/s2  7,c7 survey+ &    
collect+ data on cacao tree production1 
heal?1 & m>kets2  7,d7 inve/igat+ cacao 
tree biology1 ecology1 g5omics1 &       
production sy/ems2  7,e7 conduct+ rese>*
 on factors t may contribute to1 or be  
associat$ )1 resili5t cacao production  
sy/ems1 includ+-- 7i7 ! selection &     
propagation ( cacao tree v>ieties t     
improve ! m>ket advantage ( cacao gr[n 9
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7ii7 be/ managem5t 
practices 9 cacao-gr[+ regions "u v>i\s 
climate conditions2 &  7,f7 conduct+    
rese>* on factors t may contribute to1  
or be associat$ )1 s]i\s ?reats to cacao
 trees1 includ+ ! suble?al effects (    
insecticides1 h]bicides1 & fungicides on
 b5eficial insects & cacao tree gr[?4  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