,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #adee  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #h1 #bjbc,mrs4   
,gonzlez-,coln 7= h]self & ,ms4 ,tokuda7
 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     
support ! /udy ( insects & pe/s t impact
 planta9s & bananas1 & = o!r purposes4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,planta9 & ,banana ,plant ,heal?      
,initiative ,act4  #b4 ,planta9 & banana
 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 add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#ba7
 ,planta9 & banana heal? initiative     
,rese>* & ext5sion grants may be made "u
 ?is section = a t]m ( n less ?an #e    
ye>s = ! purposes (-- 7,a7 /udy+        
pot5tial resi/ance & tol]ance to        
nonnative diseases & insect pe/s2  7,b7 

increas+ rese>* = treatm5t ( pe/s t     
affect planta9s & bananas1 includ+      
,fus>ium oxysporum f4sp4cub5se1         
,tropical ,race #d2  7,c7 conduct+ field
 /udies to evaluate planta9 & banana    
cultiv>s ) enhanc$ resi/ance to diseases
 & pe/s1 & adaptability to tropical     
soils2  7,d7 dissem9at+ in=mation &     
educat+ gr[]s on be/ practices to       
promote safe production ( planta9s &    
bananas2 &  7,e7 e/abli%+ an areawide   
integrat$ pe/ managem5t program 9 areas 
affect$ by1 or areas at risk ( be+      
affect$ by pe/s su* z ,fus>ium oxysporum
 f4sp4cub5se1 ,tropical ,race #d4  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+ #bjbg4