,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cgb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #i1       
#bjbc,mr4 ,schatz 7for himself and ,ms4 
,hirono7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1
 and ,forestry  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the
 ,food1 ,agriculture1 ,conservation1 and
 ,trade ,act of #aiij to modify the     
macadamia tree health initiative1 and   
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,macadamia ,tree ,health ,initiative    
,amendments ,act4  #b4 ,macadamia tree  
health initiative ,section #afgb7;d7 of 
the ,food1 ,agriculture1 ,conservation1 
and ,trade ,act of #aiij 7#g ,u4,s4,c4  
#eibe7;d77 is amended by striking       
paragraph 7#aa7 and inserting the       
following3  7#aa7 ,macadamia tree health
 initiative  7,a7 ,definitions ,in this 
paragraph1 the terms noxious weed and   
plant pest have the meanings given those
 terms in section #djc of the ,plant    

,protection ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ggjb74  
7,b7 ,high-priority research and        
extension ,research and extension grants
 may be made under this section for the 
purposes of-- 7i7 developing and        
disseminating science-based tools and   
treatments to combat plant pests and    
noxious weeds that impact macadamia     
trees2  7ii7 establishing an areawide   
integrated pest management program in   
areas affected by1 or areas at risk of  
being affected by1 invasive plant pests 
or noxious weeds2  7iii7 surveying and  
collecting data on macadamia tree       
production and health2  7iv7            
investigating macadamia tree biology1   
immunology1 ecology1 genomics1 and      
bioinformatics2 and  7v7 conducting     
research on various factors that may    
contribute to or be associated with     
macadamia tree immune systems1 and other
 serious threats to macadamia trees1    
including-- 7,i7 the sublethal effects  
of insecticides1 herbicides1 and        
fungicides on beneficial insects and    

plants to macadamia tree growth2 and    
7,,ii7 the development of mitigative and
 preventative measures to improve       
habitat conservation and best management
 practices in macadamia tree growing    
regions4  7,c7 ,authorization of        
appropriations ,there are authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out this       
paragraph such sums as are necessary for
 each of fiscal years #bjbd through     
#bjce4  4