,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cgb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #i1 #bjbc,mr4 
,s*atz 7= himself & ,ms4 ,hirono7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,a  
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,food1 ,agriculture1 
,cons]vation1 & ,trade ,act ( #aiij to  
modify ! macadamia tree heal?           
initiative1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !        
,macadamia ,tree ,heal? ,initiative     
,am5dm5ts ,act4  #b4 ,macadamia tree    
heal? initiative ,section #afgb7;d7 ( ! 
,food1 ,agriculture1 ,cons]vation1 &    
,trade ,act ( #aiij 7#g ,u4,s4,c4       
#eibe7;d77 is am5d$ by /rik+ p>agraph   
7#aa7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7#aa7         
,macadamia tree heal? initiative  7,a7  
,def9itions ,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  
7,b7 ,high-priority rese>* & ext5sion   

,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$s t impact macadamia trees2   
7ii7 e/abli%+ an areawide integrat$ pe/ 
managem5t program 9 areas affect$ by1 or
 areas at risk ( be+ affect$ by1        
invasive plant pe/s or noxi\s we$s2     
7iii7 survey+ & collect+ data on        
macadamia tree production & heal?2  7iv7
 inve/igat+ macadamia tree biology1     
immunology1 ecology1 g5omics1 &         
bio9=matics2 &  7v7 conduct+ rese>* on  
v>i\s factors t may contribute to or be 
associat$ ) macadamia tree immune       
sy/ems1 & o!r s]i\s ?reats to macadamia 
trees1 includ+-- 7,i7 ! suble?al effects
 ( insecticides1 h]bicides1 & fungicides
 on b5eficial insects & plants to       
macadamia tree gr[?2 &  7,,ii7 !        
developm5t ( mitigative & prev5tative   
measures to improve habitat cons]vation 
& be/ managem5t practices 9 macadamia   
tree gr[+ regions4  7,c7 ,au?orization (

 appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be 
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is p>agraph su*
 sums z are necess>y = ea* ( fiscal ye>s
 #bjbd ?r\gh #bjce4  4