,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ibg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #bb1 #bjbc,ms4    
,hirono 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,s*atz7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,a  
,,bill  ,to require ! ,secret>y ( !     
,int]ior to p>tn] & collaborate ) !     
,secret>y ( ,agriculture & ! ,/ate (    
,hawaii to address ,rapid ,ohia ,dea?1 &
 = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,cont9u$ ,rapid    
,ohia ,dea? ,response ,act ( #bjbc4  #b4
 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds t-- 7#a7 ! fungus
 ,c]atocy/is1 kn[n z ,rapid ,ohia ,dea?1
 has kill$ m ?an #a1jjj1jjj native trees
 9 ! ,/ate2 &  7#b7 ! ,secret>y (       
,agriculture1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,*ief ( !    
,=e/ ,s]vice & ! ,adm9i/rator ( !       
,agricultural ,rese>* ,s]vice1 has      
provid$ fund+ & /aff-- 7,a7 to id5tify &
 detect ,rapid ,ohia ,dea?2  7,b7 to    
prev5t ! spread ( ,rapid ,ohia ,dea?2   
7,c7 to id5tify ,ohia trees t are       

resi/ant to ,rapid ,ohia ,dea?2 &  7,d7 
to propagate trees t are resi/ant to    
,rapid ,ohia ,dea? 9 ord] to re/ore !   
native =e/s ( ! ,/ate4  #c4 ,def9itions 
,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,rapid ,ohia ,dea? ,! 
t]m ,rapid ,ohia ,dea? means ! fungus   
describ$ 9 section #b7a7 t has kill$ m  
?an #a1jjj1jjj native trees 9 ! ,/ate4  
7#b7 ,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate means ! ,/ate ( 
,hawaii4  #d4 ,collaboration ,!         
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior %all p>tn] &     
collaborate ) ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture
 & ! ,/ate to address ,rapid ,ohia      
,dea?4  #e4 ,su/a9$ ef=ts  7a7          
,transmission ,! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior1
 act+ ?r\gh ! ,director ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates ,geological ,survey1 %all cont9ue
 to conduct rese>* on ,rapid ,ohia ,dea?
 vectors & transmission4  7b7 ,ungulate 
managem5t ,! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior1    
act+ ?r\gh ! ,director ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,fi% & ,wildlife ,s]vice1 %all cont9ue 
to p>tn] ) ! ,/ate & ) local /akehold]s 
to manage ungulates 9 ,rapid ,ohia ,dea?
 control areas on ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 &      

private l&4  7c7 ,re/oration & rese>* ,!
 ,secret>y ( ,agriculture1 act+ ?r\gh ! 
,*ief ( ! ,=e/ ,s]vice1 %all cont9ue to 
provide-- 7#a7 f9ancial assi/ance1      
includ+ to ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior--   
7,a7 to prev5t ! spread ( ,rapid ,ohia  
,dea?2 &  7,b7 to re/ore ! native =e/s (
 ! ,/ate2 &  7#b7 /aff & necess>y       
infra/ructure fund+ to ! ,in/itute (    
,pacific ,isl&s ,=e/ry to conduct rese>*
 on ,rapid ,ohia ,dea?4  #f4            
,au?orization ( appropriations ,= ea* ( 
fiscal ye>s #bjbd ?r\gh #bjcd1 !re is   
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ #e1jjj1jjj to
 c>ry out ?is ,act1 includ+ = activities
 c>ri$ out by ! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior1 
! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture1 or bo?4