,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ajedb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(         
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #bd1 #bjbf  
,ms4 ,de ,la ,cruz 7= h]self1 ,mr4      
,bab91 ,mrs4 ,cammack1 ,mr4 ,cl\d1 ,mr4 
,gill ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,good51 ,mr4       
,ellzey1 ,mr4 ,fallon1 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,mr4
 ,luttrell1 ,ms4 ,van ,duyne1 ,mr4      
,valadao1 ,mr4 ,web] ( ,texas1 & ,mr4   
,williams ( ,texas7 introduc$ ! foll[+  
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,agriculture  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !   
,secret>y ( ,agriculture to /udy &      
report on /rategies to combat pa/ure    
mealybug & enhance ! prep>$ness &       
response capabilities ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,combat+ ,pa/ure ,mealybug ,act4    
#b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3     
7#a7 ,pa/ure mealybugs 7,heliococcus    
summ]villei & ,heliococcus novovillei7  
are invasive insects ^: "y fe$ on       
plants1 /unt+ ! plant developm5t by     
deposit+ honeydew & saliva t cripples   
plants' immune sy/ems & photosyn!sis    

capabilities4  7#b7 ,! comb9ation ( fe$+
 & infections has ! pot5tial to decimate
 o!rwise productive graz+ l& ?r\gh\t !  
,unit$ ,/ates1 9 addition to impacts to 
additional economically significant     
crops su* z sug>cane4 ,z ( ! date (     
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! pa/ure mealybug  
has be5 f\nd 9 ,/ates across ! s\!a/    
region ( ! c\ntry4  7#c7 ,! removal (   
productive l& = graz+ & hay1 & !        
infe/ation & spread to crops1 poses a   
trem5d\s economic & ecological ?reat to 
,/ates4  #c4 ,/udy & report on pa/ure   
mealybug prep>$ness  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n    
lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date ( enactm5t
 ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture 
79 ?is section ref]r$ to z ! ,secret>y7 
%all conduct a compreh5sive /udy on !   
curr5t /ate ( ,unit$ ,/ates prep>$ness &
 response capabilities to combat !      
pa/ure mealybug4  7b7 ,compon5ts ( /udy 
,! /udy "u ?is section %all include !   
foll[+3 7#a7 ,curr5t ?reat assessm5t ,an
 analysis ( ! curr5t ?reat pos$ by      
pa/ure mealybug to ! ,unit$ ,/ates1     

includ+--  7,a7 ! migratory patt]ns &   
confirm$ detections ( ! pa/ure mealybug 
)9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7,b7 ! economic    
impact ( ! pa/ure mealybug across !     
,unit$ ,/ates live/ock indu/ry1 includ+ 
cattle1 horses1 bison1 %eep1 goats1 &   
o!r susceptible animals1 su* z dome/ic  
wildlife2 &  7,c7 ! economic impact ( ! 
pa/ure mealybug on crops produc$ =      
comm]cial purposes1 su* z turf1 grass1  
sod1 & sug>cane4  7#b7 ,conta9m5t &     
control te*nique capabilities ,a review 
( ! capacity ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to conta9
 ! spread & control ! population ( !    
pa/ure mealybug1 includ+--  7,a7 !      
,/ates 9 :i* pa/ure mealybug has be5    
detect$2 &  7,b7 an analysis (          
te*nologies & be/ practices to prev5t ! 
spread ( pa/ure mealybug4  7#c7         
,surveillance & detection sy/ems ,an    
evaluation ( curr5t pa/ure mealybug     
surveillance & detection sy/ems1        
includ+-- 7,a7 ! adequacy ( diagno/ic   
capabilities & laboratory infra/ructure2
 &  7,b7 ! integration ( public &       

private sector report+ me*anisms =      
suspect$ cases ( pa/ure mealybug4  7#d7 
,em]g5cy response plans ,an exam9ation (
 exi/+ em]g5cy response plans = pa/ure  
mealybug infe/ations1 includ+--  7,a7 ! 
coord9ation me*anisms betwe5 ,f$]al1    
,/ate1 & local ag5cies2 &  7,b7 !       
availability ( res\rces = rapid         
conta9m5t & control ef=ts4  7#e7 ,rese>*
 & developm5t ne$s ,id5tification (     
critical rese>* & developm5t ne$s to    
enhance pa/ure mealybug prev5tion1      
control1 & conta9m5t1 includ+-- 7,a7 new
 diagno/ic tools2  7,b7 alt]native      
control me?ods2 &  7,c7 g5etic rese>*   
into pa/ure mealybug vuln]abilities1    
includ+ natural biological controls4    
7#f7 ,int]national coop]ation ,an       
assessm5t ( ! effectiv5ess ( curr5t     
int]national coop]ation ef=ts ) affect$ 
c\ntries & recomm5dations = /r5g!n+ su* 
p>tn]%ips to e/abli% & ma9ta9 biological
 b>ri]s4  7c7 ,/akehold] consultation ,9
 conduct+ ! /udy "u ?is section1 !      
,secret>y %all consult ) relevant       

/akehold]s1 includ+--  7#a7 agricultural
 produc]s & indu/ry associations1       
includ+ live/ock & impact$ crop         
commodity repres5tatives2  7#b7 wildlife
 managem5t ag5cies2  7#c7 sci5tific     
exp]ts 9 biology1 *emi/ry1 entomology1  
ecology1 & botany2 &  7#d7 ,/ate & local
 agricultural (ficials4  7d7 ,report to 
,congress ,n lat] ?an #f mon?s aft] !   
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y 
%all submit to ! ,committee on          
,agriculture ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives
 & ! ,committee on ,agriculture1        
,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry ( ! ,s5ate1 & make 
publicly available1 a report-- 7#a7     
detail+ ! f9d+s ( ! /udy "u ?is section2
 &  7#b7 provid+ recomm5dations =       
legislative & adm9i/rative actions to   
improve ! ability ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to  
combat pa/ure mealybug4