,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bhig  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #ah          
7legislative day1 ,septemb] #af71       
#bjbe,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 am5d ! ,food1 ,agriculture1 
,cons]vation1 & ,trade ,act ( #aiij to  
provide rese>* & ext5sion grants to     
support ! /udy ( insects & pe/s t impact
 tropical plants1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,tropical ,plant ,heal? ,initiative     
,act4  #b4 ,tropical 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 ,tropical plant 
heal? initiative ,rese>* & ext5sion     
grants may be made "u ?is section = !   
purposes (-- 7,a7 develop+ & dissem9at+ 
sci5ce-bas$ tools & treatm5ts to combat 

plant pe/s & noxi\s we$s 7z ^? t]ms are 
def9$ 9 section #djc ( ! ,plant         
,protection ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ggjb77 t
 impact tropical plants1 includ+-- 7i7  
c(fee plants2  7ii7 macadamia trees2    
7iii7 cacao trees2  7iv7 planta9s &     
bananas2  7v7 mangos2  7vi7 floriculture
 & nurs]y crops2  7vii7 vanilla plants2 
&  7viii7 any o!r tropical plant1 z     
det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y2  7,b7 e/abli%+  
an areawide integrat$ pe/ managem5t     
program 9 areas 9 :i* ^? tropical plants
 are affect$ by1 or are at risk ( be+   
affect$ by1 plant pe/s or noxi\s we$s 7z
 s def9$72  7,c7 survey+ & collect+ data
 on production & heal? ( ^? tropical    
plants2  7,d7 inve/igat+ biology1       
immunology1 ecology1 g5omics1 &         
bio9=matics ( ^? tropical plants2 &     
7,e7 conduct+ rese>* on v>i\s factors t 
may contribute to or be associat$ )     
immune sy/ems ( ^? tropical plants & o!r
 s]i\s ?reats to ^? tropical plants4  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+ #bjcj4