,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dfej  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #b1      
#bjbf,mr4 ,schiff introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,plant         
,protection ,act to improve plant pest  
and disease preparedness for specialty  
crops4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may 
be cited as the ,improving ,pest and    
,disease ,preparedness for ,specialty   
,crops ,act4  #b4 ,plant pest and       
disease management and disaster         
prevention ,section #dbj of the ,plant  
,protection ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ggba7 is
 amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7b71 by   
adding at the end the following3  7#h7  
,priority ,in using funds made available
 to carry out this section1 the         
,secretary shall prioritize cooperative 
agreements under this subsection to     
carry out activities under this         
subsection in high-risk ,states4  2     

7#b7 in subsection 7f7-- 7,a7 in        
paragraph 7#f71 by striking and at the  
end2  7,b7 in paragraph 7#g71 by        
striking and each fiscal year           
thereafter4 and inserting 2 and2 and    
7,c7 by adding at the end the following3
  7#h7 #aej1jjj1jjj for fiscal year     
#bjbg and each fiscal year thereafter4  
2 and  7#c7 in subsection 7g71 by       
striking #e1jjj1jjj and inserting       
#ab1jjj1jjj4