,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ef  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the 
,,united ,,states  ,january #i1         
#bjbe,mr4 ,welch 7for himself1 ,ms4     
,collins1 and ,mr4 ,king7 introduced the
 following bill2 which was read twice   
and referred to the ,committee on       
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,agricultural  
,act of #bjad with respect to the ,acer 
access and development program1 and for 
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,supporting    
,all ,producers ,act or the ,,sap ,act4 
#b4 ,acer access and development program
 ,section #abcjf of the ,agricultural   
,act of #bjad 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #afcb;c7 is 
amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating         
subsections 7e7 and 7f7 as subsections  
7f7 and 7g71 respectively2  7#b7 by     
inserting after subsection 7d7 the      
following3  7e7 ,consultations  7#a7 ,in
 general ,beginning with the first      
request for applications under this     
section that occurs at least #a year    

after the date of the enactment of the  
,,sap ,act1 not later than #f months    
before such a request for applications1 
the ,secretary shall solicit input from 
maple industry stakeholders with respect
 to the research and education          
priorities of the maple industry4  7#b7 
,consideration ,the ,secretary shall    
consider the information provided       
through the consultation required under 
paragraph 7#a7 when making grants under 
this section4  2 and  7#c7 in subsection
 7g71 as so redesignated1 by striking   
#bjbc and inserting #bjcj4