,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #he  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the 
,,united ,,states  ,january #ad1        
#bjbe,ms4 ,hirono introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry 
,a ,,bill  ,to require the ,secretary of
 the ,interior to partner and           
collaborate with the ,secretary of      
,agriculture and the ,state of ,hawaii  
to address ,rapid ,ohia ,death1 and for 
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,continued     
,rapid ,ohia ,death ,response ,act of   
#bjbe4  #b4 ,findings ,congress finds   
that-- 7#a7 the fungus ,ceratocystis1   
known as ,rapid ,ohia ,death1 has killed
 more than #a1jjj1jjj native trees in   
the ,state2 and  7#b7 the ,secretary of 
,agriculture1 acting through the ,chief 
of the ,forest ,service and the         
,administrator of the ,agricultural     
,research ,service1 has provided funding
 and staff-- 7,a7 to identify and detect

 ,rapid ,ohia ,death2  7,b7 to prevent  
the spread of ,rapid ,ohia ,death2  7,c7
 to identify ,ohia trees that are       
resistant to ,rapid ,ohia ,death2 and   
7,d7 to propagate trees that are        
resistant to ,rapid ,ohia ,death in     
order to restore the native forests of  
the ,state4  #c4 ,definitions ,in this  
,act3 7#a7 ,rapid ,ohia ,death ,the term
 ,rapid ,ohia ,death means the fungus   
described in section #b7a7 that has     
killed more than #a1jjj1jjj native trees
 in the ,state4  7#b7 ,state ,the term  
,state means the ,state of ,hawaii4  #d4
 ,collaboration ,the ,secretary of the  
,interior shall partner and collaborate 
with the ,secretary of ,agriculture and 
the ,state to address ,rapid ,ohia      
,death4  #e4 ,sustained efforts  7a7    
,transmission ,the ,secretary of the    
,interior1 acting through the ,director 
of the ,united ,states ,geological      
,survey1 shall continue to conduct      
research on ,rapid ,ohia ,death vectors 
and transmission4  7b7 ,ungulate        

management ,the ,secretary of the       
,interior1 acting through the ,director 
of the ,united ,states ,fish and        
,wildlife ,service1 shall continue to   
partner with the ,state and with local  
stakeholders to manage ungulates in     
,rapid ,ohia ,death control areas on    
,federal1 ,state1 and private land4  7c7
 ,restoration and research ,the         
,secretary of ,agriculture1 acting      
through the ,chief of the ,forest       
,service1 shall continue to provide--   
7#a7 financial assistance1 including to 
the ,secretary of the ,interior-- 7,a7  
to prevent the spread of ,rapid ,ohia   
,death2 and  7,b7 to restore the native 
forests of the ,state2 and  7#b7 staff  
and necessary infrastructure funding to 
the ,institute of ,pacific ,islands     
,forestry to conduct research on ,rapid 
,ohia ,death4  #f4 ,authorization of    
appropriations ,for each of fiscal years
 #bjbf through #bjcf1 there is          
authorized to be appropriated #e1jjj1jjj
 to carry out this ,act1 including for  

activities carried out by the ,secretary
 of the ,interior1 the ,secretary of    
,agriculture1 or both4