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Tropical Plant Health Initiative Act
To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to provide research and extension grants to support the study of insects and pests that impact tropical plants, and for other purposes.
Summary
The bill establishes a research and grant program focused on protecting tropical plants like coffee, cacao, bananas, and mangoes from pests and diseases. The program will fund development of pest management tools and treatments, data collection on tropical plant health, and scientific research into tropical plant biology and disease resistance. It also authorizes integrated pest management programs in areas where tropical plants are threatened by pests or weeds. The authorization for this program is extended through 2030.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] (D-HI)
1 cosponsor
- Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] (D-HI)
Actions (2)
- Sep 18, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. · senate
- Sep 18, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
September 18 (legislative day, September 16), 2025
Ms. Hirono (for herself and Mr. Schatz) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
A BILL
To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to provide research and extension grants to support the study of insects and pests that impact tropical plants, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Tropical Plant Health Initiative Act”.
SEC. 2. TROPICAL PLANT HEALTH INITIATIVE.
(a) In General.—Section 1672(d) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(21) Tropical plant health initiative.—Research and extension grants may be made under this section for the purposes of—
“(A) developing and disseminating science-based tools and treatments to combat plant pests and noxious weeds (as those terms are defined in section 403 of the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7702)) that impact tropical plants, including—
“(i) coffee plants;
“(ii) macadamia trees;
“(iii) cacao trees;
“(iv) plantains and bananas;
“(v) mangos;
“(vi) floriculture and nursery crops;
“(vii) vanilla plants; and
“(viii) any other tropical plant, as determined by the Secretary;
“(B) establishing an areawide integrated pest management program in areas in which those tropical plants are affected by, or are at risk of being affected by, plant pests or noxious weeds (as so defined);
“(C) surveying and collecting data on production and health of those tropical plants;
“(D) investigating biology, immunology, ecology, genomics, and bioinformatics of those tropical plants; and
“(E) conducting research on various factors that may contribute to or be associated with immune systems of those tropical plants and other serious threats to those tropical plants.”.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations.—Section 1672(h) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925(h)) is amended by striking “2023” and inserting “2030”. <all>
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