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Improving Pest and Disease Preparedness for Specialty Crops Act
To amend the Plant Protection Act to improve plant pest and disease preparedness for specialty crops.
Summary
This bill amends the Plant Protection Act to improve plant pest and disease preparedness for specialty crops. The bill requires the Department of Agriculture to prioritize cooperative agreements for pest and disease management activities in high-risk states. The bill also increases federal funding for these programs, authorizing $150,000,000 annually starting in fiscal year 2027, and increases another program's funding from $5,000,000 to $12,000,000. These changes aim to enhance preparedness and prevention efforts for plant pests and diseases affecting specialty crop producers.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA)
1 cosponsor
- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI)
Actions (2)
- Jun 2, 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. · senate
- Jun 2, 2026 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 2, 2026
Mr. Schiff introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
A BILL
To amend the Plant Protection Act to improve plant pest and disease preparedness for specialty crops.
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 “Improving Pest and Disease Preparedness for Specialty Crops Act”.
SEC. 2. PLANT PEST AND DISEASE MANAGEMENT AND DISASTER PREVENTION.
Section 420 of the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7721) is amended—
(1) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following:
“(8) Priority.—In using funds made available to carry out this section, the Secretary shall prioritize cooperative agreements under this subsection to carry out activities under this subsection in high-risk States.”;
(2) in subsection (f)—
(A) in paragraph (6), by striking “and” at the end;
(B) in paragraph (7), by striking “and each fiscal year thereafter.” and inserting “; and”; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
“(8) $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2027 and each fiscal year thereafter.”; and
(3) in subsection (g), by striking “$5,000,000” and inserting “$12,000,000”. <all>
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