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To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 with respect to the Acer access and development program, and for other purposes.
Summary
The bill amends the Agricultural Act of 2014 to modify the Acer access and development program for the maple industry. It requires the Secretary of Agriculture to consult with maple industry stakeholders about their research and education priorities, beginning at least one year after the bill's enactment and at least six months before each request for grant applications. The Secretary must consider the information provided by stakeholders when deciding which grants to award under the program. The bill also extends the authorization of the Acer access and development program from 2023 to 2030, allowing the program to continue operating for an additional seven years.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT)
2 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Peter Welch’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $8,600
- THE OLD MOUNTAIN COMPANY, INC. $3,300
- WEST FRONT STRATEGIES $2,500
- UCAR $2,300
- MINILEC SERVICE $2,000
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Peter Welch → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Jan 9, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. · senate
- Jan 9, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 9, 2025
Mr. Welch (for himself, Ms. Collins, and Mr. King) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
A BILL
To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 with respect to the Acer access and development program, 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 “Supporting All Producers Act” or the “SAP Act”.
SEC. 2. ACER ACCESS AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
Section 12306 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 1632c) is amended—
(1) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections
(f) and (g), respectively;
(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following:
“(e) Consultations.—
“(1) In general.—Beginning with the first request for applications under this section that occurs at least 1 year after the date of the enactment of the SAP Act, not later than 6 months before such a request for applications, the Secretary shall solicit input from maple industry stakeholders with respect to the research and education priorities of the maple industry.
“(2) Consideration.—The Secretary shall consider the information provided through the consultation required under paragraph (1) when making grants under this section.”; and
(3) in subsection (g), as so redesignated, by striking “2023” and inserting “2030”. <all>
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