To amend the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to provide for a set aside for small fruits in the specialty crop research initiative, and for other purposes.

Bill: 115-hr-6404
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1]
Introduced: 2018-07-17
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural research

Fruit and vegetables

Pest management
Latest action: action_date: 2018-08-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-07-17
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill amends the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to require specified funds provided for the Department of Agriculture Specialty Crop Research Initiative to be reserved to support research to: (1) promote sustainable production of berry and grape crops; and (2) to improve, with respect to such crops, the ability to forecast pest and disease spread and to implement precision pest and disease management strategies.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6404 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 17, 2018 Ms. DelBene (for herself and Mr. Larsen of Washington ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To amend the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 to provide for a set aside for small fruits in the specialty crop research initiative, and for other purposes.

1. Set aside for small fruits in specialty crop research initiative Section 412(k)(1)(C) of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 ( 7 U.S.C. 7632(k)(1)(C) ) is amended— (1) by striking 2018 and inserting 2023 ; (2) by striking shall reserve not less and inserting the following: shall reserve— (i) not less ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new clause: (ii) not less than $2,500,000 to support research— (I) to promote sustainable production of berry and grape crops; and (II) to improve, with respect to such crops, the ability to forecast pest and disease spread and to implement precision pest and disease management strategies. .