Coffee Plant Health Initiative Amendments Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-371
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2023-02-09
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Latest action: action_date: 2023-02-09
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-02-09
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Coffee Plant Health Initiative Amendments Act </strong><b>of 2023</b></p> <p>This bill expands the research and extension grant program for the coffee plant health initiative. Under current law, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) may provide competitive grants under the initiative to support research and extension activities to combat the insect known as the coffee berry borer (Hypothenemus hampei).</p> <p>Specifically, the bill authorizes USDA to provide competitive grants for</p> <ul> <li>developing and disseminating science-based tools and treatments to combat plant pests and noxious weeds that impact coffee plants;</li> <li>establishing an area-wide integrated pest management program in areas affected by, or at risk of being affected by, plant pests or noxious weeds that impact coffee plants;</li> <li>surveying and collecting data on coffee plant production and health;</li> <li>investigating coffee plant biology, immunology, ecology, genomics, and bioinformatics; and</li> <li>conducting research on various factors that may contribute to or be associated with coffee plant immune systems and other serious threats to coffee plants.</li> </ul>

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 371 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 9, 2023 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 combat plant pests and noxious weeds that impact coffee plants, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Coffee Plant Health Initiative Amendments Act of 2023 . 2. Coffee 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 striking paragraph (9) and inserting the following: (9) Coffee plant health initiative (A) In general Research and extension grants may be made under this section for the purposes of— (i) developing and disseminating science-based tools and treatments to combat plant pests and noxious weeds that impact coffee plants; (ii) establishing an areawide integrated pest management program in areas affected by, or areas at risk of being affected by, plant pests or noxious weeds that impact coffee plants; (iii) surveying and collecting data on coffee plant production and health; (iv) investigating coffee plant biology, immunology, ecology, genomics, and bioinformatics; and (v) conducting research on— (I) factors that may contribute to or be associated with coffee plant immune systems; (II) other serious threats to coffee plants, including the sublethal effects of insecticides, herbicides, and fungicides on insects and plants beneficial to coffee plant growth; and (III) the development of mitigating and preventative measures to improve habitat conservation and best management practices in coffee-growing regions. (B) Definition of noxious weed; plant pest In this paragraph, the terms noxious weed and plant pest have the meanings given those terms in section 403 of the Plant Protection Act ( 7 U.S.C. 7702 ). . (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 2035 .