Mango Plant Health Initiative Act

Bill: 118-hr-3856
Sponsor: full_name: Rescom. González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large]
Introduced: 2023-06-06
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural conservation and pollution

Agricultural practices and innovations

Agricultural research

Animal and plant health

Ecology

Fruit and vegetables

Horticulture and plants

Insects

Pest management
Latest action: action_date: 2023-07-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-06-06
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Mango Plant Health Initiative Act</b></p> <p>This bill establishes a research and extension grant program for a mango plant health initiative. </p> <p>Specifically, the bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide competitive grants for</p> <ul> <li> studying potential resistance and tolerance of mangos to native and nonnative disease and insect pests;</li> <li>conducting research for treatment of pests that affect mangos;</li> <li>conducting field studies to evaluate cultivars of mangos with enhanced resistance to diseases and pests;</li> <li>educating growers on best practices to promote the safe production of mangos; and</li> <li>establishing area-wide integrated pest management programs in areas affected by, or at risk of being affected by, specified pathogens or pests.</li> </ul> <p>The bill also extends the authority for several existing USDA high-priority research and extension initiatives through FY2028.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3856 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 6, 2023 Mrs. González-Colón (for herself and Ms. Tokuda ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to include in the high-priority research and extension initiatives research on mango plant health, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Mango Plant Health Initiative Act . 2. Mango 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) Mango Plant Health Initiative Act Research and extension grants may be made under this section for a term of not less than 5 years for the purposes of— (A) studying potential resistance and tolerance of mangos to native and nonnative disease and insect pests; (B) conducting research for treatment of pests that affect mangos, including Colletotrichum spp; (C) conducting field studies to evaluate cultivars of mangos with enhanced resistance to diseases and pests; (D) disseminating information and educating growers on best practices to promote the safe production of mangos; and (E) establishing an areawide integrated pest management program in areas affected by, or areas at risk of being affected by, pathogens such as Colletotrichum spp or insect pests, such as thrips. . (b) Extension 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 2028 .