SAP Act

Bill: 118-s-1675
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT]
Introduced: 2023-05-18
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural education

Agricultural marketing and promotion

Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit

Agricultural research

Food industry and services

Forests, forestry, trees
Latest action: action_date: 2023-05-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-05-18
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Supporting All Producers Act or the SAP Act</b></p> <p> This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to solicit input from maple industry stakeholders with respect to the research and education priorities of the maple industry for the Acer Access and Development Program (Acer). Specifically, the bill amends Acer to require USDA to consider the information provided through consultation with the maple industry when making program grants.</p> <p>The bill also extends the program's authorization through FY2028.</p> <p>The Acer competitive grant program promotes the domestic maple syrup industry through activities associated with research and education related to maple syrup production, natural resource sustainability in the maple syrup industry, and the marketing of maple syrup and maple sap products. Acer also provides grants to encourage owners and operators of privately held land containing species of trees in the genus Acer to initiate or expand maple sugaring activities, or to voluntarily make the land publicly accessible for maple sugaring activities.</p>

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1675 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 18, 2023 Mr. Welch (for himself and Ms. Collins ) 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Supporting All Producers Act or the SAP Act . 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 2028 .