HR 1402 · 115th Congress · Agriculture and Food
Macadamia Tree Health Initiative
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Introduced2
Committee3
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Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.(2017-03-23)
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Macadamia Tree Health Initiative This bill amends the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to authorize the Department of Agriculture to provide competitive research and extension grants for a macadamia tree health initiative to: (1) develop and disseminate science-based tools and treatments to combat the insect known as the macadamia felted coccid (Eriococcus ironsidei); and (2) establish an area-wide integrated pest management program in areas affected, or at risk of being affected by, the insect.…
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