Tropical Plant Health Initiative Act

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:

Research and extension grants may be made under this section for the purposes of—

(A) developing and disseminating science-based tools and treatments to combat plant pests and noxious weeds (as those terms are defined in section 403 of the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7702)) that impact tropical plants, including—

(i) coffee plants;

(ii) macadamia trees;

(iii) cacao trees;

(iv) plantains and bananas;

(v) mangos;

(vi) floriculture and nursery crops;

(vii) vanilla plants; and

(viii) any other tropical plant, as determined by the Secretary;

(B) establishing an areawide integrated pest management program in areas in which those tropical plants are affected by, or are at risk of being affected by, plant pests or noxious weeds (as so defined);

(C) surveying and collecting data on production and health of those tropical plants;

(D) investigating biology, immunology, ecology, genomics, and bioinformatics of those tropical plants; and

(E) conducting research on various factors that may contribute to or be associated with immune systems of those tropical plants and other serious threats to those tropical plants.

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 2030.