To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to establish a floriculture and nursery plant health initiative, and for other purposes.
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Committee
Latest Action · June 8, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research.
Floriculture and Nursery Plant Health Initiative Act of 2022
This bill establishes a research and extension grant program for a floriculture and nursery plant health initiative.
Specifically, the bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture to provide competitive grants for
developing and disseminating science-based tools and treatments to combat plant pests and pathogens that impact floriculture and nursery crops; establishing area-wide integrated pest management programs in areas affected by, or areas at risk of being affected by, invasive plant pests or pathogens; surveying and collecting data on the production of, health of, and markets for floriculture and nursery crops; investigating the biology, genomics, and production systems of floriculture and nursery crops; and conducting research on various factors that may contribute to (or be associated with) resilient floriculture and nursery crop systems, and combatting other serious threats to floriculture and nursery crops.
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