To amend the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 to include representation of the State of Georgia on the Citrus Disease Subcommittee of the Specialty Crops Committee, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · June 22, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Georgia Citrus Development Act of 2023
This bill modifies the membership of the Citrus Disease Subcommittee of the Department of Agriculture's Specialty Crop Committee and reauthorizes the subcommittee through FY2028. Specifically, the bill increases the subcommittee membership (domestic producers of citrus in a state) to 12 members and requires one of the members to represent Georgia.
Currently, the subcommittee must include 11 members, with 5 members representing Arizona or California, 5 representing Florida, and 1 member representing Texas.
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