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House Bill 5562
119th Congress(2025-2026)
Tropical Plant Health Initiative Act
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H. R. 5562 (Introduced-in-House)


119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5562


To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to provide research and extension grants to support the study of insects and pests that impact tropical plants, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 23, 2025

Ms. Tokuda (for herself and Mr. Case) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

A BILL

To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to provide research and extension grants to support the study of insects and pests that impact tropical plants, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Tropical Plant Health Initiative Act”.

SEC. 2. Tropical plant health initiative.

(a) In general.—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:

“(21) TROPICAL PLANT HEALTH INITIATIVE.—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.”.

(b) Authorization of appropriations.—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”.