Sec. 12212. Citrus disease research and development trust fund
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There is established in the Treasury of the United States a trust fund to be known as the Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust Fund (in this section referred to as the Citrus Trust Fund ), consisting of such amounts as may be transferred to the Citrus Trust Fund pursuant to the authorization of appropriations under subsection (f). From amounts in the Citrus Trust Fund, the Secretary may make payments annually beginning in fiscal year 2014 to the following: Entities engaged in scientific research concerning diseases and pests, both domestic and invasive, afflicting the citrus industry.
Entities engaged in dissemination and commercialization of relevant information, techniques, or technologies, or in research projects intended to solve problems caused by citrus production diseases and invasive pests. The Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust Fund Advisory Board, if established under subsection (c). From amounts in the Citrus Trust Fund, and with the advice and recommendations of citrus producers and other entities with an interest in the citrus industry, the Secretary may establish a Citrus Disease Research and Development Trust Fund Advisory Board (in this subsection referred to as the Citrus Advisory Board ).
The Citrus Advisory Board, if established under paragraph (1), shall consist of 9 members, who shall be appointed by the Secretary as follows: Five members who are domestic producers of citrus in Florida. Three members who are domestic producers of citrus in Arizona or California. One member who is a domestic producer of citrus in Texas. The Secretary may prescribe such rules and regulations as are necessary to carry out this subsection, including rules establishing procedures for disqualification from service on the Citrus Advisory Board, appointment terms for members of the Citrus Advisory Board, compensation for those members, and powers and responsibilities of the Citrus Advisory Board.
The Secretary shall ensure that not more than 5 percent of total expenditures from the Citrus Trust Fund in any year are used for the operations of the Citrus Advisory Board. Subject to subsection (e), in distributing amounts under subsection (b), the Secretary shall give strong deference to providing funding for research projects exploring the proximity of citrus producers to the effects of diseases such as huanglongbing and the quickly evolving nature of scientific understanding of the effect of the diseases on citrus production.
The Secretary should take into account other public and private citrus-related research and development projects and funding. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2019.