Sec. 7103. SPECIALTY CROP COMMITTEE
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## SEC. 7103 SPECIALTY CROP COMMITTEE ###
(a)Establishment of Subcommittee Section 1408A(a) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3123a(a)) is amended— ####
(1)by striking “ Not later than ” and inserting the following: > > #### “(1) In general > > Not later than” > ; and ####
(2)by adding at the end the following new paragraph: > > #### “(2) Citrus disease subcommittee > > > ##### “(A) In general > > Not later than 45 days after the date of the enactment of the Agricultural Act of 2014, the Secretary shall establish within the speciality crops committee, and appoint the initial members of, a citrus disease subcommittee to carry out the responsibilities of the subcommittee described in subsection
(g)in accordance with subsection (j)(3) of section 412 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7632). > > > ##### “(B) Composition > > The citrus disease subcommittee shall be composed of 9 members, each of whom is a domestic producer of citrus in a State, represented as follows: > > > ###### “(i) > > Three of such members shall represent Arizona or California. > > > ###### “(ii) > > Five of such members shall represent Florida. > > > ###### “(iii) > > One of such members shall represent Texas. > > > ##### “(C) Membership > > The Secretary may appoint individuals who are not members of the specialty crops committee or the Advisory Board established under section 1408 as members of the citrus disease subcommittee > > > ##### “(D) Termination > > The subcommittee established under subparagraph
(A)shall terminate on September 30, 2018. > > > ##### “(E) Federal advisory committee act > > The subcommittee established under subparagraph
(A)shall be covered by the exemption to section 9(c) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) applicable to the Advisory Board under section 1408(f).” > . ###
(b)Members Section 1408A(b) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3123a(b)) is amended— ####
(1)by striking “ Individuals ” and inserting the following: > > #### “(1) Eligibility > > Individuals” > ; ####
(2)by striking “ Members ” and inserting the following: > > #### “(2) Service > > Members” > ; and ####
(3)by adding at the end the following new paragraph: > > #### “(3) Diversity > > Membership of the specialty crops committee shall reflect diversity in the specialty crops represented.” > . ###
(c)Annual Committee Report Section 1408A(c) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3123a(c)) is amended— ####
(1)in paragraph (1), by striking “Measures” and inserting “Programs”; ####
(2)by striking paragraph (2); ####
(3)by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), and
(5)as paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), respectively; ####
(4)in paragraph
(2)(as so redesignated)— #####
(A)in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “Programs that would” and inserting “Research, extension, and teaching programs designed to improve competitiveness in the specialty crop industry, including programs that would”; #####
(B)in subparagraph (D), by inserting “, including improving the quality and taste of processed specialty crops” before the semicolon; and #####
(C)in subparagraph (G), by inserting “the remote sensing and the” before “mechanization”; and ####
(5)by adding at the end the following: > > #### “(5) > > Analysis of the alignment of specialty crops committee recommendations with grants awarded through the specialty crop research initiative established under section 412 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7632).” > . ###
(d)Consultation With Specialty Crop Industry Section 1408A of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3123a) is amended— ####
(1)by redesignating subsections
(d)and
(e)as subsections
(e)and (f), respectively; ####
(2)by inserting after subsection
(c)the following: > > ### “(d) Consultation With Specialty Crop Industry > > In studying the scope and effectiveness of programs under subsection (a), the specialty crops committee shall consult on an ongoing basis with diverse sectors of the specialty crop industry.” > ; and ####
(3)in subsection
(f)(as redesignated by paragraph (1)), by striking “subsection (d)” and inserting “subsection (e)”. ###
(e)Duties of Citrus Disease Subcommittee Section 1408A of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3123a), as amended by subsection (d), is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: > > ### “(g) Citrus Disease Subcommittee Duties > > For the purposes of subsection
(j)of section 412 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7632), the citrus disease subcommittee shall— > > > #### “(1) > > advise the Secretary on citrus research, extension, and development needs; > > > #### “(2) > > propose, by a favorable vote of two-thirds of the members of the subcommittee, a research and extension agenda and annual budgets for the funds made available to carry out such subsection; > > > #### “(3) > > evaluate and review ongoing research and extension funded under the emergency citrus disease research and extension program (as defined in such subsection); > > > #### “(4) > > establish, by a favorable vote of two-thirds of the members of the subcommittee, annual priorities for the award of grants under such subsection; > > > #### “(5) > > provide the Secretary any comments on grants awarded under such subsection during the previous fiscal year; and > > > #### “(6) > > engage in regular consultation and collaboration with the Department and other institutional, governmental, and private persons conducting scientific research on, and extension activities related to, the causes or treatments of citrus diseases and pests, both domestic and invasive, for purposes of— > > > ##### “(A) > > maximizing the effectiveness of research and extension projects funded under the citrus disease research and extension program; > > > ##### “(B) > > hastening the development of useful treatments; > > > ##### “(C) > > avoiding duplicative and wasteful expenditures; and > > > ##### “(D) > > providing the Secretary with such information and advice as the Secretary may request.” > .
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