Improving Pest and Disease Preparedness for Specialty Crops Act

This bill changes a section of the Plant Protection Act that funds work to manage plant pests and diseases and prevent related disasters. It directs the Secretary of Agriculture to give priority to cooperative agreements for these activities in high-risk States. It sets mandatory funding for this program at $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2027 and each year after. It also raises the amount in a separate subsection of the program from $5,000,000 to $12,000,000.

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Sponsors

• Adam B. Schiff Democrat sponsor
• 1 cosponsors