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The Supporting All Producers (SAP) Act amends the 2014 Agricultural Act’s Acer Access and Development Program, which supports the maple industry. It adds a formal consultation step so the USDA must gather and consider industry input before issuing grants, and it pushes a key program deadline out to 2030. The changes affect maple producers and the USDA officials who manage the program.

Key Provisions

Renumbers existing subsections (e) and (f) of the Acer Access and Development Program to (f) and (g).
Adds a new subsection (e) that requires the USDA Secretary to ask maple industry stakeholders for input on research and education priorities at least one year after the law takes effect and no later than six months before the next grant application round.
Requires the Secretary to take the stakeholder input into account when awarding grants under the program.
Changes a program deadline in the newly‑renamed subsection (g) from the year 2023 to 2030.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

January 9, 2025

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January 9, 2025

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

January 9, 2025

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Introduced in SenateIssued January 9, 2025

II

119th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 56

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

January 9, 2025

Mr. Welch (for himself, Ms. Collins, and Mr. King) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

A BILL

To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 with respect to the Acer access and development program, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Supporting All Producers Act or the SAP Act.

2.

Acer access and development program

Section 12306 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 1632c) is amended—

(1)

by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections (f) and (g), respectively;

(2)

by inserting after subsection (d) the following:

(e)

Consultations

(1)

In general

Beginning with the first request for applications under this section that occurs at least 1 year after the date of the enactment of the SAP Act, not later than 6 months before such a request for applications, the Secretary shall solicit input from maple industry stakeholders with respect to the research and education priorities of the maple industry.

(2)

Consideration

The Secretary shall consider the information provided through the consultation required under paragraph (1) when making grants under this section.

; and

(3)

in subsection (g), as so redesignated, by striking 2023 and inserting 2030.