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.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Supporting All Producers Act
or the SAP Act
.
Acer access and development program
Section 12306 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C. 1632c) is amended—
by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections (f) and (g), respectively;
by inserting after subsection (d) the following:
Consultations
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.
Consideration
The Secretary shall consider the information provided through the consultation required under paragraph (1) when making grants under this section.
; and
in subsection (g), as so redesignated, by striking 2023
and inserting 2030
.