119th CONGRESS 1st Session |
To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 with respect to the Acer access and development program, and for other purposes.
January 9, 2025
Mr. Langworthy (for himself and Ms. Balint) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture
To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 with respect to the Acer access and development program, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “Supporting All Producers Act of 2025” or the “SAP Act of 2025”.
SEC. 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:
“(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 of 2025, 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”.