Findings

Congress finds that— (1) the fungus Ceratocystis, known as Rapid Ohia Death, has killed more than 1,000,000 native trees in the State; and (2) the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service and the Administrator of the Agricultural Research Service, has provided funding and staff— (A) to identify and detect Rapid Ohia Death; (B) to prevent the spread of Rapid Ohia Death; (C) to identify Ohia trees that are resistant to Rapid Ohia Death; and (D) to propagate trees that are resistant to Rapid Ohia Death in order to restore the native forests of the State.