SAP Act of 2025
Summary
What This Bill Does
The SAP Act amends the Agricultural Act of 2014's Acer access and development program for the maple industry. Beginning with the first request for applications at least one year after enactment, USDA must solicit input from maple industry stakeholders no later than six months before the request for applications and must consider that input when making grants. The bill also extends the program's authorization date from 2023 to 2030. The practical effect is to give maple producers, processors, researchers, and educators a formal consultation role in setting research and education priorities for Acer grants.
Who Benefits and How
Maple syrup producers benefit because USDA must solicit and consider their research and education priorities before awarding grants. Maple industry processors benefit from a longer authorization window and a consultation role in grant priorities. Acer program grant applicants benefit from clearer industry input before requests for applications are issued. Rural maple-producing communities benefit if grants support research, education, and market development through 2030.
Who Bears the Burden and How
USDA grant administrators must solicit stakeholder input at least six months before covered requests for applications. Maple industry stakeholders must organize and provide priorities early enough for USDA to consider them. Federal taxpayers bear the cost of any grants made under the extended program authorization. Competing specialty-crop priorities may receive less attention when Acer grants are shaped around maple stakeholder input.
Key Provisions
- Extends the Acer access and development program authorization through 2030.
- Requires USDA to solicit maple industry stakeholder input before covered grant requests for applications.
- Requires USDA to consider stakeholder input when making Acer program grants.
- Provides a consultation timeline of at least six months before the request for applications.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Extends the Acer access and development program through 2030 and requires USDA to consult maple industry stakeholders before grant requests for applications.
Key Policy Areas
Agriculture, Forestry, Rural Development
Primary Purpose
Extends the Acer access and development program through 2030 and requires USDA to consult maple industry stakeholders before grant requests for applications.
Policy Domains
Resolution provisions
Identified Gains
- Maple syrup producers
- Maple industry processors
- Acer program grant applicants
- Rural maple-producing communities
Identified Costs
- USDA grant administrators
- Maple industry stakeholders
- Federal taxpayers
- Competing specialty-crop priorities
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture.
Mr. Langworthy (for himself and Ms. Balint) introduced the following …
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Introduced in House
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Acer program grant applicants, Maple syrup producers
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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