RESEARCH ON HONEYBEE DISEASES.

SEC. 1681. RESEARCH ON HONEYBEE DISEASES. (a) Sense of Congress.— It is the sense of Congress that— (1) diseases affecting the entire honeybee population impact on the ability of honeybees to carry out crop pollination and honey production, and therefore impact negatively on bee-keepers, producers and consumers; and (2) certain diseases (such as those caused by teacheal mite, varroa mite, and the Africanized honeybee) pose a threat to the continued well-being of the general honeybee population, and thus merit further study. (b) Research.— Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Agriculture shall give priority attention to the funding of research regarding the diseases referred to in subsection (a) that are affecting the honeybee population.