S. 1837Senate118th Congress (2023-2025)In Committee

Spotted Lanternfly Research and Development Act

Introduced June 7, 2023

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The Spotted Lanternfly Research and Development Act amends the 1990 Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act to make control of the invasive spotted lanternfly a high‑priority research and extension focus. It authorizes grants for developing and sharing tools and treatments to combat the pest, and it extends the authorization period for existing high‑priority research programs through 2028. The changes affect USDA research and extension programs, as well as agricultural producers and communities dealing with the lanternfly problem.

Key Provisions

  • Adds “spotted lanternfly control” as a high‑priority research and extension initiative, allowing USDA to award grants for research‑based tools and treatments to fight the pest.
  • Extends the reauthorization dates for several existing high‑priority research and extension initiatives from 2023 to 2028.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

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II

118th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 1837

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

June 7, 2023

Mr. Fetterman (for himself, Mr. Vance, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Casey, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. Brown) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

A BILL

To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to include spotted lanternfly control research and development as a high-priority research and extension initiative, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Spotted Lanternfly Research and Development Act.

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Including spotted lanternfly control research and development as a high-priority research and extension initiative

Section 1672(d) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

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Spotted lanternfly control

Research and extension grants may be made under this section for the purposes of developing and disseminating research-based tools and treatments to combat the Spotted Lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula).

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Reauthorization of high-priority research and extension initiatives

Section 1672 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925) is amended in each of subsections (e)(5), (f)(5), (g)(1)(B), (g)(2)(B), (g)(3), and (h) by striking 2023 each place it appears and inserting 2028.