This bill adds control of the spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) to the list of high-priority research and extension initiatives in the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990. It allows research and extension grants to be made to develop and share research-based tools and treatments to combat the spotted lanternfly. The bill also changes several reauthorization dates in that law from 2023 to 2030.
If you are a researcher, extension agent, farmer, or landowner affected by the spotted lanternfly, this bill would make control of that insect an explicit high-priority area for grants under the existing program. The U.S. Department referenced in the law could fund projects to develop and distribute tools and treatments to fight the pest. The program authority covered by those parts of the law would be extended through 2030.
No publicly available information on overall federal costs or specific funding amounts is included in the bill text provided. The bill directs that grants may be made under existing high-priority research and extension authority but does not set funding levels.
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