[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 5200 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 5200

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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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 30, 2026

 Mr. Fetterman (for himself, Mr. McCormick, and Mr. Wyden) introduced 
the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee 
                on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

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                                 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.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

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

SEC. 2. 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:
            ``(21) 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).''.

SEC. 3. 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 by striking ``2023'' each place it 
appears and inserting ``2028''.
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