119-HR4708
Spotted Lanternfly Research and Development Act
Last action was on 7-23-2025
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4708
1. Short title2. Including spotted lanternfly control research and development as high-priority research and extension initiative3. Reauthorization of high-priority research and extension initiatives1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the "Spotted Lanternfly Research and Development Act".
2. Including spotted lanternfly control research and development as 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).
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 in each of subsections (e)(5), (f)(5), (g)(1)(B), (g)(2)(B), (g)(3), and (h) by striking "2023" and inserting "2030".