Spotted Lanternfly Research and Development Act — Full text

Section 1. Short title

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

Section 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).

Section 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.