Spotted Lanternfly Research and Development Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
The Spotted Lanternfly Research and Development Act amends section 1672 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990. It adds spotted lanternfly control as a high-priority research and extension initiative, allowing research and extension grants to develop and disseminate research-based tools and treatments to combat Lycorma delicatula. The bill also reauthorizes the high-priority research and extension initiative authorities by replacing 2023 with 2030 in the relevant authorization and administration provisions. Its practical effect is to make spotted-lanternfly control eligible for USDA-supported research, extension, treatment development, and dissemination through the same high-priority framework used for other agricultural threats.
Who Benefits and How
Fruit growers benefit from research-based spotted-lanternfly tools that can reduce crop damage in vineyards, orchards, and other affected operations. Nursery and hardwood producers benefit from pest-control treatments and extension guidance for an invasive insect that damages host plants. Land-grant university researchers benefit from grant eligibility for spotted-lanternfly control research through the high-priority initiative. USDA extension programs benefit from authority to disseminate research-based tools and treatments through 2030.
Who Bears the Burden and How
USDA research administrators must treat spotted-lanternfly control as an eligible high-priority initiative. Grant applicants must design research or extension projects around research-based control tools and treatments. Federal taxpayers fund any grants made under the reauthorized high-priority research and extension authorities. Agricultural pest managers must translate research findings into practical detection, treatment, and outreach work.
Key Provisions
- Adds spotted-lanternfly control research and extension grants to section 1672(d) high-priority initiatives.
- Authorizes grants for research-based tools and treatments to combat Lycorma delicatula.
- Extends high-priority research and extension initiative authorities through 2030.
- Provides a federal research pathway for agricultural producers facing spotted-lanternfly damage.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Adds spotted-lanternfly control to USDA high-priority research and extension initiatives and extends those initiative authorities from 2023 through 2030.
Key Policy Areas
Agriculture, Pest Control, Research
Primary Purpose
Adds spotted-lanternfly control to USDA high-priority research and extension initiatives and extends those initiative authorities from 2023 through 2030.
Policy Domains
Resolution provisions
Identified Gains
- Fruit growers
- Nursery producers
- Land-grant university researchers
- USDA extension programs
Identified Costs
- USDA research administrators
- Grant applicants
- Federal taxpayers
- Agricultural pest managers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Morelle (for himself, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Ms. Houlahan, …
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Introduced in House
Stakeholder Effects
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Fruit growers, USDA extension programs
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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