Spittlebug Act

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 5362 To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to authorize spittlebug research and extension grants, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DECEMBER 9, 2019 Ms. GABBARD (for herself and Mr. CASE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To amend the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to authorize spittlebug research and exten- sion grants, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Spittlebug Act’’. 4 SEC. 2. SPITTLEBUG RESEARCH AND EXTENSION. 5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1672(d) of the Food, Ag- 6 riculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 7 5925(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following 8 new paragraph: 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 18:35 Dec 12, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5362.IH H5362 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 5362 IH ‘‘(21) SPITTLEBUG RESEARCH AND EXTEN- 1 SION.—Research and extension grants may be made 2 under this section for the purposes of— 3 ‘‘(A) developing and disseminating science- 4 based tools and treatments to combat the 5 spittlebug (Cercopoidea); and 6 ‘‘(B) establishing an areawide integrated 7 pest management program in areas affected by, 8 or areas at risk of being affected by, the 9 spittlebug.’’. 10 (b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 11 1672(d)(9)(B) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, 12 and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925(d)(9)(B)) is 13 amended by striking the comma after ‘‘at risk of’’ and 14 inserting a comma after ‘‘being affected by’’. 15 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 18:35 Dec 12, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H5362.IH H5362 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS