Spittlebug Act

Bill: 116-hr-5362
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2]
Introduced: 2019-12-09
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural research

Animal and plant health

Insects

Pest management

Research administration and funding
Latest action: action_date: 2019-12-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-12-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Spittlebug Act</b></p> <p>This bill authorizes the Department of Agriculture to provide competitive research and extension grants to (1) develop and disseminate science-based tools and treatments to combat the insect known as the spittlebug (Cercopoidea); and (2) establish an area-wide integrated pest management program in areas affected, or at risk of being affected by, the insect.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5362 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 extension grants, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Spittlebug Act . 2. Spittlebug research and extension (a) In General 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 new paragraph: (21) Spittlebug research and extension Research and extension grants may be made under this section for the purposes of— (A) developing and disseminating science-based tools and treatments to combat the spittlebug (Cercopoidea); and (B) establishing an areawide integrated pest management program in areas affected by, or areas at risk of being affected by, the spittlebug. . (b) Technical Amendment Section 1672(d)(9)(B) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 ( 7 U.S.C. 5925(d)(9)(B) ) is amended by striking the comma after at risk of and inserting a comma after being affected by .