Establishes a fund for research and mitigation of spotted wing drosophila.
The bill amends the Plant Protection Act to create a fund within the Department of Agriculture for research and activities to mitigate the negative effects of spotted wing drosophila. The fund will be managed by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, which will determine eligible recipients for grants or cooperative agreements. The bill authorizes $6,500,000 for the fund for the fiscal year of enactment and each of the four subsequent fiscal years.
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