,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ecfb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #i1        
#bjai,ms4 ,gabbard 7for herself and ,mr4
 ,case7 introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,agriculture  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the  
,food1 ,agriculture1 ,conservation1 and 
,trade ,act of #aiij to authorize       
spittlebug research and extension       
grants1 and for other purposes4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,spittlebug ,act4  #b4 ,spittlebug  
research and extension  7a7 ,in ,general
 ,section #afgb7;d7 of the ,food1       
,agriculture1 ,conservation1 and ,trade 
,act of #aiij 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #eibe7;d77  
is amended by adding at the end the     
following new paragraph3  7#ba7         
,spittlebug research and extension      
,research and extension grants may be   
made under this section for the purposes
 of-- 7,a7 developing and disseminating 
science-based tools and treatments to   
combat the spittlebug 7,cercopoidea72   

and  7,b7 establishing an areawide      
integrated pest management program in   
areas affected by1 or areas at risk of  
being affected by1 the spittlebug4  4   
7b7 ,technical ,amendment ,section      
#afgb7;d77#i77;,b7 of the ,food1        
,agriculture1 ,conservation1 and ,trade 
,act of #aiij 7#g ,u4,s4,c4             
#eibe7;d77#i77;,b77 is amended by       
striking the comma after at risk of and 
inserting a comma after being affected  
by4