,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fgfa  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #h1 #bjbj,mr4   
,grijalva introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
require the ,secretary of the ,interior 
to establish a grant program to provide 
financial assistance to ,states in      
eradicating the ,asian giant hornet1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,murder  
,hornet ,eradication ,act of #bjbj4  #b4
 ,murder hornet eradication program  7a7
 ,grant authority ,the ,secretary of the
 ,interior shall establish a program to 
provide financial assistance to ,states 
for management1 research1 and public    
education activities necessary to-- 7#a7
 eradicate the ,asian giant hornet2 and 
7#b7 restore bee populations damaged by 
the ,asian giant hornet4  7b7           
,eligibility ,a ,state is eligible to   
receive funds under this section if such
 ,state has demonstrated to the         

,secretary sufficient need for a program
 to implement measures to eradicate the 
,asian giant hornet4  7c7 ,cost sharing 
7#a7 ,federal share ,the ,federal share 
of the costs of the program may not     
exceed #ge percent of the total costs of
 the program4  7#b7 ,in-kind            
contributions ,the non-,federal share of
 the costs of the program may be        
provided in the form of in-kind         
contributions of materials or services4 
7d7 ,limitation on administrative       
expenses ,not more than #e percent of   
financial assistance provided by the    
,secretary under this section may be    
used for administrative expenses4  7e7  
,authorization of appropriations ,for   
financial assistance under this section1
 there is authorized to be appropriated 
to the ,secretary #d1jjj1jjj for each of
 fiscal years #bjba through #bjbe4  7f7 
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,asian giant hornet ,the term ,asian    
giant hornet means a ,vespa mandarinia4 
7#b7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary    

means the ,secretary of the ,interior4  
7#c7 ,state ,the term ,state means each 
of the several ,states1 the ,district of
 ,columbia1 and the territories and     
insular possessions of the ,united      
,states4