,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cbb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #i1       
#bjbc,mr4 ,peters 7for himself1 ,ms4    
,collins1 ,mr4 ,braun1 and ,mr4         
,merkley7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,agriculture1         
,nutrition1 and ,forestry  ,a ,,bill    
,to amend the ,plant ,protection ,act to
 establish a fund for spotted wing      
drosophila research and mitigation4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,spotted ,wing ,abatement ,trust   
,act of #bjbc or the ,,swat ,act of     
#bjbc4  #b4 ,findings ,congress finds   
that-- 7#a7 the spotted wing drosophila1
 an invasive species from ,east ,asia1  
has caused significant damage to many   
valuable fruit crops in the ,united     
,states1 including raspberries1         
blackberries1 blueberries1 strawberries1
 peaches1 plums1 and cherries2 and  7#b7
 the ,department of ,agriculture        
estimates that spotted wing drosophila  

account for a combined #bj percent      
revenue loss across strawberry1         
blueberry1 raspberry1 blackberry1 and   
cherry crops1 based on reported yield   
losses due to that species4  #c4        
,spotted wing drosophila research and   
mitigation ,subtitle ,a of the ,plant   
,protection ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ggaa et 
seq47 is amended by adding at the end   
the following3  #dbj;,a4 ,spotted wing  
drosophila research and mitigation  7a7 
,in general ,the ,administrator of the  
,animal and ,plant ,health ,inspection  
,service 7referred to in this section as
 the ,administrator7 shall establish a  
fund within the ,department of          
,agriculture to fund research relating  
to1 and activities to mitigate the      
negative effects of1 spotted wing       
drosophila4  7b7 ,administration of fund
 ,the ,administrator shall-- 7#a7       
determine eligible recipients to enter  
into cooperative agreements with1 or    
award grants to1 using amounts in the   
fund established under subsection 7a72  

and  7#b7 oversee the activities carried
 out using amounts in that fund4  7c7   
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated for the
 fund established under subsection 7a7  
#f1ejj1jjj for the fiscal year in which 
the ,spotted ,wing ,abatement ,trust    
,act of #bjbc is enacted and each of the
 #d fiscal years thereafter4  4