,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cbb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #i1 #bjbc,mr4 
,pet]s 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,coll9s1 ,mr4   
,braun1 & ,mr4 ,m]kley7 introduc$ !     
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,agriculture1        
,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
am5d ! ,plant ,protection ,act to       
e/abli% a fund = spott$ w+ drosophila   
rese>* & mitigation4  #a4 ,%ort title   
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,spott$ ,w+   
,abatem5t ,tru/ ,act ( #bjbc or ! ,,swat
 ,act ( #bjbc4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress    
f9ds t-- 7#a7 ! spott$ w+ drosophila1 an
 invasive species f ,ea/ ,asia1 has     
caus$ significant damage to _m valuable 
fruit crops 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 includ+  
raspb]ries1 blackb]ries1 blueb]ries1    
/rawb]ries1 pea*es1 plums1 & *]ries2 &  
7#b7 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture e/imates
 t spott$ w+ drosophila acc\nt = a      
comb9$ #bj p]c5t rev5ue loss across     
/rawb]ry1 blueb]ry1 raspb]ry1 blackb]ry1
 & *]ry crops1 bas$ on report$ yield    

losses due to t species4  #c4 ,spott$ w+
 drosophila rese>* & mitigation         
,subtitle ,a ( ! ,plant ,protection ,act
 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ggaa et seq47 is am5d$  
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #dbj;,a4    
,spott$ w+ drosophila rese>* &          
mitigation  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,adm9i/rator
 ( ! ,animal & ,plant ,heal? ,inspection
 ,s]vice 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section z !   
,adm9i/rator7 %all e/abli% a fund )9 !  
,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture to fund rese>* 
relat+ to1 & activities to mitigate !   
negative effects (1 spott$ w+           
drosophila4  7b7 ,adm9i/ration ( fund ,!
 ,adm9i/rator %all-- 7#a7 det]m9e       
eligible recipi5ts to ent] into         
coop]ative agreem5ts )1 or aw>d grants  
to1 us+ am\nts 9 ! fund e/abli%$ "u     
subsection 7a72 &  7#b7 ov]see !        
activities c>ri$ out us+ am\nts 9 t     
fund4  7c7 ,au?orization (              
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ = ! fund e/abli%$ "u        
subsection 7a7 #f1ejj1jjj = ! fiscal ye>
 9 :i* ! ,spott$ ,w+ ,abatem5t ,tru/    

,act ( #bjbc is enact$ & ea* ( ! #d     
fiscal ye>s !reaft]4  4