,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #hei  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #f1 #bjac ,mr4    
,b5net introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,a  
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,f>m ,security &     
,rural ,inve/m5t ,act ( #bjjb to provide
 = ! conducts ( activities to detect1 & 
respond 9 a timely mann] to1 ?reats to  
animal heal?4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,animal & ,public      
,heal? ,protection ,act4  #b4 ,national 
animal heal? laboratory network         
,subtitle ,e ( title ,x ( ! ,f>m        
,security & ,rural ,inve/m5t ,act (     
#bjjb 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #hcja et seq47 is   
am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section #ajdji !   
foll[+3  #ajdji;,a4 ,national animal    
heal? laboratory network  7a7 ,def9ition
 ( eligible laboratory ,9 ?is section1 !
 t]m eligible laboratory means a        
diagno/ic laboratory t meets specific   
crit]ia develop$ by ! ,secret>y1 9      
consultation ) ,/ate animal heal?       

(ficials1 ,/ate vet]9>y diagno/ic       
laboratories1 & vet]9>y diagno/ic       
laboratories at in/itutions ( high]     
education4  7b7 ,contracts ,! ,secret>y 
%all (f] to ent] into contracts1 grants1
 coop]ative agreem5ts1 or o!r legal     
in/rum5ts ) eligible laboratories--     
7#a7 to enhance ! capability ( !        
,secret>y--  7,a7 to detect1 & respond 9
 a timely mann] to1 em]g+ or exi/+      
?reats to animal heal?2 &  7,b7 to      
support ! protection ( public heal?1 !  
environm5t1 & ! agricultural economy ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates2  7#b7 to provide !      
capacity & capability = /&>diz$--  7,a7 
te/ proc$ures1 ref]5ce mat]ials1 &      
equipm5t2  7,b7 laboratory biosafety &  
biosecurity levels2  7,c7 quality       
managem5t sy/em requirem5ts2  7,d7      
int]connect$ electronic report+ &       
transmission ( data2 &  7,e7 evaluation 
= em]g5cy prep>$ness2 &  7#c7 to        
coord9ate ! developm5t1 implem5tation1 &
 enhancem5t ( national vet]9>y diagno/ic
 laboratory capabilities1 ) special     

emphasis on surveillance plann+ &       
vuln]ability analysis1 te*nology        
developm5t & validation1 tra9+1 &       
outrea*4  7c7 ,priority ,to ! ext5t     
practicable & to ! ext5t capacity &     
specializ$ exp]tise may be necess>y1 !  
,secret>y %all give priority to eligible
 laboratories at exi/+ ,f$]al           
facilities1 ,/ate facilities1 &         
facilities at in/itutions ( high]       
education4  7d7 ,au?orization (         
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is section     
#ae1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjad   
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