,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dded  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #ba1         
#bjag,mr4 ,k9d 7= himself & ,mr4        
,s5s5br5n]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on            
,agriculture1 & 9 addition to !         
,committee on ,natural ,res\rces1 = a   
p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !    
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
support ,/ate & tribal ef=ts to develop 
& implem5t managem5t /rategies to       
address *ronic wa/+ disease among de]1  
elk1 & moose populations1 to support    
appli$ rese>* reg>d+ ! causes ( *ronic  
wa/+ disease & me?ods to control ! fur!r
 spread ( ! disease1 & = o!r purposes4  
#a4 ,%ort title2 table ( cont5ts  7a7   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,*ronic ,wa/+ ,disease ,managem5t ,act4 
7b7 ,table ( cont5ts ,! table ( cont5ts 
= ?is ,act is z foll[s3  ,sec4 #a4 ,%ort
 title2 table ( cont5ts4 ,sec4 #b4      

,def9itions4 ,sec4 #c4 ,f9d+s4 ,sec4 #d4
 ,support = ,/ate ef=ts to manage &     
control *ronic wa/+ disease4 ,sec4 #e4  
,support = appli$ rese>* reg>d+ *ronic  
wa/+ disease4 ,sec4 #f4 ,multi-ag5cy    
coop]ation ) ,/ates to address *ronic   
wa/+ disease4  #b4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is   
,act3 7#a7 ,*ronic wa/+ disease ,! t]m  
*ronic wa/+ disease means ! animal      
disease afflict+ among de]1 elk1 & moose
 populations t--  7,a7 is a             
transmissible disease ( ! n]v\s sy/em   
result+ 9 di/9ctive lesions 9 ! bra92 & 
7,b7 belongs to ! gr\p ( diseases kn[n z
 transmissible spongi=m encephalopa?ies1
 :i* gr\p includes scrapie1 bov9e       
spongi=m encephalopa?y1 &               
,creutzfeldt-,jakob disease4  7#b7      
,eligible grant recipi5t ,! t]m eligible
 grant recipi5t means a ,/ate dep>tm5t (
 wildlife1 ,/ate dep>tm5t ( agriculture1
 college or univ]sity1 or relat$ rese>* 
c5t] conduct+ sci5tific appli$ rese>*   
reg>d+ *ronic wa/+ disease4  7#c7       
,indian tribe ,! t]m ,indian tribe has !

 mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #d ( !      
,indian ,self-,det]m9ation & ,education 
,assi/ance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #dej;b74 
7#d7 ,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means ! 
,secret>y ( ,agriculture1 act+ ?r\gh !  
,animal & ,plant ,heal? ,inspection     
,s]vice-,wildlife ,s]vices4  #c4 ,f9d+s 
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,pursuant 
to ,/ate & ,f$]al law1 ! ,/ates reta9   
prim>y & policy-mak+ au?ority ) reg>d to
 wildlife managem5t1 & no?+ 9 ?is ,act  
int]f]es ) or o!rwise affects ! prim>y  
au?ority ( ! ,/ates 9 manag+ wildlife   
g5]ally1 or manag+1 survey+1 & monitor+ 
! incid5ce ( *ronic wa/+ disease4  7#b7 
,*ronic wa/+ disease1 ! fatal           
neurological disease f\nd 9 c]vids1 is a
 fundam5tal ?reat to ! heal? & vibrancy 
( de]1 elk1 & moose populations1 & !    
increas$ occurr5ce ( *ronic wa/+ disease
 9 regionally div]se locations 9 rec5t  
mon?s necessitates an escalation 9      
appli$ rese>*1 surveillance1 monitor+1 &
 managem5t activities focus$ on conta9+ 
& manag+ ?is le?al disease4  7#c7 ,z !  

,/ates move to manage exi/+ levels (    
*ronic wa/+ disease & insulate non9fect$
 wild & captive c]vid populations f !   
disease1 ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t %\ld        
endeavor to provide integrat$ & holi/ic 
f9ancial & te*nical support to ^! ,/ates
 & ! _m ,/ate dep>tm5ts ( wildlife1     
,/ate dep>tm5ts ( agriculture1 colleges 
& univ]sities1 & relat$ rese>* c5t]s    
conduct+ sci5tific appli$ rese>* reg>d+ 
*ronic wa/+ disease4  7#d7 ,! ,secret>y 
%\ld provide consi/5t1 coh]5t1 &        
integrat$ support /ructures & programs =
 ! b5efit ( ,/ate wildlife &            
agricultural adm9i/rators1 z *ronic wa/+
 disease c move freely betwe5 captive & 
wild c]vids across ! broad array (      
,f$]al1 ,/ate1 tribal1 & local l&       
managem5t jurisdictions4  7#e7 ,!       
,secret>y c provide consi/5t1 coh]5t1 & 
integrat$ support sy/ems "u exi/+ legal 
au?orities to ,/ates & ! _m ,/ate       
dep>tm5ts ( wildlife1 ,/ate dep>tm5ts ( 
agriculture1 colleges & univ]sities1 &  
relat$ rese>* c5t]s conduct+ sci5tific  

appli$ rese>* reg>d+ *ronic wa/+        
disease4  #d4 ,support = ,/ate ef=ts to 
manage & control *ronic wa/+ disease    
7a7 ,availability ( ,assi/ance ,!       
,secret>y %all allocate funds made      
available "u subp>agraphs 7,a7 & 7,b7 ( 
subsection 7e77#a7 directly to ,/ate &  
tribal ag5cies responsible = wildlife   
managem5t to support ,/ate & tribal     
ef=ts to develop & implem5t managem5t   
/rategies to address *ronic wa/+        
disease4  7b7 ,petition process ,a ,/ate
 or tribal ag5cy %all petition !        
,secret>y = a portion ( ! funds         
available "u subsection 7a74  7c7 ,fund+
 ,priorities ,9 det]m9+ ! am\nts to be  
allocat$ to ,/ate & tribal ag5cies "u   
subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y %all give   
priority to ,/ates & tribal ag5cies bas$
 on ! foll[+ crit]ia3  7#a7 ,relative   
scope ( incid5ce ( *ronic wa/+ disease  
on l&s ( ! ,/ate or ,indian tribe1 )    
priority giv5 to ^? ,/ates & ,indian    
tribes ) ! highe/ incid5ce ( ! disease4 
7#b7 ,/ate or tribal exp5ditures on     

*ronic wa/+ disease managem5t1 monitor+1
 surveillance1 & appli$ rese>*1 )       
priority giv5 to ^? ,/ates & ,indian    
tribes t h %[n ! greate/ f9ancial       
commitm5t to manag+1 monitor+1 survey+1 
& rese>*+ *ronic wa/+ disease4  7#c7    
,compreh5sive & integrat$ ,/ate or      
tribal policies & programs focus$ on    
*ronic wa/+ disease managem5t betwe5    
involv$ ,/ate or tribal wildlife &      
agricultural ag5cies1 ) priority giv5 to
 ^? ,/ates & ,indian tribes t h         
integrat$ ! programs & policies ( all   
involv$ ag5cies relat$ to *ronic wa/+   
disease managem5t4  7#d7 ,rapid response
 to new outbreaks ( *ronic wa/+ disease1
 :e!r occurr+ 9 areas 9 :i* *ronic wa/+ 
disease is already f\nd or areas ) fir/ 
infections1 ) ! int5t ( conta9+ !       
disease 9 any new area ( infection4  7d7
 ,rapid response fund ,! ,secret>y %all 
use funds made available "u subsection  
7e77#a77;,c7 z a rapid response fund to 
support ,/ate & tribal ef=ts to control 
! spread ( *ronic wa/+ disease ^u !     

detection ( *ronic wa/+ disease among   
de]1 elk1 or moose populations n        
previ\sly infect$4  7e7 ,au?orization ( 
,appropriations  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!re are 
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !         
,secret>y #ce1jjj1jjj to support ,/ate &
 tribal ef=ts to manage & control *ronic
 wa/+ disease1 ( :i*--  7,a7 #bj1jjj1jjj
 %all be allocat$ to ,/ates "u          
subsection 7a72  7,b7 #e1jjj1jjj %all be
 allocat$ to tribal ag5cies "u          
subsection 7a72 &  7,c7 #aj1jjj1jjj %all
 be reta9$ = ! rapid response fund "u   
subsection 7d74  7#b7 ,availability     
,funds appropriat$ pursuant to !        
au?orization ( appropriations 9 p>agraph
 7#a7 %all rema9 available until exp5d$4
  7#c7 ,limitation on adm9i/rative co/s 
,n m ?an ?ree p]c5t ( ! am\nt           
appropriat$ pursuant to ! au?orization (
 appropriations 9 p>agraph 7#a7 may be  
us$ to cov] adm9i/rative exp5ses incurr$
 by ! ,secret>y4  #e4 ,support = appli$ 
rese>* reg>d+ *ronic wa/+ disease  7a7  
,expansion ( appli$ rese>* ,grants ,!   

,secret>y %all make grants to support   
ef=ts to exp& & accel]ate appli$ rese>* 
on *ronic wa/+ disease1 includ+ 7b n    
limit$ to7 rese>* reg>d+ ! foll[+3  7#a7
 ,su/a9able c]vid h>ve/ managem5t       
practices to r$uce *ronic wa/+ disease  
occurr5ce & to prev5t or limit spatial  
spread ( *ronic wa/+ disease4  7#b7     
,managem5t exp]im5ts & /rategies design$
 = long-t]m suppression ( *ronic wa/+   
disease4  7#c7 ,h>ve/ managem5t         
practices & o!r practices t exac]bate   
*ronic wa/+ disease occurr5ce1 ) an     
emphasis on retrospective analyses (    
available h>ve/ managem5t & *ronic wa/+ 
disease tr5d data4  7#d7 ,factors       
contribut+ to local em]g5ce ( *ronic    
wa/+ disease1 increas$ preval5ce (      
*ronic wa/+ disease1 & di/ribution (    
*ronic wa/+ disease1 includ+ me*anisms (
 disease transmission & effective b>ri]s
 to transmission4  7#e7 ,me?ods &       
products to effectively detect infecti\s
 prions 91 & decontam9ate infecti\s     
prions f natural environm5ts & inorganic

 surfaces4  7b7 ,au?orization (         
,appropriations  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!re are 
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !         
,secret>y #aj1jjj1jjj to make grants "u 
subsection 7a74  7#b7 ,availability     
,funds appropriat$ pursuant to !        
au?orization ( appropriations 9 p>agraph
 7#a7 %all rema9 available until exp5d$4
  7#c7 ,limitation on adm9i/rative co/s 
,n m ?an ?ree p]c5t ( ! am\nt           
appropriat$ pursuant to ! au?orization (
 appropriations 9 p>agraph 7#a7 may be  
us$ to cov] adm9i/rative exp5ses incurr$
 by ! ,secret>y4  #f4 ,multi-ag5cy      
coop]ation ) ,/ates to address *ronic   
wa/+ disease ,l& managem5t ag5cies ( !  
,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture & ! ,dep>tm5t (
 ! ,int]ior %all "w coop]atively )      
,/ates--  7#a7 9 ! conduct ( appli$     
rese>* reg>d+ *ronic wa/+ disease2 &    
7#b7 9 ! implem5tation ( ,/ate *ronic   
wa/+ disease response plans to r$uce !  
spread & preval5ce ( *ronic wa/+        
disease4