,i #aae? ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #fbgb ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives ,june #bh1 #bjah ,mr4 ,abraham 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,?ompson ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,co/ello ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,m>9o1 & ,mr4 ,gos>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 au?orize a special res\rce /udy on ! spread vectors ( *ronic wa/+ disease 9 ,c]vidae1 & = o!r purposes4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,*ronic ,wa/+ ,disease ,transmission 9 ,c]vidae ,/udy ,act4 #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress makes ! foll[+ f9d+s3 7#a7 ,*ronic wa/+ disease cont9ues to spread 9 wild1 free-rang+ c]vid h]ds & 9 captive c]vid h]ds across ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & z ( ,june #bjah1 is 9 #be ,/ates4 7#b7 ,f ,june #bjag to ,june #bjah alone1 ! disease 0 detect$ = ! fir/ "t 9 free-rang+ c]vid h]ds 9 ,mississippi & ,montana & !re 7 new positive detections ( ! disease 9 #ac captive c]vid h]ds f ,ill9ois1 ,mi*igan1 ,m9nesota1 ,ohio1 ,p5nsylvania1 & ,wiscons94 7#c7 ,five ( su* h]ds are be+ monitor$ by ! ,national ,*ronic ,wa/+ ,disease ,h]d ,c]tification ,program ( ! ,animal & ,plant ,heal? ,inspection ,s]vice1 & !re=e are consid]$ to be at l[-risk = *ronic wa/+ disease4 7#d7 ,f ,june #bjag to ,june #bjah1 #aj ,/ates1 includ+ ,arkansas1 ,ill9ois1 ,kansas1 ,m9nesota1 ,miss\ri1 ,nebraska1 ,texas1 ,we/ ,virg9ia1 ,wiscons91 & ,wyom+1 are already fight+ to control ! transmission & spread ( *ronic wa/+ disease & f\nd positive detections = ! disease 9 additional wild1 free-rang+ c]vid h]ds4 7#e7 ,new positive detections 9 captive c]vid h]ds 7 f\nd 9 ,ill9ois1 ,mi*igan1 ,m9nesota1 ,ohio1 ,p5nsylvania1 & ,wiscons94 7#f7 ,!re is no kn[n cure = *ronic wa/+ disease1 no reliable live animal te/ to detect ! disease1 & only a po/-mortem te/ t provides "s measure ( reliable detection ( ! disease4 7#g7 ,*ronic wa/+ disease is #ajj p]c5t fatal & is arguably ! mo/ important disease ?reat5+ ,nor? ,am]ican c]vid res\rces4 7#h7 ,! spread ( *ronic wa/+ disease cont9ues to increas+ly & adv]sely affect ! economic well-be+ ( rural communities1 ! hunt+ public1 f>m$ c]vid produc]s1 & ,/ate wildlife & agricultural ag5cies1 because ! only kn[n measure = r$uc+ ! spread ( *ronic wa/+ disease is ! complete depopulation ( h]ds t te/ positive = ! disease1 a dra/ic measure :i* comes ) great co/s = all4 7#i7 ,! long-t]m environm5tal p]si/5ce ( *ronic wa/+ disease's causative ag5t means t ,/ate wildlife managem5t ag5cies1 ,/ate dep>tm5ts ( agriculture1 & private c]vid f>m]s h relatively few options to mitigate ! effects ( su* disease4 7#aj7 ,!re are ongo+ debates ab\t ! pr$om9ant transmission pa?ways t are caus+ ! new detections & cont9u$ spread ( *ronic wa/+ disease 9 c]vids across ! ,unit$ ,/ates4 #c4 ,*ronic wa/+ disease transmission 9 c]vidae res\rce /udy 7a7 ,/udy ,! ,secret>y %all conduct a special res\rce /udy to id5tify ! pr$om9ant pa?ways & me*anisms ( ! transmission ( *ronic wa/+ disease 9 wild1 captive1 & f>m$ populations ( species ( ! family ,c]vidae 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4 7b7 ,conduct+ ! /udy 7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 conduct+ ! /udy "u subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y %all reque/ ! ,national ,academy ( ,sci5ces to conduct su* /udy "u an arrangem5t "u :i* ! actual exp5ses incurr$ by su* ,academy 9 conduct+ su* /udy w be paid by ! ,secret>y4 ,if ! ,national ,academy ( ,sci5ces is will+ to d s1 ! ,secret>y %all ent] into su* an arrangem5t ) su* ,academy = ! conduct ( su* /udy4 7#b7 ,o!r entities ,if ! ,national ,academy ( ,sci5ces is unwill+ to conduct su* /udy "u su* an arrangem5t1 !n ! ,secret>y %all ent] into a simil> arrangem5t ) an appropriate rese>* in/itute or in/itute ( high] education "u :i* su* in/itute w conduct su* /udy & prep>e & submit ! reports !reon4 7#c7 ,data %>+ ,= integration into ! /udy1 ! ,secret>y %all %>e ) ! ,national ,academy ( ,sci5ces or ! in/itute ref]r$ to 9 p>agraph 7#b7 7z ! case may be71 data & databases on *ronic wa/+ disease "u ! jurisdiction ( ,vet]9>y ,s]vices ,program )9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture ,animal & ,plant ,heal? ,inspection ,s]vice ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture4 7c7 ,cont5ts ( ! /udy ,)9 & betwe5 wild1 captive1 & f>m$ c]vid populations1 ! /udy %all-- 7#a7 id5tify-- 7,a7 ! pa?ways & me*anisms = ! transmission ( *ronic wa/+ disease 9 c]vids 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 7,b7 ! dosage & infection rates = ea* su* pa?way & me*anism2 & 7,c7 ! relative frequ5cy ( ea* mode ( su* transmission2 7#b7 id5tify an?ropog5ic & environm5tal factors contribut+ to new *ronic wa/+ disease em]g5ce ev5ts1 ! developm5t ( geographic areas ) increas$ *ronic wa/+ disease preval5ce1 & ov]all geographic patt]ns ( *ronic wa/+ disease di/ribution2 7#c7 id5tify significant gaps 9 curr5t sci5tific k reg>d+ ! transmission pa?ways id5tifi$ "u p>agraph 7#a72 7#d7 id5tify & prioritize sci5tific rese>* projects t w address ! k gaps ref]r$ to 9 p>agraph 7#c72 & 7#e7 review sci5ce-bas$ be/ practices1 /&>ds1 & guidance reg>d+ ! managem5t ( *ronic wa/+ disease 9 wild1 captive1 & f>m$ c]vid populations 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates :i* h be5 develop$ by-- 7,a7 ! ,national ,*ronic ,wa/+ ,disease ,h]d ,c]tification ,program ref]r$ to 9 section #b7c72 & 7,b7 ,/ate wildlife & agricultural ag5cies1 :i* provide practical1 sci5ce-bas$ recomm5dations to ,/ate & ,f$]al ag5cies = m9imiz+ or elim9at+ ! risk ( transmission ( *ronic wa/+ disease 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4 7d7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #f mon?s aft] ! date on :i* funds are fir/ made available = ! /udy "u subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y %all submit to ! ,committee on ,agriculture ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry ( ! ,s5ate a report t describes-- 7#a7 ! f9d+s ( ! /udy2 & 7#b7 any conclusions & recomm5dations t ! ,secret>y det]m9es to be appropriate4 #d4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,*ronic wa/+ disease ,! t]m *ronic wa/+ disease means ! animal disease afflict+ 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 ,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,animal & ,plant ,heal? 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