,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gjje  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #bh1        
#bjah,ms4 ,%ea-,port] 7= h]self1 ,mr4   
,c>twright1 ,mr4 ,de,fazio1 ,mr4 ,nolan1
 & ,mr4 ,?ompson ( ,mississippi7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,natural ,res\rces1 & 9
 addition to ! ,committees on           
,agriculture1 & ! ,budget1 = 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 !      
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior to id5tify &     
decl>e wildlife disease em]g5cies & to  
coord9ate rapid response to ^!          
em]g5cies1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,wildlife ,disease ,em]g5cy ,act (      
#bjah4  #b4 ,purposes ,! purposes ( ?is 
,act are to--  7#a7 au?orize ! ,secret>y
 ( ! ,int]ior to id5tify & decl>e       
wildlife disease em]g5cies2  7#b7       
e/abli% a fund ?r\gh :i* ! ,secret>y may

 coord9ate rapid response to ^!         
em]g5cies2 &  7#c7 prep>e =1 id5tify1 & 
address wildlife diseases adv]sely      
affect+ wildlife populations &          
biodiv]sity ?r\gh /rategic & coord9at$  
actions betwe5 ! ,f$]al ag5cies & ,/ate 
& local ag5cies1 ,indian tribes1 &      
nongov]nm5tal organizations4  #c4       
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,committee
 ,! t]m ,committee means ! ,wildlife    
,disease ,committee e/abli%$ "u section 
#f4  7#b7 ,fund ,! t]m ,fund means !    
,wildlife ,disease ,em]g5cy ,fund       
e/abli%$ by section #e4  7#c7 ,indian   
tribe ,! t]m ,indian tribe has ! mean+  
giv5 t 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 ( ! ,int]ior4  7#e7 ,/ate ,!  
t]m ,/ate means any ,/ate1 ! ,di/rict ( 
,columbia1 & any o!r possession ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates4  7#f7 ,wildlife ,! t]m   
wildlife means any species native to !  
,unit$ ,/ates includ+ nondome/icat$     

mammals1 fi%1 birds1 amphibians1        
reptiles1 mollusks1 & ar?ropods4  7#g7  
,wildlife disease ,! t]m wildlife       
disease means an infecti\s or           
non9fecti\s1 pa?ological condition      
occurr+ 9 a susceptible population (    
wildlife1 t is n zoonotic4  7#h7        
,wildlife disease em]g5cy ,! t]m        
wildlife disease em]g5cy means !        
occurr5ce ( a wildlife disease t-- 7,a7 
is infecti\s & caus$ by a newly discov]$
 pa?og5 or a kn[n infecti\s wildlife    
disease t is exp&+ its geographic range1
 ! species impact$ by ! disease1 or o!r 
recogniz$ impacts ( ! disease2  7,b7    
poses significant ?reats to !           
su/a9ability ( wildlife2 or  7,c7 poses 
a significant ?reat to ! ov]all heal? ( 
a function+ ecosy/em4  #d4 ,decl>ation (
 wildlife disease em]g5cy  7a7 ,9 g5]al 
,! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior1 9            
consultation ) ! ,gov]nor ( a pot5tially
 affect$ ,/ate or ,/ates1 may decl>e )9 
su* ,/ate or ,/ates a wildlife disease  
em]g5cy = any wildlife disease t is--   

7#a7 occurr+ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 or  7#b7
 occurr+ outside ! ,unit$ ,/ates ) !    
pot5tial to ent] ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7b7  
,consid]ations ,9 mak+ a decl>ation "u  
subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y %all        
consid]-- 7#a7 ! level ( ?reat !        
wildlife disease poses to affect$       
wildlife populations1 bas$ on !--  7,a7 
relative ?reat to population levels2    
7,b7 relative /r5g? ( ! contagion &     
spread ( ! disease2  7,c7 obs]v$ rate ( 
morbidity or mortality ( ! disease2 &   
7,d7 importance ( affect$ species or    
ecosy/ems1 includ+--  7i7 species &     
habitats id5tifi$ z priorities by !     
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1 a ,/ate1 or local     
gov]nm5t1 or a ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or local  
cons]vation plan2 &  7ii7 wildlife      
locat$ on ,f$]al l&s2  7#b7 ! suffici5cy
 ( res\rces available 9 ! ,fund2  7#c7 !
 ability ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ! ,int]ior &   
o!r ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 & local ag5cies1     
tribal gov]nm5ts1 & o!r /akehold]s to   
address & coord9ate response to !       
disease ?r\gh o!r au?orities2  7#d7 !   

reque/ ( any ,/ate ,gov]nor to make su* 
a decl>ation2 &  7#e7 ! economic        
consequ5ces ( a significant population  
decl9e 9 ! impact$ species due to !     
disease4  7c7 ,response coord9ation ,^u 
a decl>ation ( a wildlife disease       
em]g5cy by ! ,secret>y1 ! ,secret>y %all
 lead a coord9at$ response to ! em]g5cy 
t %all include appropriate ,f$]al       
ag5cies1 ,/ate & local gov]nm5ts1       
,indian tribes1 nongov]nm5tal           
organizations1 or o!r /akehold]s4  7d7  
,grant program ,! ,secret>y %all develop
 & implem5t a grant program to provide  
fund+ to ,/ate wildlife ag5cies &       
,indian tribes to address wildlife      
disease em]g5cies4  #e4 ,wildlife       
disease em]g5cy fund  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t   
,!re is e/abli%$ 9 ! ,treasury ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates a sep>ate acc\nt1 :i* %all
 be kn[n z ! ,wildlife ,disease ,em]g5cy
 ,fund & %all consi/ (--  7#a7 su* funds
 z are appropriat$ to ! ,secret>y =     
activities au?oriz$ by ?is ,act to      
address a wildlife disease em]g5cy2 &   

7#b7 any funds receiv$ by ! ,secret>y z 
a donation1 gift1 or contribution       
id5tifi$ by ! p]son provid+ ! funds =   
use to address wildlife disease         
em]g5cies4  7b7 ,prohibition ,am\nts 9 !
 ,fund may n be made available = any    
purpose o!r ?an to respond to a wildlife
 disease em]g5cy decl>$ "u section #d4  
7c7 ,annual reports  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n   
lat] ?an #fj days aft] ! end ( ea*      
fiscal ye> beg9n+ ) fiscal ye> #bjag1 ! 
,secret>y %all submit to ! ,committee on
 ,appropriations ( ! ,h\se (            
,repres5tatives1 ! ,committee on        
,appropriations ( ! ,s5ate1 ! ,committee
 on ,environm5t & ,public ,works ( !    
,s5ate1 & ! ,committee on ,natural      
,res\rces ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a 
report on ! op]ation ( ! ,fund dur+ !   
fiscal ye>4  7#b7 ,cont5ts ,ea* report  
%all include1 = ! fiscal ye> cov]$ by ! 
report1 ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,a /atem5t ( !   
am\nts deposit$ into ! ,fund4  7,b7 ,a  
description ( ! exp5ditures made f !    
,fund1 includ+ ! purpose ( !            

exp5ditures4  7,c7 ,recomm5dations (    
additional au?orities to fulfill !      
purpose ( ! ,fund4  7,d7 ,a /atem5t ( ! 
balance rema9+ 9 ! ,fund at ! end ( !   
fiscal ye>4  7d7 ,sep>ate               
,appropriations acc\nt ,section         
#aaje7;a7 ( title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  7#ci7 a sep>ate appropriations 
acc\nt = ! ,wildlife ,disease ,em]g5cy  
,fund e/abli%$ "u section #e ( !        
,wildlife ,disease ,em]g5cy ,act (      
#bjah1 :i* %all include ! e/imat$ am\nt 
( deposits into ! ,fund1 & obligations &
 outlays f ! ,fund4  4  #f4 ,wildlife   
disease committee  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,!   
,secret>y may e/abli% a ,wildlife       
,disease ,committee4 ,! purpose ( !     
,committee %all be to assi/ ! ,secret>y 
9 increas+ ! level ( prep>$ness ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates to address em]g+ wildlife 
diseases4  7b7 ,duties ,! ,committee    
%all-- 7#a7 advise ! ,secret>y on risk  
assessm5t1 prep>ation1 monitor+1 rese>*1
 & response to wildlife diseases t may  

significantly impact ! heal? &          
su/a9ability ( wildlife populations2 &  
7#b7 draft reports1 recomm5dations1     
plans1 or o!r docum5ts to assi/ !       
,secret>y 9 c>ry+ out ?is ,act4  7c7    
,memb]%ip  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,subject to    
p>agraph 7#b71 memb]s ( ! ,committee    
%all be appo9t$ by ! ,secret>y f among  
individuals :o are qualifi$ by          
education1 tra9+1 or exp]i5ce 9 topics  
su* z wildlife heal?1 biology1 ecology1 
wildlife cons]vation1 & natural res\rce 
managem5t4  7#b7 ,inclusions ,!         
,committee %all include-- 7,a7 qualifi$ 
individuals :o are employ$ by ,f$]al    
ag5cies2  7,b7 at lea/ #h qualifi$      
individuals :o are employ$ by a ,/ate   
fi% & wildlife ag5cy1 ea* ( :om %all be 
employ$ 9 a diff]5t region ( ! #h       
regions ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,fi% &        
,wildlife ,s]vice2  7,c7 qualifi$       
individuals employ$ by o!r ,/ate ag5cies
 & tribal entities2 &  7,d7 qualifi$    
individuals :o repres5t public & private
 organizations4  7d7 ,committee *air ,! 

,committee %all be *air$ by ! ,secret>y 
or a designee ( ! ,secret>y4  7e7 ,/aff+
 & assi/ance ,! ,secret>y %all make     
available to ! ,committee any /aff1     
in=mation1 adm9i/rative s]vices1 or     
assi/ance ! ,secret>y det]m9es is       
reasonably requir$ to enable !          
,committee to c>ry out its functions4   
7f7 ,r5ewal ,not)/&+ ! ,f$]al ,advisory 
,committee ,act 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app471 ! 
,secret>y may r5ew ! ,committee beyond !
 date x w\ld o!rwise t]m9ate "u t ,act4 
#g4 ,rapid response teams ,! ,secret>y1 
9 consultation ) ! ,committee z         
appropriate1 may conv5e rapid response  
teams to address any p>ticul> wildlife  
disease em]g5cy4  #h4 ,adm9i/ration     
,no?+ 9 ?is ,act %all be con/ru$ to--   
7#a7 limit ! ,secret>y's au?ority to    
respond to wildlife disease ev5ts t are 
n decl>$ wildlife disease em]g5cies "u  
?is ,act2  7#b7 affect ! au?ority1      
jurisdiction1 or responsibility ( !     
,/ates to manage1 control1 or regulate  
fi% & resid5t wildlife "u any ,/ate laws

 & regulations2  7#c7 grant au?ority to 
any public ag5cy to acquire private     
prop]ty or cons]vation easem5ts or      
o!rwise infr+e any use ( private        
prop]ty2 or  7#d7 limit1 repeal1        
sup]s$e1 or modify any provision (      
,f$]al1 ,/ate1 local1 or tribal laws &  
regulations4