,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cfdd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #ae1 #bjah,mr4
 ,b>rasso 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,b5net1 ,mr4 
,jones1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,mr4 ,johnson1    
,ms4 ,coll9s1 ,mr4 ,wick]1 ,mr4 ,?une1  
,mr4 ,enzi1 & ,mr4 ,man*97 introduc$ !  
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,agriculture1        
,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,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 ,def9itions ,9 ?is     
,act3  7#a7 ,academy ,! t]m ,academy    
means ! ,national ,academy ( ,sci5ces4  
7#b7 ,c]vid ,! t]m c]vid means any      
species )9 ! family ,c]vidae4  7#c7     
,*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#d7     
,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means !      
,secret>y ( ,agriculture1 act+ ?r\gh !  
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,animal & ,plant ,heal?
 ,inspection ,s]vice4  #c4 ,*ronic wa/+ 
disease transmission 9 c]vidae res\rce  
/udy  7a7 ,/udy  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!       
,secret>y %all ent] into an arrangem5t )
 ! ,academy "u :i* ! ,academy %all      
conduct1 & submit to ! ,secret>y a      
report describ+ ! f9d+s (1 a special    
res\rce /udy to id5tify ! pr$om9ant     
pa?ways & me*anisms ( ! transmission (  
*ronic wa/+ disease 9 wild1 captive1 &  
f>m$ populations ( c]vids 9 ! ,unit$    
,/ates4  7#b7 ,requirem5ts ,! arrangem5t
 "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all provide t !      
actual exp5ses incurr$ by ! ,academy 9  
conduct+ ! /udy "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all be
 paid by ! ,secret>y4  7b7 ,cont5ts ( ! 
/udy ,! /udy "u subsection 7a7 %all--   

7#a7 ) respect to wild1 captive1 & f>m$ 
populations ( c]vids 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 
id5tify--  7,a7 7i7 ! pa?ways &         
me*anisms = ! transmission ( *ronic wa/+
 disease )9 live c]vid populations &    
c]vid products2  7ii7 ! infection rates 
= ea* pa?way & me*anism id5tifi$ "u     
clause 7i72 &  7iii7 ! relative frequ5cy
 ( transmission ( ea* pa?way & me*anism 
id5tifi$ "u clause 7i72  7,b7 7i7       
an?ropog5ic & environm5tal factors      
contribut+ to new *ronic wa/+ disease   
em]g5ce ev5ts2  7ii7 ! developm5t (     
geographical areas ) increas$ *ronic    
wa/+ disease preval5ce2 &  7iii7 !      
ov]all geographical patt]ns ( *ronic    
wa/+ disease di/ribution2  7,c7         
significant gaps 9 curr5t sci5tific k   
reg>d+ ! transmission pa?ways &         
me*anisms id5tifi$ "u subp>agraph       
7,a77i72 &  7,d7 = prioritization !     
sci5tific rese>* projects t w address ! 
k gaps id5tifi$ "u subp>agraph 7,c72 &  
7#b7 review & comp>e sci5ce-bas$ be/    
practices1 /&>ds1 & guidance reg>d+ !   

managem5t ( *ronic wa/+ disease 9 wild1 
captive1 & f>m$ populations ( c]vids 9 !
 ,unit$ ,/ates t h be5 develop$ by--    
7,a7 ! ,national ,*ronic ,wa/+ ,disease 
,h]d ,c]tification ,program ( ! ,animal 
& ,plant ,heal? ,inspection ,s]vice2 &  
7,b7 ,/ate wildlife & agricultural      
ag5cies1 9 ! case ( practices1 /&>ds1 & 
guidance t provide practical1           
sci5ce-bas$ recomm5dations to ,/ate &   
,f$]al ag5cies = m9imiz+ or elim9at+ !  
risk ( transmission ( *ronic wa/+       
disease 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7c7 ,deadl9e
 ,! /udy "u subsection 7a7 %all be      
complet$ n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] !    
date on :i* funds are fir/ made         
available = ! /udy4  7d7 ,data %>+ ,!   
,secret>y %all %>e ) ! entity conduct+ !
 /udy "u subsection 7a7 data & access to
 databases on *ronic wa/+ disease "u !  
jurisdiction ( ,vet]9>y ,s]vices        
,program ( ! ,animal & ,plant ,heal?    
,inspection ,s]vice4  7e7 ,report ,on   
completion ( ! /udy1 ! ,secret>y %all   
submit to ! ,committee on ,agriculture1 

,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry ( ! ,s5ate & !     
,committee on ,agriculture ( ! ,h\se (  
,repres5tatives a report t describes--  
7#a7 ! f9d+s ( ! /udy2 &  7#b7 any      
conclusions & recomm5dations t !        
,secret>y det]m9es to be appropriate4