,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cfha  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #bi1 #bjah    
,ms4 ,klobu*> 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,cornyn7 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,a  
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,animal ,heal?       
,protection ,act to e/abli% an ,animal  
,disease & ,disa/] ,prev5tion1          
,surveillance1 & ,rapid ,response       
,program & a ,national ,live/ock ,vacc9e
 ,bank1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,animal
 ,disease & ,disa/] ,prev5tion1         
,surveillance1 & ,rapid ,response ,act (
 #bjah4  #b4 ,animal ,disease & ,disa/] 
,prev5tion1 ,surveillance1 & ,rapid     
,response ,program ,section #ajdji;,a ( 
! ,animal ,heal? ,protection ,act 7#g   
,u4,s4,c4 #hcjh;a7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by   
/rik+ ! section head+ & ins]t+ ,animal  
,disease & ,disa/] ,prev5tion1          
,surveillance1 & ,rapid ,response       
,program42  7#b7 9 subsection 7a71 by   

/rik+ section & ins]t+ subsection2  7#c7
 9 subsection 7b7--  7,a7 by /rik+ !    
subsection head+ & ins]t+               
,requirem5t4--2  7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#b71  
by r$esignat+ subp>agraphs 7,a7 ?r\gh   
7,e7 z clauses 7i7 ?r\gh 7v71           
respectively1 & ind5t+ appropriately2 & 
7,c7 by r$esignat+ p>agraphs 7#a7 ?r\gh 
7#c7 z subp>agraphs 7,a7 ?r\gh 7,c71    
respectively1 & ind5t+ appropriately2   
7#d7 by r$esignat+ subsections 7a7 ?r\gh
 7c7 z p>agraphs 7#a7 ?r\gh 7#c71       
respectively1 & ind5t+ appropriately2   
7#e7 by ins]t+ be=e p>agraph 7#a7 7z s  
r$esignat$7 ! foll[+3  7a7 ,9 g5]al     
7#a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,to prev5t !           
introduction into or ! dissem9ation )9 !
 ,unit$ ,/ates ( any pe/ or disease (   
animals affect+ ! economic int]e/s ( !  
live/ock indu/ry & relat$ indu/ries ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates 7includ+ ! ma9t5ance &    
expansion ( export m>ket pot5tial71 !   
,secret>y %all e/abli% a program1 to be 
kn[n z ! ,animal ,disease & ,disa/]     
,prev5tion1 ,surveillance1 & ,rapid     

,response ,program 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is     
section z ! ,program74  7#b7 ,activities
 ,! ,program %all support activities to 
prev5t1 detect1 & rapidly respond to    
animal pe/s & diseases1 includ+--  7,a7 
enhanc+ animal pe/ & disease analysis & 
surveillance2  7,b7 exp&+ education &   
outrea*2  7,c7 t>get+ dome/ic inspection
 activities at vuln]able po9ts 9 !      
safegu>d+ cont9uum2  7,d7 enhanc+ &     
/r5g!n+ ?reat id5tification & te*nology2
  7,e7 improv+ biosecurity2  7,f7       
enhanc+ em]g5cy response "t & mitigation
 capacity1 includ+ hir+ & tra9+         
additional em]g5cy response p]sonnel2   
7,g7 conduct+ te*nology developm5t to   
enhance electronic %>+ ( animal heal?   
data = risk analysis betwe5 ,/ate &     
,f$]al animal heal? (ficials2  7,h7     
enhanc+ ! developm5t & effectiv5ess (   
animal heal? te*nologies to treat &     
prev5t disease1 includ+--  7i7 vet]9>y  
biologics2  7ii7 animal drugs = m9or use
 & m9or species2 &  7iii7 animal m$ical 
devices2 &  7,i7 su* o!r activities z ! 

,secret>y1 9 consultation ) entities )  
:i* ! ,secret>y ent]s into an agreem5t  
"u p>agraph 7#c71 det]m9es are          
appropriate4  7#c7 ,coop]ative agreem5ts
  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 c>ry+ out ! ,program1
 ! ,secret>y %all (f] to ent] into #a or
 m coop]ative agreem5ts or o!r legal    
in/rum5ts ) #a or m entities describ$ 9 
subp>agraph 7,b7 to c>ry out activities 
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b74  7,b7         
,eligible entities ,an entity ref]r$ to 
9 subp>agraph 7,a7 is any ( ! foll[+    
entities3 7i7 ,a ,/ate dep>tm5t (       
agriculture4  7ii7 ,a *ief vet]9>y (fic]
 ( a ,/ate4  7iii7 ,a l&-grant college  
or univ]sity or an ,,nlgca ,in/itution  
7z ^? t]ms are def9$ 9 section #adjd ( !
 ,national ,agricultural ,rese>*1       
,ext5sion1 & ,tea*+ ,policy ,act ( #aigg
 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #cajc774  7iv7 ,a        
repres5tative ( a college ( vet]9>y     
m$ic9e4  7v7 ,a repres5tative ( a ,/ate 
or national live/ock produc]            
organization ) a direct & significant   
economic int]e/ 9 live/ock production4  

7vi7 ,a repres5tative ( a ,/ate1        
national1 alli$1 or regional vet]9>y    
organization or specialty bo>d recogniz$
 by ! ,am]ican ,vet]9>y ,m$ical         
,association4  7,c7 ,priority = ,/ates  
,9 ent]+ into coop]ative agreem5ts or   
o!r legal in/rum5ts "u subp>agraph 7,a71
 ! ,secret>y %all give priority to1 z   
appropriate--  7i7 a ,/ate dep>tm5t (   
agriculture2 or  7ii7 ! *ief vet]9>y    
(fic] ( ! ,/ate4  7,d7 ,f$]al ,advisory 
,committee ,act ,! entities ) :i* !     
,secret>y ent]s into an agreem5t "u     
subp>agraph 7,a7 %all n be consid]$ an  
advisory committee = purposes ( ! ,f$]al
 ,advisory ,committee ,act 7#e ,u4,s4,c4
 ,app474  7#d7 ,consultation ,= purposes
 ( e/abli%+ priorities = activities "u !
 ,program1 ! ,secret>y %all consult )   
entities ) :i* ! ,secret>y ent]s into an
 agreem5t "u p>agraph 7#c74  7b7        
,national animal heal? laboratory       
network  2 &  7#f7 by /rik+ subsection  
7d7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7c7 ,national   
live/ock vacc9e bank  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!  

,secret>y %all e/abli% a ,national      
,live/ock ,vacc9e ,bank4  7#b7          
,requirem5ts ,"u ! ,national ,live/ock  
,vacc9e ,bank1 ! ,secret>y %all-- 7,a7  
lev]age1 z appropriate1 ! me*anisms &   
infra/ructure t h be5 develop$ = !      
managem5t1 /orage1 & di/ribution ( !    
,national ,vet]9>y ,/ockpile2 &  7,b7   
ma9ta9 a suffici5t quantity ( animal    
vacc9e1 antiviral1 or !rapeutic         
products-- 7i7 to appropriately respond 
to ! mo/ damag+ animal diseases affect+ 
human heal? & ! economy2 &  7ii7 t w be 
capable ( deploym5t )9 #bd h\rs ( an    
outbreak ( an animal disease describ$ 9 
clause 7i74  7#c7 ,foot-&-m\? disease   
priority  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 c>ry+ out    
p>agraph 7#b71 ! ,secret>y %all give    
priority to ! ma9t5ance ( a suffici5t   
quantity ( foot-&-m\? disease vacc9e1 & 
accompany+ diagno/ic reag5ts1 cov]+1 to 
! maximum ext5t practicable1 all kn[n   
foot-&-m\? disease s]otypes & /ra9s =   
:i* vacc9e antig5 conc5trate is         
available4  7,b7 ,contracts ,! ,secret>y

 %all (f] to ent] into #a or m contracts
 ) #a or m entities t produce foot-&-m\?
 disease vacc9e--  7i7 to ma9ta9 a bank 
( viral antig5 conc5trate =1 to !       
maximum ext5t practicable1 all circulat+
 foot-&-m\? disease s]otypes 7z det]m9$ 
by ! ,secret>y7 = :i* antig5 conc5trate 
is available2 &  7ii7 to ma9ta9 a       
suffici5t surge production capacity to  
produce1 z quickly z practicable1 !     
quantity ( foot-&-m\? disease vacc9e    
necess>y to address a foot-&-m\? disease
 outbreak4  7d7 ,adm9i/ration  7#a7     
,def9ition ,9 ?is subsection3 7,a7      
,agreem5t ,! t]m agreem5t means a       
contract1 grant1 coop]ative agreem5t1 or
 o!r legal in/rum5t1 z applicable1 ent]$
 into "u subsection 7a7 or 7b74  7,b7   
,eligible entity ,! t]m eligible entity 
means-- 7i7 ) respect to ! ,program1 an 
entity describ$ 9 subsection            
7a77#c77;,b72 &  7ii7 ) respect to      
subsection 7b71 an eligible laboratory  
7z def9$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 ( t            
subsection74  7#b7 ,applications  7,a7  

,9 g5]al ,an eligible entity seek+ to   
ent] into an agreem5t %all submit to !  
,secret>y an application conta9+ su*    
in=mation z ! ,secret>y may require4    
7,b7 ,notification ,! ,secret>y %all    
notify an eligible entity t submits an  
application "u p>agraph 7#a7 (-- 7i7 any
 requirem5ts to be impos$ on ! eligible 
entity = ! audit+ (1 & report+ on1 ! use
 ( any am\nts provid$ by ! ,secret>y "u 
! agreem5t2 &  7ii7 any crit]ia to be   
us$ to ensure t activities c>ri$ out "u 
! agreem5t are bas$ on-- 7,i7 s\nd      
sci5tific data2 or  7,,ii7 ?or\gh risk  
assessm5ts4  7,c7 ,consid]ation (       
non-,f$]al %>e ,! ,secret>y %all n      
consid] ! ability ( an eligible entity  
to provide non-,f$]al fund+ to c>ry out 
an agreem5t 9 decid+ :e!r to approve an 
application submitt$ "u p>agraph 7#a74  
7#c7 ,use ( funds  7,a7 ,subagreem5ts   
,no?+ 9 ?is section prohibits an        
eligible entity f us+ am\nts receiv$ "u 
an agreem5t to ent] into a subagreem5t )
 ano!r organization or political        

subdivision ( a ,/ate t has legal       
responsibility relat+ to animal disease 
& disa/] prev5tion1 surveillance1 or    
rapid response4  7,b7 ,adm9i/rative co/s
 ,an eligible entity t receives am\nts  
"u an agreem5t %all use n m ?an #aj     
p]c5t ( ! am\nts = adm9i/rative co/s    
incurr$ by ! eligible entity1 z det]m9$ 
by ! ,secret>y4  7,c7 ,build+s &        
facilities ,none ( ! am\nts made        
available "u ?is section %all be us$ = !
 con/ruction ( a new build+ or facility 
or ! acquisition or expansion ( an exi/+
 build+ or facility 7includ+ site grad+ 
& improvem5t & ar*itect fees74  7#d7    
,report+ requirem5t ,n lat] ?an #ij days
 aft] ! date ( completion ( an activity 
c>ri$ out "u an agreem5t1 ! eligible    
entity %all submit to ! ,secret>y a     
report t describes ! purposes & results 
( ! activity4  7e7 ,fund+  7#a7 ,animal 
,disease & ,disa/] ,prev5tion1          
,surveillance1 & ,rapid ,response       
,program ,!re is au?oriz$ to be         
appropriat$ to c>ry out ! ,program      

#gj1jjj1jjj = ea* fiscal ye>4  7#b7     
,national animal heal? laboratory       
network ,!re is au?oriz$ to be          
appropriat$ to c>ry out subsection 7b7  
#cj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjai   
?r\gh #bjbc4  7#c7 ,national ,live/ock  
,vacc9e ,bank ,!re is au?oriz$ to be    
appropriat$ to c>ry out subsection 7c7  
#aej1jjj1jjj = ea* fiscal ye>1 to rema9 
available until exp5d$4  7#d7           
,adm9i/rative co/s ,! ,secret>y %all    
reta9 n m ?an #d p]c5t ( am\nts made    
available "u ?is subsection to pay =    
adm9i/rative co/s incurr$ by ! ,secret>y
 "u ?is section4  4