,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #aeej ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,march #f1 #bjai,mr4 ,kind 7for himself and ,mr4 ,sensenbrenner7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,agriculture1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,natural ,resources1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to support ,state and tribal efforts to develop and implement management strategies to address chronic wasting disease among deer1 elk1 and moose populations1 to support applied research regarding the causes of chronic wasting disease and methods to control the further spread of the disease1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title2 table of contents 7a7 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,chronic ,wasting ,disease ,management ,act4 7b7 ,table of contents ,the table of contents for this ,act is as follows3 ,sec4 #a4 ,short title2 table of contents4 ,sec4 #b4 ,definitions4 ,sec4 #c4 ,findings4 ,sec4 #d4 ,support for ,state efforts to manage and control chronic wasting disease4 ,sec4 #e4 ,support for applied research regarding chronic wasting disease4 ,sec4 #f4 ,multi-agency cooperation with ,states to address chronic wasting disease4 #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,chronic wasting disease ,the term chronic wasting disease means the animal disease afflicting among deer1 elk1 and moose populations that-- 7,a7 is a transmissible disease of the nervous system resulting in distinctive lesions in the brain2 and 7,b7 belongs to the group of diseases known as transmissible spongiform encephalopathies1 which group includes scrapie1 bovine spongiform encephalopathy1 and ,creutzfeldt-,jakob disease4 7#b7 ,eligible grant recipient ,the term eligible grant recipient means a ,state department of wildlife1 ,state department of agriculture1 college or university1 or related research center conducting scientific applied research regarding chronic wasting disease4 7#c7 ,indian tribe ,the term ,indian tribe has the meaning given the term in section #d of the ,indian ,self-,determination and ,education ,assistance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #dej;b74 7#d7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of ,agriculture1 acting through the ,animal and ,plant ,health ,inspection ,service-,wildlife ,services4 #c4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,pursuant to ,state and ,federal law1 the ,states retain primary and policy-making authority with regard to wildlife management1 and nothing in this ,act interferes with or otherwise affects the primary authority of the ,states in managing wildlife generally1 or managing1 surveying1 and monitoring the incidence of chronic wasting disease4 7#b7 ,chronic wasting disease1 the fatal neurological disease found in cervids1 is a fundamental threat to the health and vibrancy of deer1 elk1 and moose populations1 and the increased occurrence of chronic wasting disease in regionally diverse locations in recent months necessitates an escalation in applied research1 surveillance1 monitoring1 and management activities focused on containing and managing this lethal disease4 7#c7 ,as the ,states move to manage existing levels of chronic wasting disease and insulate noninfected wild and captive cervid populations from the disease1 the ,federal ,government should endeavor to provide integrated and holistic financial and technical support to these ,states and the many ,state departments of wildlife1 ,state departments of agriculture1 colleges and universities1 and related research centers conducting scientific applied research regarding chronic wasting disease4 7#d7 ,the ,secretary should provide consistent1 coherent1 and integrated support structures and programs for the benefit of ,state wildlife and agricultural administrators1 as chronic wasting disease can move freely between captive and wild cervids across the broad array of ,federal1 ,state1 tribal1 and local land management jurisdictions4 7#e7 ,the ,secretary can provide consistent1 coherent1 and integrated support systems under existing legal authorities to ,states and the many ,state departments of wildlife1 ,state departments of agriculture1 colleges and universities1 and related research centers conducting scientific applied research regarding chronic wasting disease4 #d4 ,support for ,state efforts to manage and control chronic wasting disease 7a7 ,availability of ,assistance ,the ,secretary shall allocate funds made available under subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b7 of subsection 7e77#a7 directly to ,state and tribal agencies responsible for wildlife management to support ,state and tribal efforts to develop and implement management strategies to address chronic wasting disease4 7b7 ,petition process ,a ,state or tribal agency shall petition the ,secretary for a portion of the funds available under subsection 7a74 7c7 ,funding ,priorities ,in determining the amounts to be allocated to ,state and tribal agencies under subsection 7a71 the ,secretary shall give priority to ,states and tribal agencies based on the following criteria3 7#a7 ,relative scope of incidence of chronic wasting disease on lands of the ,state or ,indian tribe1 with priority given to those ,states and ,indian tribes with the highest incidence of the disease4 7#b7 ,state or tribal expenditures on chronic wasting disease management1 monitoring1 surveillance1 and applied research1 with priority given to those ,states and ,indian tribes that have shown the greatest financial commitment to managing1 monitoring1 surveying1 and researching chronic wasting disease4 7#c7 ,comprehensive and integrated ,state or tribal policies and programs focused on chronic wasting disease management between involved ,state or tribal wildlife and agricultural agencies1 with priority given to those ,states and ,indian tribes that have integrated the programs and policies of all involved agencies related to chronic wasting disease management4 7#d7 ,rapid response to new outbreaks of chronic wasting disease1 whether occurring in areas in which chronic wasting disease is already found or areas with first infections1 with the intent of containing the disease in any new area of infection4 7d7 ,rapid response fund ,the ,secretary shall use funds made available under subsection 7e77#a77;,c7 as a rapid response fund to support ,state and tribal efforts to control the spread of chronic wasting disease upon the detection of chronic wasting disease among deer1 elk1 or moose populations not previously infected4 7e7 ,authorization of ,appropriations 7#a7 ,in general ,there are authorized to be appropriated to the ,secretary #ce1jjj1jjj to support ,state and tribal efforts to manage and control chronic wasting disease1 of which-- 7,a7 #bj1jjj1jjj shall be allocated to ,states under subsection 7a72 7,b7 #e1jjj1jjj shall be allocated to tribal agencies under subsection 7a72 and 7,c7 #aj1jjj1jjj shall be retained for the rapid response fund under subsection 7d74 7#b7 ,availability ,funds appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in paragraph 7#a7 shall remain available until expended4 7#c7 ,limitation on administrative costs ,not more than three percent of the amount appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in paragraph 7#a7 may be used to cover administrative expenses incurred by the ,secretary4 #e4 ,support for applied research regarding chronic wasting disease 7a7 ,expansion of applied research ,grants ,the ,secretary shall make grants to support efforts to expand and accelerate applied research on chronic wasting disease1 including 7but not limited to7 research regarding the following3 7#a7 ,sustainable cervid harvest management practices to reduce chronic wasting disease occurrence and to prevent or limit spatial spread of chronic wasting disease4 7#b7 ,management experiments and strategies designed for long-term suppression of chronic wasting disease4 7#c7 ,harvest management practices and other practices that exacerbate chronic wasting disease occurrence1 with an emphasis on retrospective analyses of available harvest management and chronic wasting disease trend data4 7#d7 ,factors contributing to local emergence of chronic wasting disease1 increased prevalence of chronic wasting disease1 and distribution of chronic wasting disease1 including mechanisms of disease transmission and effective barriers to transmission4 7#e7 ,methods and products to effectively detect infectious prions in1 and decontaminate infectious prions from natural environments and inorganic surfaces4 7b7 ,authorization of ,appropriations 7#a7 ,in general ,there are authorized to be appropriated to the ,secretary #aj1jjj1jjj to make grants under subsection 7a74 7#b7 ,availability ,funds appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in paragraph 7#a7 shall remain available until expended4 7#c7 ,limitation on administrative costs ,not more than three percent of the amount appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in paragraph 7#a7 may be used to cover administrative expenses incurred by the ,secretary4 #f4 ,multi-agency cooperation with ,states to address chronic wasting disease ,land management agencies of the ,department of ,agriculture and the ,department of the ,interior shall work cooperatively with ,states-- 7#a7 in the conduct of applied research regarding chronic wasting disease2 and 7#b7 in the implementation of ,state chronic wasting disease response plans to reduce the spread and prevalence of chronic wasting disease4