,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #acbf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #f1       
#bjai,mr4 ,hoeven 7for himself and ,ms4 
,baldwin7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,agriculture1         
,nutrition1 and ,forestry  ,a ,,bill    
,to amend the ,animal ,health           
,protection ,act to establish a grant   
program for research on chronic wasting 
disease1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,chronic ,wasting ,disease ,research
 ,act4  #b4 ,chronic wasting disease    
research grant program  7a7 ,in general 
,the ,animal ,health ,protection ,act is
 amended by inserting after section     
#ajdji;,a 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #hcjh;a7 the    
following3  #ajdji;,b4 ,chronic wasting 
disease research grant program  7a7     
,findings ,congress finds that-- 7#a7 a 
focus on research into the transmission 
of1 resistance to1 and epidemiology of  
chronic wasting disease is needed to    

inform future policies to combat the    
disease and ensure the health of cervid 
populations2  7#b7 because ,states have 
diverse policies for addressing chronic 
wasting disease1 the ,federal           
,government should coordinate financial 
and technical support to ,states1 ,state
 departments of agriculture1            
institutions of higher education1 and   
research centers conducting scientific  
research on chronic wasting disease2    
7#c7 under current policies1 chronic    
wasting disease remains a systemic      
threat to cervids2 and  7#d7 scientific 
advances that lead to the ability to    
stop transmission of chronic wasting    
disease are needed to ensure the        
long-term viability of cervids4  7b7    
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,chronic wasting disease ,the term      
chronic wasting disease means the animal
 disease afflicting 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     
includes scrapie1 bovine spongiform     
encephalopathy1 and ,cruetzfeldt-,jakob 
disease4  7#b7 ,eligible entity ,the    
term eligible entity means-- 7,a7 a     
,state department of agriculture2  7,b7 
a ,tribal research facility2  7,c7 a    
,tribal department of agriculture2  7,d7
 an institution of higher education2 and
  7,e7 a research center conducting     
scientific research on chronic wasting  
disease4  7c7 ,grant program  7#a7 ,in  
general ,not later than #ij days after  
the date of enactment of this section1  
the ,secretary shall establish a program
 under which the ,secretary shall award 
grants on a competitive basis to        
eligible entities to conduct research on
 the transmission of1 resistance to1 and
 diagnosis of chronic wasting disease4  
7#b7 ,criteria for selection ,in        
awarding grants under paragraph 7#a71   
the ,secretary shall give priority to   

eligible entities that shall conduct    
research relating to-- 7,a7 methods and 
products-- 7i7 to effectively detect    
infectious chronic wasting disease      
prions in live cervids1 the environment1
 and inorganic surfaces2 and  7ii7 to   
decontaminate those infectious prions2  
7,b7 the long-term suppression or       
eradication of chronic wasting disease2 
or  7,c7 determination markers for      
genetic resistance to chronic wasting   
disease and strategies for using genetic
 resistance to combat the spread of the 
disease4  7#c7 ,number of grant         
recipients  7,a7 ,in general ,to the    
maximum extent practicable1 subject to  
subparagraph 7,b71 the ,secretary shall 
select not fewer than #e and not more   
than #aj eligible entities to receive   
grants under paragraph 7#a74  7,b7      
,exception ,the ,secretary may award    
grants under paragraph 7#a7 to fewer    
than #e eligible entities if not more   
than #e eligible entities have submitted
 applications for a grant4  7#d7        

,administrative costs by eligible       
entities ,not greater than #ae percent  
of the amount of a grant awarded under  
paragraph 7#a7 may be used by an        
eligible entity for administrative costs
 incurred by the eligible entity in     
carrying out the research described in  
that paragraph4  7d7 ,authorization of  
appropriations  7#a7 ,in general ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated to the 
,secretary to carry out this section    
#ae1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbj and   
each fiscal year thereafter1 to remain  
available until expended4  7#b7         
,administrative costs ,the ,secretary   
may use not greater than #c percent of  
the funds made available under paragraph
 7#a7 for administrative costs incurred 
by the ,secretary in carrying out this  
section4  7e7 ,effect ,nothing in this  
section shall interfere with or         
otherwise affect the authority of the   
,federal ,government or ,states to      
manage wildlife and livestock1 including
 managing1 surveying1 and monitoring the

 incidence of chronic wasting disease4  
4  7b7 ,technical amendment ,section    
#ajdjc7h7 of the ,animal ,health        
,protection ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #hcjb7h77
 is amended by striking 7#be ,u4,s4,c4  
#dej;b7 and inserting 7#be ,u4,s4,c4    
#ecjd74