,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #fac  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #bh1 #bjai    
,mrs4 ,hyde-,smi? 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 provide      
*ronic wa/+ disease support = ,/ates &  
coord9at$ response ef=ts1 & = o!r       
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,detection1 ,enhanc$    
,education1 & ,response ,act ( #bjai or 
! ,,de] ,act4  #b4 ,*ronic wa/+ disease 
support = ,/ates & coord9at$ response   
ef=ts  ,! ,animal ,heal? ,protection    
,act is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section    
#ajdji;,a 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #hcjh;a7 !      
foll[+3  #ajdji;,b4 ,*ronic wa/+ disease
 support = ,/ates & coord9at$ response  
ef=ts  7a7 ,def9ition ( *ronic wa/+     
disease ,9 ?is section1 ! 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* includes scrapie1  
bov9e spongi=m encephalopa?y1 &         
,cruetzfeldt-,jakob disease4  7b7       
,support = ,/ate ef=ts ,to manage &     
control *ronic wa/+ disease  7#a7       
,availability ( assi/ance ,! ,secret>y  
%all allocate funds made available "u   
subsection 7e7 directly to ,/ate        
dep>tm5ts ( wildlife & ,/ate dep>tm5ts (
 agriculture to fur!r develop & implem5t
 *ronic wa/+ disease surveillance1 te/+1
 managem5t1 & response activities4  7#b7
 ,fund+ priorities ,9 det]m9+ ! am\nts  
to be allocat$ to ,/ate dep>tm5ts (     
wildlife & agriculture1 ! ,secret>y %all
 give priority to ,/ates t--  7,a7 h    
exp]i5c$ a rec5t incid5ce ( *ronic wa/+ 
disease2  7,b7 h a *ronic wa/+ disease  
monitor+ & surveillance program2 &  7,c7
 h a diagno/ic laboratory sy/em c]tifi$ 
= *ronic wa/+ disease te/+4  7c7 ,*ronic
 wa/+ disease multiag5cy task =ce  7#a7 

,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all e/abli% a    
multiag5cy task =ce t %all--  7,a7      
e/abli% a unifi$ response framework to  
bett] position ! ,dep>tm5t (            
,agriculture to respond to ! gr[+ ?reat 
( *ronic wa/+ disease2  7,b7 provide a  
s+le ,f$]al po9t ( contact = ,f$]al &   
,/ate entities t "w on *ronic wa/+      
disease issues2  7,c7 det]m9e fund+     
priorities & allocation ( res\rces2 &   
7,d7 dissem9ate in=mation to ! public   
relat+ to *ronic wa/+ disease4  7#b7    
,composition ,! multiag5cy task =ce     
e/abli%$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all-- 7,a7 be
 l$ by ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,animal &     
,plant ,heal? ,inspection ,s]vice2 &    
7,b7 include #a or m repres5tatives f   
ea* ( ! foll[+3 7i7 ,! ,agricultural    
,rese>* ,s]vice4  7ii7 ,! ,national     
,in/itute ( ,food & ,agriculture4  7iii7
 ,! ,=e/ ,s]vice4  7iv7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,fi% & ,wildlife ,s]vice4  7v7 ,/ate   
dep>tm5ts ( wildlife4  7vi7 ,/ate       
dep>tm5ts ( agriculture4  7vii7         
,in/itutions ( high] education4  7d7    

,mid-,s\? ,c5t] ( ,excell5ce 9 ,wildlife
 ,diseases  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y  
%all aw>d a grant to a l&-grant college 
or univ]sity 7z def9$ 9 section #adjd ( 
! ,national ,agricultural ,rese>*1      
,ext5sion1 & ,tea*+ ,policy ,act ( #aigg
 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #cajc77 eligible to      
receive funds "u ! ,hat* ,act ( #ahhg   
7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #cfa;a et seq47 & !       
,smi?-,lev] ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #cda et  
seq47 to e/abli% a policy rese>* c5t] to
 be kn[n z ! ,mid-,s\? ,c5t] (          
,excell5ce 9 ,wildlife ,diseases4  7#b7 
,crit]ia ,! ,secret>y %all aw>d ! grant 
"u p>agraph 7#a7 to a l&-grant college  
or univ]sity t--  7,a7 is locat$ 9 a    
,/ate-- 7i7 9 ! ,s\!a/ area ( !         
,agricultural ,rese>* ,s]vice2 &  7ii7 t
 has confirm$ cases ( *ronic wa/+       
disease 9 ! ,/ate2  7,b7 has an e/abli%$
 :itetail de] rese>* program )          
significant rese>* hi/ory 9 de] ecology1
 movem5ts1 g5etics1 & managem5t2  7,c7  
has a college ( vet]9>y m$ic9e2 &  7,d7 
has te*nical & sci5tific exp]tise       

relevant to *ronic wa/+ disease ?r\gh ! 
univ]sity ext5sion s]vice & college (   
vet]9>y m$ic9e4  7#c7 ,activities ,!    
,mid-,s\? ,c5t] ( ,excell5ce 9 ,wildlife
 ,diseases e/abli%$ "u p>agraph 7#a7    
%all-- 7,a7 h a special rese>* focus on 
*ronic wa/+ disease 9 :itetail de]2     
7,b7 s]ve z ! lead in/itution ( high]   
education 9 collaborat+ ) ! multiag5cy  
task =ce e/abli%$ "u subsection 7c77#a72
  7,c7 e/abli% p>tn]%ips ) o!r          
univ]sities ) exp]tise relevant to      
*ronic wa/+ disease rese>*2  7,d7       
develop an epidemiological rese>*       
program focus$ on *ronic wa/+ disease2  
7,e7 exp& *ronic wa/+ disease           
surveillance & te/+ capacity2 &  7,f7   
improve curr5t *ronic wa/+ disease      
ecology1 movem5ts1 transmission1 &      
managem5t rese>*4  7e7 ,au?orization (  
appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ su* sums z are necess>y to  
c>ry out ?is section4  4