,,ii #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #fhi ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,march #f1 #bjai,mr4 ,tester 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,casey1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,mr4 ,jones1 ,ms4 ,baldwin1 and ,ms4 ,smith7 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 support ,state and ,tribal efforts to develop and implement management strategies to address chronic wasting disease among deer1 elk1 and moose populations1 to support research regarding the causes of chronic wasting disease and methods to control the further spread of the disease1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,chronic ,wasting ,disease ,management ,act4 #b4 ,chronic wasting disease support for ,states and ,tribes 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 support for ,states and ,tribes 7a7 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,pursuant to ,state and ,federal law1 the ,states retain primacy and policymaking authority with regard to wildlife management4 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 necessitates an escalation in research1 surveillance1 monitoring1 and management activities focused on containing and managing chronic wasting disease4 7#c7 ,as the ,states move to manage existing levels of chronic wasting disease and insulate noninfected wild and captive cervid populations from chronic wasting disease1 the ,federal ,government should provide integrated and holistic financial and technical support to ,states1 ,state departments of wildlife1 ,state departments of agriculture1 institutions of higher education1 and related research centers conducting scientific 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 ,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 ,states1 ,state departments of wildlife1 ,state departments of agriculture1 institutions of higher education1 and related research centers conducting scientific research regarding chronic wasting disease4 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 grant recipient ,the term eligible grant recipient means a ,state department of wildlife1 a ,state department of agriculture1 an institution of higher education1 or a related research center conducting scientific research regarding chronic wasting disease4 7c7 ,support for ,state efforts ,to manage and control chronic wasting disease 7#a7 ,availability of ,assistance ,the ,secretary shall allocate funds made available under clauses 7i7 and 7ii7 of paragraph 7#e77;,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 7#b7 ,applications ,to be eligible to receive funding under paragraph 7#a71 a ,state or ,tribal agency shall submit to the ,secretary an application for the funding at such time1 in such manner1 and containing such information as the ,secretary may require4 7#c7 ,funding ,priorities ,in determining the amounts to be allocated to ,state and ,tribal agencies under paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary shall give priority to ,states and ,indian tribes-- 7,a7 with the highest incidence of chronic wasting disease2 7,b7 that have shown the greatest financial commitment to managing1 monitoring1 surveying1 and researching chronic wasting disease2 7,c7 that have comprehensive policies and programs focused on chronic wasting disease management that are integrated among all involved ,state or ,tribal wildlife and agricultural agencies2 or 7,d7 that have the greatest need for rapid response to new outbreaks of chronic wasting disease occurring in areas in which chronic wasting disease is already found or areas with first infections1 with the intent of containing chronic wasting disease in any new area of infection4 7#d7 ,rapid response ,if a ,state or ,indian tribe detects chronic wasting disease in a deer1 elk1 or moose population that was not previously infected with chronic wasting disease1 the ,secretary shall use funds made available under paragraph 7#e77;,a77iii7 to support ,state and ,tribal efforts to immediately control the spread of chronic wasting disease within that population4 7#e7 ,authorization of appropriations 7,a7 ,in general ,there is authorized to be appropriated to the ,secretary to carry out this subsection #ce1jjj1jjj for each fiscal year1 to remain available until expended1 of which-- 7i7 #bj1jjj1jjj shall be allocated to ,states under paragraph 7#a72 7ii7 #e1jjj1jjj shall be allocated to ,tribal agencies under paragraph 7#a72 and 7iii7 #aj1jjj1jjj shall be retained for rapid response under paragraph 7#d74 7,b7 ,limitation on administrative costs ,not more than #c percent of the amount made available under subparagraph 7,a7 may be used to cover administrative expenses incurred by the ,secretary in carrying out this subsection4 7d7 ,support for applied research regarding chronic wasting disease 7#a7 ,expansion of research ,grants ,the ,secretary shall make grants to eligible grant recipients to support efforts to expand and accelerate applied research on chronic wasting disease1 including research relating to-- 7,a7 methods and products to effectively detect infectious prions in1 and decontaminate infectious prions from1 natural environments and inorganic surfaces2 7,b7 sustainable cervid harvest management practices to reduce chronic wasting disease occurrence and to prevent or limit spatial spread of chronic wasting disease2 7,c7 management experiments and strategies designed for long-term suppression of chronic wasting disease2 7,d7 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 data2 or 7,e7 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#b7 ,limitations on administrative costs 7,a7 ,eligible grant recipients ,not more than #ae percent of the amount of a grant under paragraph 7#a7 may be used by an eligible grant recipient for administrative costs incurred by the eligible grant recipient4 7,b7 ,secretary ,not more than #c percent of the amount made available under paragraph 7#c7 may be used to cover administrative expenses incurred by the ,secretary in carrying out this subsection4 7#c7 ,authorization of ,appropriations ,there is authorized to be appropriated to the ,secretary to make grants under paragraph 7#a7 #be1jjj1jjj for each fiscal year1 to remain available until expended4 7e7 ,multiagency 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 chronic wasting disease research2 and 7#b7 in the implementation of ,state management strategies to reduce the spread and prevalence of chronic wasting disease4 7f7 ,effect ,nothing in this section interferes with or otherwise affects the primacy of the ,states in managing wildlife generally1 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