,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #fhi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #f1 #bjai,mr4     
,te/] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,casey1 ,ms4     
,klobu*>1 ,mr4 ,jones1 ,ms4 ,baldw91 &  
,ms4 ,smi?7 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 support ,/ate &     
,tribal ef=ts to develop & implem5t     
managem5t /rategies to address *ronic   
wa/+ disease among de]1 elk1 & moose    
populations1 to support rese>* reg>d+ ! 
causes ( *ronic wa/+ disease & me?ods to
 control ! fur!r spread ( ! disease1 & =
 o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,*ronic ,wa/+      
,disease ,managem5t ,act4  #b4 ,*ronic  
wa/+ disease support = ,/ates & ,tribes 
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,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 & ,tribes 

7a7 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7
 ,pursuant to ,/ate & ,f$]al law1 !     
,/ates reta9 primacy & policymak+       
au?ority ) reg>d to wildlife managem5t4 
7#b7 ,*ronic wa/+ disease1 ! fatal      
neurological disease f\nd 9 c]vids1 is a
 fundam5tal ?reat to ! heal? & vibrancy 
( de]1 elk1 & moose populations1 & !    
increas$ occurr5ce ( *ronic wa/+ disease
 9 regionally div]se locations          
necessitates an escalation 9 rese>*1    
surveillance1 monitor+1 & managem5t     
activities focus$ on conta9+ & manag+   
*ronic wa/+ disease4  7#c7 ,z ! ,/ates  
move to manage exi/+ levels ( *ronic    
wa/+ disease & insulate non9fect$ wild &
 captive c]vid populations f *ronic wa/+
 disease1 ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t %\ld       
provide integrat$ & holi/ic f9ancial &  
te*nical support to ,/ates1 ,/ate       
dep>tm5ts ( wildlife1 ,/ate dep>tm5ts ( 
agriculture1 in/itutions ( high]        
education1 & relat$ rese>* c5t]s        
conduct+ sci5tific rese>* reg>d+ *ronic 
wa/+ disease4  7#d7 ,! ,secret>y %\ld   

provide consi/5t1 coh]5t1 & integrat$   
support /ructures & programs = ! b5efit 
( ,/ate wildlife & agricultural         
adm9i/rators1 z *ronic wa/+ disease c   
move freely betwe5 captive & wild c]vids
 across ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 ,tribal1 & local 
l& managem5t jurisdictions4  7#e7 ,!    
,secret>y c provide consi/5t1 coh]5t1 & 
integrat$ support sy/ems "u exi/+ legal 
au?orities to ,/ates1 ,/ate dep>tm5ts ( 
wildlife1 ,/ate dep>tm5ts ( agriculture1
 in/itutions ( high] education1 & relat$
 rese>* c5t]s conduct+ sci5tific rese>* 
reg>d+ *ronic wa/+ disease4  7b7        
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,*ronic
 wa/+ disease ,! 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  7#b7 ,eligible grant recipi5t 

,! t]m eligible grant recipi5t means a  
,/ate dep>tm5t ( wildlife1 a ,/ate      
dep>tm5t ( agriculture1 an in/itution ( 
high] education1 or a relat$ rese>* c5t]
 conduct+ sci5tific rese>* reg>d+ *ronic
 wa/+ disease4  7c7 ,support = ,/ate    
ef=ts ,to manage & control *ronic wa/+  
disease  7#a7 ,availability ( ,assi/ance
 ,! ,secret>y %all allocate funds made  
available "u clauses 7i7 & 7ii7 (       
p>agraph 7#e77;,a7 directly to ,/ate &  
,tribal ag5cies responsible = wildlife  
managem5t to support ,/ate & ,tribal    
ef=ts to develop & implem5t managem5t   
/rategies to address *ronic wa/+        
disease4  7#b7 ,applications ,to be     
eligible to receive fund+ "u p>agraph   
7#a71 a ,/ate or ,tribal ag5cy %all     
submit to ! ,secret>y an application = !
 fund+ at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 & conta9+
 su* in=mation z ! ,secret>y may        
require4  7#c7 ,fund+ ,priorities ,9    
det]m9+ ! am\nts to be allocat$ to ,/ate
 & ,tribal ag5cies "u p>agraph 7#a71 !  
,secret>y %all give priority to ,/ates &

 ,indian tribes--  7,a7 ) ! highe/      
incid5ce ( *ronic wa/+ disease2  7,b7 t 
h %[n ! greate/ f9ancial commitm5t to   
manag+1 monitor+1 survey+1 & rese>*+    
*ronic wa/+ disease2  7,c7 t h          
compreh5sive policies & programs focus$ 
on *ronic wa/+ disease managem5t t are  
integrat$ among all involv$ ,/ate or    
,tribal wildlife & agricultural ag5cies2
 or  7,d7 t h ! greate/ ne$ = rapid     
response to new outbreaks ( *ronic wa/+ 
disease occurr+ 9 areas 9 :i* *ronic    
wa/+ disease is already f\nd or areas ) 
fir/ infections1 ) ! int5t ( conta9+    
*ronic wa/+ disease 9 any new area (    
infection4  7#d7 ,rapid response ,if a  
,/ate or ,indian tribe detects *ronic   
wa/+ disease 9 a de]1 elk1 or moose     
population t 0 n previ\sly infect$ )    
*ronic wa/+ disease1 ! ,secret>y %all   
use funds made available "u p>agraph    
7#e77;,a77iii7 to support ,/ate &       
,tribal ef=ts to imm$iately control !   
spread ( *ronic wa/+ disease )9 t       
population4  7#e7 ,au?orization (       

appropriations  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,!re is   
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !         
,secret>y to c>ry out ?is subsection    
#ce1jjj1jjj = ea* fiscal ye>1 to rema9  
available until exp5d$1 ( :i*--  7i7    
#bj1jjj1jjj %all be allocat$ to ,/ates  
"u p>agraph 7#a72  7ii7 #e1jjj1jjj %all 
be allocat$ to ,tribal ag5cies "u       
p>agraph 7#a72 &  7iii7 #aj1jjj1jjj %all
 be reta9$ = rapid response "u p>agraph 
7#d74  7,b7 ,limitation on adm9i/rative 
co/s ,n m ?an #c p]c5t ( ! am\nt made   
available "u subp>agraph 7,a7 may be us$
 to cov] adm9i/rative exp5ses incurr$ by
 ! ,secret>y 9 c>ry+ out ?is subsection4
  7d7 ,support = appli$ rese>* reg>d+   
*ronic wa/+ disease  7#a7 ,expansion (  
rese>* ,grants ,! ,secret>y %all make   
grants to eligible grant recipi5ts to   
support ef=ts to exp& & accel]ate appli$
 rese>* on *ronic wa/+ disease1 includ+ 
rese>* relat+ to--  7,a7 me?ods &       
products to effectively detect infecti\s
 prions 91 & decontam9ate infecti\s     
prions f1 natural environm5ts &         

inorganic surfaces2  7,b7 su/a9able     
c]vid h>ve/ managem5t practices to r$uce
 *ronic wa/+ disease occurr5ce & to     
prev5t or limit spatial spread ( *ronic 
wa/+ disease2  7,c7 managem5t exp]im5ts 
& /rategies design$ = long-t]m          
suppression ( *ronic wa/+ disease2  7,d7
 h>ve/ managem5t practices & o!r        
practices t exac]bate *ronic wa/+       
disease occurr5ce1 ) an emphasis on     
retrospective analyses ( available h>ve/
 managem5t & *ronic wa/+ disease tr5d   
data2 or  7,e7 factors contribut+ to    
local em]g5ce ( *ronic wa/+ disease1    
increas$ preval5ce ( *ronic wa/+        
disease1 & di/ribution ( *ronic wa/+    
disease1 includ+ me*anisms ( disease    
transmission & effective b>ri]s to      
transmission4  7#b7 ,limitations on     
adm9i/rative co/s  7,a7 ,eligible grant 
recipi5ts ,n m ?an #ae p]c5t ( ! am\nt (
 a grant "u p>agraph 7#a7 may be us$ by 
an eligible grant recipi5t =            
adm9i/rative co/s incurr$ by ! eligible 
grant recipi5t4  7,b7 ,secret>y ,n m ?an

 #c p]c5t ( ! am\nt made available "u   
p>agraph 7#c7 may be us$ to cov]        
adm9i/rative exp5ses incurr$ by !       
,secret>y 9 c>ry+ out ?is subsection4   
7#c7 ,au?orization ( ,appropriations    
,!re is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to ! 
,secret>y to make grants "u p>agraph    
7#a7 #be1jjj1jjj = ea* fiscal ye>1 to   
rema9 available until exp5d$4  7e7      
,multiag5cy coop]ation ) ,/ates ,to     
address *ronic wa/+ disease ,l&         
managem5t ag5cies ( ! ,dep>tm5t (       
,agriculture & ! ,dep>tm5t ( ! ,int]ior 
%all "w coop]atively ) ,/ates--  7#a7 9 
! conduct ( *ronic wa/+ disease rese>*2 
&  7#b7 9 ! implem5tation ( ,/ate       
managem5t /rategies to r$uce ! spread & 
preval5ce ( *ronic wa/+ disease4  7f7   
,effect ,no?+ 9 ?is section int]f]es )  
or o!rwise affects ! primacy ( ! ,/ates 
9 manag+ wildlife g5]ally1 includ+      
manag+1 survey+1 & monitor+ ! incid5ce (
 *ronic wa/+ disease4  4  7b7 ,te*nical 
am5dm5t ,section #ajdjc7h7 ( ! ,animal  
,heal? ,protection ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4   

#hcjb7h77 is am5d$ by /rik+ 7#be        
,u4,s4,c4 #dej;b7 & ins]t+ 7#be         
,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd74