,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #efjh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #ai1 #bjba,mr4
 ,k9d 7= himself & ,mr4 ,?ompson (      
,p5nsylvania7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,agriculture  ,a ,,bill  ,to support    
rese>* & /ate managem5t ef=ts on *ronic 
wa/+ disease4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,*ronic ,wa/+ ,disease 
,rese>* & ,managem5t ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s  
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,*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#b7 ,a focus on rese>* into !        
transmission (1 resi/ance to1 diagnosis 
(1 & epidemiology ( *ronic wa/+ disease 
is ne$$ to in=m future policies to      

combat ! disease & ensure ! heal? (     
c]vid populations4  7#c7 ,because ,/ates
 & ,tribes h div]se policies = address+ 
*ronic wa/+ disease1 ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1
 9 consultation ) ! ,*ronic ,wa/+       
,disease ,task ,=ce e/abli%$ by section 
#ajd ( ,am]ica's ,cons]vation           
,enhancem5t ,act 7,public ,law          
#aaf-ahh71 %\ld coord9ate f9ancial &    
te*nical support to ,/ates & ,tribes1   
,/ate & ,tribal dep>tm5ts ( agriculture1
 ,/ate & ,tribal wildlife ag5cies1      
in/itutions ( high] education1 & rese>* 
c5t]s conduct+ sci5tific rese>* on      
*ronic wa/+ disease4  7#d7 ,pursuant to 
,/ate & ,f$]al law1 ! ,/ates reta9      
primacy & policymak+ au?ority ) reg>d to
 wildlife managem5t4  7#e7 ,"u curr5t   
policies1 *ronic wa/+ disease rema9s a  
sy/emic ?reat to c]vids4  7#f7          
,sci5tific advances t lead to ! ability 
to /op transmission ( *ronic wa/+       
disease are ne$$ to ensure ! long-t]m   
viability ( c]vids4  #c4 ,*ronic wa/+   
disease rese>* & managem5t program  7a7 

,rese>* program  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat]  
?an #ij days aft] ! date on :i* funds   
are made available to c>ry out ?is      
section1 ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture %all
 e/abli% a program "u :i* ! ,secret>y   
%all (f] to ent] into coop]ative        
agreem5ts or o!r legal in/rum5ts1 z     
au?oriz$ "u #ajdac ( ! ,animal ,heal?   
,protection ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #hcab71 )
 eligible entities to conduct rese>* on 
! transmission (1 resi/ance to1 &       
diagnosis ( *ronic wa/+ disease4  7#b7  
,crit]ia = selection ,9 ent]+ into      
coop]ative agreem5ts or o!r legal       
in/rum5ts pursuant to p>agraph 7#a71 !  
,secret>y %all give priority to eligible
 entities t %all conduct rese>* relat+  
to-- 7,a7 7i7 me?ods & products to      
effectively detect infecti\s *ronic wa/+
 disease prions 9 live c]vids1 c]vid    
excreta1 ! environm5t1 & inorganic      
surfaces1 & to decontam9ate su*         
infecti\s prions2 or  7ii7 te/+ me?ods t
 significantly improve s5sitivity &     
accel]ate timel9es = te/ results on     

non-live c]vids2  7,b7 ! long-t]m       
suppression or eradication ( *ronic wa/+
 disease2 or  7,c7 det]m9ation m>k]s =  
g5etic resi/ance to *ronic wa/+ disease 
& /rategies = us+ g5etic resi/ance to   
combat ! spread ( ! disease2  7,d7      
su/a9able c]vid h>ve/ managem5t         
practices to r$uce *ronic wa/+ disease  
occurr5ce & to prev5t or limit spatial  
spread ( *ronic wa/+ disease2 or  7,e7  
factors contribut+ to local em]g5ce (   
*ronic wa/+ disease1 increas$ preval5ce 
( *ronic wa/+ disease1 & di/ribution (  
*ronic wa/+ disease1 includ+ me*anisms (
 disease transmission & effective b>ri]s
 to transmission4  7#c7 ,size ( aw>ds   
,to ! maximum ext5t practicable1        
individual coop]ative agreem5ts or o!r  
legal in/rum5ts ent]$ into "u p>agraph  
7#a7 %all be n less ?an two p]c5t & n m 
?an #aj p]c5t ( ! funds appropriat$ to  
c>ry out ?is section4  7#d7             
,adm9i/rative co/s by eligible entities 
,( ! am\nt ( a coop]ative agreem5t or   
o!r legal in/rum5t ent]$ into ) an      

eligible entity "u p>agraph 7#a71 !     
eligible entity may use n m ?an #aj     
p]c5t ( su* am\nts = adm9i/rative co/s  
incurr$ by ! eligible entity 9 c>ry+ out
 ! rese>* describ$ 9 su* p>agraph4  7b7 
,support = ,/ate ef=ts to manage &      
control *ronic wa/+ disease  7#a7 ,9    
g5]al ,subject to ! availability (      
appropriations1 ! ,secret>y %all (f] to 
ent] into coop]ative agreem5ts or o!r   
legal in/rum5ts1 z au?oriz$ "u section  
#ajdac ( ! ,animal ,heal? ,protection   
,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #hcab71 ) ,/ate or   
,tribal wildlife ag5cies & dep>tm5ts (  
agriculture to provide direct f9ancial  
assi/ance to support ! ef=ts ( su* ,/ate
 or ,tribal wildlife ag5cies & dep>tm5ts
 ( agriculture to develop & implem5t    
managem5t /rategies to address *ronic   
wa/+ disease )9 _! respective           
jurisdiction4  7#b7 ,application ,a     
,/ate or ,tribal wildlife ag5cy or      
dep>tm5t ( agriculture seek+ direct     
f9ancial assi/ance "u ?is subsection    
%all submit to ! ,secret>y an           

application at su* "t & mann]1 & conta9+
 su* in=mation z ! ,secret>y may        
require4  7#c7 ,fund+ priorities ,9     
allocat+ funds made available to c>ry   
out ?is subsection = a fiscal ye> among 
,/ate & ,tribal wildlife ag5cies or     
dep>tm5ts ( agriculture t submit an     
application = direct f9ancial assi/ance 
"u ?is subsection1 ! ,secret>y %all give
 priority to ,/ates & ,indian tribes t  
h-- 7,a7 )9 _! respective jurisdictions1
 ! highe/ incid5ce ( *ronic wa/+        
disease2  7,b7 %[n ! greate/ f9ancial   
commitm5t to manag+1 monitor+1 survey+1 
& rese>*+ *ronic wa/+ disease2  7,c7    
compreh5sive policies & programs focus$ 
on *ronic wa/+ disease managem5t t h    
integrat$ ! programs & policies ( all   
involv$ ag5cies relat$ to *ronic wa/+   
disease managem5t2  7,d7 ! greate/ risk 
( an initial occurr5ce ( *ronic wa/+    
disease orig9at+ f surr\nd+ areas2 or   
7,e7 ! greate/ ne$ = response to new    
outbreaks ( *ronic wa/+ disease occurr+ 
9-- 7i7 areas 9 :i* *ronic wa/+ disease 

is already f\nd2 or  7ii7 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 c]vid population )9 its     
jurisdiction t 0 n previ\sly infect$1 ! 
,secret>y may1 not)/&+ p>agraphs 7#b7 & 
7#c71 imm$iately issue funds made       
available "u subsection 7e71 9 an am\nt 
to be det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y1 to support
 ,/ate & ,tribal ef=ts to imm$iately    
control ! spread ( *ronic wa/+ disease  
)9 t population4  7#e7 ,public education
 on *ronic wa/+ disease ,! ,secret>y1 9 
consultation ) ,/ate & ,tribal dep>tm5ts
 ( agriculture & wildlife ag5cies1      
organizations repres5t+ ! f>m$ c]vid    
indu/ry1 & organizations repres5t+ de]  
hunt]s1 %all develop & ma9ta9 mat]ials  
bas$ on ! late/ sci5tific k to be us$ to
 educate ! public on *ronic wa/+ disease
 & te*niques to help prev5t ! spread ( !
 disease4  7c7 ,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 entity ,! t]m  
eligible entity means-- 7,a7 a ,/ate or 
,tribal dep>tm5t ( agriculture2  7,b7 a 
,/ate or ,tribal wildlife ag5cy2  7,c7 a
 ,tribal rese>* facility2  7,d7 an      
in/itution ( high] education 7z def9$ 9 
section #aja ( ! ,high] ,education ,act 
7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja772 &  7,e7 a rese>*
 c5t] conduct+ or qualifi$ to conduct   
sci5tific rese>* on *ronic wa/+ disease4
  7d7 ,review ( ,h]d ,c]tification      
program /&>ds ,n lat] ?an #ah mon?s aft]
 ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !      
,secret>y %all publi% a notice 9 !      
,f$]al ,regi/] solicit+ public fe$back  
on pot5tial updates & improvem5ts to !  

*ronic wa/+ disease h]d c]tification    
program /&>ds ) special consid]ation    
giv5 to-- 7#a7 m9imiz+ or elim9at+ !    
int]action ( captive & wild de]2  7#b7  
review+ & updat+ indemnity practices1   
includ+ ! use ( live te/+1 to ensure !  
timely & t>get$ removal ( *ronic wa/+   
disease positive de] f ! l&scape2 &     
7#c7 increas+ p>ticipation 9 ! h]d      
c]tification program4  7e7 ,au?orization
 ( appropriations  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!re is
 au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !        
,secret>y to c>ry out ?is section       
#gj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbb   
?r\gh fiscal ye> #bjbh1 to rema9        
available until exp5d$4  7#b7           
,allocation among programs ,to ! ext5t  
practicable1 ! ,secret>y %all allocate !
 funds made available "u p>agraph 7#a7  
ev5ly betwe5 ! rese>* program "u        
subsection 7a7 & ! managem5t program "u 
subsection 7b74  7#c7 ,set-aside =      
wildlife ag5cies ,! ,secret>y %all      
ensure t1 ( ! funds made available &    
allocat$ to c>ry out subsection 7b71 n  

less ?an #ge p]c5t ( su* funds are made 
available to ,/ate or ,tribal wildlife  
ag5cies4  7f7 ,adm9i/rative co/s ,( !   
funds made available "u subsection 7e7 =
 a fiscal ye> to c>ry out ?is section1 !
 ,secret>y may use n m ?an #aj p]c5t (  
su* funds = adm9i/rative co/s incurr$ by
 ! ,secret>y 9 c>ry+ out ?is section4   
7g7 ,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is     
section %all be con/ru$ z int]f]+ )1 or 
o!rwise affect+1 ! au?ority ( ! ,f$]al  
,gov]nm5t or ,/ates to manage wildlife &
 live/ock on l& )9 _! respective        
jurisdictions1 includ+ manag+1 survey+1 
& monitor+ ! incid5ce ( *ronic wa/+     
disease4  #d4 ,te*nical am5dm5t ,section
 #ajdjc7h7 ( ! ,animal ,heal?           
,protection ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #hcjb7h77
 is am5d$ by /rik+ 7#be ,u4,s4,c4       
#dej;b7 & ins]t+ 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd74