,i #aahth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #iahb ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,july #bf1 #bjbd,ms4 ,slotkin 7for herself and ,mr4 ,valadao7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,agriculture ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,national ,agricultural ,research1 ,extension1 and ,teaching ,policy ,act of #aigg to direct the ,secretary of ,agriculture to establish a program under which the ,secretary awards grants for purposes of providing training and any related assistance to dairy producers and dairy workers on implementation of risk mitigation strategies related to biosecurity threats1 to amend the ,agricultural ,act of #bjad with respect to emergency assistance for certain losses due to highly pathogenic avian influenza1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,avian ,influenza ,research and ,response ,act4 #b4 ,continuing animal health and disease1 food security1 and stewardship research1 education1 and extension programs ,section #adcc of the ,national ,agricultural ,research1 ,extension1 and ,teaching ,policy ,act of #aigg 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #caie7 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating subsection 7c7 as subsection 7d72 7#b7 by inserting after subsection 7b7 the following3 7c7 ,dairy biosecurity education and training program 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall establish a program under which the ,secretary will award grants to eligible entities to enable such entities to provide training and any related assistance to dairy producers and dairy workers on implementation of risk mitigation strategies related to biosecurity threats1 including strategies such as-- 7,a7 equipment cleaning2 7,b7 interstate and intrastate movement of animals2 and 7,c7 other risk mitigation measures relating to biosecurity threats4 7#b7 ,training languages ,the ,secretary shall ensure that any training or materials provided by an eligible entity using funds received through a grant made under paragraph 7#a7 are provided in ,english1 ,spanish1 and other languages1 as determined necessary by the ,secretary4 7#c7 ,eligible entities ,an entity eligible to receive a grant under this subsection is any of the following3 7,a7 ,a ,state cooperative extension service4 7,b7 ,a ,federal1 ,state1 local1 or ,tribal agency4 7,c7 ,a nonprofit1 community-based organization or non-governmental organization4 7,d7 ,an organization that-- 7i7 represents owners and operators of farms1 small food processors1 or small fruit and vegetable merchant wholesalers2 and 7ii7 has a commitment to public health and expertise in administering programs that contribute to food safety4 7,e7 ,a farmer-owned cooperative4 7,f7 ,an institution of higher education 7as defined in section #aja7;a7 of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aifd 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja7;a777 or a foundation maintained by an institution of higher education4 7,g7 ,a dairy product and business innovation initiative1 as described in section #abeac of the ,agriculture ,improvement ,act of #bjah 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #afcb;d74 7,h7 ,a collaboration of #b of more eligible entities described in subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,d74 7,i7 ,such other appropriate entity1 as determined by the ,secretary4 7#d7 ,multistate projects ,a grant under this subsection may be made to an eligible entity 7or collaboration of #b or more such entities7 proposing to use funds received through the grant for projects involving more than #a ,state4 7#e7 ,geographic distribution ,in making grants under this subsection1 the ,secretary shall1 to the maximum extent practicable1 ensure geographic diversity4 7#f7 ,technical assistance ,the ,secretary may use funds made available to carry out this subsection to provide technical assistance to grant recipients to further the purposes of this subsection4 7#g7 ,best practices ,based on evaluations of1 and responses arising from1 training and other assistance provided pursuant to this subsection1 the ,secretary may issue a set of recommended best practices and models to be used by dairy producers for training programs relating to mitigation of risks from biosecurity threats4 2 and 7#c7 in subsection 7d7 7as redesignated by paragraph 7#a77-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking #be1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years #bjad through #bjbc and inserting #ej1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years #bjbe through #bjbi2 7,b7 by amending paragraph 7#b7 to read as follows3 7#b7 ,reservation of funds ,of the funds made available under paragraph 7#a7 for a fiscal year1 the ,secretary shall reserve not less than-- 7,a7 #e1jjj1jjj to carry out the capacity and infrastructure program under subsection 7a72 and 7,b7 #e1jjj1jjj to carry out the program under subsection 7c74 2 and 7,c7 in paragraph 7#c7-- 7i7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking #he and inserting #gj2 and 7ii7 by adding at the end the following3 7,c7 #ae percent of such amounts shall be used to carry out the program under subsection 7c74 4 #c4 ,appropriations for research on national or regional problems 7a7 ,authorization of appropriations ,section #adcd7;a7 of the ,national ,agricultural ,research1 ,extension1 and ,teaching ,policy ,act of #aigg 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #caif7;a77 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking or national or regional and inserting emerging animal health or disease programs1 and national or regional2 and 7#b7 by striking 1 but not to exceed and all that follows through subsequent fiscal year4 7b7 ,duration of grants ,section #adcd7;b7 of the ,national ,agricultural ,research1 ,extension1 and ,teaching ,policy ,act of #aigg 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #caif7;b77 is amended by striking ,federal agencies1 private organizations or corporations1 and individuals and inserting ,federal or ,state agencies1 ,tribal agencies1 private organizations or corporations1 and nonprofit1 community-based organizations or non-governmental organizations4 7c7 ,priority lists ,section #adcd7;c7 of the ,national ,agricultural ,research1 ,extension1 and ,teaching ,policy ,act of #aigg 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #caif7;c77 is amended-- 7#a7 in the matter preceding paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 by striking ,such lists and all that follows through of priorities42 and 7,b7 by striking and the ,advisory ,board2 7#b7 in paragraph 7#d71 by striking and at the end2 7#c7 in paragraph 7#e71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and2 and 7#d7 by adding at the end the following3 7#f7 whether new approaches for vaccine development may help to reduce negative impacts to animal and human health 4 7d7 ,assignment of priorities ,section #adcd7;d7 of the ,national ,agricultural ,research1 ,extension1 and ,teaching ,policy ,act of #aigg 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #caif7;d77 is amended by striking the first sentence4 7e7 ,multiyear grants ,section #adcd7;e7 of the ,national ,agricultural ,research1 ,extension1 and ,teaching ,policy ,act of #aigg 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #caif7;e77 is amended by striking ,in the case of and inserting ,a grant under this section shall have a term that is not more than #c years4 ,in the case of4 #d4 ,highlighting highly pathogenic avian influenza as zoonotic disease for purposes of animal health and production and animal products priority area under ,agriculture and ,food ,research ,initiative ,subsection 7b77#b77;,b77ix77,,ii7 of the ,competitive1 ,special1 and ,facilities ,research ,grant ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #caeg7;b77#b77;,b77ix77,,ii77 is amended by inserting 1 highly pathogenic avian influenza1 after brucellosis4 #e4 ,emergency assistance for certain losses due to highly pathogenic avian influenza ,section #aeja7;d77#a7 of the ,agricultural ,act of #bjad 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ijha7;d77#a77 is amended-- 7#a7 by inserting 7including dairy cattle7 after producers of livestock2 and 7#b7 by inserting and highly pathogenic avian influenza after cattle tick fever4