,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cge  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #ac1 #bjbe,ms4
 ,tokuda 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,case7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,natural ,res\rces1 & 9
 addition to ! ,committee on            
,agriculture1 = a p]iod to be           
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !       
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior to p>tn] &       
collaborate ) ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture
 & ! ,/ate ( ,hawaii to address ,rapid  
,ohia ,dea?1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,cont9u$ ,rapid ,ohia ,dea? ,response   
,act ( #bjbe4  #b4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is   
,act3 7#a7 ,rapid ,ohia dea? ,! t]m     
,rapid ,ohia ,dea? means ! disease caus$
 by ! fungal pa?og5 kn[n z ,c]atocy/is  
fimbriata t affects ! tree ( ! species  
,metrosid]os polymorpha4  7#b7 ,/ate ,! 
t]m ,/ate means ! ,/ate ( ,hawaii4  #c4 

,collaboration ,! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior
 %all p>tn] & collaborate ) ! ,secret>y 
( ,agriculture & ! ,/ate to address     
,rapid ,ohia ,dea?4  #d4 ,su/a9$ ef=ts  
7a7 ,transmission ,! ,secret>y ( !      
,int]ior1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,director ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates ,geological ,survey1 & !  
,*ief ( ! ,=e/ ,s]vice1 act+ ?r\gh !    
,=e/ ,s]vice ,in/itute ( ,pacific ,isl&s
 ,=e/ry1 %all cont9ue to conduct rese>* 
on ,rapid ,ohia ,dea? vectors &         
transmission4  7b7 ,ungulate managem5t  
,! ,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior1 act+ ?r\gh ! 
,director ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,fi% &      
,wildlife ,s]vice1 %all cont9ue to p>tn]
 ) ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture1 ! ,/ate1 
& ) local /akehold]s to manage ungulates
 9 ,rapid ,ohia ,dea? control areas on  
,f$]al1 ,/ate1 & private l&1 ) ! cons5t 
( private l&[n]s4  7c7 ,re/oration &    
rese>* ,! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture1 act+
 ?r\gh ! ,*ief ( ! ,=e/ ,s]vice1 %all   
cont9ue to provide-- 7#a7 f9ancial      
assi/ance1 includ+ ?r\gh agreem5ts ) !  
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior-- 7,a7 to prev5t 

! spread ( ,rapid ,ohia ,dea?2 &  7,b7  
to re/ore ! native =e/s ( ! ,/ate2 &    
7#b7 /aff & necess>y infra/ructure fund+
 to ! ,in/itute ( ,pacific ,isl&s ,=e/ry
 to conduct rese>* on ,rapid ,ohia      
,dea?4