,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #chh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #ad1        
#bjbe,ms4 ,de ,la ,cruz 7for herself1   
,ms4 ,crockett1 and ,mr4 ,ellzey7       
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,agriculture  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct the 
,secretary of ,agriculture to review the
 ,cattle ,fever ,tick ,eradication      
,program1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,cattle ,fever ,tick ,eradication   
,program ,enhancement ,act4  #b4 ,cattle
 ,fever ,tick ,eradication ,program     
review and report  7a7 ,program review  
7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #a year
 after the date of the enactment of this
 section1 the ,secretary of ,agriculture
 shall offer to enter into a contract   
with a covered institution under which  
the covered institution shall conduct a 
review of the ,program4  7#b7 ,review   
elements ,the review conducted pursuant 
to paragraph 7#a7 shall include an      

evaluation of-- 7,a7 the effectiveness  
of the ,program with respect to         
preventing and reducing the spread of   
tick-borne illnesses in cattle2  7,b7   
with respect to cattle producers-- 7i7  
the benefits of the ,program2 and  7ii7 
the burden of compliance with the       
,program2  7,c7 the treatment protocols 
developed and implemented under the     
,program2 and  7,d7 the ,federal and    
,state funds allocated to support the   
,program for the most recent fiscal     
year1 including the funds allocated to  
each research project associated with   
the ,program4  7b7 ,report ,not later   
than #a year after the date on which the
 ,secretary of ,agriculture and a       
covered institution enter into a        
contract pursuant to subsection 7a77#a71
 the ,secretary of ,agriculture shall   
submit to the ,committee on ,agriculture
 of the ,house of ,representatives and  
the ,committee on ,agriculture1         
,nutrition1 and ,forestry of the ,senate
 a report that includes-- 7#a7 the      

results of the review conducted pursuant
 to subsection 7a72 and  7#b7           
recommendations for improvements to the 
,program1 including recommendations for 
reducing the burden of compliance with  
the ,program with respect to cattle     
producers4  7c7 ,definitions ,in this   
section3 7#a7 ,covered institution ,the 
term covered institution means-- 7,a7 a 
land-grant college or university2 or    
7,b7 a non-land-grant college of        
agriculture4  7#b7 ,land-grant college  
or university ,the term land-grant      
college or university means an          
institution from among the land-grant   
colleges and universities 7as defined in
 section #adjd of the ,national         
,agricultural ,research1 ,extension1 and
 ,teaching ,policy ,act of #aigg 7#g    
,u4,s4,c4 #cajc774  7#c7 ,non-land-grant
 college of agriculture ,the term       
non-land-grant college of agriculture   
has the meaning given such term in      
section #adjd of the ,national          
,agricultural ,research1 ,extension1 and

 ,teaching ,policy ,act of #aigg 7#g    
,u4,s4,c4 #cajc74  7#d7 ,program ,the   
term ,program means the ,cattle ,fever  
,tick ,eradication ,program carried out 
by the ,animal and ,plant ,health       
,inspection ,service of the ,department 
of ,agriculture in coordination with the
 ,texas ,animal ,health ,commission4