,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #icgg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #ah1 #bjbf,mr4  
,vasquez 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,davids (     
,kansas1 ,mr4 ,figures1 ,ms4 ,sal9as1   
,mr4 ,?ompson ( ,mississippi1 ,mr4      
,mc,caul1 ,mr4 ,h>d] ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4  
,leg] ,f]n&ez1 ,ms4 ,g>cia ( ,texas1    
,ms4 ,/ansbury1 ,mr4 ,veasey1 ,ms4      
,p+ree1 ,mr4 ,panetta1 & ,mr4 ,cuell>7  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,agriculture  ,a ,,bill
  ,to e/abli% a grant program = prep>+ &
 respond+ to ,new ,_w screwworm         
outbreaks1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,protect+ ,am]ica's ,h]ds ,act4  #b4    
,grants = prep>+ & respond+ to ,new ,_w 
screwworm  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,! ,secret>y 
( ,agriculture 79 ?is section ref]r$ to 
z ! ,secret>y7 %all e/abli% a program to
 aw>d grants1 on a competitive basis1 to
 coop]ative ext5sion s]vices to prep>e &
 respond to ,new ,_w screwworm          
outbreaks4  7b7 ,applications ,to be    

eligible to receive a grant "u ?is      
section1 a coop]ative ext5sion s]vice   
%all submit to ! ,secret>y an           
application at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 &   
conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,secret>y     
det]m9es appropriate4  7c7 ,use ( funds 
,a grant aw>d$ "u ?is section may be us$
 to--  7#a7 tra9 p]sonnel ( ! coop]ative
 ext5sion s]vice on ,new ,_w screwworm  
id5tification1 treatm5t1 managem5t1     
prev5tion1 & report+2  7#b7 support     
live/ock inspections1 includ+ ! tra9+ ( 
inspectors1 = ,new ,_w screwworm2  7#c7 
support produc] education reg>d+ ,new   
,_w screwworm ?r\gh work%ops1 field     
demon/rations1 outrea* campaigns1 &     
educational mat]ials2 &  7#d7 support ! 
provision ( direct te*nical assi/ance by
 p]sonnel ( ! coop]ative ext5sion s]vice
 to live/ock produc]s reg>d+ prev5tion1 
monitor+1 treatm5t1 biosecurity         
practices1 & report+ ( suspect$         
infe/ations ( ,new ,_w screwworm4  7d7  
,priority ,9 c>ry+ out ?is section1 !   
,secret>y %all give priority to         

coop]ative ext5sion s]vices 9 ,/ates or 
,tribal communities at elevat$ risk (   
,new ,_w screwworm introduction or      
spread4  7e7 ,coord9ation ,9 c>ry+ out  
?is section1 ! ,secret>y %all coord9ate 
) coop]ative ext5sion s]vices1 ! ,animal
 & ,plant ,heal? ,inspection ,s]vice1   
,/ate animal heal? (ficials1 vet]9>ians1
 ,tribal agricultural programs1 &       
l&-grant colleges & univ]sities conduct+
 vet]9>y or agricultural rese>*4  7f7   
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        
,coop]ative ext5sion s]vice ,! t]m      
coop]ative ext5sion s]vice has ! mean+  
giv5 su* t]m 9 section #adjd ( !        
,national ,agricultural ,rese>*1        
,ext5sion1 & ,tea*+ ,policy ,act ( #aigg
 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #cajc74  7#b7 ,l&-grant  
colleges & univ]sities ,! t]m l&-grant  
colleges & univ]sities has ! mean+ giv5 
su* t]m 9 section #adjd ( ! ,national   
,agricultural ,rese>*1 ,ext5sion1 &     
,tea*+ ,policy ,act ( #aigg 7#g         
,u4,s4,c4 #cajc74  7#c7 ,/ate ,! t]m    
,/ate means ea* ( ! sev]al ,/ates1 !    

,di/rict ( ,columbia1 & ! t]ritories ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates4  7g7 ,au?orization (    
appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ su* sums z may be necess>y  
to c>ry out ?is section4