,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cai  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,january #bi1       
#bjbe,mr4 ,cornyn 7for himself and ,mr4 
,lujn7 introduced the following bill2   
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1
 and ,forestry  ,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 ,act of #bjbe4    
#b4 ,cattle ,fever ,tick ,eradication   
,program review and report  7a7         
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,covered institution ,the term covered  
institution means-- 7,a7 a land-grant   
college or university2 and  7,b7 a      
non-land-grant college of agriculture4  
7#b7 ,land-grant college or university  
,the term land-grant college or         
university has the meaning given the    
term in section #adjd of the ,national  

,agricultural ,research1 ,extension1 and
 ,teaching ,policy ,act of #aigg 7#g    
,u4,s4,c4 #cajc74  7#c7 ,non-land-grant 
college of agriculture ,the term        
non-land-grant college of agriculture   
has the meaning given the 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 in coordination    
with the ,texas ,animal ,health         
,commission4  7#e7 ,secretary ,the term 
,secretary means the ,secretary of      
,agriculture4  7b7 ,program review  7#a7
 ,in general ,not later than #a year    
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,secretary shall offer to     
enter into a contract with a covered    
institution to conduct a review of the  
,program4  7#b7 ,review elements ,the   
review conducted under paragraph 7#a7   

shall include an evaluation of-- 7,a7   
the effectiveness of the ,program in    
preventing and reducing the spread of   
cattle fever ticks2  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   
7c7 ,report ,not later than #a year     
after the date on which the ,secretary  
and a covered institution enter into a  
contract under subsection 7b77#a71 the  
,secretary shall submit to the          
,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 
and ,forestry of the ,senate and the    
,committee on ,agriculture of the ,house
 of ,representatives a report that      
includes-- 7#a7 the results of the      
review conducted pursuant to that       

contract2 and  7#b7 recommendations for 
improvements to the ,program1 including 
recommendations for reducing burdens on 
cattle producers in complying with the  
,program4