,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cai  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #bi1 #bjbe,mr4 
,cornyn 7= himself & ,mr4 ,lujn7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,a  
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y (        
,agriculture to review ! ,cattle ,fev]  
,tick ,eradication ,program1 & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,cattle ,fev] ,tick        
,eradication ,program ,enhancem5t ,act (
 #bjbe4  #b4 ,cattle ,fev] ,tick        
,eradication ,program review & report   
7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7    
,cov]$ in/itution ,! t]m cov]$          
in/itution means-- 7,a7 a l&-grant      
college or univ]sity2 &  7,b7 a         
non-l&-grant college ( agriculture4     
7#b7 ,l&-grant college or univ]sity ,!  
t]m l&-grant college or univ]sity has ! 
mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #adjd ( !    
,national ,agricultural ,rese>*1        
,ext5sion1 & ,tea*+ ,policy ,act ( #aigg

 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #cajc74  7#c7            
,non-l&-grant college ( agriculture ,!  
t]m non-l&-grant college ( agriculture  
has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #adjd (
 ! ,national ,agricultural ,rese>*1     
,ext5sion1 & ,tea*+ ,policy ,act ( #aigg
 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #cajc74  7#d7 ,program ,!
 t]m ,program means ! ,cattle ,fev]     
,tick ,eradication ,program c>ri$ out by
 ! ,animal & ,plant ,heal? ,inspection  
,s]vice 9 coord9ation ) ! ,texas ,animal
 ,heal? ,commission4  7#e7 ,secret>y ,! 
t]m ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y (       
,agriculture4  7b7 ,program review  7#a7
 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date
 ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all
 (f] to ent] into a contract ) a cov]$  
in/itution to conduct a review ( !      
,program4  7#b7 ,review elem5ts ,!      
review conduct$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all   
include an evaluation (-- 7,a7 !        
effectiv5ess ( ! ,program 9 prev5t+ &   
r$uc+ ! spread ( cattle fev] ticks2     
7,b7 ) respect to cattle produc]s-- 7i7 
! b5efits ( ! ,program2 &  7ii7 ! burd5 

( compliance ) ! ,program2  7,c7 !      
treatm5t protocols develop$ & implem5t$ 
"u ! ,program2 &  7,d7 ! ,f$]al & ,/ate 
funds allocat$ to support ! ,program = !
 mo/ rec5t fiscal ye>1 includ+ ! funds  
allocat$ to ea* rese>* project associat$
 ) ! ,program4  7c7 ,report ,n lat] ?an 
#a ye> aft] ! date on :i* ! ,secret>y & 
a cov]$ in/itution ent] into a contract 
"u subsection 7b77#a71 ! ,secret>y %all 
submit to ! ,committee on ,agriculture1 
,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry ( ! ,s5ate & !     
,committee on ,agriculture ( ! ,h\se (  
,repres5tatives a report t includes--   
7#a7 ! results ( ! review conduct$      
pursuant to t contract2 &  7#b7         
recomm5dations = improvem5ts to !       
,program1 includ+ recomm5dations = r$uc+
 burd5s on cattle produc]s 9 comply+ ) !
 ,program4