,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ebec  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #e1    
#bjbf,mr4 ,schmitt 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,justice1 and ,mr4 ,marshall7 introduced
 the following bill2 which was read     
twice and referred to the ,committee on 
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,food1         
,agriculture1 ,conservation1 and ,trade 
,act of #aiij to prioritize emerging    
tick-borne livestock diseases research1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,tick-,borne ,livestock ,disease        
,research ,prioritization ,act4  #b4    
,findings ,congress finds that-- 7#a7   
ticks that parasitize livestock1        
including invasive species such as the  
,asian longhorned tick 7,haemaphysalis  
longicornis71 have been detected in an  
increasing number of ,states and        
counties in the ,united ,states and are 
recognized by the ,department of        
,agriculture and veterinary experts as a

 growing threat to livestock health and 
productivity2  7#b7 tick-borne diseases 
of livestock1 including bovine          
anaplasmosis1 babesiosis1 and bovine    
theileriosis caused by the emerging     
,theileria orientalis ,ikeda genotype1  
can cause severe anemia1 reduced weight 
gain1 reproductive losses1 and death in 
cattle1 leading to substantial economic 
losses for beef and dairy producers2    
7#c7 for several of those diseases1     
particularly those associated with the  
invasive ,asian longhorned tick1 there  
are no approved effective vaccines or   
treatments in the ,united ,states1 and  
diagnostic and surveillance capacity is 
still developing1 leading to the risk of
 underdetection and delayed response to 
outbreaks2  7#d7 veterinarians1 ,state  
departments of agriculture1 and         
livestock producers play critical roles 
in recognizing1 testing for1 and        
responding to tickborne livestock       
diseases and rely on current1           
researchbased guidance and extension    

support to protect herd health and      
support a safe1 stable food supply2 and 
7#e7 strengthening research and         
extension activities focused on         
tickborne livestock diseases within     
existing highpriority authorities of the
 ,department of ,agriculture is expected
 to improve early detection and control1
 help reduce economic losses from those 
diseases1 and support the longterm      
resilience of ,united ,states livestock 
production4  #c4 ,emerging tick-borne   
livestock diseases research             
prioritization ,section #afgb7;d7 of the
 ,food1 ,agriculture1 ,conservation1 and
 ,trade ,act of #aiij 7#g ,u4,s4,c4     
#eibe7;d77 is amended by adding at the  
end the following3  7#ba7 ,emerging     
tick-borne livestock diseases ,research 
and extension grants may be made under  
this section for the purposes of        
improving the prevention1 diagnosis1 and
 management of emerging tick-borne      
diseases in livestock1 including        
anaplasmosis1 babesiosis1 and bovine    

theileriosis caused by ,theileria       
orientalis ,ikeda transmitted by the    
invasive ,asian longhorned tick         
7,haemaphysalis longicornis71 through-- 
7,a7 research to develop and evaluate   
vaccines1 therapeutics1 enhanced        
surveillance methods1 and integrated    
tick management strategies2 and  7,b7   
extension and education activities to   
support veterinarians1 ,state           
departments of agriculture1 and         
livestock producers in the recognition1 
testing1 and prevention of those        
diseases4  4