,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #ebec  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,augu/ #e1 #bjbf,mr4   
,s*mitt 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,ju/ice1 & ,mr4
 ,m>%all7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on 
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,a  
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,food1 ,agriculture1 
,cons]vation1 & ,trade ,act ( #aiij to  
prioritize em]g+ tick-borne live/ock    
diseases rese>*1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,tick-,borne ,live/ock ,disease ,rese>* 
,prioritization ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s       
,congress f9ds t-- 7#a7 ticks t         
p>asitize live/ock1 includ+ invasive    
species su* z ! ,asian longhorn$ tick   
7,haemaphysalis longicornis71 h be5     
detect$ 9 an increas+ numb] ( ,/ates &  
c\nties 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & are         
recogniz$ by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture 
& vet]9>y exp]ts z a gr[+ ?reat to      
live/ock heal? & productivity2  7#b7    
tick-borne diseases ( live/ock1 includ+ 
bov9e anaplasmosis1 babesiosis1 & bov9e 

!il]iosis caus$ by ! em]g+ ,!il]ia      
ori5talis ,ik$a g5otype1 c cause sev]e  
anemia1 r$uc$ weight ga91 reproductive  
losses1 & dea? 9 cattle1 lead+ to       
sub/antial economic losses = beef &     
dairy produc]s2  7#c7 = sev]al ( ^?     
diseases1 p>ticul>ly ^? associat$ ) !   
invasive ,asian longhorn$ tick1 !re are 
no approv$ effective vacc9es or         
treatm5ts 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & diagno/ic
 & surveillance capacity is /ill        
develop+1 lead+ to ! risk (             
und]detection & delay$ response to      
outbreaks2  7#d7 vet]9>ians1 ,/ate      
dep>tm5ts ( agriculture1 & live/ock     
produc]s play critical roles 9          
recogniz+1 te/+ =1 & respond+ to        
tickborne live/ock diseases & rely on   
curr5t1 rese>*bas$ guidance & ext5sion  
support to protect h]d heal? & support a
 safe1 /able food supply2 &  7#e7       
/r5g!n+ rese>* & ext5sion activities    
focus$ on tickborne live/ock diseases )9
 exi/+ highpriority au?orities ( !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture is expect$ to  

improve e>ly detection & control1 help  
r$uce economic losses f ^? diseases1 &  
support ! longt]m resili5ce ( ,unit$    
,/ates live/ock production4  #c4 ,em]g+ 
tick-borne live/ock diseases rese>*     
prioritization ,section #afgb7;d7 ( !   
,food1 ,agriculture1 ,cons]vation1 &    
,trade ,act ( #aiij 7#g ,u4,s4,c4       
#eibe7;d77 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !  
foll[+3  7#ba7 ,em]g+ tick-borne        
live/ock diseases ,rese>* & ext5sion    
grants may be made "u ?is section = !   
purposes ( improv+ ! prev5tion1         
diagnosis1 & managem5t ( em]g+          
tick-borne diseases 9 live/ock1 includ+ 
anaplasmosis1 babesiosis1 & bov9e       
!il]iosis caus$ by ,!il]ia ori5talis    
,ik$a transmitt$ by ! invasive ,asian   
longhorn$ tick 7,haemaphysalis          
longicornis71 ?r\gh-- 7,a7 rese>* to    
develop & evaluate vacc9es1 !rapeutics1 
enhanc$ surveillance me?ods1 & integrat$
 tick managem5t /rategies2 &  7,b7      
ext5sion & education activities to      
support vet]9>ians1 ,/ate dep>tm5ts (   

agriculture1 & live/ock produc]s 9 !    
recognition1 te/+1 & prev5tion ( ^?     
diseases4  4