,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #edii  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #bd1
 #bjbf,mr4 ,warner introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,health1 
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend the #bast ,century    
,cures ,act to reauthorize the          
,tick-,borne ,disease ,working ,group1  
to reauthorize the ,kay ,hagan ,tick    
,act1 and for other purposes4  #a4      
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,strengthening ,tick-borne disease  
,opposition and ,prevention ,through    
,investment in ,collaboration1          
,knowledge1 and ,surveillance ,act or   
the ,,stop ,,ticks ,act4  #b4           
,tick-,borne ,disease ,working ,group   
,section #bjfb7;c7 of the #bast ,century
 ,cures ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bhds7c77 is
 amended-- 7#a7 by striking date of     
enactment of this ,act each place it    
appears and inserting date of enactment 
of the ,,stop ,,ticks ,act2  7#b7 in    

paragraph 7#a71 by striking all efforts 
within the ,department of ,health and   
,human ,services and inserting all      
efforts across the ,federal ,government2
 and  7#c7 in paragraph 7#c7-- 7,a7 in  
subparagraph 7,a7-- 7i7 in the matter   
preceding clause 7i71 by striking ,seven
 and inserting ,thirteen2 and  7ii7 by  
striking clause 7v7 and inserting the   
following3  7v7 ,the ,agricultural      
,research ,service4  7vi7 ,the ,forest  
,service4  7vii7 ,the ,national ,park   
,service4  7viii7 ,the ,national        
,institute of ,food and ,agriculture4   
7ix7 ,the ,environmental ,protection    
,agency4  7x7 ,the ,united ,states ,fish
 and ,wildlife ,service4  7xi7 ,the     
,animal and ,plant ,health ,inspection  
,service4  7xii7 ,the ,bureau of ,land  
,management4  7xiii7 ,the ,defense      
,health ,agency4  2 and  7,b7 in        
subparagraph 7,b71 in the matter        
preceding clause 7i71 by striking ,seven
 and inserting ,ten4  #c4 ,national     
strategy and regional centers of        

excellence in vector-borne diseases     
,section #cag,u7f7 of the ,public       
,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#bdg;b-#bc7;f77 is amended by striking  
#aj1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years    
#bjba through #bjbe and inserting       
#ab1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years    
#bjbf through #bjcj4  #d4 ,enhanced     
support to assist health departments in 
addressing vector-borne diseases        
,section #bhbb7;c7 of the ,public       
,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#cjj;hh-#cb7;c77 is amended by striking 
#bj1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years    
#bjba through #bjbe and inserting       
#ba1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years    
#bjbf through #bjcj4