#aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,s4 #fbj
  ,,an ,,act  ,to provide public heal?  
vet]9>y s]vices to ,indian ,tribes &    
,tribal organizations = rabies          
prev5tion1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,vet]9>y
 ,s]vices to ,improve ,public ,heal? 9  
,rural ,communities ,act4  #b4 ,s5se (  
,congress ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t !  
,indian ,heal? ,s]vice ( ! ,dep>tm5t (  
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices is uniquely    
suit$ to emp[] ,indian ,tribes & ,tribal
 organizations to address zoonotic      
disease ?reats 9 ! communities !y s]ve  
by provid+ public heal? vet]9>y s]vices 
?r\gh a ,"o ,heal? approa* t recognizes 
! int]connection betwe5 p1 animals1     
plants1 & _! %>$ environm5t4  #c4       
,public heal? vet]9>y s]vices ,title    
,,ii ( ! ,indian ,heal? ,c>e ,improvem5t
 ,act is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section   
#bbc 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #afbav7 ! foll[+3   
#bbd4 ,public heal? vet]9>y s]vices  7a7
 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7       
,public heal? vet]9>y s]vices ,! t]m    

public heal? vet]9>y s]vices includes   
any ( ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,spay+ & neut]+    
s]vices = dome/ic animals4  7,b7        
,diagnoses4  7,c7 ,surveillance4  7,d7  
,epidemiology4  7,e7 ,control4  7,f7    
,prev5tion4  7,g7 ,elim9ation4  7,h7    
,vacc9ation4  7,i7 ,any o!r relat$      
s]vice or activity t r$uces ! risk (    
zoonotic disease transmission or        
antimicrobial resi/ance 9 humans1 food1 
or animals4  7#b7 ,zoonotic disease ,!  
t]m zoonotic disease means a disease or 
infection t may be transmitt$ naturally 
f v]tebrate animals to humans1 or f     
humans to v]tebrate animals4  7b7       
,au?orization = vet]9>y s]vices ,!      
,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh ! ,s]vice1 may    
exp5d funds1 directly or pursuant to !  
,indian ,self-,det]m9ation & ,education 
,assi/ance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #ecja et 
seq471 = public heal? vet]9>y s]vices to
 prev5t & control zoonotic disease      
infection & transmission 9 ,s]vice areas
 :]e ! risk = disease occurr5ce 9 humans
 & wildlife is endemic4  7c7 ,public    

heal? (fic]s2 coord9ation ,9 provid+    
public heal? vet]9>y s]vices "u         
subsection 7b71 ! ,secret>y may-- 7#a7  
assign or deploy vet]9>y public heal?   
(fic]s f ! ,commission$ ,corps ( !      
,public ,heal? ,s]vice to ,s]vice areas2
 &  7#b7 coord9ate & implem5t activities
 )-- 7,a7 ! ,director ( ! ,c5t]s =      
,disease ,control & ,prev5tion2 &  7,b7 
! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture4  7d7 ,report
 ,! ,secret>y %all submit to !          
,committee on ,indian ,affairs ( !      
,s5ate1 ! ,committee on ,heal?1         
,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions ( !      
,s5ate1 ! ,committee on ,natural        
,res\rces ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 &
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce ( !  
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a bi5nial report
 on ! use ( funds1 ! assignm5t &        
deploym5t ( vet]9>y public heal? (fic]s 
f ! ,commission$ ,corps ( ! ,public     
,heal? ,s]vice1 data relat$ to !        
monitor+ & disease surveillance (       
zoonotic diseases1 & relat$ s]vices     
provid$ "u ?is section4  4  #d4 ,,aphis 

wildlife s]vices /udy on oral rabies    
vacc9es 9 ,arctic regions ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( 
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (      
,agriculture %all conduct a feasibility 
/udy-- 7#a7 on ! deliv]y ( oral rabies  
vacc9es to wildlife res]voir species t  
are directly or indirectly connect$ to !
 transmission ( rabies to ,tribal memb]s
 liv+ 9 ,arctic regions ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates2 &  7#b7 t-- 7,a7 evaluates !    
efficacy ( ! vacc9es describ$ 9 p>agraph
 7#a72 &  7,b7 makes recomm5dations to  
improve ! deliv]y ( ^? vacc9es4  #e4 ,"o
 ,heal? framework ,section #bbce7;b7 ( !
 ,prep>e = & ,respond to ,exi/+         
,viruses1 ,em]g+ ,new ,?reats1 &        
,p&emics ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4            
#cjj;hh-#cg7;b77 is am5d$ by /rik+ & !  
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior & ins]t+ 1 !     
,secret>y ( ! ,int]ior1 & ! ,director ( 
! ,indian ,heal? ,s]vice4  ,pass$ !     
,s5ate ,decemb] #aa1 #bjbe4,secret>y