Bill > S382

This bill, the Chronic Wasting Disease Transmission in Cervidae Study Act, requires the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and the U.S. Geological Survey to contract with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a special resource study on the predominant pathways and mechanisms of the transmission of chronic wasting disease in wild, captive, and farmed populations of deer, elk, reindeer, and moose in the United States. The study will identify the specific transmission pathways and mechanisms, the infection rates and relative frequency of each, as well as the environmental and anthropogenic factors contributing to the disease's spread and geographic distribution. It will also review and compare existing science-based management practices and guidance developed by federal and state agencies. The Secretaries are required to share relevant data and access to databases with the entity conducting the study, and to submit a report on the study's findings and recommendations to Congress.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/382/all-info