119-hr388

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 388 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 388

To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to review the Cattle Fever Tick 
 Eradication Program, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 January 14, 2025

 Ms. De La Cruz (for herself, Ms. Crockett, and Mr. Ellzey) introduced 
 the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

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 A BILL

To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to review the Cattle Fever Tick 
 Eradication Program, and for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Cattle Fever Tick Eradication 
Program Enhancement Act''.

SEC. 2. CATTLE FEVER TICK ERADICATION PROGRAM REVIEW AND REPORT.

    (a) Program Review.--

    (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
 the enactment of this section, the Secretary of Agriculture 
 shall offer to enter into a contract with a covered institution 
 under which the covered institution shall conduct a review of 
 the Program.

    (2) Review elements.--The review conducted pursuant to 
 paragraph

    (1) shall include an evaluation of--
        (A) the effectiveness of the Program with respect 
 to preventing and reducing the spread of tick-borne 
 illnesses in cattle;
        (B) with respect to cattle producers--
            (i) the benefits of the Program; and
            (ii) the burden of compliance with the 
 Program;
            (C) the treatment protocols developed and 
 implemented under the Program; and
            (D) the Federal and State funds allocated to 
 support the Program for the most recent fiscal year, 
 including the funds allocated to each research project 
 associated with the Program.

    (b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date on which the 
Secretary of Agriculture and a covered institution enter into a 
contract pursuant to subsection

    (a)

    (1) , the Secretary of Agriculture 
shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
Forestry of the Senate a report that includes--

    (1) the results of the review conducted pursuant to 
 subsection

    (a) ; and

    (2) recommendations for improvements to the Program, 
 including recommendations for reducing the burden of compliance 
 with the Program with respect to cattle producers.
            (c) === Definitions. ===
-In this section:

    (1) Covered institution.--The term ``covered institution'' 
 means--
        (A) a land-grant college or university; or
        (B) a non-land-grant college of agriculture.

    (2) Land-grant college or university.--The term ``land-
 grant college or university'' means an institution from among 
 the land-grant colleges and universities (as defined in 

section 1404 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
 Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103)).

    (3) Non-land-grant college of agriculture.--The term ``non-
 land-grant college of agriculture'' has the meaning given such 
 term in 

section 1404 of the National Agricultural Research, 
 Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103).

    (4) Program.--The term ``Program'' means the Cattle Fever 
 Tick Eradication Program carried out by the Animal and Plant 
 Health Inspection Service of the Department of Agriculture in 
 coordination with the Texas Animal Health Commission.
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