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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2420 

To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to review the Cattle Fever Tick 

Eradication Program, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 30, 2023 

Ms. DE LA CRUZ (for herself, Mr. MOORE of Alabama, Mr. JACKSON of 

Texas, Mr. ELLZEY, and Mr. GUEST) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to review the Cattle 

Fever Tick Eradication Program, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Cattle Fever Tick 

5 Eradication Program Enhancement Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. CATTLE FEVER TICK ERADICATION PROGRAM RE7 VIEW AND REPORT. 

8 (a) PROGRAM REVIEW.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 

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1 retary of Agriculture shall offer to enter into a con2 tract with a covered institution under which the cov3 ered institution shall conduct a review of the Pro4 gram. 

5 (2) REVIEW ELEMENTS.—The review conducted 

6 pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include an evalua7 tion of— 

8 (A) the effectiveness of the Program with 

9 respect to preventing and reducing the spread 

10 of tick-borne illnesses in cattle; 

11 (B) with respect to cattle producers— 

12 (i) the benefits of the Program; and 

13 (ii) the burden of compliance with the 

14 Program; 

15 (C) the treatment protocols developed and 

16 implemented under the Program; and 

17 (D) the Federal and State funds allocated 

18 to support the Program for the most recent fis19 cal year, including the funds allocated to each 

20 research project associated with the Program. 

21 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 

22 on which the Secretary of Agriculture and a covered insti23 tution enter into a contract pursuant to subsection (a)(1), 

24 the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to the Com25 mittee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and 


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1 the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of 

2 the Senate a report that includes— 

3 (1) the results of the review conducted pursuant 

4 to subsection (a); and 

5 (2) recommendations for improvements to the 

6 Program, including recommendations for reducing 

7 the burden of compliance with the Program with re8 spect to cattle producers. 

9 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

10 (1) COVERED INSTITUTION.—The term ‘‘cov11 ered institution’’ means— 

12 (A) a land-grant college or university; or 

13 (B) a non-land-grant college of agriculture. 

14 (2) LAND-GRANT COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY.— 

15 The term ‘‘land-grant college or university’’ means 

16 an institution from among the land-grant colleges 

17 and universities (as defined in section 1404 of the 

18 Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103)). 

19 (3) NON-LAND-GRANT COLLEGE OF AGRI20 CULTURE.—The term ‘‘non-land-grant college of ag21 riculture’’ has the meaning given such term in sec22 tion 1404 of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 

23 (7 U.S.C. 3103). 

24 (4) PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘Program’’ means 

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1 out by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

2 Service of the Department of Agriculture in coordi3 nation with the Texas Animal Health Commission. 

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