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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2420 Introduced in House (IH)]

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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.

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                    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

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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 Food and Agriculture 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 Food and Agriculture 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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