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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. 
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 
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 Representa-
tives 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 RE-
VIEW AND REPORT. 
(a) PROGRAM REVIEW.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of this section, the Sec-
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retary of Agriculture shall offer to enter into a con-
tract with a covered institution under which the cov-
ered institution shall conduct a review of the Pro-
gram. 
(2) REVIEW ELEMENTS.—The review conducted 
pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include an evalua-
tion 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 fis-
cal 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 insti-
tution enter into a contract pursuant to subsection (a)(1), 
the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and 
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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 re-
spect to cattle producers. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVERED
INSTITUTION.—The term ‘‘cov-
ered 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
AGRI-
CULTURE.—The term ‘‘non-land-grant college of ag-
riculture’’ has the meaning given such term in sec-
tion 1404 of the National Agricultural Research, 
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3103). 
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(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 coordi-
nation with the Texas Animal Health Commission. 
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