ment of samples and data derived from the surveillance 
and monitoring program. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the 
Interior $1,000,000 to support the surveillance and moni-
toring program. Funds appropriated pursuant to this au-
thorization of appropriations shall remain available until 
expended. 
SEC. 103. SUPPORT FOR STATE EFFORTS TO MANAGE AND 
CONTROL CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE. 
(a) AVAILABILITY OF ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary 
of the Interior, acting through the United States Geologi-
cal Survey, shall allocate funds appropriated to carry out 
this section directly to the State or tribal agency respon-
sible for wildlife management for a State or Indian tribe 
that petitions the Secretary for a portion of such funds 
to develop and implement management strategies to ad-
dress chronic wasting disease on lands administered by the 
State or Indian tribe. 
(b) FUNDING
PRIORITIES.—In determining the 
amounts to be allocated to States and Indian tribes under 
subsection (a), the Secretary of the Interior shall give pri-
ority to States and Indian tribes based on the following 
criteria: 
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(1) Relative scope of incidence of chronic wast-
ing disease on lands administered by the State or 
Indian tribe, with priority given to those States and 
Indian tribes with the highest incidence of the dis-
ease. 
(2) State or tribal expenditures on chronic 
wasting disease management, monitoring, surveil-
lance, and research, with priority given to those 
States and Indian tribes that have shown the great-
est financial commitment to managing, monitoring, 
surveying, and researching chronic wasting disease. 
(3) Comprehensive and integrated State or trib-
al policies and programs focused on chronic wasting 
disease management between involved State or tribal 
wildlife and agricultural agencies, with priority given 
to those States and Indian tribes that have inte-
grated the programs and policies of all involved 
agencies related to chronic wasting disease manage-
ment. 
(4) Rapid response to new outbreaks of chronic 
wasting disease, whether occurring in areas in which 
chronic wasting disease is already found or areas 
with first infections, with the intent of containing 
the disease in any new area of infection. 
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(c) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the 
Interior $2,000,000 to support State and tribal efforts to 
manage and control chronic wasting disease. Funds appro-
priated pursuant to this authorization of appropriations 
shall remain available until expended. 
SEC. 104. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR SUPPORT FOR 
RESEARCH REGARDING CHRONIC WASTING 
DISEASE. 
(a) EXPANSION.—The Secretary of Interior, acting 
through the United States Geological Survey, shall make 
grants to eligible grant recipients to support efforts to ex-
pand and accelerate research on chronic wasting disease, 
including research regarding detection of chronic wasting 
disease, genetic resistance, tissue studies, and environ-
mental studies. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the 
Interior $3,000,000 to make grants under subsection (a). 
Funds appropriated pursuant to this authorization of ap-
propriations shall remain available until expended. 
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TITLE II—DEPARTMENT OF 
AGRICULTURE ACTIVITIES 
SEC. 201. SURVEILLANCE AND MONITORING PROGRAM RE-
GARDING PRESENCE OF CHRONIC WASTING 
DISEASE IN CAPTIVE HERDS OF DEER AND 
ELK. 
(a) PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT.—The Secretary of Ag-
riculture, acting through the Animal and Plant Health In-
spection Service, shall develop a surveillance and moni-
toring program to identify— 
(1) the rate of chronic wasting disease infection 
in captive herds of deer and elk; 
(2) the cause and extent of the spread of the 
disease; and 
(3) potential reservoirs of infection and vectors 
promoting the spread of the disease. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary of Agri-
culture shall provide financial and technical assistance to 
States and Indian tribes to implement the surveillance and 
monitoring program for captive herds. 
(c) COOPERATION.—In developing the surveillance 
and monitoring program for captive herds, the Secretary 
of Agriculture shall cooperate with State and tribal agen-
cies responsible for managing and controlling chronic 
wasting disease. 
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(d) COORDINATION.—The Secretary of Agriculture, 
in cooperation with the Secretary of the Interior, shall es-
tablish uniform standards for the collection and assess-
ment of samples and data derived from the surveillance 
and monitoring program. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Agri-
culture $1,000,000 to establish and support the surveil-
lance and monitoring program. Funds appropriated pursu-
ant to this authorization of appropriations shall remain 
available until expended. 
SEC. 202. EXPANSION OF DIAGNOSTIC TESTING CAPACITY. 
(a) PURPOSE.—Diagnostic testing of samples col-
lected under the surveillance and monitoring programs re-
garding chronic wasting disease conducted by the Federal 
Government and States and Indian tribes, including the 
programs required by sections 102 and 201, will continue 
to be conducted by National Veterinary Services Labora-
tories of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 
and laboratories approved by the National Veterinary 
Services Laboratories, but current laboratory capacity is 
inadequate to process the anticipated sample load. 
(b) UPGRADING OF FEDERAL FACILITIES.—The Sec-
retary of Agriculture shall provide for the upgrading of 
Federal laboratories to facilitate the timely processing of 
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samples from the surveillance and monitoring programs 
required by sections 102 and 201 and related epidemiolog-
ical investigation in response to the results of such proc-
essing. 
(c) UPGRADING
OF CERTIFIED LABORATORIES.— 
Using the grant authority provided under section 2(d) of 
the Competitive, Special and Facilities Research Grant 
Act (7 U.S.C. 450i(d)), the Secretary of Agriculture shall 
make grants to provide for the upgrading of laboratories 
to be certified by the Secretary to facilitate the timely 
processing of samples from the surveillance and moni-
toring programs required by sections 102 and 201 and re-
lated epidemiological investigation in response to the re-
sults of such processing. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Agri-
culture $1,000,000 to carry out this section. Funds appro-
priated pursuant to this authorization of appropriations 
shall remain available until expended. 
SEC. 203. EXPANSION OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERV-
ICE RESEARCH. 
(a) EXPANSION.—The Secretary of Agriculture, act-
ing through the Agricultural Research Service, shall ex-
pand and accelerate research on chronic wasting disease, 
including research regarding detection of chronic wasting 
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TITLE III—GENERAL 
PROVISIONS 
SEC. 301. RULEMAKING. 
(a) JOINT RULEMAKING.—To ensure that the sur-
veillance and monitoring programs and research programs 
required by this Act are compatible and that information 
collection is carried out in a manner suitable for inclusion 
in the national database required by section 101, the Sec-
retary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture 
shall jointly promulgate rules to implement this Act. 
(b) PROCEDURE.—Due to the serious consequences 
of an unchecked chronic wasting disease epidemic, prompt 
implementation of this Act is required. The promulgation 
of the rules under subsection (a) shall be made without 
regard to— 
(1) chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code 
(commonly known as the ‘‘Paperwork Reduction 
Act’’); 
(2) the Statement of Policy of the Secretary of 
Agriculture effective July 24, 1971 (36 Fed. Reg. 
13804), relating to notices of proposed rulemaking 
and public participation in rulemaking; and 
(3) the notice and comment provisions of sec-
tion 553 of title 5, United States Code. 
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(c) CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW
OF AGENCY RULE-
MAKING.—In carrying out this section, the Secretary of 
the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture shall use the 
authority provided under section 808 of title 5, United 
States Code. 
(d) RELATION TO OTHER RULEMAKING.—The re-
quirement for joint rulemaking shall not be construed to 
require any delay in the promulgation by the Secretary 
of Agriculture of rules regarding the interstate transpor-
tation of captive deer or elk or any other rule by the Sec-
retary of Agriculture or the Secretary of the Interior re-
garding chronic wasting disease proposed before the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
Æ 
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