Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee, Agriculture Committee
Introduced
In Committee
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Enacted
Detection, Enhanced Education, and Response Act of 2019 or the DEER Act This bill addresses chronic wasting disease, which is a transmissible disease that afflicts deer, elk, and moose populations. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to support state efforts to develop and implement chronic wasting disease surveillance, testing, management, and response activities. In addition, USDA must (1) establish a multiagency task force to respond to the disease, and (2) award a grant to a land-grant college or university to establish a policy research center for wildlife diseases.
Agricultural researchAnimal and plant healthCongressional oversightDepartment of AgricultureEducation programs fundingExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment studies and investigationsHigher educationInfectious and parasitic diseasesMammalsMedical researchNeurological disordersResearch administration and fundingState and local government operationsVeterinary medicine and animal diseasesWildlife conservation and habitat protection
DEER Act
USA116th CongressHR-1919| House
| Updated: 8/9/2019
Detection, Enhanced Education, and Response Act of 2019 or the DEER Act This bill addresses chronic wasting disease, which is a transmissible disease that afflicts deer, elk, and moose populations. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to support state efforts to develop and implement chronic wasting disease surveillance, testing, management, and response activities. In addition, USDA must (1) establish a multiagency task force to respond to the disease, and (2) award a grant to a land-grant college or university to establish a policy research center for wildlife diseases.
Agricultural researchAnimal and plant healthCongressional oversightDepartment of AgricultureEducation programs fundingExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment studies and investigationsHigher educationInfectious and parasitic diseasesMammalsMedical researchNeurological disordersResearch administration and fundingState and local government operationsVeterinary medicine and animal diseasesWildlife conservation and habitat protection