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16 U.S.C. § 667i — Chronic wasting disease research and management program
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**(a) Research program**
(1) **In general** — Not later than 90 days after the date on which funds are made available to carry out this section, the Secretary of Agriculture shall establish a program under which the Secretary shall offer to enter into cooperative agreements or other legal instruments, as authorized under 11 So in original. Probably should be followed by “section”. 8312 of title 7, with eligible entities to conduct research on the transmission of, resistance to, and diagnosis of chronic wasting disease.
(2) **Criteria for selection** — In entering into cooperative agreements or other legal instruments pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities that shall conduct research relating to—
(A)
(i) methods and products to effectively detect infectious chronic wasting disease prions in live cervids, cervid excreta, the environment, and inorganic surfaces, and to decontaminate such infectious prions; or
(ii) testing methods that significantly improve sensitivity and accelerate timelines for test results on non-live cervids;
(B) the long-term suppression or eradication of chronic wasting disease; or 22 So in original.
(C) determination markers for genetic resistance to chronic wasting disease and strategies for using genetic resistance to combat the spread of the disease;
(D) sustainable cervid harvest management practices to reduce chronic wasting disease occurrence and to prevent or limit spatial spread of chronic wasting disease; or
(E) factors contributing to local emergence of chronic wasting disease, increased prevalence of chronic wasting disease, and distribution of chronic wasting disease, including mechanisms of disease transmission and effective barriers to transmission.
(3) **Size of aw
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**(a) Research program**
(1) **In general** — Not later than 90 days after the date on which funds are made available to carry out this section, the Secretary of Agriculture shall establish a program under which the Secretary shall offer to enter into cooperative agreements or other legal instruments, as authorized under 11 So in original. Probably should be followed by “section”. 8312 of title 7, with eligible entities to conduct research on the transmission of, resistance to, and diagnosis of chronic wasting disease.
(2) **Criteria for selection** — In entering into cooperative agreements or other legal instruments pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities that shall conduct research relating to—
(A)
(i) methods and products to effectively detect infectious chronic wasting disease prions in live cervids, cervid excreta, the environment, and inorganic surfaces, and to decontaminate such infectious prions; or
(ii) testing methods that significantly improve sensitivity and accelerate timelines for test results on non-live cervids;
(B) the long-term suppression or eradication of chronic wasting disease; or 22 So in original.
(C) determination markers for genetic resistance to chronic wasting disease and strategies for using genetic resistance to combat the spread of the disease;
(D) sustainable cervid harvest management practices to reduce chronic wasting disease occurrence and to prevent or limit spatial spread of chronic wasting disease; or
(E) factors contributing to local emergence of chronic wasting disease, increased prevalence of chronic wasting disease, and distribution of chronic wasting disease, including mechanisms of disease transmission and effective barriers to transmission.
(3) **Size of awards** — To the maximum extent practicable, individual cooperative agreements or other legal instruments entered into under paragraph (1) shall be not less than two percent and not more than 10 percent of the funds appropriated to carry out this section.
(4) **Administrative costs by eligible entities** — Of the amount of a cooperative agreement or other legal instrument entered into with an eligible entity under paragraph (1), the eligible entity may use not more than 10 percent of such amounts for administrative costs incurred by the eligible entity in carrying out the research described in such paragraph.
**(b) Support for State efforts to manage and control chronic wasting disease**
(1) **In general** — Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary shall offer to enter into cooperative agreements or other legal instruments, as authorized under [section 8312 of title 7](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section8312&num=0&edition=prelim), with State or Tribal wildlife agencies and departments of agriculture to provide direct financial assistance to support the efforts of such State or Tribal wildlife agencies and departments of agriculture to develop and implement management strategies to address chronic wasting disease within their respective jurisdiction.
(2) **Application** — A State or Tribal wildlife agency or department of agriculture seeking direct financial assistance under this subsection shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time and manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require.
(3) **Funding priorities** — In allocating funds made available to carry out this subsection for a fiscal year among State and Tribal wildlife agencies or departments of agriculture that submit an application for direct financial assistance under this subsection, the Secretary shall give priority to States and Indian tribes that have—
(A) within their respective jurisdictions, the highest incidence of chronic wasting disease;
(B) shown the greatest financial commitment to managing, monitoring, surveying, and researching chronic wasting disease;
(C) comprehensive policies and programs focused on chronic wasting disease management that have integrated the programs and policies of all involved agencies related to chronic wasting disease management;
(D) the greatest risk of an initial occurrence of chronic wasting disease originating from surrounding areas; or
(E) the greatest need for response to new outbreaks of chronic wasting disease occurring in—
(i) areas in which chronic wasting disease is already found; or
(ii) areas with first infections, with the intent of containing chronic wasting disease in any new area of infection.
(4) **Rapid response** — If a State or Indian tribe detects chronic wasting disease in a cervid population within its jurisdiction that was not previously infected, the Secretary may, notwithstanding paragraphs (2) and (3), immediately issue funds made available under subsection (e), in an amount to be determined by the Secretary, to support State and Tribal efforts to immediately control the spread of chronic wasting disease within that population.
(5) **Public education on chronic wasting disease** — The Secretary, in consultation with State and Tribal departments of agriculture and wildlife agencies, organizations representing the farmed cervid industry, and organizations representing deer hunters, shall develop and maintain materials based on the latest scientific knowledge to be used to educate the public on chronic wasting disease and techniques to help prevent the spread of the disease.
**(c) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Chronic wasting disease** — The term “chronic wasting disease” means the animal disease afflicting deer, elk, and moose populations that—
(A) is a transmissible disease of the nervous system resulting in distinctive lesions in the brain; and
(B) belongs to the group of diseases known as transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, which includes scrapie, bovine spongiform encephalopathy, and Cruetzfeldt-Jakob disease.
(2) **Eligible entity** — The term “eligible entity” means—
(A) a State or Tribal department of agriculture;
(B) a State or Tribal wildlife agency;
(C) a Tribal research facility;
(D) an institution of higher education (as defined in [section 1001 of title 20](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section1001&num=0&edition=prelim)); and
(E) a research center conducting or qualified to conduct scientific research on chronic wasting disease.
**(d) Review of herd certification program standards** Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall publish a notice in the Federal Register soliciting public feedback on potential updates and improvements to the chronic wasting disease herd certification program standards with special consideration given to—
(1) minimizing or eliminating the interaction of captive and wild deer;
(2) reviewing and updating indemnity practices, including the use of live testing, to ensure the timely and targeted removal of chronic wasting disease positive deer from the landscape; and
(3) increasing participation in the herd certification program.
**(e) Authorization of appropriations**
(1) **In general** — There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $70,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through fiscal year 2028, to remain available until expended.
(2) **Allocation among programs** — To the extent practicable, the Secretary shall allocate the funds made available under paragraph (1) evenly between the research program under subsection (a) and the management program under subsection (b).
(3) **Set-aside for wildlife agencies** — The Secretary shall ensure that, of the funds made available and allocated to carry out subsection (b), not less than 75 percent of such funds are made available to State or Tribal wildlife agencies.
**(f) Administrative costs** Of the funds made available under subsection (e) for a fiscal year to carry out this section, the Secretary may use not more than 10 percent of such funds for administrative costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying out this section.
**(g) Rule of construction** Nothing in this section shall be construed as interfering with, or otherwise affecting, the authority of the Federal Government or States to manage wildlife and livestock on land within their respective jurisdictions, including managing, surveying, and monitoring the incidence of chronic wasting disease.
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**(a) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Cervid** — The term “cervid” means any species within the family Cervidae.
(2) **Chronic wasting disease** — The term “chronic wasting disease” means the animal disease afflicting deer, elk, and moose populations that—
(A) is a transmissible disease of the nervous system resulting in distinctive lesions in the brain; and
(B) belongs to the group of diseases known as transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, which group includes scrapie, bovine spongiform encephalopathy, and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.
(3) **Secretaries** — The term “Secretaries” means the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, and the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United States Geological Survey and the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, acting jointly.
**(b) Establishment**
(1) **In general** — The Secretaries shall establish within the United States Fish and Wildlife Service a task force, to be known as the “Chronic Wasting Disease Task Force” (referred to in this subsection as the “Task Force”).
(2) **Duties** — The Task Force shall—
(A) collaborate with foreign governments to share research, coordinate efforts, and discuss best management practices to reduce, minimize, prevent, or eliminate chronic wasting disease in the United States;
(B) develop recommendations, including recommendations based on findings of the study conducted under subsection (c), and a set of best practices regarding—
(i) the interstate coordination of practices to prevent the new introduction of chronic wasting disease;
(ii) the prioritization and coordination of the future study of chronic wasting disease, based on evolving research
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**(a) Administration** To carry out this chapter, the Secretary may—
(1) acquire and maintain real or personal property;
(2) employ a person;
(3) make a grant; and
(4) notwithstanding chapter 63 of title 31, enter into a contract, cooperative agreement, memorandum of understanding, or other agreement.
**(b) Tort claims**
(1) **In general** — Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary may pay a tort claim, in the manner authorized by the first paragraph of [section 2672 of title 28](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title28-section2672&num=0&edition=prelim), if the claim arises outside the United States in connection with an activity authorized under this chapter.
(2) **Requirements** — A claim may not be allowed under this subsection unless the claim is presented in writing to the Secretary not later than 2 years after the date on which the claim arises.
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**(a) Institution of higher education** For purposes of this chapter, other than subchapter IV, the term “institution of higher education” means an educational institution in any State that—
(1) admits as regular students only persons having a certificate of graduation from a school providing secondary education, or the recognized equivalent of such a certificate, or persons who meet the requirements of [section 1091(d) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title20-section1091/d&num=0&edition=prelim);
(2) is legally authorized within such State to provide a program of education beyond secondary education;
(3) provides an educational program for which the institution awards a bachelor’s degree or provides not less than a 2-year program that is acceptable for full credit toward such a degree, or awards a degree that is acceptable for admission to a graduate or professional degree program, subject to review and approval by the Secretary;
(4) is a public or other nonprofit institution; and
(5) is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association, or if not so accredited, is an institution that has been granted preaccreditation status by such an agency or association that has been recognized by the Secretary for the granting of preaccreditation status, and the Secretary has determined that there is satisfactory assurance that the institution will meet the accreditation standards of such an agency or association within a reasonable time.
**(b) Additional institutions included** For purposes of this chapter, other than subchapter IV, the term “institution of higher education” also includes—
(1) any school that provides not less than a 1-year program of training to prepare students for gainful employment in a re
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**(a) Short title** This Act may be cited as the “Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act”.
**(b) Authorization** For the purpose of recognizing the vital contribution of our wildlife resources to the Nation, the increasing public interest and significance thereof due to expansion of our national economy and other factors, and to provide that wildlife conservation shall receive equal consideration and be coordinated with other features of water-resource development programs through the effectual and harmonious planning, development, maintenance, and coordination of wildlife conservation and rehabilitation for the purposes of this Act in the United States, its Territories and possessions, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized (1) to provide assistance to, and cooperate with, Federal, State, and public or private agencies and organizations in the development, protection, rearing, and stocking of all species of wildlife, resources thereof, and their habitat, in controlling losses of the same from disease or other causes, in minimizing damages from overabundant species, in providing public shooting and fishing areas, including easements across public lands for access thereto, and in carrying out other measures necessary to effectuate the purposes of this Act; (2) to make surveys and investigations of the wildlife of the public domain, including lands and waters or interests therein acquired or controlled by any agency of the United States; and (3) to accept donations of land and contributions of funds in furtherance of the purposes of this Act.
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TITLE 16—CONSERVATION
§ 667i
1 So in original. Probably should be followed by ‘‘section’’.
2 So in original.
Inspection Service, to carry out activities to
fund research under subsection (c).
(Pub. L. 116–188, title I, § 104, Oct. 30, 2020, 134
Stat. 911; Pub. L. 118–198, title I, § 103, Dec. 23,
2024, 138 Stat. 2680.)
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
2024—Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 118–198, § 103(1)(A), struck
out ‘‘after the completion of the study required by sub-
section (c)’’ before period at end.
Subsec. (b)(5)(A). Pub. L. 118–198, § 103(1)(B), sub-
stituted ‘‘90 days after December 23, 2024. The efforts of
the Task Force shall not be contingent on the comple-
tion of the study required by subsection (c)’’ for ‘‘180
days after the date on which the study is completed
under subsection (c)’’.
Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 118–198, § 103(2), substituted
‘‘2030’’ for ‘‘2025’’.
§ 667i. Chronic wasting disease research and
management program
(a) Research program
(1) In general
Not later than 90 days after the date on
which funds are made available to carry out
this section, the Secretary of Agriculture
shall establish a program under which the Sec-
retary shall offer to enter into cooperative
agreements or other legal instruments, as au-
thorized under 1 8312 of title 7, with eligible en-
tities to conduct research on the transmission
of, resistance to, and diagnosis of chronic
wasting disease.
(2) Criteria for selection
In entering into cooperative agreements or
other legal instruments pursuant to paragraph
(1), the Secretary shall give priority to eligible
entities that shall conduct research relating
to—
(A)(i) methods and products to effectively
detect infectious chronic wasting disease
prions in live cervids, cervid excreta, the en-
vi
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