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Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program Enhancement Act
To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to review the Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program, and for other purposes.
Summary
This act directs the Secretary of Agriculture to contract with a land-grant or non-land-grant college of agriculture to conduct a comprehensive review of the Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program within one year. The review must evaluate the program's effectiveness in preventing tick-borne illness, its benefits and compliance burdens for cattle producers, the treatment protocols used, and the federal and state funding allocated to the program and its research projects. The Secretary must submit a report to Congress within one year of the contract describing the review findings and recommendations for program improvements, including strategies to reduce compliance burdens for cattle producers.
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Sponsor (1)
2 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Monica De La Cruz’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- SELF EMPLOYED $88,998
- NULL $50,988
- RIO FRESH INC $14,200
- ELLIOTT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT $13,200
- BRODIE GENERATIONAL CAPITAL PARTNERS $13,200
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Actions (4)
- Feb 14, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry. · house
- Feb 14, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology. · house
- Jan 14, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. · house
- Jan 14, 2025 Introduced in House
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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 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 National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy 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 National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy 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. <all>
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