Chronic Wasting Disease Support for States Act of 2003

Summary

Chronic Wasting Disease Support for States Act of 2003 - Defines "chronic wasting disease" as a transmissible disease of the nervous system afflicting deer and elk. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish and maintain the official national database for surveillance and monitoring data regarding chronic wasting disease. Makes the database available to Federal and State agencies, Indian tribes, foreign governments, institutions of higher education, and international wildlife authorities. Directs the Secretary of the Interior (through the U.S. Geological Survey) and the Secretary of Agriculture (through the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service) to develop surveillance and monitoring programs to identify: (1) the rate of infection; (2) the cause and extent of the spread of the disease; and (3) areas promoting spread of the disease. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to allocate funds to State and tribal agencies for developing and implementing disease management strategies based upon: (1) the relative scope of incidence of the disease; (2) expenditures on disease management; (3) comprehensive and integrated programs for disease management between wildlife and agricultural agencies; and (4) rapid response to outbreaks. Directs the Secretary of the Interior (through the U.S. Geological Survey) to expand and accelerate research on the disease. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture: (1) to provide for the upgrading of Federal laboratories approved to process samples from the surveillance and monitoring programs; and (2) expand and accelerate research on the disease through the Agricultural Research Service and Cooperative State Research grant programs.

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Timeline

1. 9 May 2003

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 9 May 2003

   Introduced

   Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 9 May 2003

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 9 May 2003

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 16 May 2003

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.

   Source: Committee

6. 16 May 2003

   Committee

   Executive Comment Requested from Interior.

   Source: Committee

7. 22 May 2003

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development and Research.

   Source: Committee

8. 19 June 2003

   Committee

   Subcommittee Hearings Held.

   Source: Committee

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Sponsors

• Rep. McInnis, Scott [R-CO-3] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Green, Mark [R-WI-8] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Ryan, Paul [R-WI-1] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Petri, Thomas E. [R-WI-6] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Musgrave, Marilyn N. [R-CO-4] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Rehberg, Denny [R-MT-At Large] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Udall, Mark [D-CO] · D · Cosponsor
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