United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5608 (107th)
Comprehensive Wildlife Disease Testing Acceleration Act of 2002
Introduced
10 October 2002
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
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Summary
Comprehensive Wildlife Disease Testing Acceleration Act of 2002 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to chronic wasting disease (a disease affecting deer and elk), to: (1) issue guidelines for animal tissue collecting and laboratory testing; (2) establish a laboratory certification and inspection program; and (3) accelerate testing research. Establishes the Interagency Task Force on Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease to coordinate epizootic hemorrhagic disease (a disease affecting deer and other wild ruminants) prevention activities.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 10 October 2002
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Introduced in House · EN · 10 October 2002
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 10 October 2002
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-bill/5608
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/107/hr/5608