HR6765-118

Introduced

To create a coordinated domestic wildlife disease surveillance framework for State, Tribal, and local governments to monitor and respond to wildlife disease outbreaks to prevent pandemics, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Dec 13, 2023

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To create a coordinated domestic wildlife disease surveillance framework for State, Tribal, and local governments to monitor and respond to wildlife disease outbreaks to prevent pandemics, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Education, Environment.

Who Benefits and How

federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H773D10FDA2B043B9A443679ECE438178: 1. Short title; table of contents This Act may be cited as the Wildlife Disease Surveillance for Pandemic Prevention Act.
  • Section H0A921DBEE7C046A582A6F1C05492BAB8: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term Advisory Committee means the Wildlife Disease Surveillance Advisory Committee established under section 9. The term...
  • Section H4FBF9314DA4B4854B86AA4E3A62A3F62: 3. Funding for State and Tribal wildlife disease surveillance The purposes described in this subsection are the following: Monitoring wildlife for wildlife...
  • Section H221714E347AB4469ADA6EC8DD5F31B9E: 4. Grant program The Director shall establish a grant program to provide grants to eligible entities for the purposes described in section 3(a). The Director...
  • Section HBE642FB46C7D43A3A27202976CF06693: 5. Wildlife Disease Surveillance Program The Director, acting through the Wildlife Health Office of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and in...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To create a coordinated domestic wildlife disease surveillance framework for State, Tribal, and local governments to monitor and respond to wildlife disease outbreaks to prevent pandemics, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Key Policy Areas

Government Operations, Education, Environment

Primary Purpose

This bill, To create a coordinated domestic wildlife disease surveillance framework for State, Tribal, and local governments to monitor and respond to wildlife disease outbreaks to prevent pandemics, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Policy Domains

Government Operations Education Environment

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • federal agencies and legislative administrators
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federal agencies and legislative administrators: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
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federal implementing agencies: ,

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Dec 13, 2023

Ms. Porter (for herself, Mr. Grijalva, and Mr. Huffman) introduced …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Government Operations Education Environment
Actor Mappings
"the_administrator"
→ The Administrator identified in the operative section
"secretary_of_commerce"
→ Secretary of Commerce
"secretary_of_agriculture"
→ Secretary of Agriculture
"secretary_of_homeland_security"
→ Secretary of Homeland Security

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

2 terms
"eligible entities" §H221714E347AB4469ADA6EC8DD5F31B9E

an entity with expertise in carrying out the purposes described in section 3(a) that is— an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and is exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code

"wildlife disease emergency" §H87A5A96138F64ED9A783C2B25AF61795

the occurrence of a wildlife disease that has been identified by an appropriate State agency that— is caused by— a newly discovered pathogen

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