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DEER Act

Introduced: February 28, 2019 Introduced by: Hyde-Smith, Cindy Republican · Mississippi See on congress.gov

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Feb 28, 2019

Introduced in Senate

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Detection, Enhanced Education, and Response Act of 2019 or the DEER Act

This bill addresses chronic wasting disease, which is a transmissible disease that afflicts deer, elk, and moose populations.

Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to support state efforts to develop and implement chronic wasting disease surveillance, testing, management, and response activities.

In addition, USDA must (1) establish a multiagency task force to respond to the disease, and (2) award a grant to a land-grant college or university to establish a policy research center for wildlife diseases.

What's happening now February 28, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

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