To support Federal, State, and Tribal coordination and management efforts relating to wildlife disease and zoonotic disease surveillance and ongoing and potential wildlife disease and zoonotic disease outbreaks, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · August 1, 2024
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
The Wildlife-Agriculture Disease Prevention Act of 2024 establishes a new coordinator position within the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to improve communication and coordination between federal agencies, states, and tribes in responding to diseases that spread between wildlife and livestock or to humans. The bill recognizes that zoonotic diseases and wildlife diseases pose serious threats to public health and agriculture, citing examples like the 2022 avian flu outbreak that cost the economy three billion dollars. The Agriculture-Wildlife Disease Coordinator will work to share information about disease outbreaks, help states and tribal nations access funding and resources, develop best practices, and report to Congress on coordination improvements needed. The coordinator must have expertise in wildlife health, veterinary science, epidemiology, or a related field and will serve as a liaison among the departments of Agriculture and Interior, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and other relevant agencies. The bill authorizes whatever funding is necessary to implement these coordination efforts starting in fiscal year 2025.
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