Comprehensive Wildlife Disease Testing Acceleration Act of 2002

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Bill Number

HR 5608

Introduced

Oct 10, 2002

Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.

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Topics

Animal diseases Animals Brain diseases Congress Congressional reporting requirements Deer Elk Executive reorganization Federal advisory bodies Government Operations and Politics Health Laboratories Law Licenses Medical innovations Medical research Medical tests Veterinary medicine Virus diseases

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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.

Actions

Oct 21, 2002

Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Oct 21, 2002

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Horticulture.
Oct 21, 2002

Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans.
Oct 10, 2002

Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Resources, 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.
Oct 10, 2002

Introduced in House

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