S 1595 IS

107th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 1595

To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a program to control bovine Johne's disease.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

October 31, 2001

Mr. FEINGOLD (for himself and Mr. KOHL) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry


A BILL

To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a program to control bovine Johne's disease.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. TITLE.

    This Act shall be known as the `Johne's Disease Elimination Act'.

SEC. 2. BOVINE JOHNE'S DISEASE CONTROL PROGRAM.

    Title IV of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7621 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

`SEC. 409. BOVINE JOHNE'S DISEASE CONTROL PROGRAM.

    `(a) ESTABLISHMENT- The Secretary, in coordination with State veterinarians and other appropriate State animal health professionals, may establish a program to conduct research, testing, and evaluation of programs for the control and management of Johne's disease in livestock.
    `(b) FUNDING- Within the sums already authorized under this Act, the Secretary shall use such sums as are necessary to carry out this section for each of fiscal years 2003 through 2011.'.
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