Emerging tick-borne livestock diseases research prioritization

Section 1672(d) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following: (21) Emerging tick-borne livestock diseases Research and extension grants may be made under this section for the purposes of improving the prevention, diagnosis, and management of emerging tick-borne diseases in livestock, including anaplasmosis, babesiosis, and bovine theileriosis caused by Theileria orientalis Ikeda transmitted by the invasive Asian longhorned tick (Haemaphysalis longicornis), through— (A) research to develop and evaluate vaccines, therapeutics, enhanced surveillance methods, and integrated tick management strategies; and (B) extension and education activities to support veterinarians, State departments of agriculture, and livestock producers in the recognition, testing, and prevention of those diseases..