3.0.0 1246 2023-01-11T19:40:34Z 2023-01-11T19:40:34Z Senate S S 2007-04-26 110 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-04-26T21:34:02Z Wildlife Global Animal Information Network for Surveillance Act 110 1405 HR 2007-03-30 Referred to the Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture. Related bill CRS 2007-04-26 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2007-04-26 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5221) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-04-26 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000304 Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] JOSEPH LIEBERMAN ID CT I. N B000953 Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS] SAM BROWNBACK R KS 2007-04-26 True A000069 Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL AKAKA D HI KOHIKINA 2007-04-26 True B000468 Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] JESSE BINGAMAN D NM FRANCIS 2007-06-27 False C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R 2007-09-04 False B001135 Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] Richard Burr R NC Mauze 2007-09-05 False S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2008-07-16 False International Affairs Animal diseases Animals Birds Communicable diseases Communication in medicine Data banks Epidemiology Foreign Trade and International Finance Geographic information systems Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Health Health information systems Health surveys Influenza Information networks International cooperation Medical tests Nongovernmental organizations Preventive medicine Science, Technology, Communications Veterinary medicine Wild animal trade World health International Affairs 00 2007-04-26 Introduced in Senate 2007-10-10T17:05:23Z Wildlife Global Animal Information Network for Surveillance Act or Wildlife GAINS Act - Authorizes the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), acting through one or more eligible organizations, to establish and maintain a program to implement a Wildlife Global Animal Information Network for Surveillance. Requires the Administrator to manage an international surveillance program under which federal and non-federal partners: (1) monitor and test for the presence or arrival of avian pathogens and other significant pathogens in free-ranging wildlife; (2) use trained professionals to collect samples and data; (3) conduct disease surveillance, field investigations, training and capacity-building activities, and research; (4) send samples for pathogen identification and testing to certified laboratories; and (5) transmit information related to global distribution and characteristics of significant pathogens to the Administrator.

Requires the Administrator to: (1) use surveillance reports and other sources to identify and investigate local outbreaks of infectious diseases involving wildlife; (2) develop a long-term baseline of regional data related to pathogens in migratory birds and other wildlife for analysis between and across sites to create a system to identify when and where outbreaks might occur and paths of dispersal; (3) provide technical assistance for disease prevention and control programs; (4) provide analytical disease findings to USAID and other federal partners; and ( 5) manage, map, and make available on an Internet database all results and information gathered under this Act.

Directs the Administrator to request accredited colleges of veterinary medicine and other partners to train members of the Network to: (1) monitor important wildlife areas around the world; and (2) test for the presence or arrival of avian influenza and other significant pathogens of zoonotic concern or of concern to domestic or wild animals.

]]> Wildlife GAINS Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish and maintain a wildlife global animal information network for surveillance internationally to combat the growing threat of emerging diseases that involve wild animals, such as bird flu, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title Wildlife GAINS Act Short Titles as Introduced Wildlife GAINS Act Short Titles as Introduced Wildlife Global Animal Information Network for Surveillance Act Introduced in Senate 2007-04-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s1246is/xml/BILLS-110s1246is.xml 2007-04-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.