[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 534 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 534

   To establish a Federal interagency task force for the purpose of 
   coordinating actions to prevent the outbreak of bovine spongiform 
  encephalopathy (commonly known as ``mad cow disease'') and foot-and-
                  mouth disease in the United States.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 14, 2001

 Mr. Campbell introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
           referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
   To establish a Federal interagency task force for the purpose of 
   coordinating actions to prevent the outbreak of bovine spongiform 
  encephalopathy (commonly known as ``mad cow disease'') and foot-and-
                  mouth disease in the United States.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Mad Cow Prevention Act of 2001''.

SEC. 2. INTERAGENCY TASK FORCE.

    (a) In General.--There is established a Federal interagency task 
force, to be chaired by the Secretary of Agriculture, for the purpose 
of coordinating actions to prevent the outbreak of bovine spongiform 
encephalopathy (commonly known as ``mad cow disease''), foot-and mouth 
disease and related diseases in the United States.
    (b) Membership.--The membership of the task force shall be composed 
of--
            (1) the Secretary of Agriculture;
            (2) the Secretary of Commerce;
            (3) the Secretary of Health and Human Services;
            (4) the Secretary of the Treasury;
            (5) the Commissioner of Food and Drug;
            (6) the Director of the National Institutes of Health;
            (7) the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and 
        Prevention;
            (8) the Commissioner of Customs; and
            (9) the heads of such other Federal departments and 
        agencies as the President considers appropriate.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the task force shall submit to Congress a report that--
            (1) describes actions that are being taken, and will be 
        taken, to prevent the outbreak of bovine spongiform 
        encephalopathy, foot-and-mouth disease and related diseases in 
        the United States; and
            (2) contains any recommendations for legislative and 
        regulatory actions that should be taken to prevent the outbreak 
        of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, foot-and-mouth disease and 
        related diseases in the United States.
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