To direct the National Aquatic Animal Health Task Force to assess the risk Infections Salmon Anemia poses to wild Pacific salmon and the coastal economies which rely on them.

1. Adds Sec. 114. (a) Report to Congress.--Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the National Aquatic Animal Health Task Force shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report of the findings of the research objectives described in subsection (b) on page 108, between lines 22 and 23

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   Inserted: Sec. 114. (a) Report to Congress.--Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the National Aquatic Animal Health Task Force shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report of the findings of the research objectives described in subsection (b).

   Inserted: (b) Research and Surveillance.--The National Aquatic Animal Health Task Force shall establish Infectious Salmon Anemia research objectives, in collaboration the with the Government of Canada, and Federal, State, and tribal governments, including the Department of Fish and Wildlife of Washington and the Department of Fish and Game of Alaska, to assess--

   Inserted: (1) the prevalence of Infectious Salmon Anemia in both wild and aquaculture salmonid populations throughout Alaska, Washington, Oregon, California, and Idaho;

   Inserted: (2) genetic susceptibility by population and species;

   Inserted: (3) susceptibility of populations to Infectious Salmon Anemia from geographic and oceanographic factors;

   Inserted: (4) potential transmission pathways between infectious Canadian sockeye and uninfected salmonid populations in United States waters;

   Inserted: (5) management strategies to rapidly respond to potential Infectious Salmon Anemia outbreaks in both wild and aquaculture populations, including securing the water supplies at conservation hatcheries to protect hatchery fish from exposure to the Infectious Salmon Anemia virus present in incoming surface water;

   Inserted: (6) potential economic impacts of Infectious Salmon Anemia;

   Inserted: (7) any role foreign salmon farms may have in spreading Infectious Salmon Anemia to wild populations;

   Inserted: (8) the identity of any potential Federal, State, tribal, and international research partners;

   Inserted: (9) available baseline data, including baseline data available from a collaborating entity; and

   Inserted: (10) other Infectious Salmon Anemia research priorities, as determined by the Task Force.

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   On page 108, between lines 22 and 23, insert the following:

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