To require a report on New World screwworm readiness and response.

SA 3073. Mr. CORNYN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 3038 submitted by Ms. Collins and intended to be proposed
to the bill H.R. 3944, making appropriations for military construction,
the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place in division B, insert the
following:

SEC. ___. REPORT ON NEW WORLD SCREWWORM READINESS AND
RESPONSE.

Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to Congress a
report on the New World Screwworm domestic readiness and
response initiative of the Animal

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and Plant Health Inspection Service, with a particular focus
on--
(1)(A) domestic readiness, including the construction of a
domestic production facility in the event of a threat of a
domestic outbreak; and
(B) exploring partnerships with States and industry with
respect to that construction and other domestic preparedness
efforts;
(2) sterile fly production technology and other eradication
tools and technologies; and
(3) the benefits of and barriers, including timelines and
costs, to enhanced domestic, as compared to international,
sterile fly production.
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