1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Chronic Wasting Disease Support for States Act . 2. Chronic wasting disease support for States and Tribes (a) In general The Animal Health Protection Act is amended by inserting after section 10409A ( 7 U.S.C. 8308a ) the following: 10409B. Chronic wasting disease support for States and Tribes (a) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Pursuant to State and Federal law, the States retain primacy and policymaking authority with regard to wildlife management. (2) Chronic wasting disease, the fatal neurological disease found in cervids, is a fundamental threat to the health and vibrancy of deer, elk, and moose populations, and the increased occurrence of chronic wasting disease in regionally diverse locations necessitates an escalation in research, surveillance, monitoring, and management activities focused on containing and managing chronic wasting disease. (3) As the States move to manage existing levels of chronic wasting disease and insulate noninfected wild and captive cervid populations from chronic wasting disease, the Federal Government should provide integrated and holistic financial and technical support to States, State departments of wildlife, State departments of agriculture, institutions of higher education, and related research centers conducting scientific research regarding chronic wasting disease. (4) The Secretary should provide consistent, coherent, and integrated support structures and programs for the benefit of State wildlife and agricultural administrators, as chronic wasting disease can move freely between captive and wild cervids across Federal, State, Tribal, and local land management jurisdictions. (5) The Secretary can provide consistent, coherent, and integrated support systems under existing legal authorities to States, State departments of wildlife, State departments of agriculture, institutions of higher education, and related research centers conducting scientific research regarding chronic wasting disease. (b) Definitions In this