higher education under which such institute will conduct such study and prepare and submit the reports thereon. (3) Data sharing For integration into the study, the Secretary shall share with the National Academy of Sciences or the institute referred to in paragraph (2) (as the case may be), data and databases on chronic wasting disease under the jurisdiction of Veterinary Services Program within the United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the Department of Agriculture. (c) Contents of the study Within and between wild, captive, and farmed cervid populations, the study shall— (1) identify— (A) the pathways and mechanisms for the transmission of chronic wasting disease in cervids in the United States