; (iii) not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, establish agreements and procedures for sharing data on surveillance and testing of ticks with other Federal departments and agencies engaged in such activities; and (iv) consult and coordinate with the American Veterinary Medical Association and the Companion Animal Parasite Council on obtaining and sharing data on the surveillance and testing of ticks and tick-borne pathogens, including geographic information from veterinary encounters. (B) Investigation In carrying out subparagraph (A), the Secretary, in coordination with the Director of the Office, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in consultation and coordination with other Federal agencies that conduct or support tick surveillance or testing activities, as appropriate, and public and private laboratories, shall— (i) investigate and, where appropriate, promote the use of advanced new technologies, such as tools to discover all known and all previously unidentified microorganisms in a vector; and (ii) while being informed by previous surveillance studies, allow for the possibility of rapid geographic migration of tick vectors and pathogens and unexpected findings. (C) Tick control and prevention The Secretary, in coordination with the Director of the Office, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Director of the National Institutes of Health, shall, as appropriate and pursuant to authorities vested in the Secretary by other provisions of law, support activities of and coordinate and share, information with other Federal, State, and local government agencies, involved or interested in tick prevention and control activities on— (i) the development of safer and more effective tick repellents, both natural and chemical; (ii) the use of acaricides or other chemical interventions; (iii) nonchemical environmental measures to lessen human exposure to ticks