1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ticks: Identify, Control, and Knockout Act or the TICK Act . 2. Office of Oversight and Coordination for Vector-Borne Disease (a) Establishment The Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this Act as the Secretary ) shall establish in the Office of the Secretary an Office of Oversight and Coordination for Vector-Borne Diseases (referred to in this Act as the Office ), to be headed by a director to be appointed by the Secretary. (b) Duties of the Office (1) In general The Director of the Office shall— (A) oversee the creation and maintenance of a national strategy to address Lyme disease, and other tick and vector-borne diseases as provided for in paragraph (2); and (B) oversee and coordinate Lyme disease and other tick and vector-borne disease and disorder programs and activities across the agencies and offices of the Department of Health and Human Services and other Federal agencies outside of the Department of Health and Human Services, as appropriate. (2) National strategy (A) In general The Director of the Office shall provide for the conduct of an annual assessment of the progress of the United States in preparing for the escalating burden of Lyme disease and other tick and vector-borne diseases and disorders, including an assessment of all Federally funded programs and activities related to surveillance, diagnosis, treatment, education, or prevention, as well as implementation steps, and recommendations for priority actions, with appropriate benchmarks to measure progress, based on the assessment. (B) Non-Federal perspectives In developing the strategy under subparagraph (A), and maintaining it, the Director shall consult with non-Federal individuals with appropriate expertise, which may include— (i) epidemiologists with experience in surveillance, treatment, education, or prevention of vector-borne diseases