; (B) has an established whitetail deer research program with significant research history in deer ecology, movements, genetics, and management; (C) has a college of veterinary medicine; and (D) has technical and scientific expertise relevant to chronic wasting disease through the university extension service and college of veterinary medicine. (3) Activities The Mid-South Center of Excellence in Wildlife Diseases established under paragraph (1) shall— (A) have a special research focus on chronic wasting disease in whitetail deer; (B) serve as the lead institution of higher education in collaborating with the multiagency task force established under subsection (c)(1); (C) establish partnerships with other universities with expertise relevant to chronic wasting disease research; (D) develop an epidemiological research program focused on chronic wasting disease; (E) expand chronic wasting disease surveillance and testing capacity; and (F) improve current chronic wasting disease ecology, movements, transmission, and management research. (e) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section. .