; and (2) belongs to the group of diseases known as transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, which group includes scrapie, bovine spongiform encephalopathy, and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. (b) Establishment (1) In general There is established within the United States Fish and Wildlife Service a task force, to be known as the Chronic Wasting Disease Task Force (referred to in this subsection as the Task Force ). (2) Duties The Task Force shall— (A) collaborate with foreign governments to share research, coordinate efforts, and discuss best management practices to reduce, minimize, prevent, or eliminate chronic wasting disease in the United States; (B) develop recommendations, including recommendations based on findings of the study conducted under subsection (c), and a set of best practices regarding— (i) the interstate coordination of practices to prevent the new introduction of chronic wasting disease; (ii) the prioritization and coordination of the future study of chronic wasting disease, based on evolving research needs; (iii) ways to leverage the collective resources of Federal, State, and local agencies, Indian Tribes, and foreign governments, and resources from private, nongovernmental entities, to address chronic wasting disease in the United States and along the borders of the United States; and (iv) any other area where containment or management efforts relating to chronic wasting disease may differ across jurisdictions; (C) draw from existing and future academic and management recommendations to develop an interstate action plan under which States and the Federal Government agree to enact consistent management, educational, and research practices relating to chronic wasting disease