REPORT ON RESEARCH AND SURVEILLANCE ACTIVITIES REGARDING LYME DISEASE AND OTHER TICK-BORNE DISEASES.

SEC. 746. REPORT ON RESEARCH AND SURVEILLANCE ACTIVITIES REGARDING LYME DISEASE AND OTHER TICK-BORNE DISEASES. Not later than April 1, 1999, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on National Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate a report on the current and recommended levels of research and surveillance activities regarding Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases among members of the Armed Forces. The report shall include the following: (1) An analysis of the current and projected threat to the operational readiness of the Armed Forces posed by Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases in the United States and in overseas locations at which members of the Armed Forces might be deployed. (2) A review of the current research efforts being implemented to prevent the contraction of Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases by members of the Armed Forces, and to enhance the early identification of such diseases once they have been contracted. (3) An assessment of the adequacy of existing and projected funding levels for research and surveillance activities relating to Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases among members of the Armed Forces. 112 STAT. 2080 (4) The recommended funding levels necessary to address the threats posed to the operational readiness of the Armed Forces by Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases.