ANIMAL GASTROENTERITIS ACT

Amends the Animal Gastroenteritis Act. Adds members to the Swine Disease Control Committee. Renames the Cattle Disease Research Committee to the Cattle Disease Control Committee. Corrects references. Adds members to the Cattle Disease Control Committee. Provides that meetings shall only occur in the event of a disease outbreak or other significant disease situation. Provides that the meetings shall be scheduled at the call of the Director with the Swine Disease Control Committee and the Cattle Disease Committee to address disease prevention, management, and control in the case of a disease outbreak. Provides that members of the Committees shall receive no compensation, but shall be reimbursed for expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of their duties. Repeals a provision that authorized the Department of Agriculture to coordinate research concerning the cause, transmission, treatment, and control of transmissible gastroenteritis and other diseases of swine and livestock. Effective immediately.