Feral Swine Eradication Act

Bill: 118-s-1613
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
Introduced: 2023-05-16
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit

Congressional oversight

Mammals

Pest management
Latest action: action_date: 2023-05-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-05-16
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Feral Swine Eradication Act</b></p> <p>This bill reauthorizes the feral swine eradication and control pilot program and removes the pilot program designation. This Department of Agriculture (USDA) program responds to the threat feral swine pose to agriculture, native ecosystems, and human and animal health. </p> <p>The bill also requires USDA to ensure that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) continue monitoring an area for reoccurrence of feral swine for one year after USDA determines that feral swine has been eradicated from an eligible area.</p> <p>Further, the bill includes new reporting requirements, which direct APHIS and the NRCS to submit a joint report to Congress on the program. This report must be publicly available on USDA's website.</p>

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1613 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 16, 2023 Mr. Cornyn (for himself, Mr. Luján , Mr. Tuberville , and Mr. Warnock ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To amend the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 to reauthorize the feral swine eradication and control pilot program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Feral Swine Eradication Act . 2. Feral swine eradication and control program (a) In general Section 2408 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 ( 7 U.S.C. 8351 note; Public Law 115–334 ) is amended— (1) in the section heading, by striking pilot ; (2) in subsection (a), by striking pilot program and inserting program (referred to in this section as the program ) ; (3) in subsection (b)— (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking pilot ; (B) in each of paragraphs (1) and (2), by striking the pilot areas and inserting eligible areas ; (C) in paragraph (4), by striking pilot and inserting eligible ; (D) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively; and (E) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following: (3) after the Secretary determines that feral swine have been eradicated from an eligible area, ensure that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and the Natural Resources Conservation Service continue monitoring that area for the reoccurrence of feral swine for a period of 1 year; ; (4) in each of subsections (c), (e), (f), and (g), by striking pilot program each place it appears and inserting program ; (5) in subsection (c)(1), by striking the pilot areas and inserting eligible areas ; (6) in subsection (e), in the subsection heading, by striking pilot and inserting eligible ; (7) in subsection (g)(1), by striking 2019 through 2023 and inserting 2024 through 2028 ; and (8) by adding at the end the following: (h) Reports Not later than 2 years, and not later than 4 years and 6 months, after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service, acting jointly, shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and make publicly available on the website of the Department of Agriculture a report that— (1) describes, for the period beginning on the date of the establishment of the program and ending on the date of the submission of the report— (A) activities carried out under the program, including— (i) the number of counties in which feral swine are no longer present; and (ii) estimated reductions in agriculture and natural resource damage, and improvements to human and livestock health and safety, as a result of feral swine removal; (B) the use of funding made available under this section, including the number of counties in each State provided funding; and (C) the roles of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and the Natural Resources Conservation Service and agricultural producers provided financial assistance under this section in carrying out activities under the program; and (2) includes— (A) a determination by the Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service as to the extent to which the program has been successful; and (B) any recommendations for improvements to the program. . (b) Conforming amendment The table of contents for the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 ( Public Law 115–334 ; 132 Stat. 4491) is amended by striking the item relating to section 2408 and inserting the following: Sec. 2408. Feral swine eradication and control program. .