119-S1207

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119th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 1207

1. Short title
2. Feral swine eradication and control program

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, require the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and the Natural Resources Conservation Service to continue monitoring the eligible 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) Definition of eligible area - by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:

(e) Definition of eligible area - In this section, the term "eligible area" means an area of a State in which feral swine have been identified as a threat to agriculture, native ecosystems, or human or animal health, as determined by the Secretary.

(7) - in subsection (g)—

(A) - in paragraph (1)—

(i) - by striking "2023 and" and inserting "2023,"; and

(ii) - by striking the period at the end and inserting ", and $75,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2025 through 2030."; and

(B) - in paragraph (2)—

(i) - in subparagraph (A), by striking "50" and inserting "40"; and

(ii) - in subparagraph (B), by striking "50" and inserting "60"; and

(8) Reports - 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: