[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3984 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3984
To amend the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 to reauthorize the
feral swine eradication and control pilot program, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 9, 2023
Mr. Moore of Alabama (for himself and Ms. Crockett) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture
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A BILL
To amend the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 to reauthorize the
feral swine eradication and control pilot program, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Feral Swine Eradication Act''.
SEC. 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 determining 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 such 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)--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting ``In carrying
out subsection (b)(5), the Secretary''; and
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``the pilot
areas'' and inserting ``eligible areas'';
(6) by amending subsection (e) to read as follows:
``(e) Eligible Areas.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out the
program in eligible areas.
``(2) Eligible area defined.--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), by striking ``2019 through
2023'' and inserting ``2024 through 2028'';
(B) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``50 percent''
and inserting ``40 percent''; and
(C) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ``50 percent''
and inserting ``60 percent''; and
(8) by adding at the end the following:
``(h) Report.--
``(1) Data compilation.--Not later than 2 years 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
compile the necessary information to submit a report under
paragraph (2).
``(2) Report.--Not later than 4.5 years 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--
``(A) 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--
``(i) 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;
``(ii) the use of funding made available
under this section, including the number of
counties in each State provided funding; and
``(iii) 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
``(B) includes--
``(i) 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
``(ii) 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.''.
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