SAVE Our Poultry Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
The SAVE Our Poultry Act amends section 1672(d) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990. It makes highly pathogenic avian influenza a high-priority research and extension area for grants to land-grant colleges and universities. Eligible work includes developing and improving poultry vaccines across species, improving vaccine formulations and delivery mechanisms, assessing implications for domestic and international poultry markets including trade and market access, and improving poultry-producer biosecurity through training, farm-level interventions, and new disinfection methods.
Who Benefits and How
Land-grant colleges and universities benefit because they become eligible for research and extension grants focused on highly pathogenic avian influenza. Poultry producers benefit from research on vaccine efficacy, delivery, biosecurity training, farm-level interventions, and disinfection methods. Poultry vaccine developers benefit from federally supported research into formulations and delivery mechanisms across poultry species. Poultry exporters benefit if the research clarifies vaccination effects on trade and market access.
Who Bears the Burden and How
USDA research administrators must evaluate and manage the new high-priority avian influenza grant area. Federal taxpayers bear the cost of grants awarded under the expanded research authority. Poultry producers may need to adopt new biosecurity practices or vaccination protocols developed through the research. Land-grant grant recipients must report research results and extension activity under USDA requirements.
Key Provisions
- Adds highly pathogenic avian influenza as a high-priority research and extension grant area.
- Funds research on poultry vaccine effectiveness, formulations, and delivery mechanisms.
- Requires attention to domestic and international poultry market and trade implications.
- Supports biosecurity training, farm-level interventions, and disinfection-method research for poultry producers.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Adds highly pathogenic avian influenza to USDA high-priority research and extension grants for poultry vaccines, trade impacts, and farm biosecurity.
Key Policy Areas
Agriculture, Animal Health, Research
Primary Purpose
Adds highly pathogenic avian influenza to USDA high-priority research and extension grants for poultry vaccines, trade impacts, and farm biosecurity.
Policy Domains
Resolution provisions
Identified Gains
- Land-grant colleges and universities
- Poultry producers
- Poultry vaccine developers
- Poultry exporters
Identified Costs
- USDA research administrators
- Federal taxpayers
- Poultry producers adopting biosecurity practices
- Land-grant grant recipients
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMs. McBride (for herself and Mr. Lawler) introduced the following …
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Introduced in House
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