To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 with respect to the feral swine eradication and control program, and for other purposes.
Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to create a feral swine eradication and control program at USDA. The program must respond to threats feral swine pose to agriculture, native ecosystems, and human and animal health by studying damage, developing eradication or control methods, restoring damaged areas, and providing financial assistance to agricultural producers in threatened areas.
The bill requires the Natural Resources Conservation Service and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to coordinate through State technical committees and to contract with one or more eligible land-grant colleges or universities. Those universities must have experience evaluating feral swine damage and eradication effectiveness, a working relationship with APHIS Wildlife Services, and a State-funded Wildlife Services program with an active cooperative agreement. The bill provides $150,000,000 for fiscal years 2026 through 2030, allocates 40 percent to NRCS and 60 percent to APHIS, caps administrative expenses at 10 percent, and repeals the 2018 feral swine pilot authority.
Who Benefits and How
Agricultural producers in threatened areas benefit from financial assistance for on-farm trapping, capture technology, eradication, control, and restoration of feral-swine damage. Land-grant colleges and universities benefit from USDA contracts to research novel control, eradication, and land-remediation methods. NRCS and APHIS gain dedicated funding and a statutory program structure. Farmers, native ecosystems, and communities facing animal-health or human-health threats benefit if feral swine populations and damage are reduced.
Who Bears the Burden and How
USDA, NRCS, and APHIS must operate the program, assess damage, develop control and restoration methods, coordinate through State technical committees, contract with land-grant institutions, and manage funding limits. Land-grant colleges that accept contracts must provide education, research, field coordination, and planning support. Agricultural producers and non-federal partners receiving assistance must cover at least 25 percent of activity costs through cash or in-kind contributions. Existing program administrators must also wind down the repealed 2018 authority.
Key Provisions
- Establishes a USDA feral swine eradication and control program for agriculture, ecosystems, and human and animal health threats.
- Provides financial assistance to agricultural producers in threatened areas for eradication, control, and restoration methods.
- Requires NRCS and APHIS coordination and contracts with eligible land-grant colleges or universities.
- Appropriates $150,000,000 for fiscal years 2026 through 2030, with 40 percent for NRCS and 60 percent for APHIS.
- Limits the federal share to 75 percent, allows in-kind non-federal contributions, caps administrative expenses at 10 percent, and repeals the 2018 pilot authority.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Establishes and funds a USDA feral swine eradication and control program that studies damage, supports control and restoration methods, provides producer assistance, coordinates NRCS and APHIS, and contracts with land-grant universities.
Key Policy Areas
Agriculture, Conservation, Animal Health, Research
Primary Purpose
Establishes and funds a USDA feral swine eradication and control program that studies damage, supports control and restoration methods, provides producer assistance, coordinates NRCS and APHIS, and contracts with land-grant universities.
Policy Domains
USDA feral swine eradication and control program
Identified Gains
- Agricultural producers in threatened areas
- Land-grant colleges researching feral swine control
- Natural Resources Conservation Service field staff
- Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Wildlife Services
- Communities facing feral swine damage
Identified Costs
- USDA program administrators
- Agricultural producers providing cost share
- Land-grant university contract recipients
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Moore of Alabama (for himself, Ms. Crockett, and Mr. …
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Introduced in House
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Agricultural producers in threatened areas, Agricultural producers providing cost share, Agricultural producers using feral swine assistance
Positive-direction: Agricultural producers in threatened areas, Agricultural producers using feral swine assistance
Negative-direction: Agricultural producers providing cost share
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Wildlife Services, Natural Resources Conservation Service field staff, USDA program administrators
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "nrcs"
- → Natural Resources Conservation Service
- "aphis"
- → Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
- "producer"
- → Agricultural producer in a threatened area
- "secretary"
- → Secretary of Agriculture
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
A land-grant institution eligible to contract with USDA after showing feral-swine evaluation capability, APHIS Wildlife Services relationships, and a State-funded Wildlife Services program.
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