SAFE CATTLE Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill requires the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior to enter an interagency agreement within 180 days to prevent, control, and eradicate New World screwworm in wildlife and non-livestock species on lands managed by the National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, and Forest Service. The agencies must coordinate surveillance, outbreak response, state notifications, eradication protocols, business-continuity systems, and annual reports until USDA certifies the pest is quarantined south of the Darien Gap in Panama.
Who Benefits and How
Livestock producers, wildlife disease programs, state animal health officers, and federal land managers benefit from earlier detection and coordinated eradication planning before New World screwworm spreads from wildlife into domestic animal agriculture. The domestic food supply and rural livestock economies benefit if federal land outbreaks are contained quickly. Congress receives recurring information on coordination gaps, infestation incidents, and needed legislative or administrative actions.
Who Bears the Burden and How
USDA, Interior, APHIS, Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, and Forest Service programs must negotiate an agreement, coordinate protocols, share outbreak information, and submit annual reports. State wildlife and livestock health officers must be included in response procedures when appropriate. Federal agencies must continue reporting until USDA certifies quarantine south of the Darien Gap.
Key Provisions
- Requires USDA and Interior to enter an interagency agreement within 180 days.
- Directs joint surveillance, monitoring, notification, and response protocols for New World screwworm on covered lands.
- Requires eradication planning that protects wildlife while reducing threats to domestic animal agriculture.
- Requires annual reports on coordination, outbreaks, response activities, progress, and recommendations.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Requires USDA and Interior to coordinate New World screwworm surveillance, outbreak response, eradication protocols, continuity planning, and annual congressional reports for wildlife and non-livestock animals on covered federal lands.
Key Policy Areas
agriculture, animal_health, public_lands, oversight
Primary Purpose
Requires USDA and Interior to coordinate New World screwworm surveillance, outbreak response, eradication protocols, continuity planning, and annual congressional reports for wildlife and non-livestock animals on covered federal lands.
Policy Domains
Substantive provisions
Identified Gains
- Livestock producers
- Wildlife disease programs
- State animal health officers
- Federal land managers
Identified Costs
- USDA
- Department of the Interior
- APHIS
- National Park Service
- Forest Service
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeSubcommittee Hearings Held
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition …
Introduced in House
Mr. Jackson of Texas (for himself, Mr. Davis of North …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "agencies"
- → ['USDA', 'Department of the Interior', 'APHIS', 'National Park Service', 'Fish and Wildlife Service', 'Forest Service']
- "beneficiaries"
- → ['Livestock producers', 'State animal health officers']
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
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