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U.S. Swine Health Improvement Plan Act of 2026
To amend the Animal Health Protection Act to establish a U.S. Swine health improvement plan.
Summary
- Establishes a voluntary certification program for swine diseases called the "U.S. Swine Health Improvement Plan" to improve biosecurity, traceability, disease surveillance, and foreign animal disease preparedness
- Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to establish and maintain a Federal advisory committee to provide recommendations for administering the program
- Requires the Secretary to finalize the program and advisory committee within 1 year after enactment, considering public comments
- Amends the Animal Health Protection Act to create the legal authority for the program
- Authorizes appropriations of $4,500,000 per year for fiscal years 2027 through 2031 to carry out the program
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Husted, Jon [R-OH] (R-OH)
Actions (2)
- Jun 24, 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. · senate
- Jun 24, 2026 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 24, 2026
Mr. Husted introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
A BILL
To amend the Animal Health Protection Act to establish a U.S. Swine health improvement plan.
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 “U.S. Swine Health Improvement Plan Act of 2026”.
SEC. 2. U.S. SWINE HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PLAN.
The Animal Health Protection Act is amended by inserting after section 10409A (7 U.S.C. 8308a) the following:
“SEC. 10409B. U.S. SWINE HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PLAN.
“(a) In General.—The Secretary shall establish and maintain a voluntary certification program for swine diseases, to be known as the ‘U.S. Swine Health Improvement Plan’, to improve biosecurity, traceability, disease surveillance, and foreign animal disease preparedness of the swine industry.
“(b) Advisory Committee.—The Secretary shall establish and maintain a Federal advisory committee in accordance with chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code, to provide recommendations to the Secretary in the administration of the U.S. Swine Health Improvement Plan established under subsection (a).
“(c) Rulemaking.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall establish the U.S. Swine Health Improvement Plan under subsection (a) and the Federal advisory committee under subsection (b) by finalizing the proposed rule entitled ‘US Swine Health Improvement Plan’ (89 Fed. Reg. 107045 (December 31, 2024)), taking into consideration the comments received.
“(d) Authorization of Appropriations.—In addition to amounts otherwise made available, there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $4,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2031, to remain available until expended.”. <all>
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