10409B. U.S. Swine health improvement plan.—(a) In general.— The Secretary shall carry out a cooperative Federal-State-industry program for preventing and monitoring specific swine diseases through the establishment and implementation of certification programs that identify, in States participating in such a program, covered swine facilities that meet biosecurity, traceability, and surveillance standards for African swine fever, classical swine fever, and such other swine diseases as the Secretary determines appropriate. Such program shall be known as the "U.S. Swine Health Improvement Plan" or "US SHIP" and shall expand upon the US Swine Health Improvement Plan pilot program established by the swine industry for such purpose in 2020.(b) Program elements.— The program described in subsection (a) shall—(1) be carried out in accordance with the final rule referred to in subsection (c); and(2) provide for the establishment of an advisory committee in accordance with chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code—(A) to study problems relating to swine health and, as necessary, to make specific recommendations to the Secretary of Agriculture concerning ways in which the Secretary may assist the swine industry in addressing such issues; and(B) to make specific recommendations to the Secretary for the administration of the U.S. Swine Health Improvement Plan established under subsection (a).(c) Final rule.— Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall, taking into account comments received during the comment period noticed in the Federal Register on February 28, 2025 (90 Fed. Reg. 10876 et seq.), finalize the proposed rule entitled "US Swine Health Improvement Plan" published in the Federal Register on December 31, 2024 (89 Fed. Reg. 107045 et seq.).(d) Covered swine facility defined.— In this section, the term covered swine facility includes a boar stud facility, a breeding herd, a growing pig facility, a farrow-to-feeder facility, a farrow-to-finish facility, a finishing facility, a small holding facility, a non-commercial facility, a live animal marketing operation, a slaughtering facility, and any other facility the Secretary may determine appropriate.(e) Funding.—(1) 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.(2) Limitation.— The expenses of the advisory committee referred to in subsection (b) shall not be counted toward any general limitation on the expenses of advisory committees, panels, commissions, and task forces of the Department of Agriculture contained in any Act making appropriations for the Department of Agriculture, whether enacted before, on, or after June 23, 1998, unless the appropriation Act specifically—(A) refers to this section; and(B) includes the advisory committee referred to in subsection (b) within the general limitation.
The bill says: The Animal Health Protection Act is amended by inserting after section 10409A (7 U.S.C. 8308a) the following: