U.S. Swine Health Improvement Plan Act of 2026

Marcy Kaptur

Democrat · OH · Representative

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• Brad Finstad (R-MN-1)Original· 2026-10-26
• Donald G. Davis (D-NC-1)Original· 2026-10-26

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

2026-10-26

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 10911 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10911 To amend the Animal Health Protection Act to establish a U.S. Swine health improvement plan as a voluntary program to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture in cooperation with the States and the swine industry to prevent the introduction into the United States of, and to monitor for, diseases that threaten swine health, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 26, 2026 Ms. Kaptur (for herself, Mr. Finstad, and Mr. Davis of North Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Animal Health Protection Act to establish a U.S. Swine health improvement plan as a voluntary program to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture in cooperation with the States and the swine industry to prevent the introduction into the United States of, and to monitor for, diseases that threaten swine health, and for other purposes. 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 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.''. <all>

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