Title: To amend the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 to reauthorize the feral swine eradication and control pilot program, and for other purposes.

This Act may be cited as the   Feral Swine Eradication Act  .

Section 2408 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 ( 7 U.S.C. 8351  note;  Public Law 115–334 ) is amended—

in the section heading, by striking   pilot  ;

in subsection (a), by striking  pilot program  and inserting  program (referred to in this section as the  program ) ;

in subsection (b)—

in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking  pilot ;

in each of paragraphs (1) and (2), by striking  the pilot areas  and inserting  eligible areas ;

in paragraph (4), by striking  pilot  and inserting  eligible ;

by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively; and

by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:

after the Secretary determines that feral swine have been eradicated from an eligible area, require the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and the Natural Resources Conservation Service to continue monitoring the eligible area for the reoccurrence of feral swine for a period of 1 year;

in each of subsections (c), (e), (f), and (g), by striking  pilot program  each place it appears and inserting  program ;

in subsection (c)(1), by striking  the pilot areas  and inserting  eligible areas ;

by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:

In this section, the term  eligible area  means an area of a State in which feral swine have been identified as a threat to agriculture, native ecosystems, or human or animal health, as determined by the Secretary.

in subsection (g)—

in paragraph (1)—

by striking  2023 and  and inserting  2023, ; and

by striking the period at the end and inserting  , and $75,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2025 through 2030. ; and

in paragraph (2)—

in subparagraph (A), by striking  50  and inserting  40 ; and

in subparagraph (B), by striking  50  and inserting  60 ; and

by adding at the end the following:

Not later than 2 years, and not later than 4 years and 6 months, after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service, acting jointly, shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and make publicly available on the website of the Department of Agriculture a report that—

describes, for the period beginning on the date of the establishment of the program and ending on the date of the submission of the report—

activities carried out under the program, including—

the number of counties in which feral swine are no longer present; and

estimated reductions in agriculture and natural resource damage, and improvements to human and livestock health and safety, as a result of feral swine removal;

the use of funding made available under this section, including the number of counties in each State provided funding; and

the roles of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and the Natural Resources Conservation Service and agricultural producers provided financial assistance under this section in carrying out activities under the program; and

a determination by the Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service as to the extent to which the program has been successful; and

any recommendations for improvements to the program.

The table of contents for the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 ( Public Law 115–334 ; 132 Stat. 4491) is amended by striking the item relating to section 2408 and inserting the following:

Feral Swine Eradication Act

Cornyn, John

Feral Swine Eradication ActThis bill reauthorizes&nbsp;the Feral Swine Eradication and Control Pilot Program through FY2030&nbsp;and removes the pilot program designation. This Department of Agriculture (USDA) program responds to the threat feral swine pose to agriculture, native ecosystems, and human and animal health.In addition, USDA must require&nbsp;the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)&nbsp;to&nbsp;continue monitoring an&nbsp;area for reoccurrence of feral swine for one year after USDA determines that feral swine has been eradicated from&nbsp;an eligible&nbsp;area.The bill requires 60% of the funds provided for the program to be allocated to APHIS and 40% of the funds to be allocated to the NRCS. (Under current law, the funds are divided evenly between APHIS and&nbsp;the NRCS).&nbsp;Further, the bill includes new reporting requirements, which direct APHIS and the NRCS to submit a joint report to Congress on the program. This report must be publicly available on USDA's website.