H.R. 7466

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7466 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7466

To direct the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the 
Interior to enter into a memorandum of understanding or other 
interagency agreement, to carry out, and coordinate on, activities to 
prevent, control, and eradicate New World screwworm in wildlife and 
non-livestock species of animals on certain Federal lands, and for 
other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 10, 2026

Mr. Jackson of Texas (for himself, Mr. Davis of North Carolina, Ms. 
Hageman, and Mr. Soto) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the 
Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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A BILL

To direct the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the 
Interior to enter into a memorandum of understanding or other 
interagency agreement, to carry out, and coordinate on, activities to 
prevent, control, and eradicate New World screwworm in wildlife and 
non-livestock species of animals on certain Federal lands, 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 ``Safeguarding America's Food Economy 
and Controlling Agricultural Threats to Livestock and Enterprises Act'' 
or the ``SAFE CATTLE Act''.

SEC. 2. INTERAGENCY COOPERATION ON NEW WORLD SCREWWORM ERADICATION AND 
MONITORING ACTIVITIES.

(a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary 
of the Interior shall enter into a memorandum of understanding or other 
interagency agreement, to carry out, and coordinate on, activities to 
prevent, control, and eradicate New World screwworm in wildlife and 
non-livestock species of animals on covered lands. Such activities 
shall include--
(1) coordinating joint surveillance and monitoring 
protocols for early detection of New World screwworm in 
wildlife and non-livestock species of animals on covered lands;
(2) for purposes of controlling and containing New World 
screwworm in all species of animals on covered lands in the 
event of an outbreak, coordinating with (as appropriate) State 
wildlife and livestock health officers with respect to response 
procedures, the distribution of information, and notification 
procedures;
(3) coordinating New World screwworm eradication protocols 
to protect wildlife and non-livestock species of animals on 
covered lands, stabilize and reduce the threat to domestic 
animal agriculture, and safeguard the domestic food supply and 
the economy; and
(4) developing science-based and risk-based approaches and 
systems to facilitate continuity of business for non-infected 
animals of all species and non-contaminated areas on covered 
lands.
(b) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until the date on which 
the Secretary of Agriculture certifies to the Congress that the New 
World screwworm has been quarantined south of the Darien Gap in Panama, 
the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior shall 
jointly submit to the Committee on Agriculture and the Committee on 
Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources of the Senate a report detailing the following:
(1) the extent of interagency coordination between each 
Federal agency involved in the prevention, control, and 
eradication of New World screwworm on covered lands;
(2) any progress made in the surveillance and prevention of 
New World screwworm outbreaks;
(3) any incidents of infestation of New World screwworm in 
the United States and Federal collaborative activities 
undertaken to control the spread of such infestation; and
(4) any recommendations for legislative or administrative 
action to improve the Federal response capacity to the threat 
of New World screwworm.
(c) Covered Lands Defined.--In this Act, the term ``covered lands'' 
means lands managed by the National Park Service, the United States 
Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the Bureau of 
Reclamation, or the Forest Service.
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