,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ejfd ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,november #ac1 #bjai ,mr4 ,hagedorn introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,agriculture1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to direct the ,secretary of ,agriculture and the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security to establish an interagency task force to examine animal disease transmission1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,animal ,disease ,surveillance and ,detection ,act of #bjai4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,it is in the national security interest of the ,united ,states to prevent foreign animal diseases1 such as the deadly ,african swine fever1 from entering our borders1 devastating the agricultural economy1 and impacting the animal protein and grain producers1 which may occur through contaminated meat products and livestock feeds entering ,united ,states ports of entry4 7#b7 ,to prevent foreign animal diseases from entering ,united ,states borders1 the ,secretary of ,agriculture and the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security need to maximize interagency coordination to inspect all international shipments and travel via airplane and_/or ship from countries identified by the ,world ,organisation for ,animal ,health 7,,oie7 and_/or ,food and ,agriculture ,organization 7,,fao74 7#c7 ,adequate resources should be provided by the ,secretary of ,agriculture and the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security to conduct inspections at the ports of entry for incoming raw food products1 raw processed1 and finished meat products1 or goods used in agriculture1 including livestock feeds and feed ingredients4 #c4 ,increasing surveillance of and inspections for animal disease transmission 7a7 ,establishment of interagency task force ,to increase surveillance of and inspections for animal disease transmission ,the ,secretary of ,agriculture1 acting through the ,under ,secretary of ,marketing and ,regulatory ,programs 7in this ,act referred to as the ,under ,secretary71 and the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 acting through the ,commissioner of ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection 7in this ,act referred to as the ,commissioner71 shall establish an interagency task force to provide recommendations-- 7#a7 for inspection requirements for flights and shipments arriving in the ,united ,states from affected countries for contaminated processed or raw food products1 raw processed1 and finished meat products1 or goods used in agriculture1 including livestock feeds and feed ingredients2 7#b7 to enhance detection protocols of ,african swine fever in case of outbreak2 and 7#c7 to report quarterly on the number of stopped shipments1 what was contained in the shipment1 intended use of products in the shipments1 and what was the origin and end location of stopped shipments4 7b7 ,additional ,u4,s4 customs and border protection personnel at ports of entry 7#a7 ,agriculture specialists ,the ,commissioner shall1 each fiscal year1 hire1 train1 and assign not fewer than #bdj new agriculture specialists above the attrition level for the immediately preceding fiscal year until the total number of agriculture specialists equals and sustains the requirements identified each year in the ,agriculture ,resource ,allocation ,model4 7#b7 ,mission and operational support staff 7,a7 ,in general ,the ,commissioner shall hire1 train1 and assign support staff to support agriculture specialists4 7,b7 ,agriculture technicians ,the ,commissioner shall1 each fiscal year1 hire1 train1 and assign not fewer than #bjj new agriculture technicians until the total number of agriculture technicians equals and sustains the requirements identified each year in the ,mission and ,operational ,support ,resource ,allocation ,model4 7#c7 ,agriculture canine teams ,the ,commissioner shall hire1 train1 and assign not fewer than #bj new agriculture canine teams for each of fiscal years #bjba through #bjbb4 7#d7 ,traffic forecasts ,in calculating the number of agriculture specialists needed at each port of entry1 the ,commissioner shall-- 7,a7 rely on data collected by ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection personnel at each such port of entry with respect to inspections and other related activities1 including data with respect to ,african swine fever2 7,b7 rely on data collected by ,u4,s4 ,department of ,agriculture office of ,smuggling ,interdiction and ,trade ,compliance2 and 7,c7 consider volume from seasonal surges1 other projected changes in commercial and passenger volumes1 the most current commercial forecasts1 and other relevant information4 7c7 ,report ,not later than #abj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,agriculture1 acting through the ,under ,secretary and the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 acting through the ,commissioner1 shall jointly submit to ,congress a report on the following3 7#a7 ,the efforts of the interagency task force established under subsection 7a7 to increase detection and prevention activities with respect to ,african swine fever1 including the number of flights and shipments inspected4 7#b7 ,the enhancement of detection capabilities described under subsection 7a77#a74 7#c7 ,the number of new ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection personnel hired pursuant to subsection 7b74 7#d7 ,educational plans to inform the public on affected countries1 current testing protocols1 and food safety issues of the disease4 7#e7 ,current regulatory overlaps that help or deter detection and prevention of the disease4 7#f7 ,overview of importing_/exporting countries sanitary and phytosanitary measures that pose a high risk of transmitting this disease4 7d7 ,authorization of appropriations 7#a7 ,u4,s4 customs and border protection agriculture specialists ,there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out subsection 7b77#a7-- 7,a7 #cf1ajj1jjj for fiscal year #bjba2 and 7,b7 #dj1ejj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbb4 7#b7 ,u4,s4 customs and border protection agriculture technician ,there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out subsection 7b77#b7-- 7,a7 #be1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjba2 and 7,b7 #ch1jjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbb4 7#c7 ,u4,s4 customs and border protection agriculture canine teams ,there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out subsection 7b77#c7-- 7,a7 #g1djj1jjj for fiscal year #bjba2 and 7,b7 #ab1bjj1jjj for fiscal year #bjbb4 7#d7 ,training ,there is authorized to be appropriated for training costs associated with new personnel and canine teams hired pursuant to paragraphs 7#a71 7#b71 and 7#c7 of subsection 7b7 #f1jjj1jjj for each of the fiscal years #bjba1 #bjbb1 and #bjbc4 7e7 ,affected country defined ,in this section1 the term affected country means a country identified by the ,world ,organisation for ,animal ,health 7,,oie7 and_/or ,food and ,agriculture ,organization 7,,fao7 as having an outbreak of ,african swine fever4