,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dhic  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bd1     
#bjbf,mr4 ,husted introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,animal ,health
 ,protection ,act to establish a ,u4,s4 
,swine health improvement plan4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,u4,s4 ,swine ,health ,improvement  
,plan ,act of #bjbf4  #b4 ,u4,s4 ,swine 
health improvement plan ,the ,animal    
,health ,protection ,act is amended by  
inserting after section #ajdji;,a 7#g   
,u4,s4,c4 #hcjh;a7 the following3       
#ajdji;,b4 ,u4,s4 ,swine health         
improvement plan  7a7 ,in general ,the  
,secretary shall establish and maintain 
a voluntary certification program for   
swine diseases1 to be known as the      
,u4,s4 ,swine ,health ,improvement      
,plan1 to improve biosecurity1          
traceability1 disease surveillance1 and 

foreign animal disease preparedness of  
the swine industry4  7b7 ,advisory      
committee ,the ,secretary shall         
establish and maintain a ,federal       
advisory committee in accordance with   
chapter #aj of title #e1 ,united ,states
 ,code1 to provide recommendations to   
the ,secretary in the administration of 
the ,u4,s4 ,swine ,health ,improvement  
,plan established under subsection 7a74 
7c7 ,rulemaking ,not later than #a year 
after the date of enactment of this     
section1 the ,secretary shall establish 
the ,u4,s4 ,swine ,health ,improvement  
,plan under subsection 7a7 and the      
,federal advisory committee under       
subsection 7b7 by finalizing the        
proposed rule entitled ,,us ,swine      
,health ,improvement ,plan 7#hi ,fed4   
,reg4 #ajgjde 7,december #ca1 #bjbd771  
taking into consideration the comments  
received4  7d7 ,authorization of        
appropriations ,in addition to amounts  
otherwise made available1 there is      
authorized to be appropriated to carry  

out this section #d1ejj1jjj for each of 
fiscal years #bjbg through #bjca1 to    
remain available until expended4  4