[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2008 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
2d Session
S. 2008
To amend the Animal Health Protection Act to direct the Secretary of
Agriculture to establish an electronic nationwide livestock
identification system, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 20, 2004
Mr. Specter (for himself and Mr. Leahy) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture,
Nutrition, and Forestry
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A BILL
To amend the Animal Health Protection Act to direct the Secretary of
Agriculture to establish an electronic nationwide livestock
identification system, 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 ``National Farm Animal Identification
and Records Act''.
SEC. 2. NATIONWIDE LIVESTOCK IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM; REVIEW OF USDA
RESPONSES TO OUTBREAKS OF DISEASE IN LIVESTOCK.
Section 10411 of the Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8310)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(f) Nationwide Livestock Identification System.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall establish an
electronic nationwide livestock identification system for the
identification of individual animals to enhance the speed and
accuracy of the response of the Department of Agriculture to
outbreaks of disease in livestock.
``(2) Capabilities.--The livestock identification system
shall be capable of tracing, within 48 hours, an individual
animal from birth to slaughter.
``(3) Participation by states.--The States shall provide
information for inclusion in, and shall have access to, the
livestock identification system.
``(4) Use of existing technology.--The Secretary may use
technology developed by private entities before the date of
enactment of this subsection to operate the livestock
identification system.
``(5) Financial assistance.--The Secretary may provide
financial assistance to producers to assist the producers in
complying with the livestock identification system.
``(6) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized
to be appropriated to carry out this subsection for fiscal year
2004 $50,000,000, of which $25,000,000 shall be available to
carry out paragraph (5).
``(g) Review of Responses to Outbreaks of Disease.--The Secretary
may appoint an international panel of scientific experts to provide an
objective review of a response by the Department of Agriculture to an
outbreak of disease in livestock and identify areas for improvements in
such responses.''.
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