To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 with respect to the feral swine eradication and control program, and for other purposes.

Key Points

• This bill creates a permanent program to stop the spread of wild pigs, which cause massive damage to farms and nature. It provides $150 million over five years to help states and farmers manage the problem.
• Farmers can get money from the government to help pay for trapping wild pigs and fixing the damage they leave behind. The government will cover up to 75 percent of the costs for these projects.
• The plan involves experts from colleges and government agencies working together. They will research new ways to catch the pigs and study how much damage they are doing to local ecosystems and animal health.
• The money is split between two main groups. Some goes to helping farmers with on-farm traps and technology. The rest goes to government wildlife services to reduce the overall pig population using new methods.

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