SAFE CATTLE Act directs the USDA and DOI to coordinate on preventing and eradicating New World screwworm on federal lands.

The SAFE CATTLE Act mandates the Department of Agriculture and the Department of the Interior to collaborate on activities to prevent, control, and eradicate New World screwworm in wildlife and non-livestock species on federal lands. This includes coordinating surveillance, response procedures, and developing eradication protocols. The act requires annual reporting to Congress on interagency coordination, surveillance progress, and infestation incidents until the New World screwworm is quarantined south of the Darien Gap in Panama.

SAFE CATTLE Act directs the USDA and DOI to coordinate on preventing and eradicating New World screwworm on federal lands.

The SAFE CATTLE Act mandates the Department of Agriculture and the Department of the Interior to collaborate on activities to prevent, control, and eradicate New World screwworm in wildlife and non-livestock species on federal lands. This includes coordinating surveillance, response procedures, and developing eradication protocols. The act requires annual reporting to Congress on interagency coordination, surveillance progress, and infestation incidents until the New World screwworm is quarantined south of the Darien Gap in Panama.