A part of the government funding legislation is an act focused on the growing screwworm threat.
The Stop the Screwworms with Active Readiness and Mitigation - or SWARM - Act requires the Department of Agriculture to give details to Congress on U. S. readiness and response initiatives it plans to implement and is already executing.
"Agriculture and cattle communities in Texas deserve the best protection possible from the destructive New World screwworm," Senator John Cornyn said in a statement. "This bill will ensure the United States has implemented necessary safeguards to combat this pest and ensure the proper resources are available to stop the swarm."
The U. S. Secretary of Agriculture has 30 days to report to Congress on what the department is doing in preventive efforts.