1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Animal Disease and Disaster Prevention, Surveillance, and Rapid Response Act of 2018 . 2. Animal Disease and Disaster Prevention, Surveillance, and Rapid Response Program Section 10409A of the Animal Health Protection Act ( 7 U.S.C. 8308a ) is amended— (1) by striking the section heading and inserting Animal Disease and Disaster Prevention, Surveillance, and Rapid Response Program . ; (2) in subsection (a), by striking section and inserting subsection ; (3) in subsection (b)— (A) by striking the subsection heading and inserting Requirement .— ; (B) in paragraph (2), by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (E) as clauses (i) through (v), respectively, and indenting appropriately; and (C) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (3) as subparagraphs (A) through (C), respectively, and indenting appropriately; (4) by redesignating subsections (a) through (c) as paragraphs (1) through (3), respectively, and indenting appropriately; (5) by inserting before paragraph (1) (as so redesignated) the following: (a) In general (1) Establishment To prevent the introduction into or the dissemination within the United States of any pest or disease of animals affecting the economic interests of the livestock industry and related industries of the United States (including the maintenance and expansion of export market potential), the Secretary shall establish a program, to be known as the Animal Disease and Disaster Prevention, Surveillance, and Rapid Response Program (referred to in this section as the Program ). (2) Activities The Program shall support activities to prevent, detect, and rapidly respond to animal pests and diseases, including— (A) enhancing animal pest and disease analysis and surveillance; (B) expanding education and outreach; (C) targeting domestic inspection activities at vulnerable points in the safeguarding continuum; (D) enhancing and strengthening threat identification and technology; (E) improving biosecurity