3.0.0 1804 2023-01-11T20:41:44Z 2023-01-11T20:41:44Z Senate S S 2007-07-17 110 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-07-17T20:06:22Z 2007-07-17 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. IntroReferral 2007-07-17 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR 7/18/2007 S9475-9476) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-07-17 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001135 Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] Richard Burr R NC Mauze N C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2007-07-17 True Agriculture and Food Animal diseases Animals Commerce Congress Congressional reporting requirements Consumer education Department of Agriculture Department of Homeland Security Economics and Public Finance Emergency Management Environmental Protection Epidemiology Executive reorganization Federal advisory bodies Federal officials Food industry Food irradiation Food safety Food supply Foodborne diseases Government Operations and Politics Health Health surveys Livestock Meat inspection Medical laboratories Pest control Plant diseases Poisons Potable water Poultry Public health personnel Terrorism Veterinary medicine Waste water treatment Water Resources Development Agriculture and Food 00 2007-07-17 Introduced in Senate 2007-12-26T17:06:57Z National Agriculture and Food Defense Act of 2007 - States that: (1) the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary) shall lead federal, state, local, tribal, and private efforts to enhance the protection of critical U.S. infrastructure and key resources, including the agriculture and food system; (2) the Secretary of Agriculture shall lead federal efforts relating to agriculture, meat, poultry, and egg food products; (3) the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) shall lead federal efforts relating to other food products; and (4) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shall lead federal efforts relating to drinking water and waste water.

Establishes in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS): (1) a Chief Medical Officer who shall serve as the Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs; and (2) the agriculture and food defense rotational expertise program.

Establishes in the Department of Agriculture the position of Under Secretary for Protection, Preparedness, and Response.

Directs the Secretary of HHS to coordinate the public health surveillance of zoonotic diseases.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) prepare and submit to the appropriate congressional committees the national agriculture and food defense strategy; (2) carry out vulnerability assessments of the agriculture and food system; (3) implement mitigation strategies to protect critical production and processing nodes from diseases, pests, and poisonous agents; (3) ensure that combined federal, state, and local capabilities are adequate to respond to a terrorist attack, disease outbreak, or other disaster affecting the U.S. agriculture and food system; (4) assist the states with food and agriculture protection activities; and (5) establish the Food and Agriculture Government Coordinating Council.

Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) develop a national veterinary stockpile; (2) develop a national plant disease recovery system; (3) establish a National Veterinary Stockpile Advisory Committee; (4) carry out a program (Agricultural Biosecurity Corps) to develop veterinary leaders with epidemiological expertise to respond to animal agriculture threats; (5) develop a national plant diagnostic network; (6) develop a national food emergency response network; (7) develop a national animal health laboratory network; (8) identify an increased production capacity goal for the rendering industry to meet animal disposal needs following a catastrophic animal disease outbreak; and (9) conduct a study of irradiation technology use to enhance food defense capabilities.

Directs the Secretaries concerned to submit an integrated food system defense budget.

Directs the Administrator to provide assistance to state, local, and tribal governments in assessing, decontaminating, and recovering from an agriculture or food emergency.

]]> National Agriculture and Food Defense Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced A bill to enhance the ability of the United States to prevent, prepare for, detect, and respond to agriculture and food emergencies. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title National Agriculture and Food Defense Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced National Agriculture and Food Defense Act of 2007 Introduced in Senate 2007-07-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s1804is/xml/BILLS-110s1804is.xml 2007-07-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.