3.0.0 1536 2022-11-15T16:35:09Z 2022-11-15T16:35:09Z House H HR 2013-04-12 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. HAHN:H.R. 1536.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 18 of theUnited States Constitution.[Page H1992]]]> hshm00 Homeland Security Committee House Standing hshm11 Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2013-04-24T15:50:30Z Referred to 2013-04-12T14:02:10Z hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing Referred to 2013-04-12T14:02:15Z 2013-04-24 hshm11 Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security. Committee 2013-04-12 Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2013-04-12 Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hshm00 Homeland Security Committee 2013-04-12 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E437) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2013-04-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-04-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001063 Rep. Hahn, Janice [D-CA-44] Janice Hahn D CA 44 N Agriculture and Food Agricultural trade Animal and plant health Border security and unlawful immigration Customs enforcement Department of Homeland Security Executive agency funding and structure Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Agriculture and Food 00 2013-04-12 Introduced in House 2013-05-16T19:27:55Z Safeguarding American Commerce and Agriculture Act of 2013 - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the Office of Agriculture Inspection within U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), which shall be headed by an Assistant Commissioner.

Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), acting through the CBP Commissioner, to: (1) identify career paths for customs and border protection agriculture specialists; (2) provide such specialists the opportunity to acquire the education, training, and experience necessary to qualify for promotion; (3) develop a plan to recruit and retain qualified specialists; and (4) identify, and develop a plan to address, any deficiencies in equipment and other resources that are necessary at CBP agriculture inspection stations and facilities to enable such specialists to carry out their mission.

Authorizes the DHS Secretary and the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to establish an interagency rotation program.

Directs the DHS Secretary to report to Congress regarding: (1) the implementation status of the action plans developed by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service-U.S. Customs and Border Protection Joint Task Force on Improved Agriculture Inspection, and (2) any additional legal authority the Secretary determines is necessary to carry out the agriculture inspection mission of DHS.

]]> Safeguarding American Commerce and Agriculture Act of 2013 Display Title Safeguarding American Commerce and Agriculture Act of 2013 Short Titles as Introduced Safeguarding American Commerce and Agriculture Act of 2013 Official Title as Introduced To establish the Office of Agriculture Inspection within the Department of Homeland Security, which shall be headed by the Assistant Commissioner for Agriculture Inspection, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2013-04-12T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr1536ih/xml/BILLS-113hr1536ih.xml 2013-04-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security. 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.