3.0.0 2695 2022-11-01T04:17:42Z 2022-11-01T04:17:42Z Senate S 2019-10-24 116 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2019-12-17T22:15:21Z Markup by 2019-12-17T15:30:00Z Referred to 2019-10-24T17:41:12Z 2019-12-17 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 376. Calendars 2019-12-17 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Reported by Senator Roberts with amendments. Without written report. Committee 2019-12-17 Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Reported by Senator Roberts with amendments. Without written report. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee 2019-12-17 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably. Committee 2019-10-24 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. IntroReferral 2019-10-24 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress R000307 Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] PAT ROBERTS R KS N S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2019-10-24 True G000386 Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] Charles Grassley R IA E. 2019-10-31 False M000934 Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] Jerry Moran R KS 2019-10-31 False S001203 Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] Tina Smith D MN 2019-11-07 False B000575 Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] Roy Blunt R MO 2019-11-07 False E000295 Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] Joni Ernst R IA 2019-11-07 False H001079 Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] Cindy Hyde-Smith R MS 2019-11-14 False B001236 Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] John Boozman R AR 2019-11-14 False G000562 Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO] Cory Gardner R CO 2019-11-14 False T000250 Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] John Thune R SD R. 2019-11-14 False S000320 Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [R-AL] Richard Shelby R AL C. 2019-11-21 False F000463 Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] Deb Fischer R NE 2019-11-21 False B001310 Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] Mike Braun R IN 2019-11-21 False M000355 Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] Mitch McConnell R KY 2019-11-21 False H001061 Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] John Hoeven R ND 2019-11-21 False L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2019-11-21 False T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT 2019-11-21 False C000880 Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] Mike Crapo R ID 2019-11-21 False C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2019-12-05 False P000612 Sen. Perdue, David [R-GA] David Perdue R GA Alfred 2019-12-05 False R000605 Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] Mike Rounds R SD 2019-12-12 False D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2019-12-12 False J000293 Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI] Ron Johnson R WI 2019-12-19 False P000595 Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] Gary Peters D MI 2019-12-19 False L000594 Sen. Loeffler, Kelly [R-GA] Kelly Loeffler R GA 2020-01-21 False A000360 Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] Lamar Alexander R TN 2020-08-06 False 2020-01-28T01:30:00Z S. 2695, National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility Act of 2019 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56071 As reported by the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry on December 17, 2019 Agriculture and Food Agricultural research Animal and plant health Congressional oversight Food supply, safety, and labeling Government buildings, facilities, and property Government information and archives Health promotion and preventive care Immunology and vaccination Medical research Medical tests and diagnostic methods Research and development Terrorism Veterinary medicine and animal diseases Agriculture and Food 00 2019-10-24 Introduced in Senate 2020-05-05T14:26:39Z National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility Act of 2019

This bill provides statutory authority for the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to act through the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility to provide integrated research and development to defend U.S. agriculture and food against bio- and agro-terrorism threats.

Specifically, the bill requires USDA to use the facility to implement research and development objectives to (1) develop veterinary countermeasures for emerging foreign animal diseases and animal transboundary diseases; and (2) provide advanced test, diagnostic, and evaluation capability for threat detection, vulnerability assessment, and veterinary countermeasure assessment for animal and zoonotic diseases.

]]> 25 2019-12-17 Reported to Senate 2022-03-16T19:50:38Z National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility Act of 2019

This bill provides statutory authority for the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to act through the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility to provide integrated research, development, and response capabilities to defend U.S. agriculture and food against bio- and agro-terrorism threats.

Specifically, the bill requires USDA to use the facility to implement research and development objectives to (1) develop veterinary countermeasures for emerging foreign animal diseases and animal transboundary diseases; (2) provide advanced test, diagnostic, and evaluation capability for threat detection, vulnerability assessment, and veterinary countermeasure assessment for animal and zoonotic diseases; and (3) assist with the development, and address vulnerability assessments, of the agriculture and food sectors.

USDA must also evaluate the work of the facility and publish an unclassified strategic research plan for the facility based on risk and threat assessment.

]]> National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility Act of 2019 Display Title National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility Act of 2019 Short Title(s) as Introduced National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility Act of 2019 Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility Act of 2019 S Senate Reported to Senate RS Official Title as Introduced A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to provide for the defense of United States agriculture and food through the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Reported to Senate 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s2695rs/xml/BILLS-116s2695rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s2695is/xml/BILLS-116s2695is.xml 2019-12-17 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 376. 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.