[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Con. Res. 24 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. CON. RES. 24

 To express the sense of Congress on the need for the United States to 
defend the American agricultural and food supply system from industrial 
                    sabotage and terrorist threats.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 25, 1999

  Mr. Lugar submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
   referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
 To express the sense of Congress on the need for the United States to 
defend the American agricultural and food supply system from industrial 
                    sabotage and terrorist threats.

Whereas the President has begun to implement programs to protect the critical 
        infrastructures of the United States from attack;
Whereas the American agricultural and food supply system, a highly technological 
        and efficient system for growing, processing, distributing, and 
        marketing food and other agricultural products for the world market, is 
        vulnerable to threats and attacks, particularly threats and attacks 
        employing weapons, technologies, and materials of mass destruction;
Whereas the American agricultural and food supply system has not been included 
        in counterterrorism planning;
Whereas critical infrastructure protection efforts must include response 
        planning for potential threats and attacks on the American agricultural 
        and food supply system;
Whereas the Department of Agriculture must play an active role in the 
        counterterrorism and critical infrastructure preparedness plans of the 
        United States; and
Whereas a successful strategy for protection of the American agricultural and 
        food supply system must also include cooperation with State and local 
        authorities and the private sector: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), 
That it is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) the United States should take steps that are necessary 
        to protect the American agricultural and food supply system 
        from attacks, particularly attacks employing weapons, 
        technologies, and materials of mass destruction; and
            (2) the Department of Agriculture should take the lead in 
        protecting the American agricultural and food supply system.
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