[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5346 Introduced in House (IH)]

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114th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5346

   To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to make the Assistant 
   Secretary of Homeland Security for Health Affairs responsible for 
coordinating the efforts of the Department of Homeland Security related 
to food, agriculture, and veterinary defense against terrorism, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 26, 2016

Mr. Young of Iowa introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
 the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees 
on Energy and Commerce and 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

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to make the Assistant 
   Secretary of Homeland Security for Health Affairs responsible for 
coordinating the efforts of the Department of Homeland Security related 
to food, agriculture, and veterinary defense against terrorism, and for 
                            other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Securing our Agriculture and Food 
Act''.

SEC. 2. COORDINATION OF FOOD, AGRICULTURE, AND VETERINARY DEFENSE 
              AGAINST TERRORISM.

    (a) In General.--Title I of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 
amended by inserting after section 103 (6 U.S.C. 113) the following new 
section:

``SEC. 104. ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY FOR HEALTH AFFAIRS 
              COORDINATION OF DEPARTMENT EFFORTS RELATED TO FOOD, 
              AGRICULTURE, AND VETERINARY DEFENSE AGAINST TERRORISM.

    ``(a) Program Required.--The Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs 
shall carry out a program to coordinate the Department's efforts 
related to defending the food, agriculture, and veterinary systems 
against terrorism and other high-consequence events that pose a high 
risk to homeland security.
    ``(b) Program Elements.--The coordination program required by 
subsection (a) shall include, at a minimum, the following:
            ``(1) Providing oversight and integration of the 
        Department's activities related to veterinary public health, 
        food defense, and agricultural security.
            ``(2) Leading the Department's policy initiatives relating 
        to food, animal, and agricultural incidents, and the impact of 
        such incidents on animal and public health.
            ``(3) Leading the Department's policy initiatives relating 
        to overall domestic preparedness for and collective response to 
        agricultural terrorism.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 note) is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 103 the following new 
item:

``Sec. 104. Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for Health Affairs 
                            coordination of Department efforts related 
                            to food, agriculture, and veterinary 
                            defense against terrorism.''.
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