[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Page 8453]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 SECURING OUR AGRICULTURE AND FOOD ACT

  Mr. SULLIVAN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be discharged 
from further consideration of H.R. 1238 and the Senate proceed to its 
immediate consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (H.R. 1238) 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.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. SULLIVAN. I ask unanimous consent that the Roberts amendment at 
the desk be considered and agreed to, the bill, as amended, be 
considered read a third time and passed, and the motion to reconsider 
be considered made and laid upon the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendment (No. 217) was agreed to, as follows:

 (Purpose: To preserve the authority of the Secretaries of Agriculture 
     and Health and Human Services and make a technical correction)

       On page 4, lines 1 and 2, strike ``relating to food and 
     agriculture'' and insert ``or the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services''.
       On page 4, strike line 3 and all that follows through the 
     end of the matter following line 6 and insert the following:
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 
     1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended--
       (1) by striking the items relating to sections 523, 524, 
     525, 526, and 527; and
       (2) by inserting after the item relating to section 522 the 
     following:

``Sec. 523. Guidance and recommendations.
``Sec. 524.Voluntary private sector preparedness accreditation and 
              certification program.
``Sec. 525. Acceptance of gifts.
``Sec. 526. Integrated public alert and warning system modernization.
``Sec. 527. National planning and education.
``Sec. 528. Coordination of Department of Homeland Security efforts 
              related to food, agriculture, and veterinary defense 
              against terrorism.''.
  The amendment was ordered to be engrossed and the bill to be read a 
third time.
  The bill was read the third time.
  The bill (H.R. 1238), as amended, was passed.

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