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Union Calendar No. 587 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5346 

[Report No. 114–755, Part I] 

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. 

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 

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016 

Additional sponsor: Mr. DONOVAN

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016 

Reported from the Committee on Homeland Security with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016 

The Committees on Energy and Commerce and Agriculture discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 26, 2016] 


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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. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Securing our Agri5 culture and Food Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. COORDINATION OF FOOD, AGRICULTURE, AND VET7 ERINARY DEFENSE AGAINST TERRORISM. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title V of the Homeland Security 

9 Act of 2002 is amended by inserting after section 526 (6 

10 U.S.C. 321o) the following new section: 

11 ‘‘SEC. 527. COORDINATION OF DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

12 SECURITY EFFORTS RELATED TO FOOD, AGRI13 CULTURE, AND VETERINARY DEFENSE 

14 AGAINST TERRORISM. 

15 ‘‘(a) PROGRAM REQUIRED.—The Secretary, acting 

16 through the Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs, shall 

17 carry out a program to coordinate the Department’s efforts 

18 related to defending the food, agriculture, and veterinary 

19 systems of the United States against terrorism and other 

20 high-consequence events that pose a high risk to homeland 

21 security. 

22 ‘‘(b) PROGRAM ELEMENTS.—The coordination pro23 gram required by subsection (a) shall include, at a min24 imum, the following: 


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1 ‘‘(1) Providing oversight and management of the 

2 Department’s responsibilities pursuant to Homeland 

3 Security Presidential Directive 9 - Defense of United 

4 States Agriculture and Food. 

5 ‘‘(2) Providing oversight and integration of the 

6 Department’s activities related to veterinary public 

7 health, food defense, and agricultural security. 

8 ‘‘(3) Leading the Department’s policy initiatives 

9 relating to food, animal, and agricultural incidents, 

10 and the impact of such incidents on animal and pub11 lic health. 

12 ‘‘(4) Leading the Department’s policy initiatives 

13 relating to overall domestic preparedness for and col14 lective response to agricultural terrorism. 

15 ‘‘(5) Coordinating with other Department com16 ponents, including U.S. Customs and Border Protec17 tion, as appropriate, on activities related to food and 

18 agriculture security and screening procedures for do19 mestic and imported products. 

20 ‘‘(6) Coordinating with appropriate Federal de21 partments and agencies. 

22 ‘‘(7) Other activities as determined necessary by 

23 the Secretary.’’. 


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1 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in 

2 section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 

3 101 note) is amended— 

4 (1) by striking the items relating to sections 523, 

5 524, and 525; and 

6 (2) by inserting after the item relating to section 

7 522 the following new items: 

‘‘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. Coordination of Department of Homeland Security efforts related to 

food, agriculture, and veterinary defense against terrorism.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 587 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5346 

[Report No. 114–755, Part I] 

A BILL 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to 

other purposes. veterinary defense against terrorism, and for land Security related to food, agriculture, and nating the efforts of the Department of Homerity for Health Affairs responsible for coordimake the Assistant Secretary of Homeland SecuSEPTEMBER 19, 2016 

The Committees on Energy and Commerce and Agrito be printed Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered culture discharged; committed to the Committee of the 


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