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114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5346 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to make the Assistant Sec-
retary of Homeland Security for Health Affairs responsible for coordi-
nating 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 provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
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, agri-
culture, and veterinary defense against terrorism, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Securing our Agri-
culture and Food Act’’. 
SEC. 2. COORDINATION OF FOOD, AGRICULTURE, AND VET-
ERINARY 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 SECU-
RITY FOR HEALTH AFFAIRS COORDINATION 
OF DEPARTMENT EFFORTS RELATED TO 
FOOD, AGRICULTURE, AND VETERINARY DE-
FENSE 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, ag-
riculture, and veterinary systems against terrorism and 
other high-consequence events that pose a high risk to 
homeland security. 
‘‘(b) PROGRAM ELEMENTS.—The coordination pro-
gram required by subsection (a) shall include, at a min-
imum, the following: 
‘‘(1) Providing oversight and integration of the 
Department’s activities related to veterinary public 
health, food defense, and agricultural security. 
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‘‘(2) Leading the Department’s policy initiatives 
relating to food, animal, and agricultural incidents, 
and the impact of such incidents on animal and pub-
lic health. 
‘‘(3) Leading the Department’s policy initiatives 
relating to overall domestic preparedness for and col-
lective 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 coordi-
nation of Department efforts related to food, agriculture, and 
veterinary defense against terrorism.’’. 
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