IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 317 
Recognizing the region from Manhattan, Kansas, to Columbia, Missouri, 
as the Kansas City Animal Health Corridor, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 1, 2009 
Mr. MOORE of Kansas (for himself, Mr. MORAN of Kansas, Ms. JENKINS, Mr. 
SKELTON, Mr. CLEAVER, and Mr. GRAVES) submitted the following reso-
lution; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the region from Manhattan, Kansas, to Colum-
bia, Missouri, as the Kansas City Animal Health Cor-
ridor, and for other purposes. 
Whereas 34 percent of the $16,800,000,000 annual global 
animal health industry is based in the Kansas City re-
gion; 
Whereas more than 120 companies involved in the animal 
health industry are located in Kansas and Missouri, in-
cluding 4 of the 10 largest global animal health compa-
nies and 1 of the 5 largest animal nutrition companies; 
Whereas several leading veterinary colleges and animal re-
search centers are located in Kansas and Missouri, in-
cluding the College of Veterinary Medicine and the 
$54,000,000 Biosecurity Research Institute of Kansas 
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State University and the College of Veterinary Medicine, 
the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources’ 
Division of Animal Sciences, the $60,000,000 Life 
Sciences Center, the National Swine Resource and Re-
search Center, and the Research Animal Diagnostic Lab-
oratory of the University of Missouri; 
Whereas Kansas City, Missouri, is centrally located in the 
United States and is close to many of the food animal 
end customers; 
Whereas the Department of Homeland Security selected 
Manhattan, Kansas, as the future location for the Na-
tional Bio and Agro-defense Facility (NBAF); 
Whereas the $750,000,000 NBAF project will provide area 
economic development opportunities by employing 300 
people, with an annual payroll of up to $30,000,000 and 
over 1,500 construction jobs; 
Whereas NBAF enhances Kansas’ leadership role in the Na-
tion as the animal health research and biosciences center 
for the United States; 
Whereas more than 45 percent of the fed cattle in the United 
States, 40 percent of the hogs produced, and 20 percent 
of the beef cows and calves are located within 350 miles 
of Kansas City; 
Whereas there are nationally recognized publishers in the ani-
mal health industry located in Kansas and Missouri; 
Whereas Kansas and Missouri have historic roots in the live-
stock industry, including the cattle drives in the 1860s 
from Texas to the westward railhead in Sedalia, Mis-
souri; 
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Whereas Kansas and Missouri are home to many prominent 
national and international associations within the animal 
health industry; and 
Whereas retaining and growing existing animal health compa-
nies, attracting new animal health companies, increasing 
animal health research capacity, and developing commer-
cialization infrastructure will create quality jobs and 
wealth for Kansas and Missouri: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes the region from Manhattan, Kan-
sas, to Columbia, Missouri, including the metropoli-
tan Kansas City area and St. Joseph, Missouri, as 
the ‘‘Kansas City Animal Health Corridor’’; 
(2) recognizes the Kansas City Animal Health 
Corridor as the national center of the animal health 
industry based on the unmatched concentration of 
animal health and nutrition businesses and edu-
cational and research assets; and 
(3) expresses its commitment to establishing a 
favorable business environment and supporting ani-
mal health research to foster the continued growth 
of the animal health industry for the benefit of the 
economy, universities, businesses, and young people 
hoping to pursue an animal health career in the 
Kansas City Animal Health Corridor. 
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