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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Reservist Opportunities and
Protection of Education Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. REFUNDS AND LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR MILITARY SERVICE.

(a) Leave of Absence for Military Service.--Part G of title IV of
the Higher Education Act of 1965 is amended by inserting after section
484B (20 U.S.C. 1094) the following new section:

''SEC. 484C. REFUNDS AND LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR MILITARY SERVICE.

''(a) Leave of Absence Required.--Whenever a student who is an
affected individual is unable to complete a period of instruction or to
receive academic credit because he or she was called up for active duty
or active service, the institution of higher education in which the
student is enrolled shall--
''(1) grant the student a military leave of absence from
the institution while such student is serving on active duty or
active service, and for one year after the conclusion of such
duty or service, in accordance with subsection (b); and
''(2) provide the student with a refund or credit in
accordance with subsection (c).
''(b) Consequences of Military Leave of Absence.--A student who is
an affected individual and who is on a military leave of absence from
an institution of higher education shall be entitled, upon release from
serving on active duty or active service, to be restored to the
educational status such student had attained prior to being ordered to
such duty without loss of academic credits earned, scholarships or
grants awarded by the institution, or, subject to subsection (c),
tuition and other fees paid prior to the commencement of the active
duty or active service.
''(c) Refunds.--An institution of higher education shall refund
tuition or fees paid prior to the commencement of the active duty or
active service of an affected individual. If a student taking a
military leave of absence for active duty or active service requests a
refund during a period of enrollment, the percentage of the tuition and
fees that shall be refunded shall be equal 100 percent minus the
percentage of the period of enrollment (for which the tuition and fees
were paid) that was completed (as determined in accordance with section
484B(d)) as of the day the student withdrew.
''(d) Leave of Absence Not Treated as Withdrawal.--Notwithstanding
the 180-day limitation in section 484B(a)(2), a student on a military
leave of absence under this section shall not be treated as having
withdrawn for purposes of section 484B unless the student fails to
return at the end of the military leave of absence (as determined under
subsection (a) of this section).
''(e) Definitions.--As used in this section:
''(1) Active duty.--The term 'active duty' has the meaning
given such term in section 101(d)(1) of title 10, United States
Code, except that such term does not include active duty for
training or attendance at a service school.
''(2) Affected individual.--The term 'affected individual'
means an individual who--
''(A) is serving on active duty during a war or
other military operation or national emergency; or
''(B) is performing qualifying National Guard duty
during a war or other military operation or national
emergency.
''(3) Military operation.--The term 'military operation'
means a contingency operation as such term is defined in
section 101(a)(13) of title 10, United States Code.
''(4) National emergency.--The term 'national emergency'
means a national emergency declared by the President of the
United States.
''(5) Serving on active duty.--The term 'serving on active
duty during a war or other military operation or national
emergency' means service by an individual who is--
''(A) a Reserve of an Armed Force ordered to active
duty under section 12301(a), 12301(g), 12302, 12304, or
12306 of title 10, United States Code, or any retired
member of an Armed Force ordered to active duty under
section 688 of such title, for service in connection
with a war or other military operation or national
emergency, regardless of the location at which such
active duty service is performed; and
''(B) any other member of an Armed Force on active
duty in connection with such war, operation, or
emergency or subsequent actions or conditions who has
been assigned to a duty station at a location other
than the location at which such member is normally
assigned.
''(6) Qualifying national guard duty.--The term 'qualifying
National Guard duty during a war or other military operation or
national emergency' means service as a member of the National
Guard on full-time National Guard duty (as defined in section
101(d)(5) of title 10, United States Code) under a call to
active service authorized by the President or the Secretary of
Defense for a period of more than 30 consecutive days under
section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code, in connection
with a war, another military operation, or a national emergency
declared by the President and supported by Federal funds.''.
(b) Obligation as Part of Program Participation Requirements.--
Section 487(a)(22) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1094(a)(22)) is amended by inserting ''and with the policy on leave of
absence for military service established pursuant to section 484C''
after ''section 484B''.

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Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) to require institutions of higher education that participate in HEA title IV student assistance programs to grant military leaves of absence, and provide refunds of or credits for tuition and fees paid, to individuals who are unable to complete a period of instruction or receive academic credit because they were called to serve on active duty in the Armed Forces, or to perform qualifying National Guard duty, during a war or other military operation or national emergency.Requires the leave of absence to be for the period of active duty or service and for one year after completion of such duty or service. Requires the refund or credit to be prorated to cover the period when the student had to leave. Provides that such leave of absence shall not be treated as a withdrawal for certain student assistance purposes.

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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Simon Wiesenthal Holocaust Education
Assistance Act''.

SEC. 2. HOLOCAUST EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM.

Part A of title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of
1965 (20 U.S.C. 7111 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the
following:

''Subpart 3--Holocaust Education Assistance Program

''SEC. 4131. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

''(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
''(1) The Holocaust was a historical event that resulted in
the systemic, state-sponsored, mass murders by Nazi Germany of
6,000,000 Jews, along with millions of others, in the name of
racial purity.
''(2) Eight States (California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana,
Michigan, New Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island) now mandate
that the Holocaust be taught in the educational curriculum, and
12 States (Alabama, Connecticut, Georgia, Mississippi,
Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina,
Tennessee, Washington, and West Virginia) recommend teaching
the Holocaust but the funds necessary to carry out those
recommendations may not be available.
''(3) The Holocaust is a sensitive and difficult subject to
teach effectively, and educators need appropriate teaching
tools and training to increase their knowledge of the Holocaust
and enhance the educational experience.
''(b) Statement of Purpose.--It is the purpose of this subpart--
''(1) to educate students in the United States so that
they--
''(A) may explore the lessons that the Holocaust
provides for all people; and
''(B) may be less susceptible to the falsehood of
Holocaust denial and to the destructive messages of
hate that arise from Holocaust denial; and
''(2) to provide resources and support for educational
programs that--
''(A) portray accurate historical information about
the Holocaust;
''(B) sensitize communities to the circumstances
that gave rise to the Holocaust;
''(C) convey the lessons that the Holocaust
provides for all people; and
''(D) develop curriculum guides and provide
training to help teachers incorporate the study of the
Holocaust and its lessons into mainstream disciplines.

''SEC. 4132. PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.

''(a) In General.--From funds made available under subsection (c),
the Secretary is authorized to award grants to educational
organizations to carry out proposed or existing Holocaust educational
programs.
''(b) Contract With Nonprofit.--The Secretary is authorized to
enter into a contract with a nonprofit organization exempt from
taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
under which the organization will encourage, accept, and administer
voluntary private donations and gifts of money from individuals,
corporations, foundations and other donors for the purpose of funding
the activities under this subpart. A donation may not be accepted in
exchange for a commitment to the donor on the part of the Secretary or
which attaches conditions inconsistent with applicable laws and
regulations or that is conditioned upon or will require the expenditure
of appropriated funds that are not available to the Department, or
which compromises a criminal or civil position of the United States or
any of its departments or agencies or the administrative authority of
any agency of the United States. The Secretary shall ensure that such
contract contains provisions setting forth the criteria to be used in
determining whether the solicitation or acceptance of a donation is
prohibited because the donation would reflect unfavorably upon the
ability of the Department, or any official or employee of the
Department, to carry out its responsibilities or official duties in a
fair and objective manner, or would compromise the integrity or the
appearance of the integrity of its programs or any official or employee
involved in those programs.
''(c) Use of Funds.--The Secretary is authorized to accept
donations of money from the nonprofit described in subsection (b). Such
funds shall be deposited in a special fund established in the Treasury
of the United States titled 'Holocaust Education Assistance Program
Account' and shall remain available to the Secretary until expended, to
the extent provided in advance in appropriations Acts, to carry out
this subpart.

''SEC. 4133. APPLICATION.

''The Secretary may award a grant under this subpart only to an
educational organization that has submitted an application to the
Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information
as the Secretary may require.

''SEC. 4134. USE OF GRANTS.

''(a) In General.--An educational organization receiving a grant
under this subpart may use the grant only to carry out the Holocaust
education program for which the grant was provided.
''(b) Requirements.--An educational organization receiving a grant
under this subpart shall comply with the following requirements:
''(1) Continuation of eligibility.--The educational
organization shall, throughout the period that the educational
organization receives and uses the grant, continue to be an
educational organization.
''(2) Supplementation of existing funds.--The educational
organization shall ensure that the grant is used to supplement,
and not supplant, non-Federal funds that would otherwise be
available to the educational organization to carry out the
Holocaust education program for which the grant was provided.
''(c) Additional Conditions.--The Secretary may require additional
terms and conditions in connection with the use of grants provided
under this subpart as the Secretary considers appropriate.
''(d) Cooperative Arrangements.--The Secretary should encourage
educational organizations to work cooperatively with State educational
agencies or local educational agencies in applying for and using grants
under this subpart.

''SEC. 4135. SELECTION CRITERIA.

''(a) In General.--The Secretary shall award grants under this
subpart in accordance with competitive criteria to be established by
the Secretary.
''(b) Consultation With Holocaust Educators.--In establishing the
competitive criteria under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult
with a number of prominent educators in the field of Holocaust
education, to be determined by the Secretary.

''SEC. 4136. REVIEW AND SANCTIONS.

''(a) Annual Review.--The Secretary shall review at least annually
each educational organization receiving a grant under this subpart to
determine the extent to which the educational organization has complied
with the provisions of this subpart and the regulations issued under
this subpart.
''(b) Imposition of Sanctions.--The Secretary may impose one or
more sanctions, to be determined by the Secretary, on an educational
organization for the failure of the educational organization to comply
substantially with the provisions of this subpart or the regulations
issued under this subpart.

''SEC. 4137. ANNUAL REPORT.

''Not later than February 1 of each year, the Secretary shall
submit to the Congress a report describing the activities carried out
under this subpart and containing any related information that the
Secretary considers appropriate.

''SEC. 4138. DEFINITIONS.

''In this subpart:
''(1) Educational organization.--The term 'educational
organization' means an entity--
''(A) described in section 501(c)(3) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
''(B) exempt from tax under section 501(a) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and
''(C) organized and operated for cultural,
literary, or educational purposes.
''(2) Holocaust education program.--The term 'Holocaust
education program' means a program that--
''(A) has as its specific and primary purpose to
improve awareness and understanding of the Holocaust;
and
''(B) to achieve such purpose, furnishes one or
more of the following:
''(i) Educational materials.
''(ii) Student and school-based activities,
including field trips.
''(iii) Teacher training.
''(iv) Any other good or service designed
to improve awareness and understanding of the
Holocaust.
''(3) Holocaust.--The term 'Holocaust' means the systemic,
state-sponsored, mass murders by Nazi Germany of 6,000,000
Jews, and millions of others, in the name of racial purity.

''SEC. 4139. REGULATIONS.

''The Secretary shall issue any regulations necessary to carry out
this subpart.''.

SEC. 3. CLERICAL AMENDMENT.

The table of contents of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
of 1965 is amended by adding after the item relating to section 4121
the following:

''Subpart 3--Holocaust Education Assistance Program

''Sec. 4131. Findings and purposes.
''Sec. 4132. Program authorized.
''Sec. 4133. Application.
''Sec. 4134. Use of grants.
''Sec. 4135. Selection criteria.
''Sec. 4136. Review and sanctions.
''Sec. 4137. Annual report.
''Sec. 4138. Definitions.
''Sec. 4139. Regulations.''.

Ex Output:
Simon Wiesenthal Holocaust Education Assistance Act This bill amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize the Department of Education (ED) to award competitive grants to educational organizations to carry out proposed or existing Holocaust education programs. ED may contract with a nonprofit organization to encourage, accept, and administer private donations and gifts for funding the education programs. Grants may not be used to supplant nonfederal funds the grantees would otherwise have used for Holocaust education programs.

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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Agricultural Security Assistance Act
of 2005''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

In this Act:
(1) Agricultural disease.--The term ''agricultural
disease'' means an outbreak of a plant or animal disease, or a
pest infestation, that requires prompt action in order to
prevent injury or damage to people, plants, livestock,
property, the economy, or the environment.
(2) Agricultural disease emergency.--The term
''agricultural disease emergency'' means an agricultural
disease that the Secretary determines to be an emergency
under--
(A) section 415 of the Plant Protection Act (7
U.S.C. 7715); or
(B) section 10407(b) of the Animal Health
Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8306(b)).
(3) Agriculture.--The term ''agriculture'' includes--
(A) the science and practice of activities relating
to food, feed, and fiber production, processing,
marketing, distribution, use, and trade;
(B) family and consumer science, nutrition, food
science and engineering, agricultural economics, and
other social sciences; and
(C) forestry, wildlife science, fishery science,
aquaculture, floraculture, veterinary medicine, and
other environmental and natural resource sciences.
(4) Agroterrorism.--The term ''agroterrorism'' means the
commission of an agroterrorist act.
(5) Agroterrorist act.--The term ''agroterrorist act''
means a criminal act consisting of causing or attempting to
cause damage or harm to, or destruction or contamination of, a
crop, livestock, farm or ranch equipment, material or property
associated with agriculture, or a person engaged in
agricultural activity, that is committed with the intent--
(A) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population;
or
(B) to influence the policy of a government by
intimidation or coercion.
(6) Biosecurity.--
(A) In general.--The term ''biosecurity'' means
protection from the risks posed by biological,
chemical, or radiological agents to--
(i) plant or animal health;
(ii) the agricultural economy;
(iii) the environment; or
(iv) human health.
(B) Inclusions.--The term ''biosecurity'' includes
the exclusion, eradication, and control of biological
agents that cause plant or animal diseases.
(7) Indian tribe.--The term ''Indian tribe'' has the
meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-
Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b).
(8) Secretary.--The term ''Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Agriculture.
(9) Tribal government.--The term ''tribal government''
means the governing body of an Indian tribe.

SEC. 3. STATE AND LOCAL ASSISTANCE.

(a) Study.--
(1) In general.--In consultation with the steering
committee of the National Animal Health Emergency Management
System and other stakeholders, the Secretary shall conduct a
study to--
(A) determine the best use of epidemiologists,
computer modelers, and statisticians as members of
emergency response task forces that handle foreign or
emerging agricultural disease emergencies; and
(B) identify the types of data that are necessary
for proper modeling and analysis of agricultural
disease emergencies.
(2) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report that
describes the results of the study under paragraph (1) to--
(A) the Secretary of Homeland Security; and
(B) the head of any other agency involved in
response planning for agricultural disease emergencies.
(b) Geographic Information System Grants.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation with the
Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of the
Interior, shall establish a program under which the Secretary
shall provide grants to States to develop capabilities to use a
geographic information system or statistical model for an
epidemiological assessment in the event of an agricultural
disease emergency.
(2) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized
to be appropriated to carry out this subsection--
(A) $2,500,000 for fiscal year 2006; and
(B) such sums as are necessary for each subsequent
fiscal year.
(c) Biosecurity Awareness and Programs.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall implement a public
awareness campaign for farmers, ranchers, and other
agricultural producers that emphasizes--
(A) the need for heightened biosecurity on farms;
and
(B) reporting to the Department of Agriculture any
agricultural disease anomaly.
(2) On-farm biosecurity.--
(A) In general.--Not later than 240 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in
consultation with associations of agricultural
producers and taking into consideration research
conducted under the National Agricultural Research,
Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
3101 et seq.), shall--
(i) develop guidelines--
(I) to improve monitoring of
vehicles and materials entering or
leaving farm or ranch operations; and
(II) to control human traffic
entering or leaving farm or ranch
operations; and
(ii) distribute the guidelines developed
under clause (i) to agricultural producers
through agricultural informational seminars and
biosecurity training sessions.
(B) Authorization of appropriations.--
(i) In general.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this paragraph--
(I) $5,000,000 for fiscal year
2006; and
(II) such sums as are necessary for
each subsequent fiscal year.
(ii) Information program.--Of the amounts
made available under clause (i), the Secretary
may use such sums as are necessary to establish
in each State an information program to
distribute the biosecurity guidelines developed
under subparagraph (A)(i).
(3) Biosecurity grant pilot program.--
(A) Incentives.--
(i) In general.--Not later than 240 days
after the date of enactment of this Act, the
Secretary shall develop a pilot program to
provide incentives, in the form of grants or
low-interest loans, to agricultural producers
to restructure farm and ranch operations (based
on the biosecurity guidelines developed under
paragraph (2)(A)(i)) to achieve the goals
described in clause (ii).
(ii) Goals.--The goals referred to in
clause (i) are--
(I) to control access to farms and
ranches by persons intending to commit
agroterrorist acts;
(II) to prevent the introduction
and spread of agricultural diseases;
and
(III) to take other measures to
ensure biosecurity.
(iii) Limitation.--The amount of a grant or
low-interest loan provided under this paragraph
shall not exceed $10,000.
(B) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to
Congress a report that--
(i) describes the implementation of the
pilot program; and
(ii) makes recommendations for expanding
the pilot program.
(C) Authorization of appropriations.--There are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this
paragraph--
(i) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2006; and
(ii) such sums as are necessary for each of
fiscal years 2007 through 2009.

SEC. 4. REGIONAL, STATE, AND LOCAL PREPAREDNESS.

(a) Environmental Protection Agency.--The Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency, in consultation with the Secretary,
shall cooperate with regional, State, and local disaster preparedness
officials to include consideration of the potential environmental
effects of a response activity in planning a response to an
agricultural disease.
(b) Department of Agriculture.--The Secretary, in consultation with
the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall--
(1) develop and implement procedures to provide information
to, and share information among, Federal, regional, State,
tribal, and local officials regarding agricultural threats,
risks, and vulnerabilities; and
(2) cooperate with State agricultural officials, State and
local emergency managers, representatives from State land grant
colleges and research universities, agricultural producers, and
agricultural trade associations to establish local response
plans for agricultural diseases.

SEC. 5. INTERAGENCY COORDINATION.

(a) Agricultural Disease Liaisons.--
(1) Agricultural disease management liaison.--The Secretary
of Homeland Security shall establish a senior level position
within the Federal Emergency Management Agency the primary
responsibility of which is to serve as a liaison for
agricultural disease management between--
(A) the Department of Homeland Security; and
(B)(i) the Federal Emergency Management Agency;
(ii) the Department of Agriculture;
(iii) other Federal agencies responsible for a
response to an emergency relating to an agriculture
disease;
(iv) the emergency management community;
(v) State emergency and agricultural officials;
(vi) tribal governments; and
(vii) industries affected by agricultural disease.
(2) Animal health care liaison.--The Secretary of Health
and Human Services shall establish within the Department of
Health and Human Services a senior level position the primary
responsibility of which is to serve as a liaison between--
(A) the Department of Health and Human Services;
and
(B)(i) the Department of Agriculture;
(ii) the animal health community;
(iii) the emergency management community;
(iv) tribal governments; and
(v) industries affected by agricultural disease.
(b) Transportation.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Transportation, in
consultation with the Secretary and the Secretary of Homeland
Security, shall--
(A) publish in the Federal Register proposed
guidelines for restrictions on interstate
transportation of an agricultural commodity or product
in response to an agricultural disease;
(B) provide for a comment period of not less than
90 days for the proposed guidelines; and
(C) establish final guidelines, taking into
consideration any comment received under subparagraph
(B); and
(2) provide the guidelines described in paragraph (1) to
officers and employees of--
(A) the Department of Agriculture;
(B) the Department of Transportation; and
(C) the Department of Homeland Security.

SEC. 6. INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES.

(a) International Agricultural Disease Surveillance.--Not later
than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in
consultation with the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the
Agency for International Development, shall submit to Congress a report
that describes measures taken by the Secretary to--
(1) streamline the process of notification by the Secretary
to Federal agencies in the event of an agricultural disease in
a foreign country; and
(2) cooperate with representatives of foreign countries,
international organizations, and industry to develop and
implement methods of sharing information relating to
international agricultural diseases and unusual agricultural
activities.
(b) Bilateral Mutual Assistance Agreements.--The Secretary of
State, in coordination with the Secretary and the Secretary of Homeland
Security, shall--
(1) enter into mutual assistance agreements with other
countries to provide and receive assistance in the event of an
agricultural disease, including--
(A) training for veterinarians and agriculture
specialists of the United States in the identification,
diagnosis, and control of foreign agricultural
diseases;
(B) providing resources and personnel to a foreign
government with limited resources to respond to an
agricultural disease; and
(C) bilateral training programs and exercises
relating to assistance provided under this paragraph;
and
(2) provide funding for a program or exercise described in
paragraph (1)(C).

SEC. 7. ADDITIONAL STUDIES AND REPORTS.

(a) Vaccines.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary shall conduct a study of, and submit to
Congress a report that describes, the projected costs and benefits of
developing ready-to-use vaccines against foreign animal diseases.
(b) Plant Disease Laboratory.--Not later than 270 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall conduct a study of,
and submit to Congress a report that describes, the feasibility of
establishing a national plant disease laboratory based on the model of
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the primary task of
which is to--
(1) integrate and coordinate a nationwide system of
independent plant disease diagnostic laboratories, including
plant clinics maintained by land grant colleges and
universities; and
(2) increase the capacity, technical infrastructure, and
information-sharing capabilities of laboratories described in
paragraph (1).

SEC. 8. VETERINARIAN ACCREDITATION.

Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act,
the Secretary shall promulgate regulations requiring that any
veterinarian accredited by the Department of Agriculture shall be
trained to recognize foreign animal diseases.

SEC. 9. REVIEW OF LEGAL AUTHORITY.

(a) In General.--The Attorney General, in consultation with the
Secretary, shall conduct a review of State and local laws relating to
agroterrorism and biosecurity to determine--
(1) the extent to which the laws facilitate or impede the
implementation of a current or proposed response plan relating
to an agricultural disease;
(2) whether an injunction issued by a State court could--
(A) delay the implementation of a Federal response
plan described in paragraph (1); or
(B) affect the extent to which an agricultural
disease spreads; and
(3) the types and extent of legal evidence that may be
required by a State court before a response plan described in
paragraph (1) may be implemented.
(b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Attorney General shall submit to Congress a report that
describes the results of the review under subsection (a) (including any
recommendations of the Attorney General).

Ex Output:
Agricultural Security Assistance Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) determine the best use of epidemiologists, computer modelers, and statisticians as members of emergency response task forces that handle foreign or emerging agricultural disease emergencies, and identify necessary data for proper modeling and analysis of such emergencies; (2) provide grants to States to use a geographic information system or statistical model for an epidemiological assessment in the event of such an emergency; (3) implement an on-farm biosecurity awareness campaign, and a biosecurity grant pilot program; (4) require that Department of Agriculture-accredited veterinarians be trained to recognize foreign animal diseases; and (5) prepare studies on foreign plant disease vaccines and the establishment of a national plant disease laboratory.

Provides for regional, State, local, and international agricultural preparedness and information sharing. Sets forth responsibilities of the Departments of Agriculture, State, Transportation, and Homeland Security, and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Directs the Attorney General to review State and local laws relating to agroterrorism and biosecurity to determine: (1) the extent to which the laws facilitate or impede implementation of a Federal agricultural disease response plan; (2) whether a State injunction could delay implementation of such a plan, or affect an agricultural disease's spread; and (3) the legal evidence that may be required by a State court before a response plan may be implemented.