HR 5346 · 114th Congress · Emergency Management
Securing our Agriculture and Food Act
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EnactedLatest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.(2016-09-27)
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Securing our Agriculture and Food Act This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs to carry out a program to coordinate Department of Homeland Security (DHS) efforts related to defending the food, agriculture, and veterinary systems against terrorism and other high-consequence events that pose a high risk to homeland security. Such program shall include: (1) providing oversight and integration of DHS activities related to veterinary public health, food defense, and agricultural security; and (2) leading DHS policy initiatives relating to food, animal, and agricultural incidents and to overall domestic preparedness for, and collective response to, agricultural terrorism.…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 5346, Securing our Agriculture and Food Act
Sep 19, 2016As ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on September 13, 2016
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