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H.R.1238 - Securing our Agriculture and Food Act115th Congress (2017-2018) |

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Sponsor: Rep. Young, David [R-IA-3] (Introduced 02/28/2017)
Committees: House - Homeland Security; Energy and Commerce; Agriculture | Senate - Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Committee Reports: H. Rept. 115-42
Latest Action: 06/30/2017 Became Public Law No: 115-43. (TXT | PDF)  (All Actions)
Roll Call Votes: There has been 1 roll call vote

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This bill has the status Became Law

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  1. Introduced
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Resolving Differences
  5. To President
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Public Law No: 115-43 (06/30/2017)

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on May 24, 2017. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Securing our Agriculture and Food Act

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to carry out a program to coordinate DHS efforts related to defending the food, agriculture, and veterinary systems of the United States against terrorism and other high-consequence events that pose a high risk to homeland security.

Such program shall:

  • provide oversight and management of DHS's responsibilities pursuant to Homeland Security Presidential Directive 9 - Defense of United States Agriculture and Food;
  • provide oversight and integration of DHS activities related to veterinary public health, food defense, and agricultural security;
  • lead DHS policy initiatives related to food, animal, and agricultural incidents and to overall domestic preparedness for, and collective response to, agricultural terrorism;
  • coordinate with other DHS components on activities related to food and agriculture security and screening procedures for domestic and imported products; and
  • coordinate with appropriate federal departments and agencies.