,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #cgc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #e1
 #bjad ,mr4 ,roberts 7for himself1 ,mr4 
,moran1 ,mr4 ,blunt1 and ,mrs4          
,mc,caskill7 submitted the following    
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,recognizing   
the importance of biosecurity and       
agro-defense in the ,united ,states4    
,whereas following the ,september #aa1  
#bjja terrorist attacks1 the ,united    
,states increased its efforts to combat 
the threat of global terrorism2 ,whereas
 the ,september #aath attacks           
illustrated the vulnerability of the    
food supply and agriculture economy of  
the ,united ,states2 ,whereas in #bjjb1 
,congress created the ,department of    
,homeland ,security to improve the      
,government's ability to respond to     
threats facing the ,united ,states2     
,whereas the ,department of ,homeland   
,security1 in partnership with the      
,department of ,agriculture1 was quick  

to recognize the threat posed by        
agroterrorism2 ,whereas on ,january #cj1
 #bjjd1 ,president ,george ,w4 ,bush    
issued a ,homeland ,security            
,presidential ,directive entitled       
,defense of ,united ,states ,agriculture
 and ,food2 ,whereas the ,commission on 
the ,prevention of ,weapons of ,mass    
,destruction ,proliferation and         
,terrorism stated in a #bjjh report that
 bioterrorism was a more likely threat  
to the ,united ,states than nuclear     
terrorism1 and higher priority should   
therefore be given to efforts to combat 
bioterrorism2 ,whereas the threat of a  
terrorist attack on the ,united ,states 
persists1 and continued vigilance is    
necessary2 and ,whereas construction of 
the ,national ,bio and ,agro-,defense   
,facility began on ,may #bh1 #bjac3     
,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that it is the 
sense of the ,senate that--  7#a7 as the
 ,united ,states combats terrorism in   
all forms and around the world1 the     
safety1 security1 and health of our     

livestock and agriculture commodities   
must not be forgotten2  7#b7 research   
and investment in biosecurity and       
agro-defense should be supported by     
,congress2  7#c7 providing the          
resources1 both intellectually and      
materially1 for the advancement of      
vaccines and cures for deadly pathogens 
and emerging zoonotic diseases is an    
integral part of homeland defense2  7#d7
 without the tools necessary to protect 
the people1 agriculture economy1 and    
food supply of the ,united ,states1 this
 ,nation remains vulnerable to attack2  
7#e7 the world depends on the           
agriculture of the ,united ,states2     
7#f7 the world depends on the leadership
 of the ,united ,states in science and  
technology2  7#g7 the ,united ,states   
must remain a leader in the fight       
against bioterrorism2 and  7#h7         
biosecurity and a strong agro-defense   
system are achievable goals for the     
,united ,states in the global war on    
terrorism4