,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #bb  #aaeth 
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #abch
  ,report ,no4 #aae-db1 ,part ,i  ,,in  
,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives    
,february #bh1 #bjag ,mr4 ,young of     
,iowa 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,payne1 and    
,mr4 ,donovan7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,homeland ,security1 and  
in addition to the ,committees on       
,energy and ,commerce and ,agriculture1 
for a period to be subsequently         
determined by the ,speaker1 in each case
 for consideration of such provisions as
 fall within the jurisdiction of the    
committee concerned  ,march #af1 #bjag  
,reported from the ,committee on        
,homeland ,security  ,march #af1        
#bjag,the ,committees on ,energy and    
,commerce and ,agriculture discharged2  
committed to the ,committee of the      
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union and ordered to be printed  ,a    
,,bill  ,to amend the ,homeland         
,security ,act of #bjjb to make the     

,assistant ,secretary of ,homeland      
,security for ,health ,affairs          
responsible for coordinating the efforts
 of the ,department of ,homeland        
,security related to food1 agriculture1 
and veterinary defense against          
terrorism1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,securing our ,agriculture and ,food
 ,act4  #b4 ,coordination of food1      
agriculture1 and veterinary defense     
against terrorism  7a7 ,in general      
,title ,v of the ,homeland ,security    
,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #caa et     
seq47 is amended by adding at the end   
the following new section3  #ebh4       
,coordination of ,department of         
,homeland ,security efforts related to  
food1 agriculture1 and veterinary       
defense against terrorism  7a7 ,program 
required ,the ,secretary1 acting through
 the ,assistant ,secretary for ,health  
,affairs1 shall carry out a program to  
coordinate the ,department's efforts    
related to defending the food1          

agriculture1 and veterinary systems of  
the ,united ,states against terrorism   
and other high-consequence events that  
pose a high risk to homeland security4  
7b7 ,program elements ,the coordination 
program required by subsection 7a7 shall
 include1 at a minimum1 the following3  
7#a7 ,providing oversight and management
 of the ,department's responsibilities  
pursuant to ,homeland ,security         
,presidential ,directive #i-;,defense of
 ,united ,states ,agriculture and ,food4
  7#b7 ,providing oversight and         
integration of the ,department's        
activities related to veterinary public 
health1 food defense1 and agricultural  
security4  7#c7 ,leading the            
,department's policy initiatives        
relating to food1 animal1 and           
agricultural incidents1 and the impact  
of such incidents on animal and public  
health4  7#d7 ,leading the ,department's
 policy initiatives relating to overall 
domestic preparedness for and collective
 response to agricultural terrorism4    

7#e7 ,coordinating with other           
,department components1 including ,u4,s4
 ,customs and ,border ,protection1 as   
appropriate1 on activities related to   
food and agriculture security and       
screening procedures for domestic and   
imported products4  7#f7 ,coordinating  
with appropriate ,federal departments   
and agencies4  7#g7 ,other activities as
 determined necessary by the ,secretary4
  7c7 ,rule of construction ,nothing in 
this section may be construed as        
altering or superseding the authority of
 the ,secretary of ,agriculture relating
 to food and agriculture4  4  7b7       
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
contents in section #a7;b7 of the       
,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb is    
amended by inserting after the item     
relating to section #ebg the following  
new item3  ,sec4 #ebh4 ,coordination of 
,department of ,homeland ,security      
efforts related to food1 agriculture1   
and veterinary defense against          
terrorism4  4  ,march #af1 #bjag        

,reported from the ,committee on        
,homeland ,security,march #af1 #bjag,the
 ,committees on ,energy and ,commerce   
and ,agriculture discharged2 committed  
to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house  
on the ,state of the ,union and ordered 
to be printed