,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ejj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #b1 #bjag,mr4
 ,roberts 7for himself and ,mrs4        
,mc,caskill7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security
 and ,governmental ,affairs  ,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 is amended by inserting   
after section #ebg 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #cbap7 

the following3  #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   
efforts of the ,department relating 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 responsibilities of the         
,department under ,homeland ,security   
,presidential ,directive #i--;,defense  
of ,united ,states ,agriculture and     
,food4  7#b7 ,providing oversight and   
integration of the activities of the    
,department relating to veterinary      

public health1 food defense1 and        
agricultural security4  7#c7 ,leading   
the policy initiatives of the           
,department relating to food1 animal1   
and agricultural incidents1 and the     
impact of such incidents on animal and  
public health4  7#d7 ,leading the policy
 initiatives of the ,department relating
 to overall domestic preparedness for   
and collective response to agricultural 
terrorism4  7#e7 ,coordinating with     
other components of the ,department1    
including ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border   
,protection1 as appropriate1 on         
activities relating 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 shall be construed to alter
 or supersede 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--    
7#a7 by striking the items relating to  
sections #ebc1 #ebd1 #ebe1 #ebf1 and    
#ebg2 and  7#b7 by inserting after the  
item relating to section #ebb the       
following3  ,sec4 #ebc4 ,guidance and   
recommendations4,sec4 #ebd4 ,voluntary  
private sector preparedness             
accreditation and certification         
program4,sec4 #ebe4 ,acceptance of      
gifts4,sec4 #ebf4 ,integrated public    
alert and warning system                
modernization4,sec4 #ebg4 ,national     
planning and education4,sec4 #ebh4      
,coordination of ,department of         
,homeland ,security efforts related to  
food1 agriculture1 and veterinary       
defense against terrorism4  4