,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #cgf #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #bfie ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,october #bd1 #bjai,mr4 ,roberts 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,stabenow1 ,mr4 ,grassley1 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,ms4 ,smith1 ,mr4 ,blunt1 ,ms4 ,ernst1 ,mrs4 ,hyde-,smith1 ,mr4 ,boozman1 ,mr4 ,gardner1 ,mr4 ,thune1 ,mr4 ,shelby1 ,mrs4 ,fischer1 ,mr4 ,braun1 ,mr4 ,mc,connell1 ,mr4 ,hoeven1 ,mr4 ,leahy1 ,mr4 ,tester1 ,mr4 ,crapo1 ,mr4 ,casey1 ,mr4 ,perdue1 ,mr4 ,rounds1 and ,mr4 ,durbin7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry ,december #ag1 #bjai,reported by ,mr4 ,roberts1 with amendments,omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic ,a ,,bill ,to authorize the ,secretary of ,agriculture to provide for the defense of ,united ,states agriculture and food through the ,national ,bio and ,agro-,defense ,facility1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,national ,bio and ,agro-,defense ,facility ,act of #bjai4 #b4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,animal ,the term animal has the meaning given the term in section #ajdjc of the ,animal ,health ,protection ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #hcjb74 7#b7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of ,agriculture4 7#c7 ,transboundary disease ,the term transboundary disease has the meaning given the term in section #abbjc7;a7 of the ,agriculture ,improvement ,act of #bjah 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #hiad7;a774 7#d7 ,veterinary countermeasure ,the term veterinary countermeasure has the meaning given the term in section #ajdjc of the ,animal ,health ,protection ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #hcjb74 #c4 ,national ,bio and ,agro-,defense ,facility 7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall carry out the relevant responsibilities of the ,secretary under ,homeland ,security ,presidential ,directive #i 7relating to the defense of ,united ,states agriculture and food7 and the national biodefense strategy developed under section #ajhf of the ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjag 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #ajd7 by acting1 as appropriate1 through the ,national ,bio and ,agro-,defense ,facility as a national security laboratory asset of the national biodefense enterprise to provide integrated research1 development1 and test and evaluation infrastructure for defending against bio- and agro-terrorism threats4 7b7 ,duties ,pursuant to subsection 7a71 the ,secretary shall use the ,national ,bio and ,agro-,defense ,facility-- 7#a7 to integrate agricultural1 zoonotic disease1 and public health research2 7#b7 to address threats from human pathogens1 high-consequence zoonotic disease agents1 emerging foreign animal diseases1 and animal transboundary diseases2 7#c7 to address biological incidence threats2 7#d7 to provide training2 and 7#e7 to coordinate1 partner1 and share data and information with the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 including the support of the production of biological material threat assessments4 7a7 ,in general ,the ,national ,bio and ,agro-,defense ,facility shall be a national security laboratory asset to provide integrated research1 development1 test and evaluation infrastructure1 and response capabilities for defending the ,united ,states against bio- and agro-terrorism threats4 7b7 ,duties ,pursuant to subsection 7a71 the ,secretary1 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services1 and the heads of other appropriate ,federal departments and agencies shall use the ,national ,bio and ,agro-,defense ,facility to protect the food supply1 agriculture1 and public health of the ,united ,states1 including by-- 7#a7 integrating agricultural1 zoonotic disease1 and other appropriate research2 7#b7 addressing threats from high-consequence zoonotic disease agents1 emerging foreign animal diseases1 and animal transboundary diseases2 7#c7 addressing biological incidence threats2 7#d7 providing appropriate education and training to address bio- and agro-defense threats and responses2 7#e7 sharing data and related information with appropriate ,federal departments or agencies1 as requested by the heads of those departments or agencies1 or as necessary1 to support the production of biological material threat assessments2 and 7#f7 coordinating1 partnering1 and sharing data and related information to enhance the carrying out of the duties of the ,national ,bio and ,agro-,defense ,facility for the development of priority zoonotic animal disease diagnostics1 vaccines1 drugs1 and other countermeasures4 #d4 ,research and development ,pursuant to section #c1 the ,secretary shall carry out research and development objectives-- ,pursuant to section #c1 the ,secretary1 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services1 and the heads of other appropriate ,federal departments and agencies shall continually establish shared priorities for the research to be conducted in the ,national ,bio and ,agro-,defense ,facility and carry out research and development objectives at the ,national ,bio and ,agro-,defense ,facility-- 7#a7 to develop veterinary countermeasures for emerging foreign animal diseases and animal transboundary diseases2 7#b7 to provide advanceadvanced test1 diagnostic1 and evaluation capability for threat detection1 vulnerability assessment1 and veterinary countermeasure assessment for animal and zoonotic diseases2 and 7#c7 for such other purposes as the ,secretary determines to be appropriate4 #e4 ,evaluation ,pursuant to section #d1 not less frequently than biennially1 the ,secretary1 in coordination with the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security and the heads of other relevant agencies1 shall evaluate and update the strategic research plan for the ,national ,bio and ,agro-,defense ,facility based on risk and threat assessments4 #f4 ,availability of data 7a7 ,congressional report ,every #f months untildiseases2 7#c7 to assist1 as appropriate1 with the development1 and address vulnerability assessments1 of the agriculture and food sectors2 and 7#d7 for such other purposes as the ,secretary1 in consultation with the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services1 and the heads of other appropriate ,federal departments and agencies1 determines to be appropriate4 #e4 ,evaluation and plan 7a7 ,in general ,pursuant to section #d1 not less frequently than biennially1 the ,secretary1 in coordination with the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services1 and the heads of other appropriate ,federal departments and agencies1 shall-- 7#a7 evaluate the work of the ,national ,bio and ,agro-,defense ,facility2 7#b7 publish a strategic research plan for the ,national ,bio and ,agro-,defense ,facility based on risk and threat assessments2 and 7#c7 submit to the ,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry of the ,senate1 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate1 the ,committee on ,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions of the ,senate1 the ,committee on ,agriculture of the ,house of ,representatives1 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of the ,house of ,representatives1 and the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce of the ,house of ,representatives the strategic research plan described in paragraph 7#b74 7b7 ,classified information ,the strategic research plan required under subsection 7a77#b7-- 7#a7 shall be published in an unclassified format that is publically available2 7#b7 shall be submitted under subsection 7a77#c7 in unclassified form2 and 7#c7 may include in the submission under subsection 7a77#c7 a classified annex for any sensitive or classified information1 as necessary4 #f4 ,memoranda of agreement ,not later than #ij days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall enter into memoranda of agreement with the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services1 and the heads of other appropriate ,federal departments and agencies for the use1 operation1 and research of the ,national ,bio and ,agro-,defense ,facility by those ,secretaries and department and agency heads4 #g4 ,availability of data and congressional briefings 7a7 ,in general ,every #f months until the date described in subsection 7b71 the ,secretary and the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 as appropriate1 shall submitprovide to the ,committees on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry and ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate and the ,committees on ,agriculture and ,homeland ,security of the ,house of ,representatives a report and briefing describing-- 7#a7 progress under each phase described in the memorandum of agreement entitled ,memorandum of ,agreement ,between the ,u4,s4 ,department of ,agriculture ,marketing and ,regulatory ,programs1 the ,u4,s4 ,department of ,agriculture ,research1 ,education1 and ,economics1 and the ,department of ,homeland ,security ,science and ,technology ,directorate and dated ,june #bj1 #bjai1 that is not completed as of the date of enactment of this ,act2 and 7#b7 the operations and mission1 including coordination1 under any successor memorandum of agreement1 or similar joint agreement or understanding1 between the ,department of ,agriculture 7#b7 the status of completion of the memoranda of agreement under section #f2 and 7#c7 the operations and mission of the ,national ,bio and ,agro-,defense ,facility1 including the coordination and carrying out of-- 7,a7 the memoranda of agreement described in paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b72 7,b7 any successor memoranda of agreement to the memoranda of agreement described in paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b72 or 7,c7 any similar joint agreement or understanding between the ,department of ,agriculture and the ,department of ,homeland ,security1 or other relevant agencies1 that documents the biodefense mission of the ,national ,bio and ,agro-,defense ,facility4 7b7 ,termination ,the reporting requirementand briefing requirements under subsection 7a7 shall terminate on the date that is #be years after the date on which the ,national ,bio and ,agro-,defense ,facility attains full operating capability4 7c7 ,effective date ,this section shall take effect on the date of enactment of this ,act4 #g4 ,effect #h4 ,budget and report 7a7 ,budget ,concurrently with each budget submission to the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget1 the ,secretary1 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 and the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services shall jointly submit to the ,director of the ,office of ,management and ,budget an integrated budget plan for the defense of the ,united ,states food system1 including the operation and use of the ,national ,bio and ,agro-,defense ,facility4 7b7 ,report ,not later than #fj days after the date on which the budget of the ,united ,states ,government is submitted by the ,president under section #aaje of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 for each fiscal year1 the ,secretary1 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 and the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services shall jointly submit to ,congress a report describing an integrated budget plan described in subsection 7a71 which shall be consistent with the budget submission of the ,president under that section for the defense of the ,united ,states food system1 including the operation and use of the ,national ,bio and ,agro-,defense ,facility4 #i4 ,effect 7a7 ,in general ,nothing in this ,act requires the ,secretary to have administrative jurisdiction overresponsibility for operations of the ,national ,bio and ,agro-,defense ,facility4 7b7 ,transfer of jurisdiction ,if administrative jurisdiction overresponsibility for operations of the ,national ,bio and ,agro-,defense ,facility is transferred from the ,secretary to another ,federal agency1 any reference in this ,act 7other than section #fg7 to the ,secretary shall be deemed to be a reference to the head of that ,federal agency4 #h4 ,effective date ,except for section #f1 this ,act shall take effect on the date on which all phases in the memorandum of agreement described in section #f7;a77#a7 are completed4 #aj4 ,effective date 7a7 ,in general ,except as provided in subsection 7b71 this ,act shall take effect on the date on which the initial operating capability described in the memorandum of agreement described in section #g7;a77#a7 takes effect4 7b7 ,exceptions ,sections #g and #h shall take effect on the date of enactment of this ,act4 ,december #ag1 #bjai,reported with amendments