H.R. 7468 — Introduced in House

I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7468 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 7, 2022Mr. Krishnamoorthi (for himself and Mr. Khanna) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence A BILL To direct the Director of National Intelligence to submit to Congress a report on the effects of increased production and consumption of alternative proteins on the long-term national security interests of the United States. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Security of the Economy, Climate, and other U.S. interests with Recent and Existing Food alternatives Act or the SECURE Food Act. 2. Report on the effects of increased production and consumption of alternative proteins to national security (a) Report Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence, in consultation with the heads of other departments and agencies of the Federal Government that the Director determines appropriate, shall submit to the congressional intelligence committees a report on the effects of increased production and consumption of alternative proteins on the long-term national security interests of the United States. (b) Elements The report under subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) A detailed description of how the increased production and consumption of alternative proteins affect— (A) biosecurity, food security, climate security, and water security; (B) the environment, including with respect to reduced land use and reduced deforestation; (C) public health, including with respect to pandemic risk reduction, air and water pollution reduction, and antibiotic usage reduction; and (D) the economy, including with respect to job creation and new markets for agricultural products of the United States. (2) A detailed explanation of whether, and to what extent, progress in the production and consumption of alternative proteins made by foreign countries constitutes a competitive threat to the economic interests of the United States. (c) Form The report under subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) Alternative proteins The term alternative proteins means food proteins produced from plants, fungi, or animal cell cultivation that share sensory characteristics with conventional animal proteins. (2) Congressional intelligence committees The term congressional intelligence committees has the meaning given that term in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003).