,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #icid  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #bc1 #bjbf,mr4  
,/rong introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,homel&       
,security  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !     
,dep>tm5t ( ,homel& ,security to conduct
 an ex]cise relat$ to agrot]rorism1 & = 
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,civil ,prep>$ness =   
,agrot]rorism ,ex]cise ,act ( #bjbf4    
#b4 ,ex]cise on agrot]rorism  7a7 ,9    
g5]al ,9 addition to1 or z "p ( ex]cise 
programs curr5tly c>ri$ out by !        
,dep>tm5t ( ,homel& ,security1 to       
enhance dome/ic prep>$ness = &          
collective response to t]rorism1 promote
 ! dissem9ation ( homel& security       
in=mation1 & te/ ! security po/ure ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates1 ! ,secret>y ( ,homel&    
,security1 act+ ?r\gh appropriate (fices
 & compon5ts ( ! ,dep>tm5t & 9          
coord9ation ) ! heads ( appropriate     
,f$]al dep>tm5ts & ag5cies1 %all1 n lat]
 ?an f\r ye>s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t (

 ?is section1 conduct an ex]cise relat$ 
to ! prev5tion1 response to1 recov]y f1 
& mitigation ( an act ( agrot]rorism4   
7b7 ,ex]cise requirem5ts ,! ex]cise     
requir$ "u subsection 7a7 %all-- 7#a7   
include a sc5>io involv+--  7,a7        
develop+ prep>$ness = agrot]rori/s      
attempt+ to unlawfully transport into ! 
,unit$ ,/ates a biological ag5t capable 
( adv]sely affect+ ! op]ations (-- 7i7 !
 agriculture & food critical            
infra/ructure sector2 or  7ii7 o!r      
relat$ economic sectors2  7,b7 develop+ 
prep>$ness = agrot]rori/s deploy+ )9 !  
,unit$ ,/ates a biological ag5t capable 
( adv]sely affect+ ! op]ations (--  7i7 
! agriculture & food critical           
infra/ructure sector2 or  7ii7 o!r      
relat$ economic sectors2 &  7,c7        
collective action by p>ticipants to     
det]m9e ! mo/ effective response 9      
manag+ & mitigat+ ! effects ( widespread
 disruption to ! agriculture & food     
critical infra/ructure sector or o!r    
relat$ economic sectors z a result (    

agrot]rorism1 includ+ ?r\gh-- 7i7       
effectively deploy+ incid5t comm&       
involv+ ! entities specifi$ 9 p>agraph  
7#b72  7ii7 id5tify+ key res\rces       
necess>y to respond to1 & recov] f1 &   
mitigate widespread disruption ( !      
agriculture & food critical             
infra/ructure sector or o!r relat$      
economic sectors z a result (           
agrot]rorism2 &  7iii7 det]m9+ an       
effici5t & effective allocation ( su*   
key res\rces1 & address+ capability &   
capacity gaps at all levels ( gov]nm5t2 
&  7#b7 include coord9ation )           
appropriate-- 7,a7 ,f$]al dep>tm5ts &   
ag5cies2  7,b7 ,/ate1 local1 ,tribal1 & 
t]ritorial ag5cies2  7,c7 private sector
 own]s & op]ators (--  7i7 food &       
agricultural facilities2  7ii7 o!r      
compon5ts ( ! agriculture & food        
critical infra/ructure sector2 &  7iii7 
compon5ts ( o!r relat$ economic sectors2
  7,d7 repres5tatives ( & practition]s f
 ! em]g5cy prep>$ness & response        
community2 &  7,e7 o!r /akehold]s 91 &  

subject matt] exp]ts (1 ! def5se ( !    
agriculture & food critical             
infra/ructure sector f agrot]rorism4    
7c7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] !
 completion ( ! ex]cise requir$ "u      
subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y ( ,homel&   
,security %all1 consi/5t ) ! protection 
( classifi$ in=mation1 submit to !      
,committee on ,homel& ,security ( !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee  
on ,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal      
,affairs ( ! ,s5ate an aft]-action      
report t conta9s ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,!     
f9d+s ( su* ex]cise1 toge!r ) associat$ 
plans & a timel9e = incorporat+ lessons 
le>n$ into future op]ations ( !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,homel& ,security to c\nt] &
 det] agrot]rorism4  7#b7 ,recomm5d$    
legislative actions = improv+ ! security
 po/ure ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ! future    
op]ations ( ! ,dep>tm5t to c\nt] & det] 
agrot]rorism4  7d7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is   
section3 7#a7 ,agrot]rorism ,! t]m      
agrot]rorism means an act ( t]rorism 7z 
su* t]m is def9$ 9 section #b ( !       

,homel& ,security ,act ( #bjjb 7#f      
,u4,s4,c4 #aja77 t ?reat5s to t>get or  
t>gets ! agriculture & food critical    
infra/ructure sector ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4 
7#b7 ,agrot]rori/ ,! t]m agrot]rori/    
means any actor :o commits an act (     
agrot]rorism4  7#c7 ,biological ag5t ,! 
t]m biological ag5t has ! mean+ giv5 su*
 t]m 9 section #agh ( title #ah1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code4  7#d7 ,critical           
infra/ructure ,! t]m critical           
infra/ructure has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9
 section #ajaf7;e7 ( ,public ,law       
#ajg-ef 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eaie;c7e774