,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #gab #aaith  
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #icid
 ,report ,no4 #aai-hac ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,june   
#bc1 #bjbf,mr4 ,strong introduced the   
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security   
,september #aj1 #bjbf;,additional       
sponsor3 ,mr4 ,kennedy of ,new ,york    
,september #aj1 #bjbf;,committed to the 
,committee of the ,whole ,house on the  
,state of the ,union and ordered to be  
printed  ,a ,,bill  ,to require the     
,department of ,homeland ,security to   
conduct an exercise related to          
agroterrorism1 and for other purposes4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,civil ,preparedness for        
,agroterrorism ,exercise ,act of #bjbf4 
#b4 ,exercise on agroterrorism  7a7 ,in 
general ,in addition to1 or as part of  
exercise programs currently carried out 
by the ,department of ,homeland         
,security1 to enhance domestic          
preparedness for and collective response

 to terrorism1 promote the dissemination
 of homeland security information1 and  
test the security posture of the ,united
 ,states1 the ,secretary of ,homeland   
,security1 acting through appropriate   
offices and components of the           
,department and in coordination with the
 heads of appropriate ,federal          
departments and agencies1 shall1 not    
later than four years after the date of 
the enactment of this section1 conduct  
an exercise related to the prevention1  
response to1 recovery from1 and         
mitigation of an act of agroterrorism4  
7b7 ,exercise requirements ,the exercise
 required under subsection 7a7 shall--  
7#a7 include a scenario involving-- 7,a7
 developing preparedness for            
agroterrorists attempting to unlawfully 
transport into the ,united ,states a    
biological agent capable of adversely   
affecting the operations of-- 7i7 the   
agriculture and food critical           
infrastructure sector2 or  7ii7 other   
related economic sectors2  7,b7         

developing preparedness for             
agroterrorists deploying within the     
,united ,states a biological agent      
capable of adversely affecting the      
operations of-- 7i7 the agriculture and 
food critical infrastructure sector2 or 
7ii7 other related economic sectors2 and
  7,c7 collective action by participants
 to determine the most effective        
response in managing and mitigating the 
effects of widespread disruption to the 
agriculture and food critical           
infrastructure sector or other related  
economic sectors as a result of         
agroterrorism1 including through-- 7i7  
effectively deploying incident command  
involving the entities specified in     
paragraph 7#b72  7ii7 identifying key   
resources necessary to respond to1 and  
recover from1 and mitigate widespread   
disruption of the agriculture and food  
critical infrastructure sector or other 
related economic sectors as a result of 
agroterrorism2 and  7iii7 determining an
 efficient and effective allocation of  

such key resources1 and addressing      
capability and capacity gaps at all     
levels of government2 and  7#b7 include 
coordination with appropriate-- 7,a7    
,federal departments and agencies2  7,b7
 ,state1 local1 ,tribal1 and territorial
 agencies2  7,c7 private sector owners  
and operators of-- 7i7 food and         
agricultural facilities2  7ii7 other    
components of the agriculture and food  
critical infrastructure sector2 and     
7iii7 components of other related       
economic sectors2  7,d7 representatives 
of and practitioners from the emergency 
preparedness and response community2 and
  7,e7 other stakeholders in1 and       
subject matter experts of1 the defense  
of the agriculture and food critical    
infrastructure sector from              
agroterrorism4  7c7 ,report ,not later  
than #ahj days after the completion of  
the exercise required under subsection  
7a71 the ,secretary of ,homeland        
,security shall1 consistent with the    
protection of classified information1   

submit to the ,committee on ,homeland   
,security of the ,house of              
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs of the ,senate an after-action 
report that contains the following3 7#a7
 ,the findings of such exercise1        
together with associated plans and a    
timeline for incorporating lessons      
learned into future operations of the   
,department of ,homeland ,security to   
counter and deter agroterrorism4  7#b7  
,recommended legislative actions for    
improving the security posture of the   
,united ,states and the future          
operations of the ,department to counter
 and deter agroterrorism4  7d7          
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,agroterrorism ,the term agroterrorism  
means an act of terrorism 7as such term 
is defined in section #b of the         
,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f   
,u4,s4,c4 #aja77 that threatens to      
target or targets the agriculture and   
food critical infrastructure sector of  

the ,united ,states4  7#b7              
,agroterrorist ,the term agroterrorist  
means any actor who commits an act of   
agroterrorism4  7#c7 ,biological agent  
,the term biological agent has the      
meaning given such term in section #agh 
of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code4    
7#d7 ,critical infrastructure ,the term 
critical infrastructure has the meaning 
given such term in section #ajaf7;e7 of 
,public ,law #ajg-ef 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#eaie;c7e774  ,september #aj1           
#bjbf;,committed to the ,committee of   
the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the  
,union and ordered to be printed