Sec. 3. National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility
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The Secretary shall carry out the relevant responsibilities of the Secretary under Homeland Security Presidential Directive 9 (relating to the defense of United States agriculture and food) and the national biodefense strategy developed under section 1086 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 ( 6 U.S.C. 104 ) by acting, as appropriate, through the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility as a national security laboratory asset of the national biodefense enterprise to provide integrated research, development, and test and evaluation infrastructure for defending against bio- and agro-terrorism threats.
Pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall use the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility— to integrate agricultural, zoonotic disease, and public health research; to address threats from human pathogens, high-consequence zoonotic disease agents, emerging foreign animal diseases, and animal transboundary diseases; to address biological incidence threats; to provide training; and to coordinate, partner, and share data and information with the Secretary of Homeland Security, including the support of the production of biological material threat assessments.
The National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility shall be a national security laboratory asset to provide integrated research, development, test and evaluation infrastructure, and response capabilities for defending the United States against bio- and agro-terrorism threats. Pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the heads of other appropriate Federal departments and agencies shall use the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility to protect the food supply, agriculture, and public health of the United States, including by— integrating agricultural, zoonotic disease, and other appropriate research; addressing threats from high-consequence zoonotic disease agents, emerging foreign animal diseases, and animal transboundary diseases; addressing biological incidence threats; providing appropriate education and training to address bio- and agro-defense threats and responses; sharing data and related information with appropriate Federal departments or agencies, as requested by the heads of those departments or agencies, or as necessary, to support the production of biological material threat assessments; and coordinating, partnering, 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 diagnostics, vaccines, drugs, and other countermeasures.
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