Sec. 12403. Office of Homeland Security
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Section 221 of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 ( 7 U.S.C. 6922 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: The Secretary shall ensure that there are 1 or more career employees within the agencies and offices of the Department, including each of the agencies and offices described in paragraph (2), that are designated— to coordinate on agriculture and food defense with the Office of Homeland Security and the office at the Department established under section 7318 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 ( 50 U.S.C. 3384 ); and to receive information from the offices described in subparagraph
(A)on a need-to-know basis. The agencies and offices referred to in paragraph
(1)are the Agricultural Research Service, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, the Agricultural Marketing Service, the Foreign Agricultural Service, the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, the Food Safety and Inspection Service, the Forest Service, the Farm Service Agency, the Risk Management Agency, the Natural Resources Conservation Service, the Office of the Chief Information Officer, the Office of the General Counsel, the Office of the Chief Scientist, the Office of the Chief Economist, and such other agencies and offices as the Secretary determines to be appropriate. An employee designated pursuant to paragraph
(1)shall possess the appropriate security clearance. Notwithstanding any other provision of law relating to the detailing and assignment of Federal employees within the Department— the Secretary shall increase intraagency coordination on agriculture and food defense by ensuring that there are not fewer than 2 employees from agencies or offices of the Department (other than the Office of Homeland Security) detailed to the Office of Homeland Security each for a period of not more than 2 years; and the Office of Homeland Security shall not be required to fully or partially reimburse the employing agency or office of an individual detailed under subparagraph
(A)for the period of the assignment. .
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