§ 321q. Coordination of Department of Homeland Security efforts related to food, agriculture, and veterinary defense against terrorism
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(a)Program required The Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary for the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office, shall carry out a program to coordinate the Department’s efforts related to defending the food, agriculture, and veterinary systems of the United States against terrorism and other high-consequence events that pose a high risk to homeland security.
(b)Program elements The coordination program required by subsection
(a)shall include, at a minimum, the following:
(1)Providing oversight and management of the Department’s responsibilities pursuant to Homeland Security Presidential Directive 9–Defense of United States Agriculture and Food.
(2)Providing oversight and integration of the Department’s activities related to veterinary public health, food defense, and agricultural security.
(3)Leading the Department’s policy initiatives relating to food, animal, and agricultural incidents, and the impact of such incidents on animal and public health.
(4)Leading the Department’s policy initiatives relating to overall domestic preparedness for and collective response to agricultural terrorism.
(5)Coordinating with other Department components, including U.S. Customs and Border Protection, as appropriate, on activities related to food and agriculture security and screening procedures for domestic and imported products.
(6)Coordinating with appropriate Federal departments and agencies.
(7)Other activities as determined necessary by the Secretary.
(c)Rule of construction Nothing in this section may be construed as altering or superseding the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
(Pub. L. 107–296, title V, § 528, as added Pub. L. 115–43, § 2(a), June 30, 2017, 131 Stat. 884; amended Pub. L. 115–387, § 2(f)(5), Dec. 21, 2018, 132 Stat. 5168.)
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- Public Law 115–387To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office, and for other purposes
- Public Law 115–43To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to make the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for Health Affairs responsible for coordinating the efforts of the Department of Homeland Security related to food, agriculture, and veterinary defense against terrorism, and for other purposes
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- Sec. 2Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office
- Sec. 2Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office
- Sec. 2Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office
- Sec. 2Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office
- Sec. 2Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office
- Sec. 2Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office
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- Sec. 2Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office
- Sec. 101Office of Health Security
- Sec. 101Office of Health Security
- Sec. 201Office of Health Security
- Sec. 201Office of Health Security
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- Sec. 21National emergency management
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- Pub. L. 107–296, title V, § 528
- 131 Stat. 884
- 132 Stat. 5168
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§ 321q
Coordination of Department of Homeland Security efforts related to food, agriculture, and veterinary defense against terrorism
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 107–296, title V, § 528
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Stat.132 Stat. 5168
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