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Senate Bills - 110th Congress
Session I | Session II
S. 1804The National Agriculture and Food Defense Act of 2007
On July 17, 2007, Senator Richard Burr (R-NC) introduced S. 1804, the National
Agriculture and Food Defense Act of 2007. The purpose of the bill is to
enhance the ability of the United States to prevent, prepare for, detect,
and respond to agriculture and food emergencies. Of interest to NIH is
a provision that would require the Secretary of HHS, acting through the
Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, the Director of the
CDC, and the Director of NIH, in collaboration with the Secretary of Agriculture
(acting through the Under Secretary for Protection, Preparedness, and Response
and the Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service)
to coordinate the surveillance of zoonotic diseases that could potentially
cause a significant impact on public health. In addition, the bill would
establish the National Veterinary Stockpile Advisory Committee on which
the Director of NIH would serve as a member. S. 1804 was referred
to the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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