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S. 2695 (116th)

National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility Act of 2019

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Introduced

24 October 2019

Last action

17 December 2019 · Reported

Status

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 376.

Sponsors

Rep. Roberts, Pat [R-KS-1], Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI], Chuck Grassley, Jerry Moran, Tina Smith, Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO], Joni Ernst, Cindy Hyde-Smith, John Boozman, Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO], John Thune, Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [D-AL], Deb Fischer, Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN], Mitch McConnell, John Hoeven, Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT], Mike Crapo, Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA], Sen. Perdue, David [R-GA], Mike Rounds, Richard Durbin, Ron Johnson, Gary Peters, Sen. Loeffler, Kelly [R-GA], Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN]

Subjects

Defence, Agriculture

Source updated

14 January 2025

Defence · Agriculture

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Summary

National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility Act of 2019 This bill provides statutory authority for the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to act through the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility to provide integrated research and development to defend U.S. agriculture and food against bio- and agro-terrorism threats. Specifically, the bill requires USDA to use the facility to implement research and development objectives to (1) develop veterinary countermeasures for emerging foreign animal diseases and animal transboundary diseases; and (2) provide advanced test, diagnostic, and evaluation capability for threat detection, vulnerability assessment, and veterinary countermeasure assessment for animal and zoonotic diseases.

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Timeline

  1. 24 October 2019

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 24 October 2019

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 17 December 2019

    Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 376.

    Source: Calendars

  4. 17 December 2019

    Reported

    Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.

    Source: Committee

  5. 17 December 2019

    Reported

    Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Reported by Senator Roberts with amendments. Without written report.

    Source: Committee

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Versions

Documents

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