Congress 108 - S 427 - Agriculture Security Assistance Act

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Agricultural credit Agricultural education Agricultural estimating and reporting Agricultural machinery Agricultural statistics Agriculture and Food Animal diseases Animals Armed Forces and National Security Biological warfare Chemical warfare Commerce Computer simulation Congress Congressional reporting requirements EBB Terrorism Economics and Public Finance Education Emergency Management Environmental health Environmental Protection Epidemiology Farmers Farms Federal-state relations Finance and Financial Sector Geographic information systems Government lending Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Grants-in-aid Health Higher education International Affairs Interstate compacts Interstate relations Livestock Local laws Lumber trade Medical statistics Nuclear terrorism Pest control Planning Plant diseases Plant protection Public Lands and Natural Resources Regional planning Science, Technology, Communications Security measures State laws Terrorism Veterinary medicine

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Agriculture Security Assistance Act - Amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) assist States to develop agricultural disease response plans, including regional and national plans; (2) conduct a related modeling and statistical analysis study; (3) provide State grants for epidemiological assessment use of geographic information and statistical analysis models in the event of agricultural disease emergencies; (4) implement a biosecurity awareness program for farmers and ranchers, including on-farm biosecurity guidelines and discretionary education programs; and (5) establish a farm and ranch biosecurity grant and loan pilot program.

Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Security to provide grants for State and local animal health care officials to participate in community emergency planning.

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Feb 26, 2004

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1675-1676)
Sep 15, 2003

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11472-11473)
Feb 24, 2003

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2597-2598)
Feb 24, 2003

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2596-2597)
Feb 24, 2003

Introduced in Senate

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