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title: "6 U.S.C. § 321q"
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description: "Coordination of Department of Homeland Security efforts related to food, agriculture, and veterinary defense against terrorism"
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title_number: 6
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title_name: "DOMESTIC SECURITY"
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chapter_number: "1"
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chapter_name: "HOMELAND SECURITY ORGANIZATION"
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section: "321q"
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citation: "6 U.S.C. § 321q"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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# 6 U.S.C. § 321q - Coordination of Department of Homeland Security efforts related to food, agriculture, and veterinary defense against terrorism
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## Text
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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.
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(b) Program elements The coordination program required by subsection (a) shall include, at a minimum, the following:
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(1) Providing oversight and management of the Department’s responsibilities pursuant to Homeland Security Presidential Directive 9–Defense of United States Agriculture and Food.
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(2) Providing oversight and integration of the Department’s activities related to veterinary public health, food defense, and agricultural security.
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(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.
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(4) Leading the Department’s policy initiatives relating to overall domestic preparedness for and collective response to agricultural terrorism.
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(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.
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(6) Coordinating with appropriate Federal departments and agencies.
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(7) Other activities as determined necessary by the Secretary.
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(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.
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(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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## Notes
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Editorial Notes
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Amendments2018—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 115–387 substituted “the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office,” for “Health Affairs,”.
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