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S 859 113th Congress Senate Agriculture and Food Animal and plant health Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation Emergency medical services and trauma care Emergency planning and evacuation Health promotion and preventive care Higher education Livestock Medical tests and diagnostic methods Veterinary medicine and animal diseases

Animal and Public Health Protection Act

Introduced: May 6, 2013 Introduced by: Bennet, Michael F. Democratic · Colorado See on congress.gov
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May 6, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
May 6, 2013
Introduced in Senate
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Animal and Public Health Protection Act - Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to offer to enter into contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements with eligible laboratories to: (1) detect emerging or existing threats to animal health and support the protection of public health, the environment, and the agricultural economy; (2) provide the capability for standardized test procedures, laboratory biosafety and biosecurity, interconnected electronic data reporting, and emergency preparedness evaluation; and (3) coordinate the development and implementation of national veterinary diagnostic laboratory capabilities.

Directs the Secretary to give priority to eligible laboratories at existing federal and state facilities and those at institutions of higher education.

What's happening now May 6, 2013

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

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  • S 954 Related bill Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 859: Animal and Public Health Protection Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-859/
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"S. 859: Animal and Public Health Protection Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-859/.
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S. 859, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-859/.
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