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119-hr-9394119th Congress

Civil Preparedness for Agroterrorism Exercise Act of 2026

Sponsored By: Representative Strong, Dale W. [R-AL-5]

Passed House

Summary

Agroterrorism exercise. This bill would require DHS to run a nationwide exercise within 4 years that tests prevention, response, recovery, mitigation, and information sharing for biological attacks on the food and agriculture system.

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  • Federal agencies and DHS operations would plan and lead a scenario that includes unlawful transport or deployment of a biological agent and test incident command, resource allocation, and capability gaps.
  • State, local, Tribal, and territorial authorities and emergency responders would take part to coordinate responses and identify gaps across all levels of government.
  • Private sector owners and operators of food and agricultural facilities and related economic sectors would be required participants to test recovery actions and resource needs during widespread disruption.
  • Congress and oversight bodies would receive an after-action report within 180 days of the exercise with findings, timelines for fixes, and recommended legislative actions.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Nationwide agroterrorism drill by Homeland Security

If enacted, the Department of Homeland Security would run a national agroterrorism exercise within four years. It would bring together federal, state, local, Tribal, and territorial agencies; food and farm companies; related sectors; and emergency responders. Scenarios would cover illegal entry of a biological agent and a release inside the United States. Participants would practice prevention, response, recovery, and mitigation, deploy incident command, list key resources, and plan how to share them to close gaps. The drill would test the nation’s security posture and spread security information across partners.

Post-drill report to Congress

Within 180 days after the drill ends, DHS would send a report to House and Senate homeland security committees. The report would include findings, plans, and a timeline to use lessons in future operations. It would also list any laws DHS recommends to improve security. The report would protect classified information. The bill would also define key terms for this section: agroterrorism, agroterrorist, biological agent (by 18 U.S.C. 178), and critical infrastructure (by 42 U.S.C. 5195c(e)).

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Strong, Dale W. [R-AL-5]

AL • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 6/29/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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