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From left, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Senior Policy Advisor Rebeckah Adcock, Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs (MRP) Greg Ibach, Deputy Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics (REE) Scott Hutchins, DHS Senior Official for Science and Technology William N. Bryan, Senator Pat Roberts, R-KS, Congressman Roger Marshall, R-KS and Kansas State University Vice President for Research Peter Dorhout sign a Memorandum of Agreement that will establish responsibilities for the transfer of ownership and operations of the $1.25-billion National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) from DHS' Science and Technology Directorate to USDA, on Thursday, June 20, 2019, in Washington, D.C.

The National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF), in Manhattan, KS, will be the premier center of scientific excellence for the study of transboundary, emerging, and zoonotic animal diseases ( Those transmitted between animals and human s) that threaten U.S. agriculture economy, food supply, and public health. This state-of-the-art facility will be a national asset that helps protect our nation's agriculture and its citizens against the threat and potential impact of serious animal diseases.

USDA photo by Lance Cheung.
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