Explain the importance of the 2017 Securing our Agriculture and Food Act.

Explanation should include acknowledgement of funding for

• a strategic partnership program in agroterrorism initiative creating homeland security fusion centers structure for sharing cyber and physical threats related to agriculture
• the creation of the National Bio and Agro-defense Facility (NBAF), a $1.25B facility located at Kansas State University, for research and development in animal health, biosciences, and food safety research.

Process/Skill Questions:

• What is the 2017 Securing our Agriculture and Food Act?
• Who is responsible for funding it?
• What were the results of its creation?