The Department of Homeland Security is reviewing and revising the National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP).

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is currently reviewing the National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP) and, as part of a comprehensive national review process, solicits public comment on issues or language in the NIPP that need to be updated in this triennial review cycle.

The AVMA commends DHS for its ongoing review of the National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP); specifically, for recognizing Agriculture and Food as a Critical Infrastructure/Key Resource Sector.

The AVMA urges DHS to maintain and to strengthen our nation's Agriculture and Food Sector, through identification of protective strategies in the NIPP that will reduce this Sector's vulnerability. The AVMA urges the continued engagement by DHS of state agency, tribal, and private-sector stakeholders in sector-specific planning, as this will lead to a comprehensive and inclusive protection plan that represents the sector in its entirety.