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9:15 Welcome, Chair Opening Remarks
Terry McElwain, NRC Committee Chair

Opening Remarks from DHS
Tara O’Toole, S&T Under Secretary, DHS

Committee Member Introductions
Terry McElwain, NRC Committee Chair

9:30 Statement of Task and Expectations from the NRC Study
James Johnson, ONL, DHS S&T

Background and Threat Environment
James Johnson, ONL, DHS S&T

10:00 Coffee Break

10:10 Programs at PIADC and Planned for NBAF
Steve Kappes, USDA-ARS
Elizabeth Lautner, NVSL, USDA-APHIS
Michelle Colby, DHS
Larry Barrett, DHS, PIADC

Current State of PIADC
James Johnson, ONL, DHS S&T

NBAF Site Plan, Lab Design, Construction,
Schedule
James Johnson, ONL, DHS S&T

11:30 Friedrich-Loeffler-Institute (FLI) Capacity and Capabilities
(via Videoconference)
Thomas Mettenleiter, FLI

12:00 Lunch Break (lunch provided to members, staff, and speakers only)

1:00 Additional Program Information
James Johnson, ONL, DHS S&T

1:30 The National Centresfor Animal Disease
Capacity and Capabilities (via teleconference)
Soren Alexandersen, NCAD

2:00 CDC BSL-4 Laboratory and Microbial
Threats
Pierre Rollin, CDC

2:30 KSU Biosecurity Research Institute Capacity and Capabilities
Stephen Higgs, KSU- BRI

3:00 Coffee break

3:15 Q&A with the panel (all speakers)

4:00 Australian Animal Health Laboratory Capacity and Capabilities
(via teleconference)
Martyn Jeggo, AAHL

4:30 Open Microphone for Public Comment
Each speaker has a maximum time limit of 5 minutes.
*Contact Karen Imhof, meeting contact, if you will be making public comments*

5:00 Open Session Adjourns