21 U.S.C. § 114i — Pseudorabies eradication

submitted 36 years ago by Pub. L. 101-624 to r/title-21-FOOD-AND-DRUGS · 194 words · no verdicts yet

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This law sets up a program to eliminate pseudorabies in U.S. pigs. Congress says eradication efforts should continue until the disease is gone. The Secretary of Agriculture must run the program. At least 65% of its funds must go to testing and control.

(a) Findings. Congress found that eradicating pseudorabies in United States swine populations is a high priority, and that this work should continue until pseudorabies is completely eradicated in the United States. The Department of Agriculture has been working on this with state agencies and the pork industry. (b) Establishment of program. The Secretary of Agriculture must create and carry out a program to eradicate pseudorabies in U.S. swine populations. (c) Use of funds for testing and control of pseudorabies. The Secretary must make sure at least 65% of the funds appropriated for this program go toward testing and screening animals, and other work directly tied to eradicating or controlling pseudorabies. This funding rule cannot be applied in a way that hurts any other animal or plant disease or pest eradication or control program. (d) Authorization of appropriations. Congress could appropriate whatever amount was necessary to run this program, for each fiscal year from 1991 through 2007.

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(a) Findings

Congress finds that efforts to eradicate pseudorabies in United States swine populations by the Department of Agriculture in cooperation with State agencies and the pork industry have a high priority and should be continued until pseudorabies is completely eradicated in the United States.

(b) Establishment of program

The Secretary of Agriculture shall establish and carry out a program for the eradication of pseudorabies in United States swine populations.

The Secretary shall ensure that not less than 65 percent of the funds appropriated for the program established under subsection (b) shall be used for testing and screening of animals and for other purposes directly related to the eradication or control of pseudorabies. This requirement on the use of appropriated funds for this program shall not be implemented in a manner that would adversely affect any other animal or plant disease or pest eradication or control program.

(d) Authorization of appropriations

There are authorized to be appropriated for each of the fiscal years 1991 through 2007 such sums as may be necessary for the purpose of carrying out the program established under subsection (b).

Source credit: (Pub. L. 101–624, title XXV, § 2506, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4068; Pub. L. 104–127, title IX, § 916, Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1187; Pub. L. 107–171, title X, § 10505, May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 511.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

1990Enacted · Pub. L. 101-624 · 104 Stat. 4068
1996Amended · Pub. L. 104-127 · 110 Stat. 1187
2002Amended · Pub. L. 107-171 · 116 Stat. 511

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 101-624 on 1990-11-28.

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