7 U.S.C. § 3353 — Agricultural biosecurity
submitted 24 years ago by Pub. L. 107-188 to r/title-7-AGRICULTURE · 318 words · no verdicts yet
This section authorizes agricultural-biosecurity grants for colleges, universities, and food-producer groups. It limits grant amounts and permits qualified private organizations to assist.
(a)(1) The Secretary* of Agriculture may give covered colleges and universities grants to review facility security standards and practices against bioterrorist attacks. (a)(2) A covered entity is a college* or university* defined in section 3103 that has a food or agricultural sciences program defined there. (a)(3) Each entity may receive one grant of no more than $50,000. (a)(4) It may use the grant to contract with an independent private organization with established, demonstrated security expertise.
(b)(1) The Secretary may give food-producer associations or consortia grants to develop and carry out farm-biosecurity education* against potential bioterrorist attacks. (b)(2) Each association may receive one grant of no more than $100,000. Each consortium may receive one grant of no more than $100,000 per participating association. (b)(3) A recipient association may contract with an independent private organization with established, demonstrated biosecurity expertise to help develop and carry out the education program.
(c) Congress may appropriate whatever amounts are necessary for each fiscal year.
The Secretary* of Agriculture (referred to in this section as the “Secretary”) may award grants to covered entities to review security standards and practices at their facilities in order to protect against bioterrorist attacks.
Covered entities under this subsection are colleges or universities that—
are colleges or universities as defined in section 3103 of this title; and
have programs in food and agricultural sciences*, as defined in such section.
Each individual covered entity may be awarded one grant under paragraph (1), the amount of which shall not exceed $50,000.
Colleges and universities receiving grants under paragraph (1) may use such grants to enter into contracts with independent private organizations with established and demonstrated security expertise to conduct the security reviews specified in such paragraph.
The Secretary may award grants to associations of food producers or consortia of such associations for the development and implementation of educational programs to improve biosecurity on farms in order to ensure the security of farm facilities against potential bioterrorist attacks.
Each individual association eligible under paragraph (1) may be awarded one grant under such paragraph, the amount of which shall not exceed $100,000. Each consortium eligible under paragraph (1) may be awarded one grant under such paragraph, the amount of which shall not exceed $100,000 per association participating in the consortium.
Associations of food producers receiving grants under paragraph (1) may use such grants to enter into contracts with independent private organizations with established and demonstrated expertise in biosecurity to assist in the development and implementation of educational programs to improve biosecurity specified in such paragraph.
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary for each fiscal year.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 107–188, title III, § 334, June 12, 2002, 116 Stat. 679.)
- 2002Enacted · Pub. L. 107-188 · 116 Stat. 679
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