7 U.S.C. § 8922 — Agricultural biosecurity grant program

(a) Competitive grant program — The Secretary must set up a competitive grant program to help develop teaching programs in agriculture, veterinary medicine, and closely related fields, to increase the number of people trained in agricultural biosecurity^*.

(b) Eligibility — Only two kinds of institutions can get a grant: (1) an accredited school of veterinary medicine, or (2) a department^* at a college or university that mainly focuses on (A) comparative medicine, (B) veterinary science, or (C) agricultural biosecurity.

(c) Preference — The Secretary gives priority to applicants based on their ability to (1) train more veterinarians or advanced-degree holders in agricultural biosecurity, (2) build more research capacity in agricultural biosecurity, or (3) fill critical agricultural biosecurity staffing shortages outside the federal government.

(d) Use of funds
(1) Grant money may pay for: (A) equipment and other capital costs to expand food, agriculture, and veterinary teaching programs in agricultural biosecurity; (B) capital costs to expand postgraduate or concurrent veterinary training programs in specific specialty areas; or (C) other capacity and infrastructure costs the Secretary considers appropriate.
(2) Grant money may not be used to construct, renovate, or fix up a building or facility.

(e) Authorization of appropriations — Congress authorized (1) whatever sums are necessary for fiscal years 2008 through 2013, staying available until spent, and (2) $5,000,000 for each fiscal year from 2014 through 2023, also staying available until spent.