Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Foreign Animal Disease Prevention, Surveillance, and Rapid Response Act of 2023”.
Foreign Animal Disease Prevention, Surveillance, and Rapid Response Act of 2023
A BILL
To amend the Animal Health Protection Act to reauthorize the animal disease prevention and management programs.
Sec. 2 Reauthorization of animal disease prevention and management programs
Mandatory funding— Section 10409A(d)(1) of the Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8308a(d)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
“(1) Mandatory funding
“(A) Fiscal years 2024 through 2028—Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall make available to carry out this section $233,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028, of which—
“(i) not less than $10,000,000 shall be made available for each such fiscal year to carry out subsection (a);
“(ii) not less than $70,000,000 shall be made available for each such fiscal year to carry out subsection (b); and
“(iii) not less than $153,000,000 shall be made available for each such fiscal year to carry out subsection (c).
“(B) Subsequent fiscal years—Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall make available to carry out this section $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2029 and each fiscal year thereafter, of which not less than $18,000,000 shall be made available for each of those fiscal years to carry out subsection (b).”
Authorization of appropriations—
National animal health laboratory— Section 10409A(d)(2)(A) of the Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8308a(d)(2)(A)) is amended—
by striking “$30,000,000” and inserting “$45,000,000”; and
by striking “2019 through 2023” and inserting “2024 through 2028”.
National Animal Disease Preparedness and Response Program; National Animal Vaccine and Veterinary Countermeasures Bank— Section 10409A(d)(2)(B) of the Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8308a(d)(2)(B)) is amended by striking “2019 through 2023” and inserting “2024 through 2028”.
Availability and purpose of funding— Section 10409A(e)(1) of the Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8308a(e)(1)) is amended by striking “2019 through 2023” and inserting “2024 through 2028”.