§8901. Definitions — Inbound Citations
7 U.S.C. § 8901
Cited by 60 provisions in release 119-102.
Citations to §8901(2)
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(1) collect and disseminate information and prepare for an agricultural disease emergency, agroterrorist act, or other threat to agricultural biosecurity; and
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(1) The Secretary shall establish a competitive grant program to support the development and expansion of advanced training programs in agricultural biosecurity planning and response for food science professionals and veterinarians.
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(a) The Secretary shall establish a competitive grant program to promote the development of teaching programs in agriculture, veterinary medicine, and disciplines closely allied to the food and agriculture system to increase the number of trained individuals with an expertise in agricultural biosecurity.
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(1) to increase the number of veterinarians or individuals with advanced degrees in food and agriculture disciplines who are trained in agricultural biosecurity practice areas;
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(2) to increase research capacity in areas of agricultural biosecurity; or
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(3) to fill critical agricultural biosecurity shortage situations outside of the Federal Government.
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(A) costs associated with the acquisition of equipment and other capital costs relating to the expansion of food, agriculture, and veterinary medicine teaching programs in agricultural biosecurity;
Citations to §8901(4)
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(1) The Secretary shall establish a competitive grant and low-interest loan assistance program to assist States in assessing agricultural disease response capability.
Citations to §8901(5)
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(1) collect and disseminate information and prepare for an agricultural disease emergency, agroterrorist act, or other threat to agricultural biosecurity; and
Citations to §8901(6)
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(1) collect and disseminate information and prepare for an agricultural disease emergency, agroterrorist act, or other threat to agricultural biosecurity; and
Citations to §8901(7)
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(1) The term “animal” has the meaning given the term in section 8302 of this title.
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(A) is—(i) a transboundary disease; or(ii) an established disease; and(B) is likely to pose a significant risk to the food and agriculture critical infrastructure sector that warrants efforts at prevention, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery.
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(B) with respect to an animal, has the meaning given the term in section 8302 of this title.
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(B) The term “transboundary disease” includes a plant or animal disease or pest described in subparagraph (A) that—(i) has emerged within the United States; or(ii) has been introduced within the United States.
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(A) the Secretary has declared a plant or animal disease emergency under the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) or the Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.); and
Citations to §8901(8)
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(a) The Secretary shall establish a communication center within the Department to—(1) collect and disseminate information and prepare for an agricultural disease emergency, agroterrorist act, or other threat to agricultural biosecurity; and(2) coordinate activities described in paragraph (1) among agencies and offices within the Department.
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(2) coordinate activities described in paragraph (1) among agencies and offices within the Department.
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(1) The communication center established under subsection (a) shall, to the maximum extent practicable, share and coordinate the dissemination of timely information with the Department of Homeland Security and other communication systems of appropriate Federal departments and agencies.
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(1) The Secretary shall establish in the Department of Agriculture a National Plant Diagnostic Network to monitor and surveil through diagnostics threats to plant health from diseases or pests of concern in the United States.
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(B) coordinate and collaborate with agencies of the Department of Agriculture and State agencies and authorities involved in plant health;
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(1) The Secretary shall establish in the Department of Agriculture a National Plant Disease Recovery System to engage in strategic long-range planning to recover from high-consequence plant transboundary diseases.
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(2) a department of an institution of higher education with a primary focus on—(A) comparative medicine;(B) veterinary science; or
Citations to §8901(9)
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(1) The Secretary shall establish a competitive grant program to support the development and expansion of advanced training programs in agricultural biosecurity planning and response for food science professionals and veterinarians.
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(1) The Secretary shall establish a competitive grant program to encourage basic and applied research and the development of qualified agricultural countermeasures.
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(B) waiving the requirement would lead to the rapid development of a qualified agricultural countermeasure, as determined by the Secretary.
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(a) The Secretary shall establish a competitive grant program to promote the development of teaching programs in agriculture, veterinary medicine, and disciplines closely allied to the food and agriculture system to increase the number of trained individuals with an expertise in agricultural biosecurity.
Citations to §8901(10)
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(A) is—(i) a transboundary disease; or(ii) an established disease; and(B) is likely to pose a significant risk to the food and agriculture critical infrastructure sector that warrants efforts at prevention, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery.
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(i) a plant disease; or
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(ii) a plant pest; and
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(A) with respect to a plant, has the meaning given the term “plant pest” in section 7702 of this title; and
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(6) The term “plant” has the meaning given the term in section 7702 of this title.
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(7) The term “plant health management strategy” means a strategy to timely control and eradicate a plant disease or plant pest outbreak, including through mitigation (such as chemical control), surveillance, the use of diagnostic products and procedures, and the use of existing resistant seed stock.
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(B) The term “transboundary disease” includes a plant or animal disease or pest described in subparagraph (A) that—(i) has emerged within the United States; or(ii) has been introduced within the United States.
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(II) plant health management strategies;
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(1) The Secretary shall establish in the Department of Agriculture a National Plant Diagnostic Network to monitor and surveil through diagnostics threats to plant health from diseases or pests of concern in the United States.
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(2) The National Plant Diagnostic Network established under paragraph (1) shall—(A) provide for increased awareness, surveillance, early identification, rapid communication, warning, and diagnosis of a threat to plant health from a disease or pest of concern to protect natural and agricultural plant resources;(B) coordinate and collaborate with agencies of the Department of Agriculture and State agencies and authorities involved in plant health;(C) establish diagnostic laboratory standards;(D) establish regional hubs throughout the United States that provide expertise, leadership, and support to diagnostic labs relating to the agricultural crops and plants in the covered regions of those hubs; and(E) establish a national repository for records of endemic or emergent diseases and pests of concern.
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(B) coordinate and collaborate with agencies of the Department of Agriculture and State agencies and authorities involved in plant health;
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(D) establish regional hubs throughout the United States that provide expertise, leadership, and support to diagnostic labs relating to the agricultural crops and plants in the covered regions of those hubs; and
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(A) The Director of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture shall serve as the head of the National Plant Diagnostic Network.
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(B) The head of the National Plant Diagnostic Network shall—(i) coordinate and collaborate with land-grant colleges and universities (as defined in section 3103 of this title) in carrying out the requirements under paragraph (2), including through cooperative agreements described in paragraph (4);(ii) partner with the Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service for assistance with plant health regulation and inspection; and(iii) coordinate with other Federal agencies, as appropriate, in carrying out activities relating to the National Plant Diagnostic Network, including the sharing of biosurveillance information.
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(iii) coordinate with other Federal agencies, as appropriate, in carrying out activities relating to the National Plant Diagnostic Network, including the sharing of biosurveillance information.
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(4) The Secretary shall seek to establish cooperative agreements with land-grant colleges and universities (as defined in section 3103 of this title) that have the appropriate level of skill, experience, and competence with plant diseases or pests of concern.
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(1) The Secretary shall establish in the Department of Agriculture a National Plant Disease Recovery System to engage in strategic long-range planning to recover from high-consequence plant transboundary diseases.
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(2) The National Plant Disease Recovery System established under paragraph (1) shall—(A) coordinate with disease or pest of concern concept of operations response plans;(B) make long-range plans for the initiation of future research projects relating to high-consequence plant transboundary diseases;(C) establish research plans for long-term recovery;(D) plan for the identification and use of specific genotypes, cultivars, breeding lines, and other disease-resistant materials necessary for crop stabilization or improvement; and(E) establish a watch list of high-consequence plant transboundary diseases for the purpose of making long-range plans under subparagraph (B).
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(B) make long-range plans for the initiation of future research projects relating to high-consequence plant transboundary diseases;
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(E) establish a watch list of high-consequence plant transboundary diseases for the purpose of making long-range plans under subparagraph (B).
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(A) the Secretary has declared a plant or animal disease emergency under the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) or the Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.); and
Citations to §8901(11)
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(1) The Secretary shall establish a competitive grant program to encourage basic and applied research and the development of qualified agricultural countermeasures.
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(B) waiving the requirement would lead to the rapid development of a qualified agricultural countermeasure, as determined by the Secretary.