Title 7 — Agriculture
Chapter 109 — Animal Health Protection
§ 8320. Expansion of Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service activities
Statutory text
In general
The Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this section as the “Secretary”) may utilize existing authorities to give high priority to enhancing and expanding the capacity of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to conduct activities to—
increase the inspection capacity of the Service at international points of origin;
improve surveillance at ports of entry and customs;
enhance methods of protecting against the introduction of plant and animal disease organisms by terrorists;
develop new and improve existing strategies and technologies for dealing with intentional outbreaks of plant and animal disease arising from acts of terrorism or from unintentional introduction, including—
establishing cooperative agreements among Veterinary Services of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, State animal health commissions and regulatory agencies for livestock and poultry health, and private veterinary practitioners to enhance the preparedness and ability of Veterinary Services and the commissions and agencies to respond to outbreaks of such animal diseases; and
strengthening planning and coordination with State and local agencies, including—
State animal health commissions and regulatory agencies for livestock and poultry health; and
State agriculture departments; and
otherwise improve the capacity of the Service to protect against the threat of bioterrorism.
Automated recordkeeping system
The Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service may implement a central automated recordkeeping system to provide for the reliable tracking of the status of animal and plant shipments, including those shipments on hold at ports of entry and customs. The Secretary shall ensure that such a system shall be fully accessible to or fully integrated with the Food Safety Inspection Service.
Authorization of appropriations
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, and such sums as may be necessary for each subsequent fiscal year.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002”
Pub. L. 107–188 title III § 331 · 116 Stat. 594
Enacted · 7 U.S.C. § 8320
(Pub. L. 107–188, title III, § 331, June 12, 2002, 116 Stat. 678.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 107–188, title III, § 331, June 12, 2002, 116 Stat. 678.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 331. EXPANSION OF ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE ACTIVITIES. (a) In General.— The Secretary of Apiculture (referred to in this section as the “Secretary”) may utilize existing authorities to give high priority to enhancing and expanding the capacity of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to conduct activities to— (1) increase the inspection capacity of the Service at international points of origin; (2) improve surveillance at ports of entry and customs; (3) enhance methods of protecting against the introduction of plant and animal disease organisms by terrorists; (4) develop new and improve existing strategies and technologies for dealing with intentional outbreaks of plant and animal disease arising from acts of terrorism or from unintentional introduction, including— (A) establishing cooperative agreements among Veterinary Services of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, State animal health commissions and regulatory agencies for livestock and poultry health, and private veterinary practitioners to enhance the preparedness and ability of Veterinary Services and the commissions and agencies to respond to outbreaks of such animal diseases; and (B) strengthening planning and coordination with State and local agencies, including— (i) State animal health commissions and regulatory agencies for livestock and poultry health; and (ii) State agriculture departments; and (5) otherwise improve the capacity of the Service to protect against the threat of bioterrorism. (b) Automated Recordkeeping System.— The Administrator of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service may implement a central automated recordkeeping system to provide for the reliable tracking of the status of animal and plant shipments, including those shipments on hold at ports of entry and customs. The Secretary shall ensure that such a system shall be fully accessible to or fully integrated with the Food Safety Inspection Service. (c) Authorization of Appropriations.— There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, and such sums as may be necessary for each subsequent fiscal year.
1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision
Editorial Notes
Codification
Section was enacted as part of the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002, and not as part of the Animal Health Protection Act which comprises this chapter.