Statute · United States Code
7 U.S.C. § 8921 — Research and development of agricultural countermeasures
7 U.S.C. § 8921
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- United States Code
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 2025-01-06
- Topic
- labor-and-employment
The Secretary shall establish a competitive grant program to encourage basic and applied research and the development of qualified agricultural countermeasures. The Secretary may waive the requirement under paragraph (1) that a grant be provided on a competitive basis if— (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 (B) waiving the requirement would lead to the rapid development of a qualified agricultural countermeasure, as determined by the Secretary. There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section— (1) $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2013; and (2) $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2023.
The Secretary shall establish a competitive grant program to encourage basic and applied research and the development of qualified agricultural countermeasures. The Secretary may waive the requirement under paragraph (1) that a grant be provided on a competitive basis if— (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 (B) waiving the requirement would lead to the rapid development of a qualified agricultural countermeasure, as determined by the Secretary. There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section— (1) $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2013; and (2) $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2023.