§8321 — Title 7 Agriculture | U.S. Code

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Creates a “Pest and Disease Response Fund” in the Treasury. Money the Secretary of Agriculture is reimbursed for services paid from the Fund must go back into it, and the money stays available until spent. Under the Animal Health Protection Act and the Plant Protection Act, the Secretary has full control to use the Fund for emergency eradication and research against pests and diseases of agricultural commodities. It authorizes $1,000,000 to be appropriated into the Fund for each fiscal year 2005 through 2009.

Title 7, §8321

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(a)There is established on the books of the Treasury an account to be known as the “Pest and Disease Response Fund”. There shall be deposited into the Fund any proceeds received by the Secretary of Agriculture as reimbursement for services provided by the Secretary using amounts in the Fund.

(b)Amounts in the Fund shall remain available until expended.

(c)In implementing the Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.) and the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.), the Secretary of Agriculture shall have complete discretion regarding the use of amounts in the Fund to support emergency eradication and research activities in response to economic and health threats posed by pests and diseases affecting agricultural commodities.

(d)For each of the fiscal years 2005 through 2009, there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture $1,000,000 for deposit in the Fund.

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The Animal Health Protection Act, referred to in subsec. (c), is subtitle E (§§ 10401–10418) of title X of Pub. L. 107–171, May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 494, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

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note set out under section 8301 of this title and Tables. The Plant Protection Act, referred to in subsec. (c), is title IV of Pub. L. 106–224, June 20, 2000, 114 Stat. 438, which is classified principally to chapter 104 (§ 7701 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

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note set out under section 7701 of this title and Tables. Codification Section was enacted as part of the Specialty Crops Competitiveness Act of 2004, and not as part of the Animal Health Protection Act which comprises this chapter.

§8321 Pest and Disease Response Fund

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