21 U.S.C. § 679c: Expansion of Food Safety…

Summary

The Secretary of Agriculture may use existing powers to make improving and growing the Food Safety Inspection Service a top priority. This means boosting its work to better inspect meat and poultry safety, inspect international meat, poultry, and egg products at their origin and at ports, share information and technology with USDA partners, other federal agencies, states, and Indian tribes, and strengthen defenses against bioterrorism. The law allows $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2002 and whatever amounts are needed for each later fiscal year.

Title 21, §679c

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(a)In general

The Secretary of Agriculture may utilize existing authorities to give high priority to enhancing and expanding the capacity of the Food Safety Inspection Service to conduct activities to—

(1)enhance the ability of the Service to inspect and ensure the safety and wholesomeness of meat and poultry products;

(2)improve the capacity of the Service to inspect international meat and meat products, poultry and poultry products, and egg products at points of origin and at ports of entry;

(3)strengthen the ability of the Service to collaborate with relevant agencies within the Department of Agriculture and with other entities in the Federal Government, the States, and Indian tribes (as defined in section 5304(e) of title 25) through the sharing of information and technology; and

(4)otherwise expand the capacity of the Service to protect against the threat of bioterrorism.

(b)Authorization of appropriations

There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, and such sums as may be necessary for each subsequent fiscal year.

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 Federal Meat Inspection Act which is classified to subchapters I to IV–A of this chapter.

§679c Expansion of Food Safety Inspection Service Activities

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Title 21, §679c

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