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§247b–20 Food Safety Grants
Title 42 › Chapter 6A— PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE › Subchapter II— GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES › Part B— Federal-State Cooperation › § 247b–20
Summary
The Secretary can award grants to States and Indian tribes (per 25 U.S.C. 5304(e)) to help them join food-safety networks and pay for surveillance, technical, and lab costs. Funding: $19,500,000 for FY2010 and such sums for FY2011–2015.
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Title 42, §247b–20
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(a)The Secretary may award grants to States and Indian tribes (as defined in section 5304(e) of title 25) to expand participation in networks to enhance Federal, State, and local food safety efforts, including meeting the costs of establishing and maintaining the food safety surveillance, technical, and laboratory capacity needed for such participation.
(b)For the purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $19,500,000 for fiscal year 2010, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2011 through 2015.
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2011—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 111–353 substituted “2010” for “2002” and “2011 through 2015” for “2003 through 2006”. 2003—Pub. L. 108–75 made technical amendment relating to placement of section within original act.
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42 U.S.C. § 247b–20
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
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