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Title 7, AgricultureRelease 119-102

§3192 Definitions

Title 7 › CHAPTER 64 — AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND TEACHING › SUBCHAPTER V — ANIMAL HEALTH AND DISEASE RESEARCH › § 3192

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Defines four terms used in this part. "Eligible institution" means an accredited veterinary school or a State agricultural experiment station that does animal health and disease research. "Dean" means the dean of an accredited veterinary school. "Director" means the director of a qualifying State agricultural experiment station. "Animal health research capacity" means how well an eligible institution can carry out animal health and disease research, as decided by the Secretary.

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Title 7, §3192

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When used in this subchapter—
(1)the term “eligible institution” means an accredited school or college of veterinary medicine or a State agricultural experiment station that conducts animal health and disease research;
(2)the term “dean” means the dean of an accredited school or college of veterinary medicine;
(3)the term “director” means the director of a State agricultural experiment station which qualifies as an eligible institution; and
(4)the term “animal health research capacity” means the capacity of an eligible institution to conduct animal health and disease research, as determined by the Secretary.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1998—Pars. (3) to (5). Pub. L. 105–185 inserted “and” at end of par. (3), redesignated par. (5) as (4), and struck out former par. (4) which read as follows: “the term ‘Board’ means the Animal Health Science Research Advisory Board; and”. 1981—Par. (1). Pub. L. 97–98 substituted “an accredited school or college of veterinary medicine or a State agricultural research experiment station that conducts animal health and disease research” for “any college or university having an accredited college of veterinary medicine or a department of veterinary science or animal pathology, or a similar unit conducting animal health and disease research in a State agricultural experiment station”. Par. (2). Pub. L. 97–98 substituted “an accredited school or college of veterinary medicine” for “a college or university which qualifies as an eligible institution”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1981 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 97–98 effective Dec. 22, 1981, see section 1801 of Pub. L. 97–98, set out as an

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note under section 4301 of this title.

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Section effective Oct. 1, 1977, see section 1901 of Pub. L. 95–113, set out as an

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of 1977 Amendment note under section 1307 of this title.

Reference

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Citation

7 U.S.C. § 3192

Title 7, Agriculture

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102