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Title 7, AgricultureRelease 119-110

§8321 Pest and Disease Response Fund

Title 7 › CHAPTER 109 — ANIMAL HEALTH PROTECTION › § 8321

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Creates the Pest and Disease Response Fund in the U.S. Treasury. Any money repaid to the Secretary of Agriculture for services paid from the Fund must go back into the Fund. Money in the Fund stays available until it is spent. Under the Animal Health Protection Act and the Plant Protection Act, the Secretary of Agriculture has full control to use Fund money for emergency eradication and research to deal with pests and diseases that threaten agricultural commodities. For each fiscal year 2005 through 2009, $1,000,000 may be appropriated to the Secretary to deposit into the Fund.

Full Legal Text

Title 7, §8321

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(a)Establishment
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)Availability
Amounts in the Fund shall remain available until expended.
(c)Use of Fund
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)Authorization of appropriations
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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References in Text

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

Short Title

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.

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Citation

7 U.S.C. § 8321

Title 7, Agriculture

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110