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Title 7, AgricultureRelease 119-110

§8921 Research and Development of Agricultural Countermeasures

Title 7 › CHAPTER 114 — AGRICULTURAL SECURITY › SUBCHAPTER II — OTHER PROVISIONS › § 8921

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Set up a competitive grant program to fund basic and applied research and the development of qualified agricultural countermeasures. The Secretary can skip the competition rule during a declared plant or animal disease emergency under the Plant Protection Act or the Animal Health Protection Act if skipping it would speed up creating a qualified agricultural countermeasure. Congress authorized $50,000,000 for each fiscal year 2008 through 2013, and $15,000,000 for each fiscal year 2014 through 2023 to carry out the program.

Full Legal Text

Title 7, §8921

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(a)Grant program
(1)Competitive grant program
The Secretary shall establish a competitive grant program to encourage basic and applied research and the development of qualified agricultural countermeasures.
(2)Waiver in emergencies
The Secretary may waive the requirement under paragraph (1) that a grant be provided on a competitive basis if—
(A)the Secretary has declared a plant or animal disease emergency under the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) or the Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.); and
(B)waiving the requirement would lead to the rapid development of a qualified agricultural countermeasure, as determined by the Secretary.
(b)Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section— (1)
(2)$15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2023.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Plant Protection Act, referred to in subsec. (a)(2)(A), 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. The Animal Health Protection Act, referred to in subsec. (a)(2)(A), is subtitle E (§§ 10401–10418) of title X of Pub. L. 107–171, May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 494, which is classified principally to chapter 109 (§ 8301 et seq.) of this title. 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. Codification Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 enacted identical sections. Pub. L. 110–234 was repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246.

Amendments

2018—Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 115–334 substituted “2023” for “2018”. 2014—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 113–79 substituted “are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section—” for “is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.” and added pars. (1) and (2).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Enactment of this section and repeal of Pub. L. 110–234 by Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–234, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as a note under section 8701 of this title. Definition of “Secretary” “Secretary” as meaning the Secretary of Agriculture, see section 8701 of this title.

Reference

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Citation

7 U.S.C. § 8921

Title 7, Agriculture

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110