Title 7, AgricultureRelease 119-110

§9205 Budget and Report

Title 7 › CHAPTER 116 — NATIONAL BIO AND AGRO-DEFENSE FACILITY › § 9205

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and other relevant federal agency heads must together send a single, integrated budget plan for defending and protecting the U.S. food supply to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) at the same time they send their budget materials under Homeland Security Presidential Directive 9. The plan must cover the operation and use of the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility. Within 60 days after the President submits the Government’s budget under section 1105 of title 31, those same officials must send Congress a report that describes that integrated budget plan and is consistent with the President’s budget.

Full Legal Text

Title 7, §9205

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(a)Budget
Concurrently with each budget submission to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the heads of other appropriate Federal departments and agencies, as required by Homeland Security Presidential Directive 9, shall jointly submit to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget an integrated budget plan for the defense and protection of the food supply of the United States, including the operation and use of the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility.
(b)Report
Not later than 60 days after the date on which the budget of the United States Government is submitted by the President under section 1105 of title 31 for each fiscal year, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the heads of other appropriate Federal departments and agencies shall jointly submit to Congress a report describing an integrated budget plan described in subsection (a), which shall be consistent with the budget submission of the President under that section for the defense and protection of the food supply of the United States, including the operation and use of the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility.

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Citation

7 U.S.C. § 9205

Title 7, Agriculture

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110