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7 U.S.C. § 8911 — Definitions
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In this chapter:
(1) **Agent** — The term “agent” means a nuclear, biological, chemical, or radiological substance that causes agricultural disease or the adulteration of products regulated by the Secretary of Agriculture under any provision of law.
(2) **Agricultural biosecurity** — The term “agricultural biosecurity” means protection from an agent that poses a threat to—
(A) plant or animal health;
(B) public health as it relates to the adulteration of products regulated by the Secretary of Agriculture under any provision of law that is caused by exposure to an agent; or
(C) the environment as it relates to agriculture facilities, farmland, and air and water within the immediate vicinity of an area associated with an agricultural disease or outbreak.
(3) **Agricultural countermeasure** — The term “agricultural countermeasure”—
(A) means a product, practice, or technology that is intended to enhance or maintain the agricultural biosecurity of the United States; and
(B) does not include a product, practice, or technology used solely in response to a human medical incident or public health emergency not related to agriculture.
(4) **Agricultural disease** — The term “agricultural disease” has the meaning given the term by the Secretary.
(5) **Agricultural disease emergency** — The term “agricultural disease emergency” means an incident of agricultural disease that requires prompt action to prevent significant damage to people, plants, or animals.
(6) **Agroterrorist act** — The term “agroterrorist act” means an act that—
(A) causes or attempts to cause—
(i) damage to agriculture; or
(ii) injury to a person associated with agriculture; and
(B) is committed or appears to be committed with the intent to—
(i) intimidate or coerce a c
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In this chapter:
(1) **Agent** — The term “agent” means a nuclear, biological, chemical, or radiological substance that causes agricultural disease or the adulteration of products regulated by the Secretary of Agriculture under any provision of law.
(2) **Agricultural biosecurity** — The term “agricultural biosecurity” means protection from an agent that poses a threat to—
(A) plant or animal health;
(B) public health as it relates to the adulteration of products regulated by the Secretary of Agriculture under any provision of law that is caused by exposure to an agent; or
(C) the environment as it relates to agriculture facilities, farmland, and air and water within the immediate vicinity of an area associated with an agricultural disease or outbreak.
(3) **Agricultural countermeasure** — The term “agricultural countermeasure”—
(A) means a product, practice, or technology that is intended to enhance or maintain the agricultural biosecurity of the United States; and
(B) does not include a product, practice, or technology used solely in response to a human medical incident or public health emergency not related to agriculture.
(4) **Agricultural disease** — The term “agricultural disease” has the meaning given the term by the Secretary.
(5) **Agricultural disease emergency** — The term “agricultural disease emergency” means an incident of agricultural disease that requires prompt action to prevent significant damage to people, plants, or animals.
(6) **Agroterrorist act** — The term “agroterrorist act” means an act that—
(A) causes or attempts to cause—
(i) damage to agriculture; or
(ii) injury to a person associated with agriculture; and
(B) is committed or appears to be committed with the intent to—
(i) intimidate or coerce a civilian population; or
(ii) disrupt the agricultural industry in order to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion.
(7) **Animal** — The term “animal” has the meaning given the term in [section 8302 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section8302&num=0&edition=prelim).
(8) **Department** — The term “Department” means the Department of Agriculture.
(9) **Development** — The term “development” means—
(A) research leading to the identification of products or technologies intended for use as agricultural countermeasures to protect animal health;
(B) the formulation, production, and subsequent modification of those products or technologies;
(C) the conduct of in vitro and in vivo studies;
(D) the conduct of field, efficacy, and safety studies;
(E) the preparation of an application for marketing approval for submission to an applicable agency; or
(F) other actions taken by an applicable agency in a case in which an agricultural countermeasure is procured or used prior to issuance of a license or other form of Federal Government approval.
(10) **Plant** — The term “plant” has the meaning given the term in [section 7702 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section7702&num=0&edition=prelim).
(11) **Qualified agricultural countermeasure** — The term “qualified agricultural countermeasure” means an agricultural countermeasure that the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, determines to be a priority in order to address an agricultural biosecurity threat.
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In this chapter:
(1) **Animal** — The term “animal” means any member of the animal kingdom (except a human).
(2) **Article** — The term “article” means any pest or disease or any material or tangible object that could harbor a pest or disease.
(3) **Disease** — The term “disease” has the meaning given the term by the Secretary.
(4) **Enter** — The term “enter” means to move into the commerce of the United States.
(5) **Export** — The term “export” means to move from a place within the territorial limits of the United States to a place outside the territorial limits of the United States.
(6) **Facility** — The term “facility” means any structure.
(7) **Import** — The term “import” means to move from a place outside the territorial limits of the United States to a place within the territorial limits of the United States.
(8) **Indian tribe** — The term “Indian tribe” has the meaning given the term in [section 5304 of title 25](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title25-section5304&num=0&edition=prelim).
(9) **Interstate commerce** — The term “interstate commerce” means trade, traffic, or other commerce—
(A) between a place in a State and a place in another State, or between places within the same State but through any place outside that State; or
(B) within the District of Columbia or any territory or possession of the United States.
(10) **Livestock** — The term “livestock” means all farm-raised animals.
(11) **Means of conveyance** — The term “means of conveyance” means any personal property used for or intended for use for the movement of any other personal property.
(12) **Move** — The term “move” means—
(A) to carry, enter, import, mail, ship, or transport;
(B) to aid, abet, cause, or induce carrying, entering, import
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**(a) Grants** To carry out [section 7783 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section7783&num=0&edition=prelim), there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $7,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009, of which not more than 5 percent of the funds made available for a fiscal year may be used by the Secretary for administrative costs.
**(b) Agreements** To carry out [section 7784 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section7784&num=0&edition=prelim), there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $7,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009, of which not more than 5 percent of the funds made available for a fiscal year may be used by the Secretary for administrative costs of Federal agencies.
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**(a) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Agricultural commodity** — The term “agricultural commodity” has the meaning given the term in [section 5602 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section5602&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) **Geographically disadvantaged farmer or rancher** — The term “geographically disadvantaged farmer or rancher” has the meaning given the term in section 10906(a) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 ([7 U.S.C. 2204](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section2204&num=0&edition=prelim) note; Public Law 107–171).
**(b) Authorization** Subject to the availability of funds under subsection (d), the Secretary may provide geographically disadvantaged farmers or ranchers direct reimbursement payments for activities described in subsection (c).
**(c) Transportation**
(1) **In general** — Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the Secretary may provide direct reimbursement payments to a geographically disadvantaged farmer or rancher to transport an agricultural commodity, or inputs used to produce an agricultural commodity, during a fiscal year.
(2) **Proof of eligibility** — To be eligible to receive assistance under paragraph (1), a geographically disadvantaged farmer or rancher shall demonstrate to the Secretary that transportation of the agricultural commodity or inputs occurred over a distance of more than 30 miles, as determined by the Secretary.
(3) **Amount**
(A) *In general* — Subject to paragraph (2), the amount of direct reimbursement payments made to a geographically disadvantaged farmer or rancher under this section for a fiscal year shall equal the product obtained by multiplying—
(i) the amount of costs incurred by the geographically di
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**(a) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Animal** — The term “animal” has the meaning given the term in [section 8302 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section8302&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) **Disease or pest of concern** — The term “disease or pest of concern” means a plant or animal disease or pest that—
(A) is—
(i) a transboundary disease; or
(ii) an established disease; and
(B) is likely to pose a significant risk to the food and agriculture critical infrastructure sector that warrants efforts at prevention, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery.
(3) **Established disease** — The term “established disease” means a plant or animal disease or pest that—
(A)
(i) if it becomes established, poses an imminent threat to agriculture in the United States; or
(ii) has become established, as defined by the Secretary, within the United States; and
(B) requires management.
(4) **High-consequence plant transboundary disease** — The term “high-consequence plant transboundary disease” means a transboundary disease that is—
(A)
(i) a plant disease; or
(ii) a plant pest; and
(B) of high consequence, as determined by the Secretary.
(5) **Pest** — The term “pest”—
(A) with respect to a plant, has the meaning given the term “plant pest” in [section 7702 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section7702&num=0&edition=prelim); and
(B) with respect to an animal, has the meaning given the term in [section 8302 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section8302&num=0&edition=prelim).
(6) **Plant** — The term “plant” has the meaning given the term in [section 7702 of this title](https://
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TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE
§ 8911
measure that the Secretary, in consultation
with the Secretary of Homeland Security, de-
termines to be a priority in order to address
an agricultural biosecurity threat.
(Pub. L. 110–234, title XIV, § 14102, May 22, 2008,
122 Stat. 1453; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title XIV,
§ 14102, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2215.)
Editorial Notes
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.
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.
SHORT TITLE
Pub. L. 110–234, title XIV, § 14101, May 22, 2008, 122
Stat. 1453, and Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title XIV, § 14101,
June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2215, provided that: ‘‘This
subtitle [subtitle B (§§ 14101–14122) of title XIV of Pub.
L. 110–246, enacting this chapter] may be cited as the
‘Agricultural Security Improvement Act of 2008’.’’
[Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 enacted identical
provisions. Pub. L. 110–234 was repealed by section 4(a)
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 Agri-
culture, see section 8701 of this title.
SUBCHAPTER I—AGRICULTURAL SECURITY
§ 8911. Repealed. Pub. L. 115–334, title XII,
§ 12201, Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4944
Section, Pub. L. 110–234, title XIV, § 14111, May 22,
2008, 122 Stat. 1454; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title XIV,
§ 14111, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2216, related to Of-
fice of Homeland Securi
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