7 U.S.C. § 3192 — Definitions

Page 1603 TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE § 3193 (6) minimize livestock and poultry losses due to transportation and handling; (7) protect human health through control of animal diseases transmissible to humans; (8) improve methods of controlling the births of predators and other animals; and (9) otherwise promote the general welfare through expanded programs of research and extension to improve animal health. (b) Findings Congress finds that— (1) the total animal health and disease re- search and extension efforts of State colleges and universities and of the Federal Govern- ment would be more effective if there were close coordination between the efforts; and (2) colleges and universities having accred- ited schools or colleges of veterinary medicine and State agricultural experiment stations that conduct animal health and disease re- search are especially vital in training research workers in animal health and related dis- ciplines. (Pub. L. 95–113, title XIV, § 1429, Sept. 29, 1977, 91 Stat. 1001; Pub. L. 97–98, title XIV, § 1426, Dec. 22, 1981, 95 Stat. 1309; Pub. L. 104–127, title VIII, § 810, Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1164.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1996—Pub. L. 104–127 amended section generally, sub- stituting present provisions for provisions which out- lined congressional findings and declaration of purpose of subchapter. 1981—Pub. L. 97–98 substituted ‘‘schools or colleges of veterinary medicine and State agricultural experiment stations that conduct animal health and disease re- search’’ for ‘‘colleges of veterinary medicine or depart- ments of veterinary sciences or animal pathology, and similar units conducting animal health and disease re- search in the State agricultural experiment stations,’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1981 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 97–98 effective Dec. 22, 1981, see section 1801 of Pub. L. 97–98, set out as an Effective Date note under section 4301 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective Oct. 1, 1977, see section 1901 of Pub. L. 95–113, set out as an Effective Date of 1977 Amend- ment note under section 1307 of this title. STUDIES ON AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY Pub. L. 107–171, title X, § 10907, May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 538, provided that: ‘‘(a) SCIENTIFIC STUDIES.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture may conduct scientific studies on— ‘‘(A) the transmission of spongiform encephalopathy in deer, elk, and moose; and ‘‘(B) chronic wasting disease (including the risks that chronic wasting disease poses to livestock). ‘‘(2) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Represent- atives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report on the results of any scientific studies conducted under paragraph (1). ‘‘(b) VACCINES.— ‘‘(1) VACCINE STORAGE STUDY.—The Secretary may— ‘‘(A) conduct a study to determine the number of doses of livestock disease vaccines that should be available to protect against livestock diseases that could be introduced into the United States; and ‘‘(B) compare that number with the number of doses of the livestock disease vaccines that are available as of that date. ‘‘(2) STOCKPILING OF VACCINES.—If, after conducting the study and comparison described in paragraph (1), the Secretary determines that there is an insufficient number of doses of a particular vaccine referred to in that paragraph, the Secretary may take such actions as are necessary to obtain the required additional doses of the vaccine.’’ § 3192. Definitions When used in this subchapter— (1) the term ‘‘eligible institution’’ means an accredited school or college of veterinary med- icine or a State agricultural experiment sta- tion that conducts animal health and disease research; (2) the term ‘‘dean’’ means the dean of an ac- credited school or college of veterinary medi- cine; (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 capac- ity’’ means the capacity of an eligible institu- tion to conduct animal health and disease re- search, as determined by the Secretary. (Pub. L. 95–113, title XIV, § 1430, Sept. 29, 1977, 91 Stat. 1002; Pub. L. 97–98, title XIV, § 1427, Dec. 22, 1981, 95 Stat. 1309; Pub. L. 105–185, title VI, § 606(d)(1), June 23, 1998, 112 Stat. 604.) 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 Ad- visory Board; and’’. 1981—Par. (1). Pub. L. 97–98 substituted ‘‘an accred- ited 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 ani- mal pathology, or a similar unit conducting animal health and disease research in a State agricultural ex- periment 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 institu- tion’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1981 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 97–98 effective Dec. 22, 1981, see section 1801 of Pub. L. 97–98, set out as an Effective Date note under section 4301 of this title. EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective Oct. 1, 1977, see section 1901 of Pub. L. 95–113, set out as an Effective Date of 1977 Amend- ment note under section 1307 of this title. § 3193. Authorization to Secretary of Agriculture (a) Authority to cooperate with, encourage, and assist States In order to carry out the purpose of this sub- chapter, the Secretary is authorized to cooper-