7 USC 8912 - Agricultural biosecurity communication center

U.S Code last checked for updates: Apr 30, 2024

§ 8912.

Agricultural biosecurity communication center

(a)

Establishment

The Secretary shall establish a communication center within the Department to—

(1)

collect and disseminate information and prepare for an agricultural disease emergency, agroterrorist act, or other threat to agricultural biosecurity; and

(2)

coordinate activities described in paragraph (1) among agencies and offices within the Department.

(b)

Relation to existing DHS communication systems

(1)

Consistency and coordination

(2)

Avoiding redundancies

(c)

Authorization of appropriations

There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section—

(1)

such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2013; and

(2)

$2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2023.

(Pub. L. 110–234, title XIV, § 14112, May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1455; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title XIV, § 14112, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2217; Pub. L. 113–79, title VII, § 7501, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 900; Pub. L. 115–334, title VII, § 7401, Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4817.)

cite as: 7 USC 8912