PUBLIC LAW 107-188—JUNE 12, 2002 116 STAT. 679 SEC. 332. EXPANSION OF FOOD SAFETY INSPECTION SERVICE ACTIVI- 21 USC 679c. TIES. (a) IN GENERAL.— The Secretary of Agriculture may utilize existing authorities to give high priority to enhancing and expanding the capacity of the Food Safety Inspection Service to conduct activities to— (1) enhance the ability of the Service to inspect and ensure the safety and wholesomeness of meat and poultry products; (2) improve the capacity of the Service to inspect international meat and meat products, poultry and poultry products, and egg products at points of origin and at ports of entry; (3) strengthen the ability of the Service to collaborate with relevant agencies within the Department of Agriculture and with other entities in the Federal Government, the States, and Indigm tribes (as defined in section 4(e) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(e))) through the sharing of information and technology; and (4) otherwise expand the capacity of the Service to protect against the threat of bioterrorism. (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2002, and such sums as may be necessary for each subsequent fiscal year. SEC. 333. BIOSECURITY UPGRADES AT THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRI- Appropriation CULTURE. authorization. State listing. There is authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2002, $180,000,000 for the purpose of enabling the AgriculturgJ Research Service to conduct building upgrades to modernize existing facilities, of which (1) $100,000,000 shall be allocated for renovation, updating, and expansion of the Bioseifety Level 3 laboratory and animal research facilities at the Plum Island Animal Disease Center (Greenport, New York), and of which (2) $80,000,000 shall be allocated for the Agricultural Research Service/Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service facility in Ames, Iowa. There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2003 through 2006 for the purpose described in the preceding sentence, for the planning and design of an Agricultural Research Service biocontsdnment laboratory for poultry research in Athens, Georgia, and for the plsuining, updating, and renovation of the Arthropod-Borne Animal Disease Laboratory in Laramie, Wyoming. SEC. 334. AGRICULTURAL BIOSECURITY. 7 USC 3353. (a) SECURITY AT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES.— (1) GRANTS.— The Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this section as the "Secretary") may award grants to covered entities to review security standards and practices at their facilities in order to protect against bioterrorist attacks. (2) COVERED ENTITIES.—Covered entities under this subsection are colleges or universities that— (A) are colleges or universities as defined in section 1404 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching PoHcy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103); and (B) have programs in food and agricultural sciences, as defined in such section. 99-194O-03 -23:QL3Parti
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