116 STAT. 680 PUBLIC LAW 107-188-JUNE 12, 2002 (3) LIMITATION,— Each individual covered entity may be awarded one grant under paragraph (1), the amount of which shall not exceed $50,000. (4) CONTRACT AUTHORITY. —Colleges and universities receiving grants under paragraph (1) may use such grants to enter into contracts with independent private organizations with established and demonstrated security expertise to conduct the security reviews specified in such paragraph. (b) GUIDELINES FOR AGRICULTURAL BIOSECURITY.— (1) IN GENERAL.— The Secretary may award grants to associations of food producers or consortia of such associations for the development and implementation of educational programs to improve biosecurity on farms in order to ensure the security of farm facilities against potential bioterrorist attacks. (2) LIMITATION. —Each individual association eligible under paragraph (1) may be awarded one grant under such paragraph, the amount of which shall not exceed $100,000. Each consortium eligible under paragraph (1) may be awarded one grant under such paragraph, the amount of which shall not exceed $100,000 per association participating in the consortium. (3) CONTRACT AUTHORITY. — Associations of food producers receiving grants under paragraph (1) may use such grants to enter into contracts with independent private organizations with established and demonstrated expertise in biosecurity to assist in the development and implementation of educational programs to improve biosecurity specified in such paragraph. (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRL^TIONS.— There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary for each fiscal year. 7 USC 3354. SEC. 335. AGRICULTURAL BIOTERRORISM RESEARCH AND DEVELOP- MENT. (a) IN GENERAL. —The Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this section as the "Secretary") may utilize existing research authorities and research programs to protect the food supply of the United States by conducting and supporting research activities to— (1) enhance the capability of the Secretary to respond in a timely manner to emerging or existing bioterrorist threats to the food and agricultural system of the United States; (2) develop new and continue partnerships with institutions of higher education and other institutions to help form stable, long-term programs to enhance the biosecurity and food safety of the United States, including the coordination of the development, implementation, and enhancement of diverse capabilities for addressing threats to the nation's agricultural economy and food supply, with special emphasis on planning, training, outreach, and research activities related to vulnerability analyses, incident response, detection, and prevention technologies; (3) strengthen coordination with the intelligence community to better identify research needs and evaluate materials or information acquired by the intelligence community relating to potential threats to United States agriculture; (4) expand the involvement of the Secretary with international organizations dealing with plant and animal disease control;
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