HR 3174 · 107th Congress · Agriculture and Food
Food Supply Protection Act
Bill Progress
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development and Research.(2001-11-07)
Plain Language Summary
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Food Supply Protection Act - Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Agriculture for: (1) Department of Agriculture biosecurity initiatives required under presidential directive PDD-67, to be used to secure resources at existing facilities of the Agricultural Research Service and Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service; (2) research in support of bioterrorism response initiatives; (3) continuation of joint research initiatives between the Agricultural Research Service, universities, and industry on counter-bioterrorism efforts; (4) competitive grants to universities and qualified research institutions for counter-bioterrorism research; (5) specified biosafety laboratories and animal research facilities at the Plum Island Animal Disease Center in Greenport, New York; (6) the Agricultural Research Service/Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service facility in Ames, Iowa; (7) planning and design of an Agricultural Research Service biocontainment laboratory for poultry research in Athens, Georgia; (8) planning, updating, and renovation of the Arthropod-Borne Animal Disease Laboratory in Laramie, Wyoming; (9) collaborative research with the Oklahoma City Counter-Terrorism Insti…
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