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type: "LegalText"
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title: "7 U.S.C. § 8901"
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title_number: 7
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title_name: "AGRICULTURE"
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chapter_name: "AGRICULTURAL SECURITY"
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section: "8901"
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# 7 U.S.C. § 8901 - Definitions
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## Text
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In this chapter:
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(1) Agent The term “agent” means a nuclear, biological, chemical, or radiological substance that causes agricultural disease or the adulteration of products regulated by the Secretary of Agriculture under any provision of law.
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(2) Agricultural biosecurity The term “agricultural biosecurity” means protection from an agent that poses a threat to—
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(A) plant or animal health;
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(B) public health as it relates to the adulteration of products regulated by the Secretary of Agriculture under any provision of law that is caused by exposure to an agent; or
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(C) the environment as it relates to agriculture facilities, farmland, and air and water within the immediate vicinity of an area associated with an agricultural disease or outbreak.
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(3) Agricultural countermeasure The term “agricultural countermeasure”—
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(A) means a product, practice, or technology that is intended to enhance or maintain the agricultural biosecurity of the United States; and
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(B) does not include a product, practice, or technology used solely in response to a human medical incident or public health emergency not related to agriculture.
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(4) Agricultural disease The term “agricultural disease” has the meaning given the term by the Secretary.
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(5) Agricultural disease emergency The term “agricultural disease emergency” means an incident of agricultural disease that requires prompt action to prevent significant damage to people, plants, or animals.
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(6) Agroterrorist act The term “agroterrorist act” means an act that—
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(A) causes or attempts to cause—
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(i) damage to agriculture; or
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(ii) injury to a person associated with agriculture; and
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(B) is committed or appears to be committed with the intent to—
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(i) intimidate or coerce a civilian population; or
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(ii) disrupt the agricultural industry in order to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion.
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(7) Animal The term “animal” has the meaning given the term in section 8302 of this title.
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(8) Department The term “Department” means the Department of Agriculture.
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(9) Development The term “development” means—
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(A) research leading to the identification of products or technologies intended for use as agricultural countermeasures to protect animal health;
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(B) the formulation, production, and subsequent modification of those products or technologies;
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(C) the conduct of in vitro and in vivo studies;
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(D) the conduct of field, efficacy, and safety studies;
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(E) the preparation of an application for marketing approval for submission to an applicable agency; or
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(F) other actions taken by an applicable agency in a case in which an agricultural countermeasure is procured or used prior to issuance of a license or other form of Federal Government approval.
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(10) Plant The term “plant” has the meaning given the term in section 7702 of this title.
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(11) Qualified agricultural countermeasure The term “qualified agricultural countermeasure” means an agricultural countermeasure that the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, determines to be a priority in order to address an agricultural biosecurity threat.
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(Pub. L. 110–234, title XIV, § 14102, May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1453; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title XIV, § 14102, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2215.)
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## Notes
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Editorial Notes
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Codification Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 enacted identical sections. Pub. L. 110–234 was repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246.
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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Effective DateEnactment of this section and repeal of Pub. L. 110–234 by Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–234, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as a note under section 8701 of this title.
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Short TitlePub. L. 110–234, title XIV, § 14101, May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1453, and Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title XIV, § 14101, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2215, provided that: “This subtitle [subtitle B (§§ 14101–14122) of title XIV of Pub. L. 110–246, enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Agricultural Security Improvement Act of 2008’.” [Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 enacted identical provisions. Pub. L. 110–234 was repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as a note under section 8701 of this title.]
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Definition of “Secretary” “Secretary” as meaning the Secretary of Agriculture, see section 8701 of this title.
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