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Code · BILL · 113th Congress · H.R. 2642 (EAH) — 113 HR 2642 EAH: Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 · Sec. 12106

Sec. 12106. National animal health laboratory network

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Subtitle E of title X of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 is amended by inserting after section 10409 ( 7 U.S.C. 8308 ) the following new section: The Secretary shall enter into contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, or other legal instruments with eligible laboratories for any of the following purposes: To enhance the capability of the Secretary to detect, and respond in a timely manner to, emerging or existing threats to animal health and to support the protection of public health, the environment, and the agricultural economy of the United States.
To provide the capacity and capability for standardized— test procedures, reference materials, and equipment; laboratory biosafety and biosecurity levels; quality management system requirements; interconnected electronic reporting and transmission of data; and evaluation for emergency preparedness. To coordinate the development, implementation, and enhancement of national veterinary diagnostic laboratory capabilities, with special emphasis on surveillance planning and vulnerability analysis, technology development and validation, training, and outreach.
An eligible laboratory under this section is a diagnostic laboratory meeting specific criteria developed by the Secretary, in consultation with State animal health officials and State and university veterinary diagnostic laboratories. To the extent practicable and to the extent capacity and specialized expertise may be necessary, the Secretary shall give priority to existing Federal, State, and university facilities. There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018. .
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