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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 · Sec. 14102

Sec. 14102. DEFINITIONS

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## SEC. 14102 DEFINITIONS **[**[7 U.S.C. 8901](/us/usc/t7/s8901)**]** In this subtitle: ####
(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. ####
(2)Agricultural biosecurity The term “**agricultural biosecurity**” means protection from an agent that poses a threat to— #####
(A)plant or animal health; #####
(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 #####
(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. ####
(3)Agricultural countermeasure The term “**agricultural countermeasure**”— #####
(A)means a product, practice, or technology that is intended to enhance or maintain the agricultural biosecurity of the United States; and #####
(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. ####
(4)Agricultural disease The term “**agricultural disease**” has the meaning given the term by the Secretary. ####
(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. ####
(6)Agroterrorist act The term “**agroterrorist act**” means an act that— #####
(A)causes or attempts to cause— ######
(i)damage to agriculture; or ######
(ii)injury to a person associated with agriculture; and #####
(B)is committed or appears to be committed with the intent to— ######
(i)intimidate or coerce a civilian population; or ######
(ii)disrupt the agricultural industry in order to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion. ####
(7)Animal The term “**animal**” has the meaning given the term in section 10403 of the Animal Health Protection Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8302). ####
(8)Department The term “**Department**” means the Department of Agriculture. ####
(9)Development The term “**development**” means— #####
(A)research leading to the identification of products or technologies intended for use as agricultural countermeasures to protect animal health; #####
(B)the formulation, production, and subsequent modification of those products or technologies; #####
(C)the conduct of in vitro and in vivo studies; #####
(D)the conduct of field, efficacy, and safety studies; #####
(E)the preparation of an application for marketing approval for submission to an applicable agency; or #####
(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. ####
(10)Plant The term “**plant**” has the meaning given the term in section 411 of the Plant Protection Act of 2000 (7 U.S.C. 7702). ####
(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. ## CHAPTER 1 AGRICULTURAL SECURITY **[**Section 14111 was repealed by section 122201 of Public Law 115–334.**]**
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