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Code · U.S. Code · Title 7 - AGRICULTURE · CHAPTER 116— NATIONAL BIO AND AGRO-DEFENSE FACILITY · § 9204

§ 9204. Availability of data and congressional briefings

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(a)In general Every 6 months until the date described in subsection (b), the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the heads of other appropriate Federal departments and agencies, as appropriate, shall provide to the Committees on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committees on Agriculture and Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a report and briefing describing—
(1)progress under each phase described in the memorandum of agreement entitled “Memorandum of Agreement Between the U.S. Department of Agriculture Marketing and Regulatory Programs, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Research, Education, and Economics, and the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate” and dated June 20, 2019, that is not completed as of December 27, 2020;
(2)the status of the actions taken pursuant to the areas of collaborative opportunity and responsibilities as described in the memorandum of understanding entitled “Memorandum of Understanding Between the U.S. Department of Agriculture Marketing and Regulatory Programs, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Research, Education, and Economics, and the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate for National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility Collaboration” and dated January 7, 2020; and
(3)the operations and mission of the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility, including the coordination and carrying out of—
(A)the memorandum of agreement and memorandum of understanding described in paragraphs
(1)and (2), respectively;
(B)any successor memoranda of agreement or understanding to the memorandum of agreement and memorandum of understanding described in paragraphs
(1)and (2), respectively;
(C)any similar joint agreement or understanding between the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Homeland Security, or other relevant agencies, that documents the biodefense mission of the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility; and
(D)research, including a description of the users of the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility.
(b)Termination The reporting and briefing requirements under subsection
(a)shall terminate on the date that is 5 years after the date on which the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility attains full operating capability.
(Pub. L. 116–260, div. P, § 5, Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2160.)
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