[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3174 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3174

     To authorize additional appropriations to combat bioterrorism.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 25, 2001

 Mr. Pomeroy introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                        Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
     To authorize additional appropriations to combat bioterrorism.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Food Supply Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. BIOTERRORISM FUNDING.

    There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of 
Agriculture the following sums for the following purposes:
            (1) In fiscal year 2002, $101,212,500 for 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) In each of fiscal years 2002 through 2011, $177,000,000 
        for research in support of bioterrorism response initiatives.
            (3) In each of fiscal years 2002 through 2011, $57,000,000 
        to continue joint research initiatives between the Agricultural 
        Research Service, universities, and industry on counter-
        bioterrorism efforts.
            (4) In each of fiscal years 2002 through 2011, $25,000,000 
        to be used to make competitive grants to universities and 
        qualified research institutions for research on counter-
        bioterrorism.
            (5) In fiscal year 2002, for the Plum Island Animal Disease 
        Center, Greenport, New York--
                    (A) $129,000,000 for renovation, update, and 
                expansion of the Biosafety Level 3 laboratory and 
                animal research facilities; and
                    (B) $105,000,000 for construction and funding of a 
                Biosafety Level 4 facility.
            (6) In fiscal year 2002, $381,000,000 for the Agricultural 
        Research Service/Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 
        facility in Ames, Iowa.
            (7) In fiscal year 2002, $78,500,000 for the planning and 
        design of an Agricultural Research Service biocontainment 
        laboratory for poultry research in Athens, Georgia.
            (8) In fiscal year 2002, $29,800,000 for the planning, 
        updating, and renovation of the Arthropod-Borne Animal Disease 
        Laboratory in Laramie, Wyoming.
            (9) In each of fiscal years 2002 through 2011, $12,000,000 
        to undertake collaborative research with the Oklahoma City 
        Counter-Terrorism Institute, the Department of Justice, and 
        other law enforcement and emergency preparedness organizations.
            (10) In fiscal year 2002, $10,000,000 for--
                    (A) the purchase of rapid detection field test kits 
                to be distributed by the Secretary of Agriculture to 
                State and local agencies engaged in defending against 
                agroterrorism; and
                    (B) the training of appropriate authorities.
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