§ 3191. — Purposes and findings relating to animal health and disease research.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 7USC3191]
TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 64--AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND TEACHING
SUBCHAPTER V--ANIMAL HEALTH AND DISEASE RESEARCH
Sec. 3191. Purposes and findings relating to animal health and
disease research
(a) Purposes
The purposes of this subchapter are to--
(1) promote the general welfare through the improved health and
productivity of domestic livestock, poultry, aquatic animals, and
other income-producing animals that are essential to the food supply
of the United States and the welfare of producers and consumers of
animal products;
(2) improve the health of horses;
(3) facilitate the effective treatment of, and, to the extent
possible, prevent animal and poultry diseases in both domesticated
and wild animals that, if not controlled, would be disastrous to the
United States livestock and poultry industries and endanger the food
supply of the United States;
(4) improve methods for the control of organisms and residues in
food products of animal origin that could endanger the human food
supply;
(5) improve the housing and management of animals to improve the
well-being of livestock production species;
(6) minimize livestock and poultry losses due to transportation
and handling;
(7) protect human health through control of animal diseases
transmissible to humans;
(8) improve methods of controlling the births of predators and
other animals; and
(9) otherwise promote the general welfare through expanded
programs of research and extension to improve animal health.
(b) Findings
Congress finds that--
(1) the total animal health and disease research and extension
efforts of State colleges and universities and of the Federal
Government would be more effective if there were close coordination
between the efforts; and
(2) colleges and universities having accredited schools or
colleges of veterinary medicine and State agricultural experiment
stations that conduct animal health and disease research are
especially vital in training research workers in animal health and
related disciplines.
(Pub. L. 95-113, title XIV, Sec. 1429, Sept. 29, 1977, 91 Stat. 1001;
Pub. L. 97-98, title XIV, Sec. 1426, Dec. 22, 1981, 95 Stat. 1309; Pub.
L. 104-127, title VIII, Sec. 810, Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1164.)
Amendments
1996--Pub. L. 104-127 amended section generally, substituting
present provisions for provisions which outlined congressional findings
and declaration of purpose of subchapter.
1981--Pub. L. 97-98 substituted ``schools or colleges of veterinary
medicine and State agricultural experiment stations that conduct animal
health and disease research'' for ``colleges of veterinary medicine or
departments of veterinary sciences or animal pathology, and similar
units conducting animal health and disease research in the State
agricultural experiment stations,''.
Effective Date of 1981 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 97-98 effective Dec. 22, 1981, see section 1801
of Pub. L. 97-98, set out as an Effective Date note under section 4301
of this title.
Effective Date
Subchapter effective Oct. 1, 1977, see section 1901 of Pub. L. 95-
113, set out as an Effective Date of 1977 Amendment note under section
1307 of this title.
Studies on Agricultural Research and Technology
Pub. L. 107-171, title X, Sec. 10907, May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 538,
provided that:
``(a) Scientific Studies.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Agriculture may conduct
scientific studies on--
``(A) the transmission of spongiform encephalopathy in deer,
elk, and moose; and
``(B) chronic wasting disease (including the risks that
chronic wasting disease poses to livestock).
``(2) Report.--The Secretary shall submit to the Committee on
Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report on the
results of any scientific studies conducted under paragraph (1).
``(b) Vaccines.--
``(1) Vaccine storage study.--The Secretary may--
``(A) conduct a study to determine the number of doses of
livestock disease vaccines that should be available to protect
against livestock diseases that could be introduced into the
United States; and
``(B) compare that number with the number of doses of the
livestock disease vaccines that are available as of that date.
``(2) Stockpiling of vaccines.--If, after conducting the study
and comparison described in paragraph (1), the Secretary determines
that there is an insufficient number of doses of a particular
vaccine referred to in that paragraph, the Secretary may take such
actions as are necessary to obtain the required additional doses of
the vaccine.''
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 3199 of this title.
