BIOSECURITY PLANNING AND RESPONSE PROGRAMS.

SEC. 7221. BIOSECURITY PLANNING AND RESPONSE PROGRAMS. (a) Biosecurity.—The National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3101 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: “Subtitle N—Biosecurity “SEC. 1484. SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION FOR BIOSECURITY PLANNING AND RESPONSE. “(a) Authorization of Appropriations.—In addition to amounts for agricultural research, extension, and education under this Act, there are authorized to be appropriated for agricultural research, education, and extension activities for biosecurity planning and response such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2007. “(b) Use of Funds.—Using any authority available to the Secretary, the Secretary shall use funds made available under this 116 STAT. 453section to carry out agricultural research, education, and extension activities (including through competitive grants) for the following: “(1) To reduce the vulnerability of the United States food and agricultural system to chemical or biological attack. “(2) To continue partnerships with institutions of higher education and other institutions to help form stable, long-term programs to enhance the biosecurity of the United States, including the coordination of the development, implementation, and enhancement of diverse capabilities for addressing threats to the Nation’s agricultural economy and food supply with special emphasis on planning, training, outreach, and research activities related to vulnerability analyses, incident response, and detection and prevention technologies. “(3) To make competitive grants to universities and qualified research institutions for research on counterbioterrorism. “(4) To counter or otherwise respond to chemical or biological attack. “SEC. 1485. AGRICULTURE RESEARCH FACILITY EXPANSION AND SECURITY UPGRADES. “(a) In General.—To enhance the security of agriculture in the United States against threats posed by bioterrorism, the Secretary shall make expansion or security upgrade grants on a competitive basis to colleges and universities (as defined in section 1404(4)). “(b) Limitation on Grants.—Grants to a recipient under this section shall not exceed $10,000,000 in any fiscal year. “(c) Requirements for Grants.—The Secretary shall make a grant under this section only if the grant applicant provides satisfactory assurances to the Secretary that— “(1) sufficient funds are available to pay the non-Federal share of the cost of the proposed expansion or security upgrades; and “(2) the proposed expansion or security upgrades meet such reasonable qualifications as may be established by the Secretary with respect to biosafety and biosecurity requirements necessary to protect facility staff, members of the public, and the food supply. “(d) Additional Requirements for Grants for Facility Expansion.—The Secretary shall make a grant under this section for the expansion, renovation, remodeling, or alteration (collectively referred to in this section as “expansion”) of a facility only if the grant applicant provides such assurances as the Secretary determines to be satisfactory to ensure the following: “(1) For not less than 20 years after the grant is awarded, the facility shall be used for the purposes of the research for which the facility was expanded, as described in the grant application. “(2) Sufficient funds will be available, as of the date of completion of the expansion, for the effective use of the facility for the purposes of the research for which the facility was expanded. “(3) The proposed expansion— “(A) will increase the capability of the applicant to conduct research for which the facility was expanded; or “(B) is necessary to improve the quality of the research of the applicant.116 STAT. 454 “(e) Amount of Grant.—The amount of a grant awarded under this section shall be determined by the Secretary. “(f) Federal Share.—The Federal share of the cost of any expansion or security upgrade carried out using funds from a grant provided under this section shall not exceed 50 percent. “(g) Authorization of Appropriations.—There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as are necessary for each fiscal year”. (b) Sense of Congress on Increasing Capacity for Research on Biosecurity and Animal and Plant Health Diseases.—It is the sense of Congress that funding for the Agricultural Research Service, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, and other agencies of the Department of Agriculture with responsibilities for biosecurity should be increased as necessary to improve the capacity of the agencies to conduct research and analysis of, and respond to, bioterrorism and animal and plant diseases.