LIVE VIRUS FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE RESEARCH.

SEC. 7524. [21 U.S.C. 113a note; Public Law 110–246] LIVE VIRUS FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE RESEARCH. (a) In General.—The Secretary shall issue a permit required under section 12 of the Act of May 29, 1884 (21 U.S.C. 113a) to the Secretary of Homeland Security for work on the live virus of foot and mouth disease at any facility that is a successor to the Plum Island Animal Disease Center and charged with researching high-consequence biological threats involving zoonotic and foreign animal diseases (referred to in this section as the “successor facility”). (b) Limitation to Single Facility.—Not more than 1 facility shall be issued a permit under subsection (a). (c) Limitation on Validity.—The permit issued under this section shall be valid unless the Secretary determines that the study of live foot and mouth disease virus at the successor facility is not being carried out in accordance with the regulations promulgated by the Secretary pursuant to the Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8401 et seq.). (d) Authority.—The suspension, revocation, or other impairment of the permit issued under this section— (1) shall be made by the Secretary; and (2) is a nondelegable function.