{"data":{"id":"us/7-u.s.c.-8921","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"7 U.S.C. § 8921","heading":"Research and development of agricultural countermeasures","body":"(a) Grant program(1) Competitive grant programThe Secretary shall establish a competitive grant program to encourage basic and applied research and the development of qualified agricultural countermeasures. (2) Waiver in emergenciesThe Secretary may waive the requirement under paragraph (1) that a grant be provided on a competitive basis if—(A) the Secretary has declared a plant or animal disease emergency under the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.) or the Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8301 et seq.); and (B) waiving the requirement would lead to the rapid development of a qualified agricultural countermeasure, as determined by the Secretary. (b) Authorization of appropriationsThere are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section—(1) $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2013; and (2) $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2023.","path":["Title 7—AGRICULTURE","CHAPTER 114—AGRICULTURAL SECURITY"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc07@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:55:54Z","sha256":"aae52f0daf64a548ac950f3ad6f8b7527c69a6c444da225e03ab827d1730c45d","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/7-u.s.c.-8914","next":"us/7-u.s.c.-8922"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}