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 116 STAT. 452 PUBLIC LAW 107-171—MAY 13, 2002 (ii) the Federal Employee Group Life Insurance Program; (iii) the Civil Service Retirement System; (iv) the Federal Employee Retirement System; (v) the Thrift Savings Plan; and (vi) the Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program; and (B) receive Federal Civil Service employment credit to the same extent that the individual was receiving such credit on the day before the date of enactment of this Act. (2) LIMITATIONS.— An individual may continue to be eligible for the benefits described in paragraph (1) if— (A) in the case of an individual who remains employed in the agricultural extension program described in subsection (a) on the date of enactment of this Act, the employing college or university continues to fulfill the administrative and financial responsibilities (including making agency contributions) associated with providing those benefits, as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture; and (B) in the case of an individual who changes employ- ment to a second college or university described in subsection (a)— (i) the individual continues to work in an agricultural extension program described in subsection (a), as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture; (ii) the second college or university— (I) fulfills the administrative and financial responsibilities (including making agency contributions) associated with providing those benefits, as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture; and (II) within 1 year before the date of the employment of the individual, had employed a dif- ferent individual described in subsection (a) who had performed the same duties of employment; and (iii) the individual was eligible for those benefits on the day before the date of enactment of this Act. 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 7 USC 3351. "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

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