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 12 2 STA T . 12 36PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 23 4—M A Y 22, 200 8ofal falfa a nd o ther fora g e s, and s y ste m stored uc e losses dur i ng har v est and storage .‘ ‘ (51)FO O DSY S TEM S V ETE RINA RY MEDI C INE. —R esearch grants may b e made under this section to address health issues that affect food -p roducing animals, food safety, and the environ- ment, and to improve information resources, curriculum, and clinical education of students w ith respect to food animal veteri- nary medicine and food safety. ‘‘(5 2 ) B IOC H AR RESEARCH.— G rants may be made under this section for research, e x tension, and integrated activities relating to the study of biochar production and use, including considerations of agronomic and economic impacts, synergies of coproduction with bioenergy, and the value of soil enhance- ments and soil carbon se q uestration. ’ ’ (2) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection ( j ); ( 3 ) by inserting after subsection (g) the following

‘‘(h) P O L LINATOR PROTECTION.— ‘‘(1) RESEARCH AND E X TENSION.— ‘‘( A ) GRANTS.—Research and extension grants may be made under this section— ‘‘(i) to survey and collect data on bee colony produc- tion and health; ‘‘(ii) to investigate pollinator biology, immunology, ecology, genomics, and bioinformatics; ‘‘(iii) to conduct research on various factors that may be contributing to or associated with colony col- lapse disorder, and other serious threats to the health of honey bees and other pollinators, including— ‘‘( I ) parasites and pathogens of pollinators; and ‘‘(II) the sublethal effects of insecticides, herbi- cides, and fungicides on honey bees and native and managed pollinators; ‘‘(iv) to develop mitigative and preventative meas- ures to improve native and managed pollinator health; and ‘‘(v) to promote the health of honey bees and native pollinators through habitat conservation and best management practices. ‘‘(B) A U THORI Z ATION O F A P PROPRIATIONS.— T here is authori z ed to be appropriated to carry out this paragraph $ 1 0 ,000,000 for each of fiscal years 200 8 through 2012. ‘‘(2) D EPARTMENT OF A G RICULTURE CAPACITY AND INFRA- STRUCTURE.— ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The S ecretary shall, to the max- imum extent practicable, increase the capacity and infra- structure of the Department— ‘‘(i) to address colony collapse disorder and other long-term threats to pollinator health, including the hiring of additional personnel; and ‘‘(ii) to conduct research on colony collapse disorder and other pollinator issues at the facilities of the Department. ‘‘(B) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this paragraph $ 7 ,250,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012. ‘‘(3) H ONEY B EE PEST AND PATHOGEN SURVEILLANCE.—There is authorized to be appropriated to conduct a nationwide honey Ap p ro pr iat io n a u t h ori z ation .

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