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 PUBLIC LAW 95-113—SEPT. 29, 1977

91 STAT. 1003

to the implementation of this subtitle and to recommend immediate priorities for the conduct of research programs authorized under this subtitle, under such rules and procedures for conducting business as the Secretary shall, in the Secretary's discretion, prescribe. APPROPRIATIONS FOR CONTINUING ANIMAL H E A L T H AND DISEASE RESEARCH PROGRAMS

Sec. 1433. (a) There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such Appropriation funds, not to exceed $25,000,000 annually, as Congress may determine authorization. necessary to support continuing animal health and disease research 7 USC 3195. programs at eligible institutions. Funds appropriated under this section shall be used: (1) to meet expenses of conducting animal health and disease research, publishing and disseminating the results of such research, and contrilauting to the retirement of employees subject to the provisions of the Act of March 4, 1940 (54 Stat. 39-40, as amended; 7 U.S.C. 331); (2) for administrative planning and direction; and (3) to purchase equipment and supplies necessary for conducting such research. (b) Funds appropriated under subsection (a) of this section for any Funds, apportionment. fiscal year shall be apportioned as follows: (1) Four per centum shall be retained by the Department of Agriculture for administration, program assistance to the eligible institutions, and program coordination. (2) Forty-eight per centum shall be distributed among the several States in the proportion that the value of and income to producers from domestic livestock and poultry in each State bears to the total value of and income to producers from domestic livestock and poultry in all the States. The Secretary shall determine the total value of and income from domestic livestock and poultry w;r in all the States and the proportionate value of and income from domestic livestock and poultry for each State, based on the most current inventory of all cattle, sheep, swine, horses, and poultry published by the Department of Agriculture. (3) Forty-eight per centum shall be distributed among the several States in the proportion that the animal health research capacity of the eligible institutions in each State bears to the total animal health research capacity in all the States. The Secretary shall determine the animal health research capacity of the eligible institutions with the advice, when available, of the Board. (c) In each State with one or more accredited colleges of veterinary State animal medicine, the deans of the accredited college or colleges and the direc- health and tor of the State agricultural experiment station shall develop a com- disease research prehensive animal health and disease research program for the program. State based on the animal health research capacity of each eligible institution in the State, which shall be submitted to the Secretary for approval and shall be used for the allocation of funds available to the State under this section. (d) When the amount available under this section for allotment to Excess funds. any State on the basis of domestic livestock and poultry values and income exceeds the amount for which the eligible institution or institutions in the State are eligible on the basis of animal health research capacity, the excess may be used, at the discretion of the Secretary, for remodeling of facilities, construction of new facilities, or increase in staffing, proportionate to the need for added research capacity. (e) Whenever a new college of veterinary medicine is established Funds, in a State and is accredited, the Secretary, after consultation with the reallocation.

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