In this chapter:
(1) Agent
The term “agent” means a nuclear, biological, chemical, or radiological substance that causes agricultural disease or the adulteration of products regulated by the Secretary of Agriculture under any provision of law.
(2) Agricultural biosecurityThe term “agricultural biosecurity” means protection from an agent that poses a threat to—
(B)
public health as it relates to the adulteration of products regulated by the Secretary of Agriculture under any provision of law that is caused by exposure to an agent; or
(C)
the environment as it relates to agriculture facilities, farmland, and air and water within the immediate vicinity of an area associated with an agricultural disease or outbreak.
(3) Agricultural countermeasureThe term “agricultural countermeasure”—
(A)
means a product, practice, or technology that is intended to enhance or maintain the agricultural biosecurity of the United States; and
(4) Agricultural disease
The term “agricultural disease” has the meaning given the term by the Secretary.
(5) Agricultural disease emergency
The term “agricultural disease emergency” means an incident of agricultural disease that requires prompt action to prevent significant damage to people, plants, or animals.
(6) Agroterrorist actThe term “agroterrorist act” means an act that—
(9) DevelopmentThe term “development” means—
(A)
research leading to the identification of products or technologies intended for use as agricultural countermeasures to protect animal health;
(E)
the preparation of an application for marketing approval for submission to an applicable agency; or
(F)
other actions taken by an applicable agency in a case in which an agricultural countermeasure is procured or used prior to issuance of a license or other form of Federal Government approval.
(11) Qualified agricultural countermeasure
The term “qualified agricultural countermeasure” means an agricultural countermeasure that the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, determines to be a priority in order to address an agricultural biosecurity threat.
(Pub. L. 110–234, title XIV, § 14102, May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1453; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title XIV, § 14102, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2215.)