§ 8901. Definitions

In this chapter:

• (1) 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) The term “agricultural biosecurity” means protection from an agent that poses a threat to—
  • (A) plant or animal health;
  • (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) The 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
  • (B) does not include a product, practice, or technology used solely in response to a human medical incident or public health emergency not related to agriculture.
• (4) The term “agricultural disease” has the meaning given the term by the Secretary.
• (5) 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) The term “agroterrorist act” means an act that—
  • (A) causes or attempts to cause—
    • (i) damage to agriculture; or
    • (ii) injury to a person associated with agriculture; and
  • (B) is committed or appears to be committed with the intent to—
    • (i) intimidate or coerce a civilian population; or
    • (ii) disrupt the agricultural industry in order to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion.
• (7) The term “animal” has the meaning given the term in section 8302 of this title .
• (8) The term “Department” means the Department of Agriculture.
• (9) The term “development” means—
  • (A) research leading to the identification of products or technologies intended for use as agricultural countermeasures to protect animal health;
  • (B) the formulation, production, and subsequent modification of those products or technologies;
  • (C) the conduct of in vitro and in vivo studies;
  • (D) the conduct of field, efficacy, and safety studies;
  • (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.
• (10) The term “plant” has the meaning given the term in section 7702 of this title .
• (11) 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.