§ 247b–20 - Food safety grants

CHAPTER 6A— PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE › SUBCHAPTER II— GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES

(a) The Secretary may award grants to States and Indian tribes (as defined in section 5304(e) of title 25) to expand participation in networks to enhance Federal, State, and local food safety efforts, including meeting the costs of establishing and maintaining the food safety surveillance, technical, and laboratory capacity needed for such participation.

(b) For the purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $19,500,000 for fiscal year 2010, and such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2011 through 2015.

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Amendments

2011—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 111–353 substituted “2010” for “2002” and “2011 through 2015” for “2003 through 2006”.

2003—Pub. L. 108–75 made technical amendment relating to placement of section within original act.