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[CITE: 7USC5929]

 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
                          CHAPTER 88--RESEARCH
 
            SUBCHAPTER VII--MISCELLANEOUS RESEARCH PROVISIONS
 
Sec. 5929. Red meat safety research center


(a) Establishment of center

    The Secretary of Agriculture shall award a grant, on a competitive 
basis, to a research facility described in subsection (b) of this 
section to establish a red meat safety research center.

(b) Eligible research facility described

    A research facility eligible for a grant under subsection (a) of 
this section is a research facility that--
        (1) is part of a land-grant college or university, or other 
    federally supported agricultural research facility, located in close 
    proximity to a livestock slaughter and processing facility; and
        (2) is staffed by professionals with a wide diversity of 
    scientific expertise covering all aspects of meat science.

(c) Research conducted

    The red meat safety research center established under subsection (a) 
of this section shall carry out research related to general food safety, 
including--
        (1) the development of intervention strategies that reduce 
    microbiological contamination of carcass surfaces;
        (2) research regarding microbiological mapping of carcass 
    surfaces; and
        (3) the development of model hazard analysis and critical 
    control point plans.

(d) Administration of funds

    The Secretary of Agriculture shall administer funds appropriated to 
carry out this section.

(e) Authorization of appropriations

    There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary 
for fiscal year 1997 to carry out this section.

(Pub. L. 101-624, title XVI, Sec. 1676, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3779; 
Pub. L. 104-127, title VIII, Sec. 839, Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1169.)


                               Amendments

    1996--Pub. L. 104-127 substituted ``Red meat safety research 
center'' for ``Turkey Research Center'' in section catchline and amended 
text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: ``There are 
authorized to be appropriated $500,000 for fiscal year 1992 to be used 
by the Agricultural Research Service for planning purposes in the 
establishment of a facility to be known as the Agricultural Turkey 
Research Center to be located in Pelican Rapids, Minnesota, and operated 
in cooperation with the North Dakota State University.''
