§ 5841. — Establishment, purpose, and functions of National Genetic Resources Program.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 7USC5841]
TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 88--RESEARCH
SUBCHAPTER II--NATIONAL GENETIC RESOURCES PROGRAM
Sec. 5841. Establishment, purpose, and functions of National
Genetic Resources Program
(a) In general
The Secretary of Agriculture shall provide for a National Genetic
Resources Program.
(b) Purpose
The program is established for the purpose of maintaining and
enhancing a program providing for the collection, preservation, and
dissemination of genetic material of importance to American food and
agriculture production.
(c) Administration
The program shall be administered by the Secretary through the
Agricultural Research Service.
(d) Functions
The Secretary, acting through the program, shall--
(1) provide for the collection, classification, preservation,
and dissemination of genetic material of importance to the food and
agriculture sectors of the United States;
(2) conduct research on the genetic materials collected and on
methods for storage and preservation of those materials;
(3) coordinate the activities of the program with similar
activities occurring domestically;
(4) unless otherwise prohibited by law, have the right to make
available on request, without charge and without regard to the
country from which the request originates, the genetic material that
the program assembles;
(5) expand the types of genetic resources included in the
program to develop a comprehensive genetic resources program which
includes plants (including silvicultural species), animal, aquatic,
insect, microbiological, and other types of genetic resources of
importance to food and agriculture, as resources permit; and
(6) engage in such other activities as the Secretary determines
appropriate and as the resources of the program permit.
(Pub. L. 101-624, title XVI, Sec. 1632, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3744;
Pub. L. 104-127, title VIII, Sec. 832(a), Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1168.)
Amendments
1996--Subsec. (d)(4). Pub. L. 104-127 added par. (4) and struck out
former par. (4) which read as follows: ``make available upon request,
without charge and without regard to the country from which such request
originates, the genetic material which the program assembles;''.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 5842 of this title.
