§ 5934. — Research on honeybee diseases.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 7USC5934]
TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 88--RESEARCH
SUBCHAPTER VII--MISCELLANEOUS RESEARCH PROVISIONS
Sec. 5934. Research on honeybee diseases
(a) Sense of Congress
It is the sense of Congress that--
(1) diseases affecting the entire honeybee population impact on
the ability of honeybees to carry out crop pollination and honey
production, and therefore impact negatively on beekeepers, producers
and consumers; and
(2) certain diseases (such as those caused by tracheal mite,
varroa mite, and the Africanized honeybee) pose a threat to the
continued well-being of the general honeybee population, and thus
merit further study.
(b) Research
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of
Agriculture shall give priority attention to the funding of research
regarding the diseases referred to in subsection (a) of this section
that are affecting the honeybee population.
(Pub. L. 101-624, title XVI, Sec. 1681, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3782;
Pub. L. 102-237, title IV, Sec. 407(17), Dec. 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 1865.)
Amendments
1991--Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 102-237 substituted ``tracheal mite''
for ``teacheal mite''.
