116 STAT. 662 PUBLIC LAW 107-188—JUNE 12, 2002 (2) in subsection (c)(2)(C), by striking "a disease organism" and inserting "a biological agent, toxin, or vector (as those terms are defined in section 178 of this title)". TITLE III—PROTECTING SAFETY AND SECURITY OF FOOD AND DRUG SUPPLY Subtitle A—Protection of Food Supply 21 USC 341 note. SEC. 301. FOOD SAFETY AND SECURITY STRATEGY. (a) IN GENERAL. —The President's Council on Food Safety (as established by Executive Order No. 13100) shall, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary of the Treasury, other relevant Federal agencies, the food industry, consumer and producer groups, scientific organizations, and the States, develop a crisis communications and education strategy with respect to bioterrorist threats to the food supply. Such strategy shall address threat assessments; technologies and procedures for securing food processing and manufacturing facilities and modes of transportation; response and notification procedures; and risk communications to the public. (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the purpose of implementing the strategy developed under subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated $750,000 for fiscal year 2002, and such sums as may be necessary for each subsequent fiscal year. SEC. 302. PROTECTION AGAINST ADULTERATION OF FOOD. (a) INCREASING INSPECTIONS FOR DETECTION OF ADULTERATION OF FOOD. —Section 801 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 381) is amended by adding at the end the following subsection: "(h)(1) The Secretary shall give high priority to increasing the number of inspections under this section for the purpose of enabling the Secretary to inspect food offered for import at ports of entry into the United States, with the greatest priority given to inspections to detect the intentional adulteration of food.". (b) IMPROVEMENTS TO INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS.— Section 801(h) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as added by subsection (a) of this section, is amended by adding at the end the following paragraph: "(2) The Secretary shall give high priority to making necessary improvements to the information management systems of the Food and Drug Administration that contain information related to foods imported or offered for import into the United States for purposes of improving the ability of the Secretary to allocate resources, detect the intentional adulteration of food, and facilitate the importation of food that is in compliance with this Act.". (c) LINKAGES WITH APPROPRIATE PUBLIC ENTITIES.— Section 801(h) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, as amended by subsection (b) of this section, is amended by adding at the end the following paragraph: "(3) The Secretary shall improve linkages with other regulatory agencies of the Federal Government that share responsibility for food safety, and shall with respect to such safety improve linkages
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