104 STAT. 3744 PUBLIC LAW 101-624—NOV. 28, 1990 Subtitle C—National Genetics Resources Program 7 USC 5841. SEC. 1632. ESTABLISHMENT, PURPOSE, AND FUNCTIONS OF THE NATIONAL GENETIC RESOURCES PROGRAM. (a) IN GENERAL.— The Secretary of Agriculture shall provide for a National (Jenetic 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 progrsim with similar activities occurring domestically; (4) meike available upon request, without charge and without regard to the country from which such request originates, the genetic material which 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. 7 USC 5842. SEC. 1633. APPOINTMENT AND AUTHORITY OF DIRECTOR. (a) DIRECTOR.— There shall be at the head of the progrgim an ofQcial to be known as the Director of the National Genetic Resources program who shall be appointed by the Secretary. The Director shall perform such duties as are assigned to the Director by this subtitle and such other duties as the Secretary may prescribe. (b) ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY. — In carrying out this subtitle, the Secretary, acting through the Director— (1) shall be responsible for the overall direction of the program and for the establishment and implementation of general policies respecting the management and operation of activities within the program; (2) may secure for the program consultation services and advice of persons from the United States and abroad; (3) may accept voluntary and uncompensated services; and (4) may perform such other administrative functions as the Secretary determines are needed to effectively carry out this subtitle. (c) DUTIES. —The Director shall— (1) advise participants on the program activities;
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