PUBLIC LAW 107-171—MAY 13, 2002 116 STAT. 441 "(a) RESEARCH GRANT AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of Agriculture may make grants to consortia of land-grant colleges and universities to enhance the ability of the consortia to carry out multi-State research projects aimed at understanding and combating diseases of wheat, triticale, and barley caused by Fusarium graminearum and related fungi (referred to in this section as 'wheat scab') or by Tilletia indica and related fungi (referred to in this section as 'Karnal bunt').". (2) RESEARCH COMPONENTS.— Section 408(b) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 7628(b)) is amended— (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting "or of Kamal bunt," after "epidemiology of wheat scab"; (B) in paragraph (1), by inserting ", triticale," after "occurring in wheat"; (C) in paragraph (2), by inserting "or Karnal bunt" after "wheat scab"; (D) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking "and barley for the presence of and inserting ", triticale, and barley for the presence of Karnal bunt or of; (E) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking "and barley infected with wheat scab" and inserting ", triticale, and barley infected with wheat scab or with Karnal bunt"; (F) in paragraph (3)(C), by inserting "wheat scab" after "to render"; (G) in paragraph (4), by striking "and barley to wheat scab" and inserting ", triticale, and barley to wheat scab and to Karnal bunt"; and (H) in paragraph (5)— (i) by inserting "and Karnal bunt" after "wheat scab"; and (ii) by inserting ", triticale," after "resistant wheat". (3) COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS.— Section 408(c) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 7628(c)) is amended by inserting "or Karnal bunt" after "wheat scab". (4) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.— (A) The section heading for section 408 of such Act is amended by striking "AND BARLEY CAUSED BY FUSARIUM GRAMINEARUM" and inserting ", TRITICALE, AND BARLEY CAUSED BY FUSARIUM GRAMINEARUM OR BY TILLETIA INDICA". (B) The table of sections for such Act is amended by striking "and barley caused by fusarium graminearum" in the item relating to section 408 and inserting ", triticale, and barley caused by Fusarium graminearum or by Tilletia indica". (e) PROGRAM TO CONTROL JOHNE'S DISEASE. —Title IV of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7621 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: "SEC. 409. BOVINE JOHNE'S DISEASE CONTROL PROGRAM. 7 USC 7629. "(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Agriculture, in coordination with State veterinarians and other appropriate State animal health professionals, may establish a program to conduct research, testing, and evaluation of programs for the control and management of Johne's disease in livestock. "(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—T here is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as may be necessary
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