116 STAT. 454 PUBLIC LAW 107-171—MAY 13, 2002 "(e) AMOUNT OF GRANT. — The amount of a grant awarded under this section shall be determined by the Secretary. "(f) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the cost of any expansion or security upgrade carried out using funds from a grant provided under this section shall not exceed 50 percent. "(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. —There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as are necessary for each fiscal year.". (b) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON INCREASING CAPACITY FOR RESEARCH ON BIOSECURITY AND ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH DIS- EASES.—It is the sense of Congress that funding for the Agricultural Research Service, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, and other agencies of the Department of Agriculture with responsibilities for biosecurity should be increased as necessary to improve the capacity of the agencies to conduct research and analysis of, and respond to, bioterrorism and animal and plant diseases. SEC. 7222. INDIRECT COSTS FOR SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH GRANTS. Section 1462 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3310) is amended— (1) by inserting "(a) IN GENERAL. — " before "Except"; and (2) by adding at the end the following: "(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to a grant awarded competitively under section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638). ". SEC. 7223. CARBON CYCLE RESEARCH. Section 221 of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-224; 114 Stat. 407), as amended by section 9009 7 USC 6711. of this Act, is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking "Of the amount" and all that follows through "to provide" and inserting "To the extent funds are made available for this purpose, the Secretary shall provide"; (2) in subsection (f), by striking "under subsection (a)" and inserting "for this section"; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. —There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 2002 through 2007 such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.". Subtitle C—Repeal of Certain Activities and Authorities SEC. 7301. FOOD SAFETY RESEARCH INFORMATION OFFICE AND NATIONAL CONFERENCE. (a) REPEAL. — Subsections (b) and (c) of section 615 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7654(b) and (c)) are repealed. (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— (1) GENERALLY.— Section 615 of such Act is amended— (A) in the section heading, by striking "AND NATIONAL CONFERENCE"; (B) by striking "(a) FOOD SAFETY RESEARCH INFORMA- TION OFFICE. — ":
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