124 STAT. 3948 PUBLIC LAW 111–353—JAN. 4, 2011 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible for a grant under this section, an entity shall be— ‘‘(A) a State cooperative extension service; ‘‘(B) a Federal, State, local, or tribal agency, a nonprofit community-based or non-governmental organization, or an organization representing owners and operators of farms, small food processors, or small fruit and vegetable mer- chant wholesalers that has a commitment to public health and expertise in administering programs that contribute to food safety; ‘‘(C) an institution of higher education (as defined in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a))) or a foundation maintained by an institu- tion of higher education; ‘‘(D) a collaboration of 2 of more eligible entities described in this subsection; or ‘‘(E) such other appropriate entity, as determined by the Secretary. ‘‘(2) MULTISTATE PARTNERSHIPS.—Grants under this section may be made for projects involving more than 1 State. ‘‘(g) REGIONAL BALANCE.—In making grants under this section, the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, ensure— ‘‘(1) geographic diversity; and ‘‘(2) diversity of types of agricultural production. ‘‘(h) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary may use funds made available under this section to provide technical assistance to grant recipients to further the purposes of this section. ‘‘(i) BEST PRACTICES AND MODEL PROGRAMS.—Based on evalua- tions of, and responses arising from, projects funded under this section, the Secretary may issue a set of recommended best practices and models for food safety training programs for agricultural pro- ducers, small food processors, and small fresh fruit and vegetable merchant wholesalers. ‘‘(j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the purposes of making grants under this section, there are authorized to be appro- priated such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2011 through 2015.’’. SEC. 210. ENHANCING FOOD SAFETY. (a) GRANTS TO ENHANCE FOOD SAFETY.—Section 1009 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 399) is amended to read as follows: ‘‘SEC. 1009. GRANTS TO ENHANCE FOOD SAFETY. ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to make grants to eligible entities to— ‘‘(1) undertake examinations, inspections, and investiga- tions, and related food safety activities under section 702; ‘‘(2) train to the standards of the Secretary for the examina- tion, inspection, and investigation of food manufacturing, proc- essing, packing, holding, distribution, and importation, including as such examination, inspection, and investigation relate to retail food establishments; ‘‘(3) build the food safety capacity of the laboratories of such eligible entity, including the detection of zoonotic diseases; ‘‘(4) build the infrastructure and capacity of the food safety programs of such eligible entity to meet the standards as out- lined in the grant application; and
