{"identifier":"/us/usc/t21/s2222","title_num":"21","num":"§ 2222.","heading":"Integrated consortium of laboratory networks","status":null,"guid":"id5fe2b693-9e8b-11ee-8da9-e6a1cd721768","source_credit":"(Pub. L. 111–353, title II, § 203, Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3929.)","seq_in_title":721,"parent_identifier":"/us/usc/t21/ch27/schII","ancestors":[{"identifier":"/us/usc/t21","level":"title","num":"Title 21—","heading":"FOOD AND DRUGS","status":null,"is_section":false},{"identifier":"/us/usc/t21/ch27","level":"chapter","num":"CHAPTER 27—","heading":"FOOD SAFETY MODERNIZATION","status":null,"is_section":false},{"identifier":"/us/usc/t21/ch27/schII","level":"subchapter","num":"SUBCHAPTER II—","heading":"IMPROVING CAPACITY TO DETECT AND RESPOND TO FOOD SAFETY PROBLEMS","status":null,"is_section":false}],"xml":"<section xmlns=\"http://xml.house.gov/schemas/uslm/1.0\" xmlns:xsi=\"http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance\" xmlns:dc=\"http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/\" xmlns:dcterms=\"http://purl.org/dc/terms/\" style=\"-uslm-lc:I80\" id=\"id298373c6-09a0-11eb-a78d-da6bfa680960\" identifier=\"/us/usc/t21/s2222\"><num value=\"2222\">§ 2222.</num><heading> Integrated consortium of laboratory networks</heading><subsection style=\"-uslm-lc:I19\" class=\"indent2 firstIndent-2\" id=\"id298373c7-09a0-11eb-a78d-da6bfa680960\" identifier=\"/us/usc/t21/s2222/a\"><num value=\"a\" class=\"bold\">(a)</num><heading class=\"bold\"> In general</heading><chapeau style=\"-uslm-lc:I11\" class=\"indent0\">The Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Commerce, and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall maintain an agreement through which relevant laboratory network members, as determined by the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall—</chapeau><paragraph style=\"-uslm-lc:I12\" class=\"indent1\" id=\"id298373c8-09a0-11eb-a78d-da6bfa680960\" identifier=\"/us/usc/t21/s2222/a/1\"><num value=\"1\">(1)</num><content> agree on common laboratory methods in order to reduce the time required to detect and respond to foodborne illness outbreaks and facilitate the sharing of knowledge and information relating to animal health, agriculture, and human health;</content>\n</paragraph>\n<paragraph style=\"-uslm-lc:I12\" class=\"indent1\" id=\"id298373c9-09a0-11eb-a78d-da6bfa680960\" identifier=\"/us/usc/t21/s2222/a/2\"><num value=\"2\">(2)</num><chapeau> identify means by which laboratory network members could work cooperatively—</chapeau><subparagraph style=\"-uslm-lc:I13\" class=\"indent2\" id=\"id298373ca-09a0-11eb-a78d-da6bfa680960\" identifier=\"/us/usc/t21/s2222/a/2/A\"><num value=\"A\">(A)</num><content> to optimize national laboratory preparedness; and</content>\n</subparagraph>\n<subparagraph style=\"-uslm-lc:I13\" class=\"indent2\" id=\"id298373cb-09a0-11eb-a78d-da6bfa680960\" identifier=\"/us/usc/t21/s2222/a/2/B\"><num value=\"B\">(B)</num><content> to provide surge capacity during emergencies; and</content>\n</subparagraph>\n</paragraph>\n<paragraph style=\"-uslm-lc:I12\" class=\"indent1\" id=\"id298373cc-09a0-11eb-a78d-da6bfa680960\" identifier=\"/us/usc/t21/s2222/a/3\"><num value=\"3\">(3)</num><content> engage in ongoing dialogue and build relationships that will support a more effective and integrated response during emergencies.</content>\n</paragraph>\n</subsection>\n<subsection style=\"-uslm-lc:I19\" class=\"indent2 firstIndent-2\" id=\"id298373cd-09a0-11eb-a78d-da6bfa680960\" identifier=\"/us/usc/t21/s2222/b\"><num value=\"b\" class=\"bold\">(b)</num><heading class=\"bold\"> Reporting requirement</heading><content><p style=\"-uslm-lc:I11\" class=\"indent0\">The Secretary of Homeland Security shall, on a biennial basis, submit to the relevant committees of Congress, and make publicly available on the Internet Web site of the Department of Homeland Security, a report on the progress of the integrated consortium of laboratory networks, as established under subsection (a), in carrying out this section.</p>\n</content>\n</subsection>\n<sourceCredit id=\"id298373ce-09a0-11eb-a78d-da6bfa680960\">(<ref href=\"/us/pl/111/353/tII/s203\">Pub. L. 111–353, title II, § 203</ref>, <date date=\"2011-01-04\">Jan. 4, 2011</date>, <ref href=\"/us/stat/124/3929\">124 Stat. 3929</ref>.)</sourceCredit>\n</section>","provision":null,"duplicates":[],"release":{"label":"118-44","currency_date":"2024-03-18","congress":118,"law_num":44,"excluded_laws":[],"update_num":null,"seq":322,"is_partial":false,"caveat":null,"titles_affected":["01","02","05","07","08","10","11","12","15","16","18","20","21","22","23","28","30","31","33","34","36","38","42","43","48","49","51","54"],"ingested_titles":[]},"served_from":{"label":"118-44","currency_date":"2024-03-18","congress":118,"law_num":44,"excluded_laws":[],"update_num":null,"seq":322,"is_partial":false,"caveat":null,"titles_affected":["01","02","05","07","08","10","11","12","15","16","18","20","21","22","23","28","30","31","33","34","36","38","42","43","48","49","51","54"],"ingested_titles":[]},"content_first_seen":{"label":"116-163","currency_date":"2020-10-02","congress":116,"law_num":163,"excluded_laws":[],"update_num":null,"seq":214,"is_partial":false,"caveat":null,"titles_affected":["01","02","03","06","07","08","10","15","17","18","21","22","23","26","28","31","35","36","38","40","42","45","49","50"],"ingested_titles":[]},"is_exact":true,"note":null}