§129. Transfer of funds for emergency arrest of animal, poultry, or plant diseases or pests

In emergencies which threaten any segment of the agricultural production industry of this country, the Secretary may transfer from other appropriations or funds available to the agencies or corporations of the Department such sums as may be deemed necessary, to be available only in such emergencies for the arrest and eradication of contagious or infectious disease or pests of animals, poultry, or plants, and for expenses in accordance with sections 114b to 114d–1 of this title and section 7759 of title 7, and any unexpended balances of funds transferred for such emergency purposes in the preceding fiscal year shall be merged with such transferred amounts.

( Pub. L. 106–387, §1(a) [title I], Oct. 28, 2000, 114 Stat. 1549 , 1549A-9.)

Codification

Section is from the appropriation act cited as the credit to this section.

Similar provisions relating to authority to transfer funds for emergency arrest of animal or poultry diseases are set out in section 129a of this title and similar provisions relating to authority to transfer funds for emergency arrest of plant pests or noxious weeds are set out in section 7772 of Title 7, Agriculture.

Prior Provisions

Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in the following prior appropriation acts:

Pub. L. 106–78, title I, Oct. 22, 1999, 113 Stat. 1143 .

Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, §101(a) [title I], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681 , 2681-8.

Pub. L. 105–86, title I, Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 2086 .

Pub. L. 104–180, title I, Aug. 6, 1996, 110 Stat. 1576 .

Pub. L. 104–37, title I, Oct. 21, 1995, 109 Stat. 307 .

Pub. L. 103–330, title I, Sept. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 2443 .

Pub. L. 103–111, title I, Oct. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 1054 .

Pub. L. 102–341, title I, Aug. 14, 1992, 106 Stat. 882 .

Pub. L. 102–142, title I, Oct. 28, 1991, 105 Stat. 886 .

Pub. L. 101–506, title I, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1323 .

Pub. L. 101–161, title I, Nov. 21, 1989, 103 Stat. 959 .

Pub. L. 100–460, title I, Oct. 1, 1988, 102 Stat. 2237 .

Pub. L. 100–202, §101(k) [title I], Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1329–322 , 1329-331.

Pub. L. 99–500, §101(a) [title I], Oct. 18, 1986, 100 Stat. 1783 , 1783-8, and Pub. L. 99–591, §101(a) [title I], Oct. 30, 1986, 100 Stat. 3341 , 3341-8.

Pub. L. 99–190, §101(a) [H.R. 3037, title I], Dec. 19, 1985, 99 Stat. 1185 .

Pub. L. 98–473, title I, §101(a) [H.R. 5743, title I], Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 1837 .

Pub. L. 98–151, §101(d) [H.R. 3223, title I], Nov. 14, 1983, 97 Stat. 972 .

Pub. L. 97–370, title I, Dec. 18, 1982, 96 Stat. 1792 .

Pub. L. 97–103, title I, Dec. 23, 1981, 95 Stat. 1472 .

Pub. L. 96–528, title I, Dec. 15, 1980, 94 Stat. 3099 .

Pub. L. 96–108, title I, Nov. 9, 1979, 93 Stat. 826 .

Pub. L. 95–448, title I, Oct. 11, 1978, 92 Stat. 1076 .

Pub. L. 95–97, title I, Aug. 12, 1977, 91 Stat. 813 .

Pub. L. 94–351, title I, July 12, 1976, 90 Stat. 854 .

Pub. L. 94–122, title I, Oct. 21, 1975, 89 Stat. 645 .

Pub. L. 93–563, title I, Dec. 31, 1974, 88 Stat. 1824 .

Pub. L. 93–135, title I, Oct. 24, 1973, 87 Stat. 472 .

Pub. L. 92–399, title I, Aug. 22, 1972, 86 Stat. 594 .

Pub. L. 92–73, title I, Aug. 10, 1971, 85 Stat. 185 .

Pub. L. 91–566, title I, Dec. 22, 1970, 84 Stat. 1482 .

Pub. L. 91–127, title I, Nov. 26, 1969, 83 Stat. 246 .

Pub. L. 90–463, title I, Aug. 8, 1968, 82 Stat. 640 .

Pub. L. 90–113, title I, Oct. 24, 1967, 81 Stat. 321 .

Pub. L. 89–556, title I, Sept. 7, 1966, 80 Stat. 690 .

Pub. L. 89–316, title I, Nov. 2, 1965, 79 Stat. 1166 .

Pub. L. 88–573, title I, Sept. 2, 1964, 78 Stat. 863 .

Pub. L. 88–250, title I, Dec. 30, 1963, 77 Stat. 821 .

Pub. L. 87–879, title I, Oct. 24, 1962, 76 Stat. 1204 .

Pub. L. 87–112, title I, July 26, 1961, 75 Stat. 228 .

Pub. L. 86–532, title I, June 29, 1960, 74 Stat. 233 .

Pub. L. 86–80, title I, July 8, 1959, 73 Stat. 168 .

Pub. L. 85–459, title I, June 13, 1958, 72 Stat. 189 .

Pub. L. 85–118, title I, Aug. 2, 1957, 71 Stat. 330 .

June 4, 1956, ch. 355, title I, 70 Stat. 230 .

May 23, 1955, ch. 43, title I, 69 Stat. 52 .

June 29, 1954, ch. 409, title I, 68 Stat. 305 .

July 28, 1953, ch. 251, title III, 67 Stat. 223 .

July 5, 1952, ch. 574, title III, 66 Stat. 354 .

Aug. 31, 1951, ch. 374, title II, 65 Stat. 243 .

Sept. 6, 1950, ch. 896, Ch. VI, title I, 64 Stat. 661 .

June 29, 1949, ch. 280, title I, 63 Stat. 332 .

June 19, 1948, ch. 543, 62 Stat. 515 .

July 30, 1947, ch. 356, title I, 61 Stat. 532 .

June 22, 1946, ch. 445, 60 Stat. 278 .

May 5, 1945, ch. 109, 59 Stat. 144 .

June 28, 1944, ch. 296, 58 Stat. 434 .

July 12, 1943, ch. 215, 57 Stat. 403 .

July 22, 1942, ch. 516, 56 Stat. 676 .

July 1, 1941, ch. 267, 55 Stat. 418 .

June 25, 1940, ch. 421, 54 Stat. 542 .

June 30, 1939, ch. 253, title I, 53 Stat. 951 .

June 16, 1938, ch. 464, title I, 52 Stat. 722 .

June 29, 1937, ch. 404, 50 Stat. 406 .

June 4, 1936, ch. 489, 49 Stat. 1432 .

May 17, 1935, ch. 131, title I, 49 Stat. 257 .

Mar. 26, 1934, ch. 89, 48 Stat. 477 .

Mar. 3, 1933, ch. 203, 47 Stat. 1442 .

July 7, 1932, ch. 443, 47 Stat. 620 .

Feb. 23, 1931, ch. 278, 46 Stat. 1252 .

May 27, 1930, ch. 341, 46 Stat. 403 .

Feb. 16, 1929, ch. 227, 45 Stat. 1198 .

May 16, 1928, ch. 572, 45 Stat. 548 .

Jan. 18, 1927, ch. 39, 44 Stat. 1005 .

May 11, 1926, ch. 286, 44 Stat. 529 .

Feb. 10, 1925, ch. 200, 43 Stat. 851 .

Dec. 5, 1924, ch. 4, 43 Stat. 683 .

June 5, 1924, ch. 266, 43 Stat. 458 .

Apr. 2, 1924, ch. 81, 43 Stat. 40 .

Feb. 26, 1923, ch. 119, 42 Stat. 1318 .

May 11, 1922, ch. 185, 42 Stat. 536 .

Mar. 4, 1917, ch. 179, 39 Stat. 1167 .

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in section 136a of this title; title 16 section 1540.