National Poultry Improvement Plan

The Animal Health Protection Act is amended by inserting after section 10409A (7 U.S.C. 8308a) the following: 10409B. National Poultry Improvement Plan (a) In general The Secretary shall maintain and administer the National Poultry Improvement Plan in accordance with parts 145, 146, and 147 of title 9, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this section). (b) General conference committee The Secretary shall maintain a general conference committee in accordance with part 147 of title 9, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this section) and chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code, to provide recommendations to the Secretary on the administration of the National Poultry Improvement Plan under subsection (a). (c) Successor regulations The Secretary may promulgate successor regulations to the regulations described in subsections (a) and (b) as the Secretary determines necessary to carry out this section. (d) Authorization of appropriations In addition to amounts otherwise made available, there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $1,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2031, to remain available until expended. (e) General limitation The expenses of the general conference committee under subsection (b) shall not be counted toward any general limitation on the expenses of advisory committees, panels, commissions, and task forces of the Department of Agriculture contained in any Act making appropriations for the Department of Agriculture, whether enacted before, on, or after June 23, 1998, unless the appropriation Act specifically— (1) refers to this subsection; and (2) includes the general conference committee under subsection (b) within the general limitation..