To provide the Secretary of Agriculture authority regarding the sale of sterile screwworms.
PL 101-255 (H.R.4010), enacted 03/15/1990

104 STAT. 114 
PUBLIC LAW 101-255—MAR. 15, 1990 
Public Law 101-255 
101st Congress 
An Act 
Mar. 15, 1990 
To provide the Secretary of Agriculture authority regarding the sale of sterile 
[H.R. 4010] 
screwworms. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Act of 
February 28, 1947 (61 Stat. 7; 21 U.S.C. 114b et seq.) is amended— 
21 use 114b. 
(1) in the first section— 
(A) by inserting at the beginning "SECTION 1. COOPERA-
TION IN ANIMAL DISEASE CONTROL.—", and 
(B) 
by 
striking 
"screw-worm" 
and 
inserting 
"screwworm"; 
21 use 114c. 
(2) in section 2 by inserting after "SEC. 2." the heading "USE 
OF FUNDS.—"; 
(3) by inserting after section 2 the following: 
21 use ii4d. 
"SEC. 3. SALE OF STERILE SCREWWORMS.—(a) IN GENERAL.—Not-
withstanding section 1, the Secretary of Agriculture may, independ-
ently or in cooperation with any foreign government or any 
international organization or association, produce and sell sterile 
screwworms to any foreign government or to any international 
organization or association, if the Secretary determines that the 
protection of livestock and related industries of the United States 
will not be adversely affected by such production and sale. 
"(b) TERMS OF SALE.—The Secretary may provide for the sale of 
screwworms under subsection (a) under such terms and conditions 
as the Secretary considers appropriate. 
"(c) DEPOSIT OF PROCEEDS.—(1) INDEPENDENT SALES.—If the Sec-
retary independently produces and sells screwworms under subsec-
tion (a), the proceeds of such sales shall be deposited in the Treasury 
of the United States and be credited to the appropriation from 
which the operating expenses of the facility producing the 
screwworms have been paid. 
"(2) COOPERATIVE SALES.—If the Secretary produces and sells 
screwworms in cooperation with a foreign government or an inter-
national organization or association, the proceeds of such sale shall 
be divided between the United States and such government, 
organization, or association, as determined by the Secretary, and the 
United States portion of such proceeds shall be deposited into the 
Treasury of the United States and be credited to the appropriation 
from which the operating expenses of the facility producing the 
screwworms have been paid."; 
21 use 114b 
(4) in section 4 by inserting after "SEC. 4." the heading 
note. 
"AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—"; 
21 use li4d-l. 
(5) in section 5 by inserting after "SEC. 5." the heading 
"COOPERATION WITH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ENTITIES.—"; and 
(6) by adding at the end the following new section: 
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PUBLIC LAW 101-255-MAR. 15, 1990 
104 STAT. 115 
"SEC. 6. SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be referred to as the 'Animal A^i^^} Disease 
Disease Control Cooperation Act of 1947'.". 
Cooperation Act 
Approved March 15,1990. 
21 U
S
C ll4b 
note. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 4010: 
HOUSE REPORTS: No. 101-408 (Coram, on Agriculture). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 136 (1990): 
Feb. 27, considered and passed House. 
Mar. 5, considered and passed Senate.