described in this paragraph. (7) Plant The term plant means any plant (including any plant part) for or capable of propagation, including a tree, a tissue culture, a plantlet culture, pollen, a shrub, a vine, a cutting, a graft, a scion, a bud, a bulb, a root, and a seed. (8) State The term State means any of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands of the United States, and any territory or possession of the United States. (b) Detection, control, and eradication of the spread of diseases and pests (1) In general The Secretary of Agriculture may carry out operations and measures to prevent, detect, control, or eradicate the spread of any pest or disease of livestock or plant that threatens any segment of agriculture. (2) Compensation (A) In general The Secretary of Agriculture may pay a claim arising out of— (i) the destruction of any animal, plant, plant part, article, or means of conveyance consistent with the purposes of this section