PUBLIC LAW 101-624—NOV. 28, 1990 104 STAT. 3631 "(B) tolerances for residues of minor use chemicals in or on raw agricultural commodities under sections 408 and 409 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 346a, 348). "(2) The Secretary shall carry out the IR-4 program in cooperation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, State agricultural experiment stations, colleges and universities, extension services, private industry, and other interested parties. "(3) In carrying out the IR-4 program, the Secretary shall give priority to registrations, reregistrations, and tolerances for pesticide uses related to the production of agricultural crops for food use. "(4) As part of carrying out the IR-4 program, the Secretary shall— "(A) participate in research activities aimed at reducing residues of pesticides registered for minor agricultural use; "(B) develop analytical techniques applicable to residues of pesticides registered for minor agricultural use, including automation techniques and validation of analytical methods; and "(C) coordinate with other programs within the Department of Agriculture and the Environmental Protection Agency designed to develop and promote biological and other alternative control measures. "(5) The Secretary shall prepare and submit, to appropriate Reports. Committees of Congress, a report on an annual basis that contains— "(A) a listing of all registrations, reregistrations, and tolerances for which data has been collected in the preceding year; "(B) a listing of all registration, reregistrations, and tolerances for which data collection is scheduled to occur in the following year, with an explanation of the priority system used to develop this list; "(C) a listing of all activities the IR-4 program has carried out pursuant to paragraph (4). "(6) The Secretary shall submit to Congress within one year of the Reports. date of the enactment of this paragraph a report detailing the feasibility of requiring recoupment of the costs of developing residue data for registrations, reregistrations or tolerances under this program. Such recoupment shall only apply to those registrants which make a profit on such registration, reregistration, or tolerance subsequent to residue data development under this program. Such report shall include: "(A) an analysis of possible benefits to the IR-4 program of such a recoupment; "(B) an analysis of the impact of such a payment on the availability of registrants to pursue registrations or reregistrations of minor use pesticides; and "(C) recommendations for implementation of such a recoupment policy. "(7) There are authorized to be appropriated $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1991, and such sums as are necessary for subsequent fiscal years to carry out this section."; and (3) by inserting in subsection (g) following "subsection (b)" the following: "and subsection (e)". SEC. 1498. BIOLOGICAL PESTICIDE HANDLING STUDY. (a) STUDY.—Not later than September 30, 1992, the National Academy of Sciences shall conduct a study of the biological control programs and registration procedures utilized by the Foiod and Drug Appropriation authorization. 7 USC 136a note.
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