112 STAT. 606 PUBLIC LAW 105-185^JUNE 23, 1998 (4) performing such other functions as may be required by law or prescribed by the Secretary, (c) INTERAGENCY COORDINATION.— In support of its responsibilities under subsection (b), the Office of Pest Management Policy shall provide leadership to ensure coordination of interagency activities with the Environmental Protection Agency, the Food and Drug Administration, and other Federal and State agencies. (d) OUTREACH.— The Office of Pest Management PoKcy shall consult with agricultural producers that may be affected by pest management or pesticide-related activities or actions of the Department or other agencies as necessary in carrying out the Office's responsibilities under this section. (e) DIRECTOR.— The Office of Pest Management Policy shall be xmder the direction of a Director appointed by the Secretary, who shall report directly to the Secretary or a designee of the Secretary. (f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. —T here are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2002. 7 USE 7654. SEC. 615. FOOD SAFETY RESEARCH INFORMATION OFFICE AND' NATIONAL CONFERENCE. (a) FOOD SAFETY RESEARCH INFORMATION OFFICE. — (1) ESTABLISHMENT. —The Secretary of Agriculture shall establish a Food Safety Research Information Office at the National Agricultural Library. (2) PURPOSE. — The Office shall provide to the research community and the general public information on publicly funded, and to the maximum extent practicable, privately funded food safety research initiatives for the purpose of— (A) preventing unintended duplication of food safety research; and (B) assisting the executive and legislative branches of the Federal Government and private research entities to assess food safety research needs and priorities. (3) COOPERATION.— The Office shall carry out this subsection in cooperation with the National Institutes of Health, the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, public institutions, and, on a volimtary basis, private research entities. Deadline. (b) NATIONAL CONFERENCE; ANNUAL WORKSHOPS. —Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall sponsor a conference to be known as the "National Conference on Food Safety Research", for the purpose of beginning the task of prioritization of food safety research. The Secretary shall sponsor annual workshops in each of the subsequent 4 years after the conference so that priorities can be updated or adjusted to reflect changing food safety concerns. (c) FOOD SAFETY REPORT.— With regard to the study and report to be prepared by the National Academy of Sciences on the scientific and organizational needs for an effective food safety system, the study shall include recommendations to ensure that the food safety inspection system, within the resources traditionally available to existing food safety agencies, protects the public health. 7 USC 7655. SEC. 616. SAFE FOOD HANDLING EDUCATION. The Secretary of Agriculture shall continue to develop a national program of safe food handling education for adults and
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