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U.S. Code as of:
01/03/05
Section 136w-7. Department of Agriculture minor use program
(a) In general
The Secretary of Agriculture (hereinafter in this section
referred to as the "Secretary") shall assure the coordination of
the responsibilities of the Department of Agriculture related to
minor uses of pesticides, including -
(1) carrying out the Inter-Regional Project Number 4 (IR-4) as
described in section 450i of this title and the national
pesticide resistance monitoring program established under section
1651 (!1) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act
of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5882);
(2) supporting integrated pest management research;
(3) consulting with growers to develop data for minor uses; and
(4) providing assistance for minor use registrations,
tolerances, and reregistrations with the Environmental Protection
Agency.
(b) Minor use pesticide data and revolving fund
(1) Minor use pesticide data
(A) Grant authority
The Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator, shall
establish a program to make grants for the development of data
to support minor use pesticide registrations and
reregistrations. The amount of any such grant shall not exceed
1/2 of the cost of the project for which the grant is made.
(B) Applicants
Any person who wants to develop data to support minor use
pesticide registrations and reregistrations may apply for a
grant under subparagraph (A). Priority shall be given to an
applicant for such a grant who does not directly receive funds
from the sale of pesticides registered for minor uses.
(C) Data ownership
Any data that is developed under a grant under subparagraph
(A) shall be jointly owned by the Department of Agriculture and
the person who received the grant. Such a person shall enter
into an agreement with the Secretary under which such person
shall share any fee paid to such person under section
136a(c)(1)(F) of this title.
(2) Minor Use Pesticide Data Revolving Fund
(A) Establishment
There is established in the Treasury of the United States a
revolving fund to be known as the Minor Use Pesticide Data
Revolving Fund. The Fund shall be available without fiscal year
limitation to carry out the authorized purposes of this
subsection.
(B) Contents of the Fund
There shall be deposited in the Fund -
(i) such amounts as may be appropriated to support the
purposes of this subsection; and
(ii) fees collected by the Secretary for any data developed
under a grant under paragraph (1)(A).
(C) Authorizations of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal year
to carry out the purposes of this subsection $10,000,000 to
remain available until expended.
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