§ 136w-7. — Department of Agriculture minor use program.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 7USC136w-7]
TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 6--INSECTICIDES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PESTICIDE CONTROL
SUBCHAPTER II--ENVIRONMENTAL PESTICIDE CONTROL
Sec. 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);
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\1\ See References in Text note below.
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(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.
(June 25, 1947, ch. 125, Sec. 32, as added Pub. L. 104-170, title II,
Sec. 210(j), Aug. 3, 1996, 110 Stat. 1501.)
References in Text
Section 1651 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act
of 1990, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), was classified to section 5882
of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 104-127, title VIII,
Sec. 862(a), Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1174.
