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[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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        (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.
