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[CITE: 7USC7642]

 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
   CHAPTER 103--AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND EDUCATION REFORM
 
                SUBCHAPTER III--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
 
                          Part A--Miscellaneous
 
Sec. 7642. Food Animal Residue Avoidance Database program


(a) Continuation of program

    The Secretary of Agriculture shall continue operation of the Food 
Animal Residue Avoidance Database program (referred to in this section 
as the ``FARAD program'') through contracts, grants, or cooperative 
agreements with appropriate colleges or universities.

(b) Activities

    In carrying out the FARAD program, the Secretary shall--
        (1) provide livestock producers, extension specialists, 
    scientists, and veterinarians with information to prevent drug, 
    pesticide, and environmental contaminant residues in food animal 
    products;
        (2) maintain up-to-date information concerning--
            (A) withdrawal times on FDA-approved food animal drugs and 
        appropriate withdrawal intervals for drugs used in food animals 
        in the United States, as established under section 360b(a) of 
        title 21;
            (B) official tolerances for drugs and pesticides in tissues, 
        eggs, and milk;
            (C) descriptions and sensitivities of rapid screening tests 
        for detecting residues in tissues, eggs, and milk; and
            (D) data on the distribution and fate of chemicals in food 
        animals;

        (3) publish periodically a compilation of food animal drugs 
    approved by the Food and Drug Administration;
        (4) make information on food animal drugs available to the 
    public through handbooks and other literature, computer software, a 
    telephone hotline, and the Internet;
        (5) furnish producer quality-assurance programs with up-to-date 
    data on approved drugs;
        (6) maintain a comprehensive and up-to-date, residue avoidance 
    database;
        (7) provide professional advice for determining the withdrawal 
    times necessary for food safety in the use of drugs in food animals; 
    and
        (8) engage in other activities designed to promote food safety.

(c) Contract, grants, and cooperative agreements

    The Secretary shall offer to enter into a contract, grant, or 
cooperative agreement with 1 or more appropriate colleges and 
universities to operate the FARAD program. The term of the contract, 
grant, or cooperative agreement shall be 3 years, with options to extend 
the term of the contract triennially.

(d) Indirect costs

    Federal funds provided by the Secretary under a contract, grant, or 
cooperative agreement under this section shall be subject to reduction 
for indirect costs of the recipient of the funds in an amount not to 
exceed 19 percent of the total Federal funds provided under the 
contract, grant, or cooperative agreement.

(Pub. L. 105-185, title VI, Sec. 604, June 23, 1998, 112 Stat. 586.)
