7 USC 136 - Research and monitoring

1 So in original. Probably should be “incidental”.

pesticide exposure, including, but not limited to, the quantification of incidental human and environmental pesticide pollution and the secular trends thereof, and identification of the sources of contamination and their relationship to human and environmental effects. Such activities shall be carried out in cooperation with other Federal, State, and local agencies.

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1991—Subsec. (a). Puspan. L. 102–237 substituted “ensure” for “insure” and “the Administrator” for “he” before “shall conduct”.

1978—Subsec. (a). Puspan. L. 95–396, § 20(1), substituted in first sentence “shall conduct research into integrated pest management in coordination with the Secretary of Agriculture” for “shall give priority to research to develop biologically integrated alternatives for pest control”.

Subsec. (c). Puspan. L. 95–396, § 20(2), inserted provision requiring establishment of monitoring procedures and the carrying out of the activities in cooperation with other Federal, State, and local agencies.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

For effective date of section, see section 4 of Puspan. L. 92–516, set out as a note under section 136 of this title.

Availability of Grants

Puspan. L. 106–74, title III, Oct. 20, 1999, 113 Stat. 1081, provided in part:

“That notwithstanding 7 U.S.C. 136r and 15 U.S.C. 2609, beginning in fiscal year 2000 and thereafter, grants awarded under section 20 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act [7 U.S.C. 136r], as amended, and section 10 of the Toxic Substances Control Act [15 U.S.C. 2609], as amended, shall be available for research, development, monitoring, public education, training, demonstrations, and studies”.