7 U.S.C. § 136w–3 — Identification of pests; cooperation with Department of Agriculture’s program

(a) In general The Administrator works with the Secretary of Agriculture to identify the pests that need to be controlled. The Administrator also coordinates and cooperates with the Secretary's research and implementation programs. The goal is to develop and improve safe, effective chemical, biological, and other methods to fight pests. These are pests that hurt the quality, and the economical production and distribution, of farm products sold to buyers at home and abroad. (b) Pest control availability Paragraph (1): The Administrator, working with the Secretary of Agriculture, identifies: (A) what pest control methods are available for each crop or animal; (B) minor pest control problems — both in minor crops, and small or local problems in major crops; and (C) what limits the availability of specific control methods, such as pests becoming resistant to them, or regulations that restrict their availability. Paragraph (2): No later than 180 days after November 28, 1990, and every year after that, the Secretary of Agriculture must write a report and send it to the Administrator. The report must (A) include the information described in paragraph (1); (B) identify the most urgent pest control needs, where the information shows a shortage of control methods; and (C) describe in detail the research and extension work aimed at meeting the needs identified in (B). (c) Integrated pest management The Administrator, working with the Secretary of Agriculture, develops pest control approaches based on integrated pest management. These approaches respond to what producers need, with special attention to minor pests. (d) Public health pests The Administrator, coordinating with the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, identifies pests that matter a lot for public health. Working with the Public Health Service, the Administrator then develops and carries out programs. These programs improve and support the safe and necessary use of chemical, biological, and other methods to fight these public health pests.