7 U.S.C. § 7653 — Office of Pest Management Policy

(a) Purpose: This section creates an Office of Pest Management Policy to effectively coordinate USDA's agricultural policies and activities on pesticides, and the development and use of pest management tools, while accounting for other agencies' regulatory actions.

(b) Establishment of Office; principal responsibilities: The Secretary of Agriculture must set up this Office within USDA, responsible for (1) developing and coordinating USDA's pest management and pesticide policy; (2) coordinating USDA's research, extension, and education activities on developing, making available, and using pest management tools and practices that are sound both economically and environmentally; (3) helping other USDA agencies meet their pest-management or pesticide duties under the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996, the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and other applicable laws; and (4) any other functions required by law or assigned by the Secretary.

(c) Interagency coordination: To carry out (b), the Office must lead coordination of interagency work with EPA, the FDA, and other federal and state agencies.

(d) Outreach: The Office must consult with agricultural producers who may be affected by its pest-management or pesticide-related work, as needed to carry out its responsibilities.

(e) Director: A Director, appointed by the Secretary, leads the Office and reports directly to the Secretary or the Secretary's designee.

(f) Authorization of appropriations: Congress may appropriate (1) whatever funds are needed for fiscal years 1999 through 2013, and (2) $3,000,000 for each fiscal year from 2014 through 2023.