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 PUBLIC LAW 101-624—NOV. 28, 1990 104 STAT. 3567 (C) educate the public about the relationship, as determined in the research conducted under this subtitle, between the cosmetic appearance of perishable commodities and pesticide use. (d) DISSEMINATION OF RESULTS.— The Secretary of Agriculture shall disseminate to concerned parties the results obtained from prior scientifically valid research concerning Federal marketing policies and practices described in this section to avoid any duplication of effort and to ensure that current knowledge concerning such policies and practices is enhanced. (e) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— (1) ESTABLISHMENT. — The Secretary of Agriculture shall establish an advisory committee for the purpose of providing ongoing review of the implementation of the requirements in this section and providing the Secretary of Agriculture with recommendations regarding the implementation of those requirements. (2) MEMBERSHIP.—The Advisory Committee shall consist of 12 members comprised of three representatives from not-for-profit consumer organizations, three representatives from not-forprofit environmental organizations, three representatives from production agriculture and the perishable commodity grower and shipper community, and three representatives from the food retailing sector, each with experience in the policy issues discussed in this section. (f) REPORT.— The Secretary of Agriculture shall report to Congress on the research conducted under this section no later than September 30, 1992. The Secretary shall report on the research conducted under subsection (c) no later than September 30, 1993. SEC. 1353. CHANGES IN PROCEDURAL REGULATIONS. With regard to Federal grade standards developed and promulgated pursuant to the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621 et seq), the Secretary of Agriculture shall: (1) Take into account the impact of those standards on the ability of perishable commodity growers to reduce the use of pesticides. (2) Provide for citizens outside of the perishable commodity industry fair and reasonable opportunity to formally petition a change in grade standards. (3) Provide for a comment period after a formal petition to change grade standards has been made to enable all interested parties to submit information. The Secretary of Agriculture shall evaluate the information and consider it in the revision process. (4) Provide interested parties with annual status reports Reports. during the period 1992 through 1994, updated upon request, on all pending grade standard changes the Department of Apiculture is considering. SEC. 1354. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the activities required under this subtitle, $4,000,000 for each fiscal year.

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