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 104 STAT. 3620 PUBLIC LAW 101-624—NOV. 28, 1990 (2) LIAISONS. —The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and the Secretary of the Interior shall detail to the Office upon request of the Secretary, on a reimbursable basis, at least one employee, respectively, with expertise in matters related to agriculture and environmental quality. Such detailed employees shall serve as a liaison for their respective agencies with the Department of Agriculture to assist the Director in carrying out the provisions of this section. The term of the detail shall not exceed 3 years. (3) ADDITIONAL STAFF. —Upon request of the Secretary, the head of any Federal agency is authorized to detail, on a reimbursable basis, employees of such agency to the Office to assist the Director. (d) DUTIES OF THE DIRECTOR.— (1) IN GENERAL.— The Director shall assist the Council in developing a departmental and agency-specific environmental quality policy statement sind implementation plan and an annual agricultural environmental quality report, as specified in section 1473. The Director shall coordinate and monitor the activities of the Department regarding initiatives and programs related to environmental quality and the interpretation of departmental policies affecting environmental quality. The Director shall serve as a member of the Council and as its Executive Director. (2) ADDITIONAL DUTIES. — The Director shall also be responsible for— (A) recommending to the Council environmental protection goals and specific programs, initiatives, and policies that will balance the needs of production agriculture with environmental concerns; (B) providing advice to the Council on the development, implementation, and review of activities of agencies of the Department to ensure consistency with the Department's environmental protection goals; (C) coordinating environmental policy within the Depsirtment through the program managers, and between the Department and other Federal agencies, regional authorities. State and local governments, land-grant and other colleges and universities, and nonprofit and commercial organizations, regarding programs and actions relating to environmental quality; (D) serving as a coordinator for the Department's data, information, programs, and initiatives dealing with environmental quality; (E) developing the plans and reports required as specified by this subtitle; and (F) providing such staff as may be necessary to support the activities of the Council. 7 USC 5403. SEC. 1473. ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY POLICY STATEMENT. (a) ENVIRONMENTAL QUAUTY POLICY STATEMENT, IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, AND ANNUAL REPORT. — (1) POLICY STATEMENT.— The Council shall develop an Environmental Quality Policy Statement that identifies goeds and objectives for addressing the effects of agriculture on environmental quality. The policy statement shall be based upon an assessment, in accordance with subparagraph (B), of

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