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 PUBLIC LAW 105-185-JUNE 23, 1998 112 STAT. 605 Subtitle B—New Authorities SEC. 611. NUTRIENT COMPOSITION DATA. 7 USC 7651. (a) IN GENERAL.— The Secretary of A^culture shall update, on a periodic basis, nutrient composition data. (b) REPORT. —Not later than 180 days after the date of enact- Deadline, ment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on /^riculture. Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report that describes— (1) the method the Secretary will use to update nutrient composition data, including the quality assurance criteria that will be used and the method for generating the data; and (2) the timing for updating the data. SEC. 612. NATIONAL SWINE RESEARCH CENTER. Subject to the availability of appropriations to carry out this section, or through a reprogramming of funds provided for swine research to carry out this section pursuant to established procedures, during the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending December 31, 1998, the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Agricultural Research Service, may accept as a gift, and administer, the National Swine Research Center located in Ames, Iowa. SEC. 613. ROLE OF SECRETARY REGARDING FOOD AND AGRICUL- 7 USC 7652. TURAL SCIENCES RESEARCH AND EXTENSION. The Secretary of Agriculture shall be the principal official in the executive branch responsible for coordinating all Federal research and extension activities related to food and agricultural sciences. SEC. 614. OFFICE OF PEST MANAGEMENT POLICY. 7 USC 7653. (a) PURPOSE. —The purpose of this section is to establish an Office of Pest Management Policy to provide for the effective coordination of agricultural policies and activities within the Department of Agriculture related to pesticides and of the development and use of pest management tools, while taking into account the effects of regulatory actions of other government agencies. (b) ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE; PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES.— The Secretary of Agriculture shall establish in the Department an Office of Pest Management Policy, which shall be responsible for— (1) the development and coordination of Department policy on pest management and pesticides; (2) the coordination of activities and services of the Department, including research, extension, and education activities, regarding the development, availability, and use of economically and environmentally sound pest management tools and practices; (3) assisting other agencies of the Department in fulfilling their responsibilities related to pest management or pesticides under the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-170; 110 Stat. 1489), the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.), the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.), and other applicable laws; and

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