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 PUBLIC LAW 98-201—DEC. 2, 1983 97 STAT. 1379 Public Law 98-201 98th Congress An Act To amend the provisions of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act relating to the scientific advisory panel and to extend the authorization for appropriations for such Act. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SCIENTIPIC ADVISORY PANEL Dec. 2, 1983 [H.R. 2785] Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, amendment. 7 USC 136w. Publication in Federal Register. SECTION 1. Section 25(d) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act is amended by— (1) amending the fourth sentence to read as follows: "The comments, evaluations, and recommendations of the advisory panel submitted under this subsection and the response of the Administrator shall be published in the Federal Register in the same manner as provided for publication of the comments of the Secretary of Agriculture under such sections."; (2) striking out the eighth sentence and inserting in lieu Membership thereof the following: "The panel referred to in this subsection shall consist of 7 members appointed by the Administrator from a list of 12 nominees, 6 nominated by the National Institutes of Health and 6 by the National Science Foundation, utilizing a system of staggered terms of appointment. Members of the panel shall be selected on the basis of their professional qual- ifications to assess the effects of the impact of pesticides on health and the environment. To the extent feasible to insure multidisciplinary representation, the panel membership shall include representation from the disciplines of toxicology, pathol- ogy, environmental biology, and related sciences. If a vacancy occurs on the panel due to expiration of a term, resignation, or any other reason, each replacement shall be selected by the Administrator from a group of 4 nominees, 2 submitted by each of the nominating entities named in this subsection. The Ad- ministrator may extend the term of a panel member until the new member is appointed to fill the vacancy. If a vacancy occurs due to resignation, or reason other than expiration of a term, the Administrator shall appoint a member to serve during the unexpired term utilizing the nomination process set forth in this subsection. Should the list of nominees provided under this subsection be unsatisfactory, the Administrator may request an additional set of nominees from the nominating entities."; and (3) striking out in the third from the last sentence "September 30, 1981" and inserting in lieu thereof "September 30, 1987".

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