§ 1403. Pesticide analytical methods

The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall, in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency—

• (1) develop a detailed long-range plan and timetable for research that is necessary for the development of and validation of—
  • (A) new and improved analytical methods capable of detecting at one time the presence of multiple pesticide residues in food, and
  • (B) rapid pesticide analytical methods, and
• (2) conduct a review to determine whether the use of rapid pesticide analytical methods by the Secretary would enable the Secretary to improve the cost-effectiveness of monitoring and enforcement activities under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act [ 21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.], including increasing the number of pesticide residues which can be detected and the number of tests for pesticide residues which can be conducted in a cost-effective manner.