PLANT AND ANIMAL PEST AND DISEASE CONTROL PROGRAM.

SEC. 1650. PLANT AND ANIMAL PEST AND DISEASE CONTROL PROGRAM. (a) Integrated Pest Management Research.— (1) Program required.— The Secretary shall undertake or assist in the conduct of research regarding integrated pest management, including research by grant or contract with Federal or State agencies or private industries, institutions, or organizations, as may be necessary to carry out this subtitle. Such research shall include integrated pest management research to benefit floriculture. (2) Implementation.— Implementation of integrated pest management strategies shall be conducted through the Extension Service. (b) Effect on Other Laws.— Nothing in this Act shall be construed as limiting or repealing the authority of the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct research regarding integrated pest management under section 20(a) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136r(a)). (c) Integrated Pest Management Defined.— For purposes of this section, the term “integrated pest management” means a pest or disease population management system that uses all suitable techniques, such as biological and cultural controls as well as pesticides, in a total production system to anticipate and prevent pests and diseases from reaching economically damaging levels.