RESEARCH ON EXOTIC PESTS.

SEC. 1652. RESEARCH ON EXOTIC PESTS. (a) Purpose.— The purpose of this section is to expand the research capacity of the Department of Agriculture and State cooperative institutions in the control and eradication of exotic pests. (b) Research Program.— The Secretary of Agriculture shall expand ongoing research and grant programs designed to control infestations of exotic pests. Expanded research and grant programs shall include— (1) improvement of existing methods of pest control, including sterile insect release, and development of safer pesticides, including pheremones; and (2) expansion of research capacity to develop new methods of pest control, including containment of pests for research purposes.