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1 (5) Report. — Not later than 2 years after the 



2 date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 



3 shall submit to the appropriate committees of Con- 



4 gress a copy of a written report that summarizes the 



5 progress of the projects conducted under this sub- 



6 section. 



7 (c) Pesticide Residue Demonstration 



8 PROJECT. — The Administrator shall conduct research to 



9 develop and implement cost-effective methodologies for 



10 measuring and assessing pesticide residues in food. In car- 



1 1 rying out the research under this subsection, the Adminis- 



12 trator shall assess the feasibility of establishing a program 



13 in the Agency for the routine monitoring of pesticide resi- 



14 dues in food that is ready for marketing. 



15 (d) Pesticide Distribution Study. — 



16 (1) In general. — The Administrator shall de- 



17 termine the extent and effects of pesticide contami- 



18 nation in air, ground water, and surface water. In 



19 earning out the research project, the Administrator 



20 shall, with respect to each pesticide studied — 



21 (A) determine the range of the distance 



22 over which residues of the pesticide travel from 



23 a site of initial application (calculated for vari- 



24 able climatic conditions); 



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