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1 (B) if used in agriculture, with respect to 



2 specific uses and methods of application of the 



3 pesticide, the quantity (expressed as a percent- 



4 age) of pesticide that does not remain on the 



5 crop; 



6 (C) the rate of fall out (as defined by the 



7 Administrator) with respect to a specific type of 



8 application of the pesticide; 



9 (D) the rate of absorption and adsorption 



10 of the pesticide (if any) into soil; and 



11 (E) the quantity of the pesticide that 



12 causes a threshold level of ground water or sur- 



13 face water contamination (as determined by the 



14 Administrator). 



15 (2) Report. — Not later than 3 years after the 



16 date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 



17 shall submit to the appropriate committees of Con- 



18 gress a written report that summarizes the progress 



19 of the research conducted under this subsection and 



20 subsection (c). 



21 (e) Health Risk Assessment. — 



22 (1) In general. — 



23 (A) Exposure to pesticides. — The Ad- 



24 ministrator shall study the acute and chronic 



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