The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall, in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency—
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.
(Pub. L. 100–418, title IV, § 4704, Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1414.)