US Code

Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

7 U.S.C. § 5506

Water policy with respect to agrichemicals

(a)

Authority

The Department of Agriculture shall be the principal Federal agency responsible and accountable for the development and delivery of educational programs, technical assistance, and research programs for the users and dealers of agrichemicals to insure that—
(1)
the use, storage, and disposal of agrichemicals by users is prudent, economical, and environmentally sound; and
(2)
agrichemical users, dealers, and the general public understand the implications of their actions and the potential effects on water.
section 5402 of this titleThe Secretary is authorized to undertake such programs and assistance in cooperation with other Federal, State, and local governments and agencies, and appropriate nonprofit organizations. The Secretary shall disseminate the results of efforts in extension, technical assistance, research, and related activities. The Secretary shall undertake activities under this subtitle in coordination with the Office of Agricultural Environmental Quality in .
(b)

Effect on existing authority

7 U.S.C. 136The authority granted in subsection (a) does not alter or effect the responsibility of the Environmental Protection Agency under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act ( et seq.).

(c)

Participation

The following agencies shall participate in the Department’s water program: the Agricultural Research Service; the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service; the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service; the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, in conjunction with the system of State agricultural experiment stations and State and county cooperative extension services; the Economic Research Service; the Forest Service; the National Agricultural Library; the National Agricultural Statistics Service; the Soil Conservation Service; and other agencies within the Department deemed appropriate by the Secretary.

Pub. L. 101–624, title XIV, § 1499104 Stat. 3632Pub. L. 102–237, title II, § 201(g)105 Stat. 1847Pub. L. 104–127, title VIII, § 859(b)110 Stat. 1173Pub. L. 110–234, title VII, § 7511(c)(14)122 Stat. 1268Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a)122 Stat. 1664(, , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , title VII, § 7511(c)(14), , , 2030.)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Pub. L. 101–624104 Stat. 3627section 136a of this titleThis subtitle, referred to in subsec. (a), means subtitle H (§§ 1491–1499) of title XIV of , , , which enacted sections 136i–1 and 5506 of this title, amended sections 136a, 136a–1, 136d, 136w–3, and 3157 of this title, and enacted provisions set out as a note under . For complete classification of this subtitle to the Code, see Tables.

act June 25, 1947, ch. 125Pub. L. 92–51686 Stat. 973section 136 of this titleThe Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, referred to in subsec. (b), is , as amended generally by , , , which is classified generally to subchapter II (§ 136 et seq.) of chapter 6 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under and Tables.

Codification

Pub. L. 110–234Pub. L. 110–246Pub. L. 110–234section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246 and made identical amendments to this section. The amendments by were repealed by .

Section was not enacted as part of the Agriculture and Water Policy Coordination Act which comprises this chapter.

Amendments

Pub. L. 110–246, § 7511(c)(14)2008—Subsec. (c). , substituted “the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, in conjunction with the system of State agricultural experiment stations and State and county cooperative extension services; the Economic Research Service;” for “the Cooperative State Research Service in conjunction with the system of State agricultural experiment stations; the Economic Research Service; the Extension Service, in conjunction with State and county cooperative extension services;”.

Pub. L. 104–127section 3125c of this title1996—Subsec. (b). struck out “and ” before “does not alter”.

Pub. L. 102–237, § 201(g)(1)section 5402 of this title1991—Subsec. (a). , inserted “Agricultural” before “Environmental Quality” and substituted “” for “section 1612 of this Act”.

Pub. L. 102–237, § 201(g)(2)section 3125c of this titleSubsec. (b). , substituted “Effect” for “Affect” in heading and inserted reference to .

Pub. L. 102–237, § 201(g)(3)Subsec. (c). , inserted “and” after “Animal”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2008 Amendment

Pub. L. 110–234Pub. L. 110–246Pub. L. 110–234section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246section 8701 of this titleAmendment of this section and repeal of by effective , the date of enactment of , except as otherwise provided, see , set out as an Effective Date note under .

section 7511(c)(14) of Pub. L. 110–246section 7511(c) of Pub. L. 110–246section 1522 of this titleAmendment by effective , see , set out as a note under .

Effective Date of 1991 Amendment

Pub. L. 102–237Pub. L. 101–624section 1101(b)(1) of Pub. L. 102–237section 1421 of this titleAmendment by effective as if included in the provision of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990, , to which the amendment relates, see , set out as a note under .