A bill to amend the provisions of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act relating to the scientific advisory panel and to extend the authorization for appropriations for such Act.
PL 98-201 (H.R.2785), enacted 12/02/1983

PUBLIC LAW 98-201—DEC. 2, 1983 
97 STAT. 1379 
Public Law 98-201 
98th Congress 
An Act 
To amend the provisions of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 
relating to the scientific advisory panel and to extend the authorization for 
appropriations for such Act. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of 
America in Congress assembled, 
SCIENTIPIC ADVISORY PANEL 
Dec. 2, 1983 
[H.R. 2785] 
Federal 
Insecticide, 
Fungicide, and 
Rodenticide Act, 
amendment. 
7 use 136w. 
Publication in 
Federal 
Register. 
SECTION 1. Section 25(d) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 
Rodenticide Act is amended by— 
(1) amending the fourth sentence to read as follows: "The 
comments, evaluations, and recommendations of the advisory 
panel submitted under this subsection and the response of the 
Administrator shall be published in the Federal Register in the 
same manner as provided for publication of the comments of the 
Secretary of Agriculture under such sections."; 
(2) striking out the eighth sentence and inserting in lieu Membership 
thereof the following: "The panel referred to in this subsection 
shall consist of 7 members appointed by the Administrator from 
a list of 12 nominees, 6 nominated by the National Institutes of 
Health and 6 by the National Science Foundation, utilizing a 
system of staggered terms of appointment. Members of the 
panel shall be selected on the basis of their professional qual-
ifications to assess the effects of the impact of pesticides on 
health and the environment. To the extent feasible to insure 
multidisciplinary representation, the panel membership shall 
include representation from the disciplines of toxicology, pathol-
ogy, environmental biology, and related sciences. If a vacancy 
occurs on the panel due to expiration of a term, resignation, or 
any other reason, each replacement shall be selected by the 
Administrator from a group of 4 nominees, 2 submitted by each 
of the nominating entities named in this subsection. The Ad-
ministrator may extend the term of a panel member until the 
new member is appointed to fill the vacancy. If a vacancy occurs 
due to resignation, or reason other than expiration of a term, 
the Administrator shall appoint a member to serve during the 
unexpired term utilizing the nomination process set forth in 
this subsection. Should the list of nominees provided under this 
subsection be unsatisfactory, the Administrator may request an 
additional set of nominees from the nominating entities."; and 
(3) striking out in the third from the last sentence "September 
30, 1981" and inserting in lieu thereof "September 30, 1987". 
97 STAT. 1380 
PUBLIC LAW 98-201—DEC. 2, 1983 
EXTENSION OF THE AUTHORIZATION FOR APPROPRIATIONS 
SEC. 2. Section 81 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Roden-
ticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136y) is amended by adding at the end thereof a 
new sentence as follows: "There are hereby authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out the provisions of this Act for the period begin-
ning October 1, 1983, and ending September 30, 1984, such sums as 
may be necessary, but not in excess of $64,200,000.". 
Approved December 2, 1988. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 2785: 
HOUSE REPORT No. 98-104 (Comm. on Agriculture). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 129 (1983): 
May 17, considered and passed House. 
Nov. 18, considered and passed Senate.