104 STAT. 3564 PUBLIC LAW 101-624—NOV. 28, 1990 plication for accreditation to the Secretary and shall complete such required tests, and meet such standards as established under section 1322. (c) FAILURE TO MEET ACCREDITATION STANDARDS. —The Secretary shall deny an application for accreditation or shall revoke any existing accreditation with respect to any laboratory that fails to meet the requirements for accreditation under this subtitle. (d) LIMITED ACCREDITATION. —The Secretary may issue certificates of accreditation to laboratories that are limited to specific fields of testing. 7 USC 138c. SEC. 1324. SAMPLES. (a) PERFORMANCE EVALUATION SAMPLES. — (1) PROVIDED BY SECRETARY. — The Secretary shall ensure that performance evaluation samples are provided to any laboratory that has applied for accreditation under this subtitle. (2) ANALYSIS BY LABORATORY.—A laboratory described in paragraph (1) shall analyze such performance evaluation samples and submit the results of such analysis to the Secretary, as provided for in section 1322. (3) TESTING METHODS.—Samples shall be tested by the laboratory according to methods specifically approved for such purpose by alternate methods of demonstrated adequacy or equivalence, as determined in regulations established under this subtitle. 0)) RESULTS OF TESTING.— (1) SUBMISSION OF RESULTS. —The laboratory shall submit the results of the tests conducted under subsection (a) to the Secretary on forms provided by the Secretary, on or before the date determined by the Secretary. (2) EVALUATION OF TESTS. — The Secretary shall evaluate the results of such tests achieved by the laboratory and shall determine whether such laboratory is capable of undertaking an accurate analysis of chemical residues in agricultural products. (c) REVIEW OF ACCREDITATION. — The Secretary shall ensure that performance evaluation samples for analysis are provided to laboratories accredited under this subtitle not less than two times a year. 7 USC 138d. SEC. 1325. APPLICATION. (a) CONTENTS OF APPLICATION.—An application for accreditation under this subtitle shall be prepared and submitted to the Secretary and shall include— (1) the name and address of the laboratory; (2) the name and address of the owners and managers of such laboratory; (3) a statement concerning the type of analysis the laboratory intends to conduct; (4) a brief history of the laboratory and its previous operations; and (5) such other information as may be required by the Secretary. (b) RESTRICTIONS ON SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION.—A laboratory that has been denied, or has lost, accreditation under this subtitle shall not reapply for accreditation until the expiration of at least 6 months after such denial or loss of accreditation. Corrective actions taken by the laboratory to address deficiencies upon which the
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