112 STAT. 586 PUBLIC LAW 105-185-JUNE 23, 1998 (1) in subsection (a), by striking paragraphs (1) through (3) and inserting the following: "(1) 10 members who are producers, exporters, or importers (or their representatives), based on a proportional representation of the level of domestic production and imports of kiwifruit (as determined by the Secretary), "(2) 1 member appointed from the general public"; (2) in subsection (b)— (A) by striking "MEMBERSHIP. —" and all that follows through "paragraph (2), the" and inserting "MEMBERSHIP. — Subject to the 11-member limit, the"; and (B) by striking paragraph (2); and (3) in subsection (c)— (A) in paragraph (2), by inserting "who are producers" after "members"; (B) in paragraph (3)— (i) by inserting "who are importers or exporters" after "members"; and (ii) by striking "(a)(2)" and inserting "(a)(1)"; and (C) in the second sentence of paragraph (5), by inserting "and alternate" after "meml)er". 7 USC 7642. SEC. 604. FOOD ANIMAL RESIDUE AVOIDANCE DATABASE PROGRAM. (a) CONTINUATION OF PROGRAM.— The Secretary of Agriculture shall continue operation of the Food Animal Residue Avoidance Database program (referred to in this section as the "FARAD program") through contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements with appropriate colleges or universities. (b) ACTIVITIES.— In carrying out the FARAD program, the Secretsiry shall— (1) provide livestock producers, extension specialists, scientists, and veterinarians with information to prevent drug, pesticide, and environmental contaminant residues in food animal products; Records. (2) maintain up-to-date information concerning— (A) withdrawal times on FDA-approved food animal drugs and appropriate withdrawal intervals for drugs used in food animals in the United States, as established under section 512(a) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360b(a)); (B) official tolerances for drugs and pesticides in tissues, eggs, and milk; (C) descriptions and sensitivities of rapid screening tests for detecting residues in tissues, eggs, and milk; and (D) data on the distribution and fate of chemicals in food euiimals; Publication. (3) publish periodically a compilation of food animal drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration; Public (4) maJce information on food animal drugs available to information. the public through handbooks and other literature, computer software, a telephone hotline, and the Internet; (5) fiimish producer quality-assurance programs with upto-date data on approved drugs; Records. (6) maintain a comprehensive and up-to-date, residue avoidance database;
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