The budget for the entire pesticide program, which includes testing, is currently $60 million.

She also wondered about the possible "financial inducements behind certain pesticide programs".

But, she added, "It is certainly the foundation of a rational pesticide program.

These two laws, as well as other statutes that affect the Agency's pesticide programs, are described.

"Everything we do is taking too long," said Rick Tinsworth, a top official in the agency's office of pesticide programs.

The agency's annual budget for pesticide programs, including research, is $60 million, Dr. Moore said.

"We don't see it as a major problem," said Jim Roelofs, a member of the policy staff of the agency's pesticide program.

Such a survey is the first step toward possible stiffer regulations, said Rick Tinsworth, a director in the agency's office of pesticide programs.

Until 1988 the E.P.A. was doing a miserable job running the pesticide program.

But James Jones, director of the agency's Office of Pesticide Programs, said it was still too early to endorse any one product.