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103D CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 5270

Entitled the ‘‘Farm Viability and Pest Management Improvement Act of

1994’’.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

OCTOBER 7, 1994

Ms. MCKINNEY (for herself, Mr. BROWN of California, Mr. DELLUMS, Mr.

FARR of California, Mr. FRANK of Massachuetts, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr.

JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. NADLER, Mr. ROSE,

and Ms. SHEPARD) introduced the following bill; which was referred to

the Committee on Agriculture

A BILL

Entitled the ‘‘Farm Viability and Pest Management

Improvement Act of 1994’’.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Farm Viability and

5 Pest Management Improvement Act of 1994: A National

6 Program for Pesticide Reduction’’.

7 SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

8 The Congress finds as follows:

9 (1) As documented by numerous reports by the

10 National Academy of Sciences, Office of Technology
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1 Assessment, General Accounting Office and others

2 including, Alternative Agriculture, Soil and Water

3 Quality: An Agenda for Agriculture, Pesticides in

4 the Diets of Infants and Children, Pesticide Resist5 ance: Strategies and Tactics for Management,

6 Neurotoxicity: Identifying and Controlling Poisons of

7 the Nervous System, and Sustainable Agriculture:

8 Program Management, Accomplishments, and Op9 portunities, current regulatory approaches are insuf10 ficient to prevent pesticide-related pollution or to

11 quantify all risks associated with routine pesticide

12 use including worker exposure, residues in food,

13 wildlife impacts, ground and surface water contami14 nation, disruption of biological processes, and in15 creased pest resistance.

16 (2) As documented in the Office of Technology

17 Assessment report, Beneath the Bottom Line: Agri18 cultural Approaches to Reduce Agricultural Con19 tamination of Groundwater and the National Acad20 emy of Sciences report, Soil and Water Quality: An

21 Agency for Agriculture, a pollution prevention strat22 egy is effective for addressing pesticide-related pollu23 tion. Reducing pesticides at their source should be

24 the fundamental approach for pollution presentation

25 in farming and other pest management systems. A
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1 pesticide reduction strategy as specified in this sec2 tion will provide significant improvements in public

3 health an environmental protection.

4 (3) As documented by the National Academy of

5 Sciences report, Alternative Agriculture, pesticide re6 duction can be achieved through widespread adop7 tion of integrated pest management and other prac8 tices and systems for agricultural sustainability.

9 Such practices can lower costs for farmers and pest

10 managers and in many cases increase quality, pro11 ductivity, and yields.

12 SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL PURPOSES.

13 The purpose of this Act is to foster a substantial re14 duction in pesticide use, and thereby reduce the public

15 health and environmental risks of the present level of

16 usage, while maintaining agricultural productivity and an

17 affordable food supply. It is the intent of Congress that

18 this Act be interpreted taking into account its text, the

19 pertinent Committee Reports, and other legislative his20 tory.

21 SEC. 4. DEFINITION OF INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT.

22 Section 2 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and

23 Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136) is amended by adding at

24 the end the following subsection:
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1 ‘‘(hh) INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS.—

2 The term ‘integrated pest management systems’ means

3 the use and integration of various pest control tactics in

4 the environment of a pest in a manner that—

5 ‘‘(1) complements and facilitates biological and

6 other natural controls of the pest;

7 ‘‘(2) reduces the use of chemical pesticides;

8 ‘‘(3) relies primarily on the use of nonchemical

9 pest management methods, with chemical pesticides

10 being used only as a last resort;

11 ‘‘(4) reduces injuries to the public health and

12 environment; and

13 ‘‘(5) is economically feasible, considering both

14 private and public costs.’’.

15 SEC. 5. PESTICIDE USE REDUCTION PROGRAM.

16 (a) The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and

17 Rodenticide Act is amended—

18 (1) by redesignating sections 29, 30, and 31 (7

19 U.S.C. 136w–4, 136x, and 136y) as sections 30, 31,

20 and 32, respectively; and

21 (2) by inserting after section 28 the following

22 new section:

23 ‘‘SEC. 29. PESTICIDE REDUCTION COUNCILS.

24 ‘‘(a) REGIONAL PESTICIDE REDUCTION COUN25 CILS.—
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1 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 6

2 months after the date of the enactment of this sec3 tion, the Administrator, in consultation with the

4 Secretary, shall establish a pesticide reduction coun5 cil in each region of the Environmental Protection

6 Agency.

7 ‘‘(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The Administrator shall

8 appoint members to each regional council who equal9 ly represent relevant Federal and State agencies,

10 farmers, farm workers, university research and ex11 tension, nonprofit organizations, the private sector,

12 regional institutions, and environmental and

13 consumer organizations who are experts in the re14 search, practice, and policy relevant to integrated

15 pest management.

16 ‘‘(3) DUTIES.—Each regional council shall,

17 within 6 months after establishment—

18 ‘‘(A) identify the most effective integrated

19 pest management systems as defined in section

20 3 for individual cropping systems that have

21 been demonstrated by farmers to—

22 ‘‘(i) use substantially less than the av23 erage volume of pesticides for the cropping

24 system in the region;
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1 ‘‘(ii) be practical and profitable for

2 the production of the crop within the re3 gion;

4 ‘‘(iii) decrease pesticide hazards to

5 workers, consumers, and the environment;

6 and

7 ‘‘(iv) make optimum use of cultural

8 and biological control practices to avoid

9 buildup of pest populations feasible in the

10 region;

11 ‘‘(B) within 6 months from the date of the

12 enactment of this Act, establish measurable

13 quantitative goals for the most technically fea14 sible and ecologically protective pesticide use re15 duction for individual cropping systems in the

16 region utilizing the IPM systems identified in

17 section 29(a)(3)(A); the goals shall be designed

18 to bring prevailing patterns of pesticide usage

19 into conformance with most effective integrated

20 pest management systems;

21 ‘‘(C) develop a regionwide plan for achiev22 ing the regional pesticide reduction goals estab23 lished in section 29(a)(3)(B) including rec24 ommendations for the roles of Federal and
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1 State institutions and programs, as well as for

2 farmer-to-farmer demonstration programs;

3 ‘‘(D) identify research and technology

4 transfer needs specific to each cropping system

5 and region and recommend research and tech6 nology transfer priorities to the Secretary and

7 Administrator; and

8 ‘‘(E) identify government and industry

9 policies and practices that impede adoption of

10 integrated pest management systems and rec11 ommend policy changes to the Secretary and

12 Administrator to ensure such adoption.

13 ‘‘(b) ADMINISTRATOR’S AND SECRETARY’S DU14 TIES.—The Administrator and Secretary, in consultation

15 with the pesticide reduction councils, shall—

16 ‘‘(1) assess and approve the integrated pest

17 management systems and pesticide reduction plans

18 and goals identified and established by the regional

19 reduction councils;

20 ‘‘(2) develop and implement programs to assist

21 farmers in adopting integrated pest management

22 systems;

23 ‘‘(3) assess regional and national progress to24 ward reducing pesticide usage; and
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1 ‘‘(4) review and revise regional pesticide reduc2 tion goals, if necessary, to achieve such goals.

3 ‘‘(c) REVIEW OF IPM SYSTEMS AND REDUCTION

4 GOALS.—Within 15 months of enactment of this section,

5 the Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary,

6 shall assess and approve of the pesticide reduction goals

7 and plans developed by each regional council. The Admin8 istrator shall evaluate the effectiveness of the integrated

9 pest management systems identified by the reduction

10 councils and further evaluate the goals and plans taking

11 into consideration pesticide use records and other relevant

12 information. If the Administrator determines that reduc13 tion goals or plan established by a reduction council is in14 adequate to substantially reduce the risks of pesticides

15 within that region or that it underestimates the extent of

16 feasible pesticide reduction that can occur for that region,

17 the Administrator shall not approve the plan. If the goals

18 or plans for any region are not approved, each State with19 in the region shall be denied use of any pesticide under

20 section 24c and section 18 of the Federal Insecticide, Fun21 gicide, and Rodenticide Act until such time as the plan

22 is adequately approved.

23 ‘‘(d) PROGRAMS TO ASSIST FARMERS IN ADOPTING

24 IPM SYSTEMS.—Not later than 18 months after the date

25 of the enactment of this section, the Secretary, in con-
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1 sultation with the Administrator and regional reduction

2 councils, shall develop and implement programs, based on

3 the plans developed by the reduction councils pursuant to

4 section 29(a)(3)(C), to assist farmers in adopting inte5 grated pest management systems and meeting regional re6 duction goals including farmer-to-farmer demonstrations

7 of effective IPM systems as identified in section

8 29(a)(3)(A).

9 ‘‘(e) ASSESSMENT OF PROGRESS.—

10 ‘‘(1) BASELINE.—The Administrator shall

11 measure annual progress toward meeting the re12 gional reduction goals. The goals shall be measured

13 against an averaged baseline reflecting pesticide ap14 plications in the 3 years immediately prior to the ap15 proval of the regional pesticide reduction plans dis16 cussed in section 29(a)(3)(C). The baseline shall be

17 derived from surveys of pesticide usage records for

18 that region and other information.

19 ‘‘(2) MID-TERM EVALUATION.—Within 3 years

20 of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall as21 sess progress toward achievement of the pesticide re22 duction goals in each region. If the Administrator

23 determines that adequate progress toward a regional

24 goal or the overall purposes of the Act has not been

25 made, the Secretary shall, within 1 year thereafter,
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1 identify the barriers to further reductions in the re2 gion and develop and implement a plan to overcome

3 these barriers, taking into account the recommenda4 tions made by the reduction councils in subpara5 graphs (D) and (E) of section 29(a)(3).

6 ‘‘(3) ENFORCEMENT.—If, within 6 years of the

7 date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator

8 determines, taking into account extenuating cir9 cumstances, such as extreme weather conditions,

10 that the goal or overall purposes of the Act have not

11 been met within a region, the Administrator shall,

12 after consultation with the Secretary, reduce or re13 strict the use of any pesticide deemed to contribute

14 significant risk to human health and the environ15 ment or amend the label of such a pesticide, as may

16 be necessary to achieve the regional reduction goals.

17 ‘‘(4) REVIEW AND REVISION OF GOALS.—The

18 Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary,

19 shall revise regional reduction goals in order to

20 achieve additional reductions in pesticide usage if

21 the Administrator determines that additional reduc22 tions are—

23 ‘‘(A) necessary to the protection of public

24 health or the environment; or
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1 ‘‘(B) practical and feasible as a result of

2 improvements in pest management systems and

3 technologies.

4 ‘‘(f) FEE INCENTIVE.—Each registrant shall pay to

the Secretary an assessment equal to 2 5 ⁄10 of 1 percent of

6 the sales value of any registered pesticide. A registrant

7 is not required to pay an assessment for pesticides reg8 istered and labeled for use in further manufacturing or

9 formulating of pesticide products. The proceeds of such

10 assessment shall be used for demonstration and extension

11 activities incurred under subsection (d) of this section.

12 ‘‘(g) NONAGRICULTURAL PESTICIDE REDUCTION.—

13 ‘‘(1) PUBLIC EDUCATION.—Not later than 1

14 year after the date of the enactment of this section,

15 the Administrator shall publish, and make available

16 to the public, educational materials concerning inte17 grated pest management systems for building and

18 landscape pests. The materials shall include informa19 tion on integrated pest management, pest identifica20 tion, threshold identification, least toxic treatment

21 options and timing, evaluation procedures, and other

22 relevant information.

23 ‘‘(2) PESTICIDE REDUCTION PLAN.—Not later

24 than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this

25 section, the Administrator shall establish a program
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1 to set quantitative goals for reducing or eliminating,

2 to the extent practicable, the use of nonagricultural

3 pesticides and to carry out plans to achieve such

4 goals within 6 years. Highest priority shall be given

5 to reducing the use of insecticides, fungicides, and

6 herbicides used to control building and landscape

7 pests.

8 ‘‘(h) PESTICIDE USE BY FEDERAL AGENCIES.—

9 Each agency (as defined in section 551(1) of title 5, Unit10 ed States Code, shall establish pesticide reduction goals

11 and develop and implement integrated pest management

12 systems to achieve the goals. Such goals shall apply, at

13 least, to any Federal contract, grant, or cooperative agree14 ment entered into by such agency.

15 ‘‘(i) PROGRESS REPORTS.—The Administrator shall

16 publish and disseminate an annual assessment of progress

17 in advancing adoption of most effective integrated pest

18 management systems and achieving the overall purposes

19 of this section.’’.

20 (b) Subsection (c) of section 11 of the Federal Insec21 ticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136i) is

22 amended to read as follows:

23 ‘‘(c) INSTRUCTION IN INTEGRATED PEST MANAGE24 MENT TECHNIQUES.—Standards prescribed by the Ad25 ministrator for the certification of applicators of pesticides
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1 under subsection (a), and State plans submitted to the Ad2 ministrator under subsections (a) and (b), shall include

3 provisions requiring that individuals receive comprehensive

4 instruction in integrated pest management techniques, in5 cluding field experience, and be shown to be competent

6 with respect to the use of the techniques.’’.

7 SEC. 6. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOOD PURCHASES.

8 (a) DETERMINATION OF PERCENTAGE OF ORGANI9 CALLY PRODUCED FOOD.—Not later than 1 year after the

10 date of the enactment of this section, and annually there11 after, the Secretary of Agriculture shall determine the per12 centage of food purchases throughout the United States

13 that are organically produced as defined in the Food, Agri14 culture and Conservation Trade Act (7 U.S.C. 6502(14)).

15 (b) GOALS.—

16 (1) 3-YEAR GOAL.—Not later than 3 years after

17 the date of the enactment of this section, each agen18 cy (as defined in section 551(1) of title 5, United

19 States Code) shall develop a procurement plan that

20 ensures that the percentage of the agency’s pur21 chases of organically produced food meets or exceeds

22 the percentage determined under subsection (a).

23 (2) 6-YEAR GOAL.—Not later than 6 years after

24 the date of the enactment of this section, each agen25 cy shall ensure that the percentage of the agency’s
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1 purchases of organically produced food meets or ex2 ceeds twice the percentage determined under sub3 section (a).

4 SEC. 7. PESTICIDE RECORDKEEPING AND REPORTING.

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Federal Insecticide, Fun6 gicide, and Rodenticide Act is amended by inserting after

7 section 8 (7 U.S.C. 136f) the following new section:

8 ‘‘SEC. 8a. PESTICIDE USE RECORDKEEPING AND REPORT9 ING.

10 ‘‘(a) REQUIREMENTS.—

11 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agri12 culture and the Administrator shall establish a na13 tional pesticide use recordkeeping and reporting sys14 tem for agricultural and nonagricultural applica15 tions.

16 ‘‘(2) PERSONS REQUIRED TO KEEP RECORDS.—

17 The following persons shall maintain records of pes18 ticide use:

19 ‘‘(A) Any person who uses a pesticide for

20 a commercial agricultural use.

21 ‘‘(B) Any person certified to apply a pes22 ticide classified as a restricted use pesticide

23 under section 3(d)(1)(C).

24 ‘‘(C) Any person engaged for hire in the

25 business of pest control.
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1 ‘‘(3) INFORMATION.—The records required

2 under this section shall include the product name,

3 target pest, crop, or site being treated, including

4 total acreage or units treated, amount applied, date

5 and time of application, and the location of applica6 tion of each pesticide used. Records shall be main7 tained using a standard form as specified by the

8 Secretary.

9 ‘‘(4) ADDITIONAL RECORDS.—The Adminis10 trator shall establish such additional recordkeeping

11 requirements as necessary to evaluate adoption of

12 nonchemical pest management methods and changes

13 in pesticide usage patterns.

14 ‘‘(5) COPY OF RECORDS FROM APPLICATOR TO

15 PRINCIPAL.—Within 7 days of a pesticide applica16 tion, an applicator shall provide a copy of records

17 maintained under paragraph (1) to the person for

18 whom such application was provided.

19 ‘‘(6) RETENTION OF RECORDS.—Records re20 quired pursuant to this section shall be retained for

21 a period of at least 3 years following the application

22 of a pesticide.

23 ‘‘(7) COPY OF RECORDS FROM APPLICATOR TO

24 SECRETARY AND ADMINISTRATOR.—Every 6 months,

25 a person subject to the recordkeeping requirements
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1 of this section shall report the pesticide use of the

2 person by providing copies of the records maintained

3 under paragraphs (3) and (4) to the Secretary and

4 the Administrator. An exception shall be made for a

5 person who meets the definition of paragraph (2)

6 and resides in a State that operates a comparable

7 pesticide use recordkeeping and reporting system as

8 determined by the Secretary. Such a person shall

9 submit records in accordance with the State pro10 gram.

11 ‘‘(8) COPY OF RECORDS FROM SECRETARY AND

12 ADMINISTRATOR TO STATES.—Not later than 3

13 months after receipt of the records, on the request

14 of a State, the Secretary and the Administrator shall

15 provide to the State copies of the records received

16 under paragraph (7).

17 ‘‘(9) COPY OF RECORDS FROM STATES TO SEC18 RETARY AND ADMINISTRATOR.—The Secretary and

19 Administrator shall identify those States with pes20 ticide recordkeeping and use reporting systems com21 parable to the national program established by this

22 Act. Every 6 months, such States shall be required

23 to submit individual pesticide records to the Admin24 istrator and Secretary.

25 ‘‘(b) PUBLIC ACCESS.—
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1 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A record submitted to the

2 Secretary and the Administrator under subsection

3 (a)(7) shall be available to the public during normal

4 working hours at a location designated by the Sec5 retary and the Administrator, except that an em6 ployee of a Federal agency may not disclose the

7 identity of an individual grower.

8 ‘‘(2) DATABASE.—Not later than 1 year after

9 the date of enactment of this section, the Adminis10 trator shall establish and maintain in a computer

11 database a national pesticide use inventory based on

12 data submitted under subsection (a)(7). The Admin13 istrator shall make the data accessible by computer

14 telecommunication and other means to any inter15 ested person or organization.

16 ‘‘(c) HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL.—

17 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If a health professional de18 termines that pesticide information maintained

19 under this section is necessary to provide medical

20 treatment or first aid to an individual who may have

21 been exposed to the pesticides for which the informa22 tion is maintained, on request, a person required to

23 maintain records under subsection (a) shall promptly

24 provide the record and available label information to

25 the health professional.
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1 ‘‘(2) EMERGENCIES.—In the case of an emer2 gency, the record information shall be provided im3 mediately or within 24 hours.

4 ‘‘(d) ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES.—The Sec5 retary, in consultation with the Administrator, shall be re6 sponsible for enforcement of subsections (a), (b), and (c).

7 A person who violates any such subsection during a crop

8 year shall—

9 ‘‘(1) in the case of the first offense, be subject

10 to a fine of not less than $1,000;

11 ‘‘(2) in the case of the second offense, be sub12 ject to a fine of not less than $5,000; and

13 ‘‘(3) in the case of the third offense, be subject

14 to a fine of not less than $20,000.

15 ‘‘(e) PILOT PROJECT.—

16 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days

17 after the date of enactment of this section, the Sec18 retary and the Administrator shall establish a pilot

19 project to assess the feasibility of having pesticide

20 users subject to the reporting requirements of this

21 section submit such records using electronic or tele22 phonic means.

23 ‘‘(2) REPORT.—Not later than 270 days after

24 the date of enactment of this subsection, the Sec25 retary and the Administrator shall report to the
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1 Congress on the findings of the study and make rec2 ommendations regarding widespread implementation

3 of electronic or telephonic submission of pesticide

4 use reports.

5 ‘‘(f) SURVEYS AND REPORTS.—

6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary and the Ad7 ministrator shall utilize the data submitted under

8 subsection (a) to assess progress made towards

9 achieving the national pesticide reduction goals of

10 section 29 and in preparing the progress reports to

11 Congress required under section 29(h). Within 3

12 years of enactment and annually thereafter, the Sec13 retary and Administrator shall submit a report to

14 Congress assessing compliance with this provision of

15 the Act including the percentage of growers in com16 pliance and the number of enforcement actions

17 taken.

18 ‘‘(2) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.—The

19 Secretary and the Administrator shall enter a memo20 randum of understanding that defines the respective

21 responsibilities of the Secretary and the Adminis22 trator under this section in order to avoid duplica23 tion of efforts.

24 ‘‘(g) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 180 days after

25 the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary
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1 and the Administrator shall issue such regulations under

2 their respective authority, as are necessary to carry out

3 their respective duties under this section.’’.

4 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—

5 (1) Section 11 of the Federal Insecticide,

6 Rodenticide and Fungicide Act (7 U.S.C. 1361) is

7 amended—

8 (A) by striking subsection (d); and

9 (B) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub10 section (d).

11 (2) Section 1491 of the Food, Agriculture, Con12 servation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 136i–

13 1) is repealed.

14 SEC. 8. AGRICULTURE RESEARCH.

15 Section 20 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and

16 Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136r) is amended by redesig17 nating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (c) and (d)

18 and by adding a new subsection (b) to read as follows:

19 ‘‘(b)(1) AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE AND

20 COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE.—No later than 6

21 months from the date of enactment of this section, the

22 Secretary of Agriculture shall ensure that the predominant

23 goal of all pest and weed management research and exten24 sion activities conducted within Agricultural Research

25 Service and the Cooperative Extension Service, respec-
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1 tively, is development of and transfer of technology related

2 to integrated pest management systems that reduce the

3 use of or reliance on pesticides and are otherwise consist4 ent with the goals of this Act and the purposes and prin5 ciples set forth in sections 5801 and 5901 of title 7, Unit6 ed States Code.

7 ‘‘(2) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Within 2 years of en8 actment of this section and biannually thereafter, the Sec9 retary of Agriculture shall report to Congress the progress

10 of the Agricultural Research Service and Cooperative Ex11 tension Service in developing and transferring technology

12 related to integrated pest management systems that re13 duce the use of or reliance on pesticides and otherwise

14 meet the goals of this Act.’’.

15 SEC. 9. GRANTS.

16 Section 2 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to facilitate

17 the work of the Department of Agriculture, and for other

18 purposes’’ (7 U.S.C. 450i) is amended by adding at the

19 end the following:

20 ‘‘(n) COMPETITIVE GRANTS.—

21 ‘‘(1) NATIONAL RESEARCH INITIATIVE.—Within

22 6 months of enactment of this section, the Secretary

23 of Agriculture shall ensure that the goal of pest

24 management research conducted by the National Re25 search Initiative in the areas of plant systems and
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1 natural resources and environment is development of

2 biological, cultural and other nonchemical methods

3 of pest control that reduce the use of or reliance on

4 pesticides and are compatible with the goals of this

5 Act and the development of systems of sustainable

6 agriculture.

7 ‘‘(2) INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

8 DEFINED.—For the purposes of this section, the

9 term ‘integrated pest management systems’ shall

10 have the same meaning as that term is defined in

11 section 2(hh) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide

12 and Rodenticide Act.

13 ‘‘(3) REGULATIONS AND COMMENT.—Not later

14 than 1 year from the date of enactment of this sec15 tion, the Secretary of Agriculture shall adopt regula16 tions establishing priorities and resource allocations

17 for competitive grants research in Integrated Pest

18 Management systems.

19 ‘‘(4) REVIEW PROCESS.—Not later than 1 year

20 from the date of enactment of this section, the Sec21 retary shall establish a 2-tier review process for com22 petitive grants to support integrated pest manage23 ment projects. The first tier shall be a scientific re24 view. The second tier shall be by an external review

25 panel consisting of at least one member of each of
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1 the regional pesticide reduction councils, a farmer

2 involved in onfarm and educational outreach, a so3 cial scientist with expertise in technology assessment

4 and the structure of agriculture, and a representa5 tive of a nonprofit organization involved in agricul6 tural research or research policy with expertise in

7 assessing the social and environmental effects of

8 farming systems. The review panel shall assess an9 nually the progress of the competitive grants pro10 grams in developing integrated pest management

11 systems that reduce the use of or reliance on pes12 ticides and otherwise meet the goals of this Act and

13 the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act

14 of 1990.

15 ‘‘(5) COST-SHARE ASSISTANCE FOR IPM.—Not

16 later than 3 years from enactment of this section,

17 the Secretary shall ensure that no less than 10 per18 cent of Agricultural Conservation Program funding

19 shall be made available for the Integrated Crop

20 Management program. The Secretary shall also en21 sure that the Integrated Crop Management program

22 is available in every county and State and that the

23 Cooperative Extension Service provides the support

24 needed for its agents to be involved in developing
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1 and reviewing Integrated Crop Management cost2 share assistance requests.’’.

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