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105TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION H. R. 4814

To provide for the harmonization of registrations of certain pesticides used

on canola.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

OCTOBER 12, 1998

Mr. POMEROY (for himself and Mr. Hill) introduced the following bill; which

was referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the

Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions

as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

A BILL

To provide for the harmonization of registrations of certain

pesticides used on canola.

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 ‘‘Canola Pesticide Reg5 istration Harmonization Act’’.
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1 SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO HARMONI2 ZATION OF REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN PES3 TICIDES FOR USE ON CANOLA.

4 (a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con5 gress that the President should direct the United States

6 representative to the United States-Canada Technical

7 Working Group to use the voice and vote of the United

8 States to urge the Group to make the harmonization of

9 registration of pesticides described in subsection (b) the

10 highest priority.

11 (b) PESTICIDE DESCRIBED.—A pesticide described in

12 this subsection is a pesticide that—

13 (1) is registered in Canada but not in the

14 United States for use on canola; and

15 (2) is registered in the United States for use on

16 crops other than canola.

17 SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF TOLERANCES FOR CERTAIN

18 PESTICIDES FOR USE ON CANOLA.

19 (a) IMPORT TOLERANCES.—Not later than March 1,

20 1999, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection

21 Agency shall—

22 (1) to maximum extent practicable, establish

23 import tolerances for pesticides described in section

24 2(b); and
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1 (2) with respect to a pesticide for which an im2 port tolerance is not so established, publish in the

3 Federal Register the reasons therefor.

4 (b) DOMESTIC TOLERANCES.—Not later than Sep5 tember 30, 1999, the Administrator of the Environmental

6 Protection Agency shall—

7 (1) to maximum extent practicable, establish

8 domestic tolerances for pesticides described in sec9 tion 2(b) in order to support a registration of the

10 pesticides in accordance with the Federal Insecticide,

11 Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act; and

12 (2) with respect to a pesticide for which a do13 mestic tolerance is not so established, publish in the

14 Federal Register the reasons therefor.

15 SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

16 In this Act:

17 (1) IMPORT TOLERANCE.—The term ‘‘import

18 tolerance’’ means, with respect to a pesticide, an ex19 emption that permits the residue of the pesticide on

20 the imported crop.

21 (2) PESTICIDE.—The term ‘‘pesticide’’ has the

22 meaning given the term in section 2(u) of the Fed23 eral Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act.

24 (3) UNITED STATES-CANADA FREE-TRADE

25 AGREEMENT.—The term ‘‘United States-Canada
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1 Free Trade Agreement’’ means the Free-Trade

2 Agreement between the United States and Canada

3 (entered into force with respect to the United States

4 on January 1, 1989).

5 (4) UNITED STATES-CANADA TECHNICAL

6 WORKING GROUP.—The term ‘‘United States-Can7 ada Technical Working Group’’ means the technical

8 working group established pursuant to article 708 of

9 the United States-Canada Free Trade Agreement.

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