I 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6383 
To assist the State of Ohio in conducting a bed bug prevention and mitigation 
program. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 29, 2010 
Mrs. SCHMIDT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To assist the State of Ohio in conducting a bed bug 
prevention and mitigation program. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Bed Bug Prevention 
and Mitigation Pilot Program Act’’. 
SEC. 2. BED BUG PREVENTION AND MITIGATION PILOT 
PROGRAM. 
(a) GRANT REQUIRED.—Using such amounts as may 
be appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appro-
priations in subsection (e), the Administrator of the Envi-
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ronmental Protection Agency shall make a grant to the 
State of Ohio to support a pilot program under which po-
litical subdivisions of the State and housing authorities in 
the State use the grant funds to supplement on-going bed 
bug prevention and mitigation activities. 
(b) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.—As a condition on 
the receipt of the grant under subsection (a), the State 
of Ohio shall charge the Ohio Department of Agriculture, 
working in conjunction with the Ohio Department of 
Health, to distribute the grant funds to political subdivi-
sions and housing authorities addressing persistent bed 
bug infestations and whose residents lack the financial re-
sources to adequately mitigate bed bug infestations with-
out assistance. 
(c) USE OF FUNDS.—Grant funds may be used to— 
(1) retain commercial applicators of pesticides 
(as defined in section 2(e)(3) of the Federal Insecti-
cide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 
136(e)(3))) to perform bed bug prevention and miti-
gation activities that are proven and effective 
against bed bugs; 
(2) purchase and distribute mattress covers; 
(3) dispose of and replace bed beg infested ma-
terial; 
(4) conduct bed bug monitoring activities; and 
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(5) treat used mattresses and furniture using 
methods proven to control all life stages of bed bugs. 
(d) DATA COLLECTION AND REPORT.— 
(1) DATA COLLECTION.—After the end of fiscal 
year 2012, the Administrator shall collect from the 
State of Ohio the following data: 
(A) The number of political subdivisions 
and housing authorities receiving grant funds 
and total funds awarded to each political sub-
division and housing authority. 
(B) The criteria used to award funds to 
such political subdivisions and housing authori-
ties. 
(C) The success achieved in reducing bed 
bug infestation and the methods used to man-
age bed bug infestation. 
(D) Documented results of intervention ef-
forts with some measurement of infestation 
rates both before and after intervention. 
(2) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS.—Not later than 
September 30, 2013, the Administrator shall submit 
to Congress a report setting forth the data collected 
under paragraph (1). 
(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator 
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$500,000 for each of fiscal years 2011 and 2012 to make 
grants under subsection (a). 
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