I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5564 
To amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to provide 
for improved coordination between the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency and the Secretary of Agriculture, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 26, 2025 
Mr. ARRINGTON (for himself and Mr. ALFORD) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To 
amend 
the 
Federal 
Insecticide, 
Fungicide, 
and 
Rodenticide Act to provide for improved coordination 
between the Administrator of the Environmental Protec-
tion Agency and the Secretary of Agriculture, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. COORDINATION. 
Section 3 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 
Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136a) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(i) COORDINATION.— 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:38 Oct 02, 2025
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H5564.IH
H5564
kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB
‘‘(1) RISK MITIGATION MEASURES.—If any risk 
mitigation measures are required for any pesticide 
registered under this Act, the Administrator shall— 
‘‘(A) develop such measures in coordina-
tion with the Secretary of Agriculture; and 
‘‘(B) conduct, and publish in the docket, 
with the corresponding action, an economic 
analysis— 
‘‘(i) determining the cost (including 
with respect to changes to use require-
ments and cost of making any associated 
labeling changes) to growers, State lead 
agencies, and other affected entities of the 
implementation of such measures; and 
‘‘(ii) of the costs and benefits of the 
use of a pesticide that includes an assess-
ment of how a reduction in risk to the pes-
ticide user may be achieved by the use of 
risk mitigation measures. 
‘‘(2) DATA AND INFORMATION.— 
‘‘(A) COORDINATION OF DATA AND INFOR-
MATION.—With regard to the registration or 
registration review of a pesticide under this Act 
and for making a determination under section 
408 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:38 Oct 02, 2025
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H5564.IH
H5564
kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB
Act (21 U.S.C. 346a) with respect to any action 
that impacts the sale, distribution, or use of a 
pesticide, the Administrator shall coordinate 
with the Secretary of Agriculture, acting 
through the Director of the Office of Pest Man-
agement Policy, so that the Administrator has 
for the Administrator’s use and consideration 
for such processes— 
‘‘(i) agronomic use data from— 
‘‘(I) the Department of Agri-
culture; and 
‘‘(II) industry; and 
‘‘(ii) any information relating to the 
availability and economic viability of alter-
natives to such pesticide. 
‘‘(B) DATA
AND
INFORMATION.—When 
issuing any decision resulting from the proc-
esses referred to in subparagraph (A), the Ad-
ministrator shall publish in the docket— 
‘‘(i) a description of the use by the 
Administrator of any data or information 
provided by the Secretary of Agriculture 
under subparagraph (A); and 
‘‘(ii) the determination of the Admin-
istrator on whether to use such data or in-
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:38 Oct 02, 2025
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00003
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H5564.IH
H5564
kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB
formation, including, as applicable, the 
reasons that the data or information was 
not used. 
‘‘(3) REASONABLE AND PRUDENT ACTIONS AND 
MEASURES.—For the implementation of reasonable 
and prudent actions and measures identified by the 
Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Com-
merce pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Spe-
cies Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1536) with respect to 
the use of a pesticide registered under this Act, the 
Administrator shall coordinate with the Secretary of 
Agriculture, the Secretary of the Interior, and the 
Secretary of Commerce— 
‘‘(A) to review the development of any such 
actions and measures that are a result of con-
sultations relating to actions under this Act; 
‘‘(B) to fully consider the options for rea-
sonable and prudent actions and measures in a 
manner consistent with practices established to 
evaluate the risks and benefits of a pesticide 
registered under this Act (including the reduc-
tion in risk to the pesticide user achieved by the 
use of risk mitigation measures) and to use 
that information to inform the final selection of 
reasonable and prudent actions and measures 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:38 Oct 02, 2025
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00004
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H5564.IH
H5564
kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB
to be used to evaluate such risks and benefits 
and the implementation of such selection; and 
‘‘(C) to provide feedback to the Secretary 
of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce 
on decisions relating to any such actions and 
measures that may affect end users of a pes-
ticide registered under this Act. 
‘‘(4) WAIVER.—The coordination requirements 
imposed by this subsection may be waived or modi-
fied for a specific action to the extent agreed upon 
by the Administrator, the Secretary of Agriculture, 
and the registrant so long as such agreement is pub-
lished by the Administrator in the docket for the 
corresponding action.’’. 
Æ 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:38 Oct 02, 2025
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00005
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6301
E:\BILLS\H5564.IH
H5564
kjohnson on DSK7ZCZBW3PROD with $$_JOB