TITLE I—MINOR CROP
PROTECTION
SEC. 101. MINOR CROP PROTECTION.
(a) DEFINITION.—Section 2 (7 U.S.C. 136) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(hh) MINOR USE.—The term ‘minor use’ means the
use of a pesticide on an animal, on a commercial agricul-
tural crop or site, or for the protection of public health
where—
‘‘(1) the Administrator, in consultation with the
Secretary of Agriculture, determines that, based on
information provided by an applicant, the use does
not provide sufficient economic incentive to support
the initial registration or continuing registration of
a pesticide for such use; and
‘‘(2) the Administrator has not determined
that, based on existing data, such use presents a
risk of an unreasonable adverse effect on the envi-
ronment.’’.
(b) EXCLUSIVE USE OF MINOR USE PESTICIDES.—
Section 3(c)(1)(F) (7 U.S.C. 136a(c)(1)(F)) is amended
by redesignating clauses (ii) and (iii) as clauses (iii) and
(iv), respectively, and by inserting after clause (i) the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(ii) The period of exclusive data use
for data submitted to support the applica-
tion for the original registration of a pes-
ticide under clause (i) shall be granted an
additional 3 years if, after the date of en-
actment of this clause, the Administrator
approves at least 3 minor uses of the pes-
ticide before the expiration of the period of
exclusive use under this clause. Any addi-
tional exclusive use period under this
clause shall terminate if the original data
submitter voluntarily cancels all registra-
tions of the pesticide containing such
minor uses.’’.
(c) TIME
EXTENSIONS
FOR
DEVELOPMENT
OF
MINOR USE DATA.—
(1) DATA CALL-IN.—Subparagraph (B) of sec-
tion 3(c)(2) (7 U.S.C. 136a(c)(2)(B)) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
‘‘(vi) Upon the request of a registrant,
the Administrator shall, in the case of a
minor use, extend the deadline for the pro-
duction of residue chemistry data under
this subsection for data required solely to
support that minor use until the final
deadline for submission of data under sec-
tion 4 for the other uses of the pesticide
if—
‘‘(I) the data to support other
uses of the pesticide are being pro-
vided;
‘‘(II) the registrant, in submit-
ting a request for such an extension,
provides a schedule, including dates to
measure progress, to assure that the
data production will be completed be-
fore the expiration of the extension
period;
‘‘(III) the Administrator has de-
termined that such extension will not
significantly delay the Administrator’s
schedule for issuing a reregistration
eligibility 
determination 
required
under section 4; and
‘‘(IV) the Administrator has de-
termined in writing that based on ex-
isting data, such extension would not
significantly increase the risk of any
unreasonable adverse effect on the en-
vironment.
If the Administrator grants an extension
under this clause, the Administrator shall
monitor the development of the data and
shall ensure that the registrant is meeting
the schedule for the production of the
data. If the Administrator determines that
the registrant is not meeting the schedule
for the production of such data, the Ad-
ministrator may proceed in accordance
with clause (iv) regarding the continued
registration of the minor use and shall in-
form the public of such action. If, during
the extension period, the Administrator is
furnished data which are sufficient to de-
termine that an unreasonable adverse ef-
fect exists involving the minor use of the
pesticide, the Administrator shall provide,
in writing, to the registrant, a notice re-
voking the extension of time for submission
of data. Such data shall instead be due
within 30 days of receipt of such notice by
the registrant. Nothing in this clause shall
preclude the Administrator from proceed-
ing in accordance with the provisions of
section 6.’’.
(2) 
REREGISTRATION.—Sections 
4(d)(4)(B),
4(e)(2)(B), 
and 
4(f)(2)(B) 
(7 
U.S.C. 
136a–
1(d)(4)(B), (e)(2)(B), and (f)(2)(B)) are each
amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Upon
the request of a registrant, the Administrator shall,
in the case of a minor use, extend the deadline for
the production of residue chemistry data under this
subsection for data required solely to support that
minor use until the final deadline for submission of
data under section 4 for the other uses of the pes-
ticide if—
‘‘(i) the data to support other uses of
the pesticide are being provided;
‘‘(ii) the registrant, in submitting a
request for such an extension provides a
schedule, including interim dates to meas-
ure progress, to assure that the data pro-
duction will be completed before the expi-
ration of the extension period;
‘‘(iii) the Administrator has deter-
mined that such extension will not signifi-
cantly delay the Administrator’s schedule
for issuing a reregistration eligibility deter-
mination required under this section; and
‘‘(iv) the Administrator has deter-
mined in writing that based on existing
data, such extension would not signifi-
cantly increase the risk of any unreason-
able adverse effect on the environment.
If the Administrator determines that the reg-
istrant is not meeting the schedule for the pro-
duction of such data, the Administrator may
proceed 
in 
accordance 
with 
section
3(c)(2)(B)(iv) regarding the continued registra-
tion of the minor use and shall inform the pub-
lic of such action. If, during the extension pe-
riod, the Administrator is furnished data which
are sufficient to determine that an unreasonable
adverse effect exists involving the minor use of
the pesticide, the Administrator shall provide in
writing, to the registrant, a notice revoking the
extension of time for submission of data. Such
data shall instead be due within 30 days of re-
ceipt of such notice by the registrant. Nothing
in this subparagraph shall preclude the Admin-
istrator from proceeding in accordance with the
provisions of section 6.’’.
(d) MINOR USE WAIVER.—Section 3(c)(2) (7 U.S.C.
136a(c)(2)) is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘IN GENERAL’’ after ‘‘(A)’’, by
inserting ‘‘ADDITIONAL DATA’’ after ‘‘(B)’’, and by
inserting ‘‘SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURES’’ after ‘‘(C)’’,
and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(E) MINOR
USE
WAIVER.—In handling
the registration of a pesticide for a minor use,
the Administrator may waive otherwise applica-
ble data requirements if the Administrator de-
termines that the absence of such data will not
prevent the Administrator from determining—
‘‘(i) the incremental risk presented by
the minor use of the pesticide, and
‘‘(ii) that such risk, if any, would not
be an unreasonable adverse effect on the
environment.’’.
(e) EXPEDITING MINOR USE REGISTRATIONS.—Sec-
tion 3(c)(3) (7 U.S.C. 136a(c)(3)) is amended—
(1) by inserting after ‘‘(A)’’ the following: ‘‘IN
GENERAL.—,
(2) by inserting after ‘‘(B)’’ the following:
‘‘IDENTICAL OR SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR’’.—, and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(C) MINOR USE REGISTRATION.—
‘‘(i) The Administrator shall, as expe-
ditiously as possible, review and act on any
application (I) that proposes the initial
registration of a new pesticide active ingre-
dient if the active ingredient is proposed to
be registered solely for minor uses or for
non-minor uses and significant minor uses,
or (II) for a registration or a registration
amendment that proposes a new minor
use.
‘‘(ii) For the purposes of clause (i)—
‘‘(I) the term ‘as expeditiously as
possible’ means that the Adminis-
trator shall complete a review and
evaluation of all data submitted with
the application, to the greatest extent
practicable, no later than 6 months
after the submission of the applica-
tion, and
‘‘(II) the term ‘significant minor
uses’ means 3 or more minor uses
proposed for every non-minor use, a
minor use that would, in the judgment
of the Administrator, serve as a re-
placement for any use which has been
canceled in the 5 years preceding the
receipt of the application, or a minor
use that in the opinion of the Admin-
istrator would avoid the reissuance of
an emergency exemption under section
18 for that minor use.
‘‘(D) ADEQUATE TIME
FOR SUBMISSION
OF MINOR USE DATA.—If a registrant makes
a good faith request for a minor use waiver re-
garding data required by the Administrator
pursuant to paragraph (2)(B), and if the Ad-
ministrator denies in whole or in part such data
waiver request, the registrant shall have a full
time period for providing such data. Such full
time period extension shall not be available if
the Administrator determines that the data
waiver request was not made in good faith. Any
determination by the Administrator that a data
waiver request was not submitted in good faith
shall be made in writing to the registrant and
shall be subject to judicial review under the pro-
cedures prescribed by section 16(b).’’.
(f) TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF REGISTRATION FOR
UNSUPPORTED MINOR USES.—
(1) REREGISTRATION.—
(A) Sections 4(d)(6) and 4(f)(3) (7 U.S.C.
136a–1(d)(6) and (f)(3)) are each amended by
adding at the end the following: ‘‘If the reg-
istrant is not supporting a specific minor use of
the pesticide, but is supporting and providing
data in a timely fashion to support other food
uses the Administrator, at the written request
of the registrant, shall not take any action pur-
suant to this paragraph in regard to such un-
supported minor use until the final deadline for
submission of data under section 4 for the sup-
ported uses under this paragraph. Upon receipt
of the request from the registrant, the Adminis-
trator shall publish in the Federal Register a
notice of the receipt of the request and the ef-
fective date upon which the uses not being sup-
ported will be voluntarily deleted from the reg-
istration. Notwithstanding the provisions of this
paragraph, the Administrator may take action
to cancel or suspend such minor use, pursuant
to section 6, if the Administrator determines
that the continuation of the minor use may
cause an unreasonable adverse effect on the en-
vironment.’’.
(B) Section 4(e)(3)(A) (7 U.S.C. 136a–
1(e)(3)(A)) is amended by adding at the end
the following: ‘‘If the registrant is not support-
ing a specific minor use of the pesticide, but is
supporting and providing data in a timely fash-
ion to support other food uses, the Adminis-
trator, at the written request of the registrant,
shall not take any action pursuant to this sub-
paragraph in regard to such unsupported minor
use until the final deadline for submission of
data for the supported uses under this subpara-
graph. Upon receipt of the request from the
registrant, the Administrator shall publish in
the Federal Register a notice of the receipt of
the request and the effective date upon which
the uses not being supported will be voluntarily
deleted from the registration. Notwithstanding
the provisions of this subparagraph, the Admin-
istrator may take action to cancel or suspend
such minor use, pursuant to section 6, if the
Administrator determines that the continuation
of the minor use may cause an unreasonable
adverse effect on the environment .’’.
(g) UTILIZATION OF DATA FOR VOLUNTARILY CAN-
CELED CHEMICALS.—Section 6(f) (7 U.S.C. 136d) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(4) UTILIZATION OF DATA FOR VOLUNTARILY
CANCELED
CHEMICALS.—When an application is
filed with the Administrator for the registration of
a pesticide for a minor use not later than 2 years
after another registrant voluntarily cancels its reg-
istration for an identical or substantially similar pes-
ticide for an identical or substantially similar use,
the Administrator shall process, review, and evaluate
the pending application as if the voluntary cancella-
tion had not yet taken place for purposes of the use
of data from such registration, except that the Ad-
ministrator may not take such action if the Adminis-
trator has evidence that such minor use presents a
risk of an unreasonable adverse effect on the envi-
ronment.’’.
(h) ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY MINOR
USE PROGRAM.—The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 121 et seq.) is amended by re-
designating sections 30 and 31 as sections 32 and 33, re-
spectively and adding after section 29 the following:
‘‘SEC. 30. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY MINOR
USE PROGRAM.
‘‘The Environmental Protection Agency shall assure
coordination of minor use issues through the establish-
ment of a minor use program within the Office of Pes-
ticide Programs. Such office shall be responsible for co-
ordinating the development of minor use programs and
policies, consulting with growers regarding minor use is-
sues and registrations, and tracking and expediting minor
use registrations and amendments which are submitted to
the Environmental Protection Agency.’’.
(i) DEPARTMENT
OF AGRICULTURE MINOR USE
PROGRAM.—The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 121 et seq.), as amended by
subsection (h), is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing:
‘‘SEC. 31. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE MINOR USE PRO-
GRAM.
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture
(hereinafter in this section referred to as the ‘Secretary’)
shall ensure the coordination of the responsibilities of the
Department of Agriculture related to minor uses of pes-
ticides, including—
‘‘(1) carrying out the Inter-Regional Research
Project Number 4 (IR-4) as described in section
2(e) of the Act entitled ‘An Act to facilitate the
work of the Department of Agriculture, and for
other purposes’ (7 U.S.C. 4501(e)) and the national
pesticide resistance monitoring program established
under section 1651 of the Food, Agriculture, Con-
servation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5882);
‘‘(2) supporting integrated pest management
research;
‘‘(3) consulting with growers to develop data for
minor uses; and
‘‘(4) providing assistance for minor use reg-
istrations, tolerances, and reregistrations with the
Environmental Protection Agency.
‘‘(b) MATCHING FUND PROGRAM.—
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Agri-
culture shall establish a minor use matching fund
program. The matching fund program shall be uti-
lized to ensure the continued availability of minor
use crop protection chemicals, including the develop-
ment of data to support minor use pesticide registra-
tions and reregistrations. Access to the matching
fund program shall be available to any entity which
desires to develop data to support minor use reg-
istrations. Access to the fund shall be given only
those entities that do not directly receive funds from
the sale of products registered on minor uses. Any
entity that seeks such funding under this paragraph
shall be required to match such funds with an equal
amount of its own funds. Any data developed
through the matching fund program shall be jointly
owned by the Department of Agriculture and by the
entity that receives such funding. All fees received
by the Department of Agriculture in return for the
use of such data under the matching fund program
shall be returned to a revolving fund which will sup-
port the matching fund program.
‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION.— There is authorized to
be appropriated for the revolving fund for the
matching fund program an annual sum not to ex-
ceed $10,000,000.’’.
TITLE II—PUBLIC HEALTH
PESTICIDES
SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS.
(a) ADVERSE EFFECTS.—Section 2(bb) (7 U.S.C.
136(bb)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘The Administrator shall consider the risks and benefits
of public health pesticides separate from the risks and
benefits of other pesticides. In weighing any regulatory ac-
tion concerning a public health pesticide under this Act,
the Administrator shall weigh any risks of the pesticide
against the health risks such as the diseases transmitted
by the vector to be controlled by the pesticide.’’.
(b) NEW DEFINITIONS.—Section 2 (7 U.S.C. 136),
as amended by section 101, is amended by adding at the
end the following:
‘‘(ii) PUBLIC HEALTH PESTICIDE.—The term ‘public
health pesticide’ means any minor use pesticide product
registered for use and used predominantly in public health
programs for vector control or for other recognized health
protection uses, including the prevention or mitigation of
viruses, bacteria, or other microorganisms (other than vi-
ruses, bacteria, or other microorganisms on or in living
man or other living animal) that pose a threat to public
health.
‘‘(jj) VECTOR.—The term ‘vector’ means any orga-
nism capable of transmitting the causative agent of human
disease or capable of producing human discomfort or in-
jury, including mosquitoes, flies, fleas, cockroaches, or
other insects and ticks, mites, or rats.’’.
SEC. 202. REGISTRATION.
Section 3(c)(2)(A) (7 U.S.C 136a(c)(2)(A)) is
amended—
(1) by inserting after ‘‘pattern of use,’’ the fol-
lowing: ‘‘the public health and agricultural need for
such minor use,’’, and
(2) by striking out ‘‘potential exposure of man
and the environment to the pesticide’’ and inserting
in lieu thereof ‘‘potential beneficial or adverse effects
on man and the environment’’.
SEC. 203. REREGISTRATION.
Section 4 (7 U.S.C. 136a–1) is amended—
(1) in subsection (i)(4), by redesignating sub-
paragraphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs (C) and
(D), respectively and by adding after subparagraph
(A) the following:
‘‘(B) The Administrator shall exempt any
public health pesticide from the payment of the
fee prescribed under paragraph (3) if, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of Health and
Human Services, the Administrator determines,
based on information supplied by the registrant,
that the economic return to the registrant from
sales of the pesticide does not support the reg-
istration or reregistration of the pesticide.’’;
(2) in subsection (i)(5), by redesignating sub-
paragraphs (F) and (G) as subparagraphs (G) and
(H), respectively, and by adding after subparagraph
(E) the following:
‘‘(F) The Administrator shall exempt any
public health pesticide from the payment of the
fee prescribed under paragraph (3) if, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of Health and
Human Services, the Administrator determines,
based on information supplied by the registrant,
that the economic return to the registrant from
sales of the pesticide does not support the reg-
istration or reregistration of the pesticide.’’;
(3) in subsection (i)(7)(B), by striking out ‘‘or
to determine’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘, to de-
termine’’ and by inserting before the period the fol-
lowing: ‘‘, or to determine the volume usage for pub-
lic health pesticides’’; and
(4) in subsection (k)(3)(A), by striking out ‘‘or’’
at the end of clause (i), by striking the period at the
end of clause (ii) and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘; or’’,
and by inserting after clause (ii) the following:
‘‘(iii) proposes the initial or amended
registration of an end use pesticide that, if
registered as proposed, would be used for
a public health pesticide.’’.
SEC. 204. CANCELLATION.
Section 6(b) is amended by striking out ‘‘or’’ at the
end of paragraph (1), by striking out the period at the
end of paragraph (2) and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘; or’’,
and by adding after paragraph (2) the following:
‘‘(3) if a pesticide is registered or proposed for
registration for public health uses, to send the notice
specified in this subsection to the Secretary of
Health and Human Services for review.
The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall com-
ment under this subsection in accordance with the proce-
dures followed and subject to the same conditions as com-
ments by the Secretary of Agriculture in the case of agri-
cultural pesticides.’’.
SEC. 205. VIEWS OF THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES.
Section 21 (7 U.S.C. 136s) is amended by redesig-
nating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (c) and (d),
respectively, and by adding after subsection (a) the follow-
ing:
‘‘(b) SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERV-
ICES.—The Administrator, before publishing regulations
under this Act for any public health pesticide, shall solicit
the views of the Secretary of Health and Human Services
in the same manner as the views of the Secretary of Agri-
culture are solicited under section 25(a).’’.
SEC. 206. AUTHORITY OF ADMINISTRATOR.
Section 25(a)(1) (7 U.S.C 136w(a)(1)) is amended—
(1) by inserting after ‘‘various classes of pes-
ticides’’ the following: ‘‘, including public health pes-
ticides,’’, and
(2) by striking out ‘‘and nonagricultural pes-
ticides’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘, non-
agricultural, and public health pesticides’’.
SEC. 207. IDENTIFICATION OF PESTS.
Section 28 (7 U.S.C. 136w–3) is amended by adding
at the end the following:
‘‘(d) PUBLIC HEALTH PESTS.—The Administrator,
in coordination with the Secretary of Health and Human
Services, shall identify pests of significant public health
importance and, in coordination with the Public Health
Service, develop and implement programs to improve and
facilitate the safe and necessary use of chemical, biologi-
cal, and other methods to combat and control such pests
of public health importance.’’.
SEC. 208. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out
the purposes of this title $12,000,000 for fiscal year 1995
and such sums as may be necessary for succeeding fiscal
years.
TITLE III—ANTIMICROBIAL
PESTICIDES
SEC. 301. ANTIMICROBIAL PESTICIDES.
(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 2 (7 U.S.C. 136), as
amended by sections 101 and 201, is amended by adding
at the end the following:
‘‘(kk) 
ANTIMICROBIAL
PESTICIDE.—The 
term
‘antimicrobial pesticide’ means a pesticide which—
‘‘(1) is intended to sterilize, disinfect, sanitize,
mitigate growth and development, or protect inani-
mate objects, industrial processes or systems, sur-
faces, or chemical substances from contamination,
degradation, fouling, inefficiency, or deterioration
caused by microbiological organisms (including bac-
teria, viruses, fungi, algae, or composite slime); and
‘‘(2) in the intended use is exempt from, or oth-
erwise not subject to, a tolerance under sections 408
or 409 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act.’’.
(b) REQUIREMENTS FOR REGISTRATION.—Section 3
(7 U.S.C. 136a) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing:
‘‘(g) 
REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS
FOR
ANTIMICROBIAL PESTICIDES.—Within 1 year of the date
of the enactment of the Minor Crop Protection Act of
1994, the Administrator shall propose regulations estab-
lishing requirements for the registration of antimicrobial
pesticides, including guidelines specifying the information
and data required for registration. Such guidelines shall
provide applicants for registration with information suffi-
cient to determine each scientific study that must be sub-
mitted as part of a registration application, specify re-
quired methods for data developed or submitted in support
of a registration, and describe registration application for-
mat requirements and any objective criteria for evaluating
the completeness of the application.
‘‘(h) STUDY OF ANTIMICROBIAL REGISTRATION PRO-
CEDURES.—Not later than 2 years after the date of the
enactment of this subsection, the Administrator shall pre-
pare a report for Congress that evaluates the process for
registering antimicrobial pesticides. The Administrator
shall submit the report to the Committee on Agriculture
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate. The
report shall include the following:
‘‘(1) An evaluation of different ways to acceler-
ate the review of pesticides which meet the criteria
of paragraph (3)(B)(i) and an estimate of the re-
sources the Administrator would need to implement
such changes.
‘‘(2) An estimate of the resources needed to
make a decision—
‘‘(A) within 90 days of receipt of an appli-
cation to register a pesticide that meets the cri-
teria of paragraph (3)(B)(i), whether to ap-
prove the application;
‘‘(B) within 300 days of receipt of an ap-
plication to register an antimicrobial pesticide
that contains a new active ingredient, whether
to approve the application;
‘‘(C) within 200 days of receipt of an ap-
plication to add a new use to the registration of
an antimicrobial pesticide, whether to approve
the application.
‘‘(3) A calculation of the amount of fees paid
under section 4(i)(5) that are paid for antimicrobial
pesticides.
‘‘(4) A calculation of the amount of appro-
priated funds involving the registration and rereg-
istration of antimicrobial pesticides.’’.
SEC. 302. PESTICIDE LABELING.
For pesticides that are or may be diluted for use, the
label or labeling required under the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act may have a different
statement of caution or protective measures for use of rec-
ommended diluted solutions of the pesticide than for use
of concentrates of the pesticide. Such a precautionary
statement shall provide adequate protection for exposure
to the dilute solution of the pesticide.
TITLE IV—EXPEDITED REVIEW
OF CERTAIN PESTICIDE REG-
ISTRATIONS
SEC. 401. OFFICE OF ACCELERATED REVIEW.
The Administrator shall establish within the Office
of Pesticide Programs an office to oversee and expedite
the evaluation of applications for the registration of pes-
ticides that meet the criteria of paragraph (9) of section
3(c) 
of 
the 
Federal 
Insecticide, 
Fungicide, 
and
Rodenticide Act.
SEC. 402. EXPEDITED REVIEW OF CERTAIN PESTICIDE REG-
ISTRATIONS.
Section 3(c) (7 U.S.C. 136a(c)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1) by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘(G) If the applicant is requesting the ex-
pedited registration, or amendment to the reg-
istration, of a pesticide, an explanation of the
basis for the request, in accordance with para-
graph (9) of this subsection.’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(9) EXPEDITED
REGISTRATION
OF
CERTAIN
PESTICIDES.—
‘‘(A)(i) Not later than 1 year after the
date of the enactment of this paragraph and
after opportunity for public comment, the Ad-
ministrator shall develop regulations and guide-
lines for the expedited review of applications for
the registration of pesticides that meet the cri-
teria of this subparagraph.
‘‘(ii) The Administrator shall expedite the
review of an application for registration of a
pesticide or an amendment to a registration
that satisfies the guidelines developed under
this subparagraph. Biological pesticides will be
presumed to qualify for expedited review under
this paragraph. In developing guidelines for the
expedited review of a pesticide under this para-
graph, the Administrator shall consider the ex-
tent to which a pesticide may reasonably be ex-
pected to—
‘‘(I) reduce the risks of pesticides to
human health;
‘‘(II) exhibit a high degree of specific-
ity for the target pest and pose a low risk
for nontarget organisms;
‘‘(III) facilitate the management of
pests while conserving existing natural con-
trols; or
‘‘(IV) minimize the potential for
ground water or surface water contamina-
tion, or other valued environmental re-
sources.
‘‘(B)(i) The Administrator, not later than
30 days after receipt of an application for expe-
dited review, shall notify the applicant whether
the application is complete. If it is found to be
incomplete, the Administrator shall reject the
request for an expedited review.
‘‘(ii) If the application is complete, the Ad-
ministrator shall notify the applicant whether
the application qualifies for expedited review
within 60 days.
‘‘(iii) If an application for registration or
an amendment qualifies for expedited review
under this paragraph, the Administrator shall,
not later than 6 months after accepting such
application, notify the registrant if the applica-
tion has been granted or denied. If the applica-
tion is denied, the Administrator shall comply
with the procedure under section 3(c)(6).
‘‘(C) If at any time after the expedited
registration of a pesticide, the registrant has
additional information bearing on the pes-
ticide’s ability to meet the guidelines established
under subparagraph (A), the registrant shall
immediately submit a report containing such in-
formation to the Administrator.’’.
SEC. 403. CONDITIONAL REGISTRATION FOR CERTAIN PES-
TICIDES.
Section 3(c)(7) (7 U.S.C. 136a(c)(7)) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
‘‘(D)(i) The Administrator may condi-
tionally register or amend the registration of a
pesticide that meets the criteria of paragraph
(9) if—
‘‘(I) the applicant agrees to generate
any additional data that the Administrator
deems appropriate to evaluate the pes-
ticide; and
‘‘(II) the applicant agrees to submit
periodic reports as the Administrator may
require.
A conditional registration under this subpara-
graph shall be granted only if the Administrator
determines, based on available information, that
use of the pesticide during such period will not
cause any unreasonable adverse effect on the
environment and that use of the pesticide is in
the public interest.
‘‘(ii) If at any time after a conditional reg-
istration is approved under this subparagraph,
and before a complete set of data has been sub-
mitted in support of the registration, the Ad-
ministrator determines that a pesticide does not
meet the criteria specified in clause (i), the Ad-
ministrator may by order suspend the registra-
tion until such time as the registrant dem-
onstrates that the criteria for conditional reg-
istration are met. Such order shall be sent to
the registrant and published in the Federal
Register. The order shall include the bases for
suspension together with a description of the
types of information the Administrator believes
must be submitted to determine whether the
pesticide meets the criteria for conditional reg-
istration.
‘‘(iii) A registrant, or any other interested
person with the concurrence of the registrant,
may, within 30 days of publication of the sus-
pension order in the Federal Register, petition
the Administrator to reconsider the issuance of
the suspension order. A petitioner must include
in the petition specific bases supporting the pe-
tition. The Administrator shall, within 90 days
of receipt of the last of such petitions, issue an
order granting or denying petitions timely re-
ceived. Such order shall be sent to the peti-
tioner and published in the Federal Register,
and shall include the factual and legal bases for
the Administrator’s determination of the peti-
tion.
‘‘(iv) If the Administrator receives infor-
mation or a petition with respect to any adverse
effects of a pesticide for which a conditional
registration has been granted under this sub-
paragraph, the Administrator may refer the
matter to a Scientific Advisory Panel for re-
view.’’.
SEC. 404. INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT.
(a) INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT PROJECTS.—
The Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with the Ad-
ministrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall
encourage integrated pest management projects to be or-
ganized around specific pests and specific environmental
problems faced by growers and others in partnership with
scientists from local research organizations, including
land-grant or other universities and the Department, or
growers, and funded by a competitive, peer review grants
program.
(b) GOALS AND OBJECTIVES.—The goals and objec-
tives of integrated pest management projects shall be
area-specific and commodity or crop-specific in manner
that allows the projects to be qualitatively and quan-
titatively evaluated. The Environmental Protection Agency
and the Department of Agriculture shall evaluate the im-
plementation and effectiveness of integrated pest manage-
ment projects based on the following criteria:
(1) Risks to growers from crop losses and dras-
tic yield variations.
(2) Effectiveness of the utilization of alternative
pesticides, including resistant hosts, biological con-
trol agents, and cultural controls.
(3) Use of practices that avoid or minimize the
development of genetic resistance in pests to chemi-
cals or other tactics used to control them.
SEC. 405. RESISTANCE MANAGEMENT.
Section 3(c) (7 U.S.C. 136a(c)), as amended by sec-
tion 402, is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(10) EVIDENCE OF PEST RESISTANCE.—If the
Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with the
Administrator, determines that pest resistance to a
pesticide is detected and is likely to diminish the ef-
ficacy of the product or threatens to accelerate the
evolution of resistance to other registrations of the
same or similar products, the Administrator shall
provide technical assistance to the applicant or reg-
istrant to—
‘‘(A) develop a plan to minimize the poten-
tial for development of resistance that includes
amended labeling directions for resistance strat-
egies; and
‘‘(B) conduct monitoring and submit re-
ports as the Administrator may deem necessary
to evaluate the effectiveness of the resistance
plan.
The plan developed under subparagraph (A) should
also address the potential for resistance development
in other geographical areas of the United States.’’.
Passed the House of Representatives October 4,
1994.
Attest:
Clerk.
103D CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 967
AN ACT
To amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act with respect to minor use pes-
ticides.