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. 5. 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 paragraph (3) 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. 6. VIEWS.
Section 21 (7 U.S.C. 136s) is amended by redesignat-
ing subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (c) and (d),
respectively, and by adding after subsection (a) the
following:
‘‘(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. 7. AUTHORITY OF ADMINISTRATOR.
Section 25(a)(1) (7 U.S.C. 136w(a)(1)) is amend-
ed—
(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-agricul-
tural, and public health pesticides’’.
SEC. 8. 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. 9. PUBLIC HEALTH PESTICIDES.
The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
Act is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘SEC. 32. PUBLIC HEALTH PESTICIDES.
‘‘The Administrator, in conjunction with the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services, shall submit an an-
nual report to the Congress by March 1 of each year de-
scribing the uses of public health pesticides to promote
human health protection in the United States. The report
shall include—
‘‘(1) an analysis of vector control practices,
‘‘(2) an analysis of the approximately 50 dis-
eases which are associated with arthropods or other
vectors, including a consideration of the impact of
vector control on the incidence of such diseases,
‘‘(3) an analysis of the role of IPM in vector
control and how agricultural IPM practices impact
public health vector control, and
‘‘(4) an analysis of public health pesticides, in-
cluding the benefits of vectored disease prevention
and a comparison of such benefits to the relative
risks of the use of public health pesticides and the
risks of vectored diseases.’’.
SEC. 10. PUBLIC HEALTH DATA.
Section 4 (7 U.S.C. 136a) is amended by adding at
the end the following:
‘‘(m) AUTHORIZATION OF FUNDS TO DEVELOP PUB-
LIC HEALTH DATA.—
‘‘(1) DEFINITION.—For the purposes of this
section, Secretary means the Secretary of Health
and Human Services, acting through the Public
Health Service.
‘‘(2) CONSULTATION.—In the case of a pes-
ticide registered for use in public health programs
for vector control or for other uses the Adminis-
trator determines to be human health protection
uses, the Administrator shall, upon timely request by
the registrant or any other interested person, or on
the Administrator’s own initiative may, consult with
the Secretary prior to taking final action to suspend
registration under section 3(c)(2)(B)(iv), or cancel a
registration under sections 4, 6(e), or 6(f). In con-
sultation with the Secretary, the Administrator shall
prescribe the form and content of requests under
this section.
‘‘(3) BENEFITS TO SUPPORT FAMILY.—The Ad-
ministrator, after consulting with the Secretary,
shall make a determination whether the potential
benefits of continued use of the pesticide for public
health or health protection purposes are of such sig-
nificance as to warrant a commitment by the Sec-
retary to conduct or to arrange for the conduct of
the studies required by the Administrator to support
continued registration under section 3 or registra-
tion under section 4.
‘‘(4) ADDITIONAL TIME.—If the Administrator
determines that such a commitment is warranted
and in the public interest, the Administrator shall
notify the Secretary and shall, to the extent nec-
essary, amend a notice issued under section
3(c)(2)(B) to specify additional reasonable time peri-
ods for submission of the data.
‘‘(5) ARRANGEMENTS.—The Secretary shall
make such arrangements for the conduct of required
studies as the Secretary finds necessary and appro-
priate to permit submission of data in accordance
with the time periods prescribed by the Adminis-
trator. Such arrangements may include Public
Health Service intramural research activities, grants,
contracts, or cooperative agreements with academic,
public health, or other organizations qualified by ex-
perience and training to conduct such studies.
‘‘(6) SUPPORT.—The Secretary may provide for
support of the required studies using funds author-
ized to be appropriated under this section, the Pub-
lic Health Service Act, or other appropriate authori-
ties. After a determination is made under subsection
(d), the Secretary shall notify the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and
the Senate of the sums required to conduct the nec-
essary studies.
‘‘(7) AUTHORIZATION.—There is authorized to
be appropriated to carry out the purposes of this
section $12,000,000 for fiscal year 1993, and such
sums as may be necessary for succeeding fiscal
years.’’.
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