SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Pesticide Registration Enhancement Act of 2017’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Extension and modification of maintenance fee authority. 
Sec. 3. Reregistration and Expedited Processing Fund. 
Sec. 4. Experimental use permits for pesticides. 
Sec. 5. Pesticide registration service fees. 
Sec. 6. Revision of tables regarding covered pesticide registration applications 
and other covered actions and their corresponding registration 
service fees. 
SEC. 2. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF MAINTENANCE 
FEE AUTHORITY. 
(a) MAINTENANCE FEE.—Section 4(i)(1) of the Fed-
eral Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 
136a–1(i)(1)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘an aggre-
gate amount of $27,800,000 for each of fiscal years 
2013 through 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘an average 
amount of $31,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2017 
through 2023’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (D)— 
(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘$115,500 for 
each of fiscal years 2013 through 2017’’ and 
inserting ‘‘$129,400 for each of fiscal years 
2017 through 2023’’; and 
(B) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘$184,800 
for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2017’’
and inserting ‘‘$207,000 for each of fiscal years 
2017 through 2023’’; 
(3) in subparagraph (E)(i)— 
(A) in subclause (I), by striking ‘‘$70,600 
for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2017’’ 
and inserting ‘‘$79,100 for each of fiscal years 
2017 through 2023’’; and 
(B) 
in 
subclause 
(II), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$122,100 for each of fiscal years 2013 
through 2017’’ and inserting ‘‘$136,800 for 
each of fiscal years 2017 through 2023’’; and 
(4) in subparagraph (I), by striking ‘‘2017’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
(b) PROHIBITION ON OTHER FEES.—Section 4(i)(2) 
of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 
(7 U.S.C. 136a–1(i)(2)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘during the period beginning on 
the date of enactment of this section and ending on 
September 30, 2019’’ and inserting ‘‘until Sep-
tember 30, 2025’’; and 
(2) by inserting after ‘‘registration of a pes-
ticide under this Act’’ the following: ‘‘or any other 
action covered under a table specified in section 
33(b)(3),’’.
(c) EXTENSION
OF PROHIBITION
ON TOLERANCE 
FEES.—Section 408(m)(3) of the Federal Food, Drug, 
and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 346a(m)(3)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘2017’’ and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 3. REREGISTRATION AND EXPEDITED PROCESSING 
FUND. 
(a) AUTHORIZED USE OF FUND.—Section 4(k)(2)(A) 
of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 
(7 U.S.C. 136a–1(k)(2)(A)) is amended— 
(1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘the fund’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the Reregistration and Expedited 
Processing Fund’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘paragraph (3),’’ in the first 
sentence and all that follows through the second sen-
tence and inserting the following: ‘‘paragraph (3), to 
offset the costs of registration review under section 
3(g), including the costs associated with any review 
under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 
U.S.C. 1531 et. seq.) required as part of the reg-
istration review, to offset the costs associated with 
tracking and implementing registration review deci-
sions, including registration review decisions de-
signed to reduce risk, for the purposes specified in 
paragraphs (4) and (5), and to enhance the informa-
tion systems capabilities to improve the tracking of 
pesticide registration decisions.’’; 
(3) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘are allocated sole-
ly’’ and all that follows through ‘‘3(g);’’ and insert-
ing the following: ‘‘are allocated solely for the pur-
poses specified in the first sentence of this subpara-
graph;’’; and 
(4) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘necessary to 
achieve’’ and all that follows through ‘‘3(g);’’ and in-
serting the following: ‘‘necessary to achieve the pur-
poses specified in the first sentence of this subpara-
graph;’’. 
(b) SET-ASIDE FOR REVIEW OF INERT INGREDIENTS 
AND EXPEDITED PROCESSING
OF SIMILAR APPLICA-
TIONS.—Section 4(k)(3)(A) of the Federal Insecticide, 
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136a– 
1(k)(3)(A)) is amended, in the matter preceding clause (i), 
by striking ‘‘The Administrator shall use’’ and all that fol-
lows through ‘‘personnel and resources—’’ and inserting 
the following: ‘‘For each of fiscal years 2017 through 
2023, the Administrator shall use between 1⁄9 and 1⁄8 of 
the maintenance fees collected in such fiscal year to obtain 
sufficient personnel and resources—’’. 
(c) SET-ASIDE FOR EXPEDITED RULEMAKING AND 
GUIDANCE DEVELOPMENT FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES.—
Paragraph (4) of section 4(k) of the Federal Insecticide, 
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136a–1(k)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(4) EXPEDITED RULEMAKING AND GUIDANCE 
DEVELOPMENT
FOR
CERTAIN
PRODUCT
PERFORM-
ANCE DATA REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) SET-ASIDE.—For each of fiscal years 
2017 through 2021, the Administrator shall use 
not more than $500,000 of the amounts made 
available to the Administrator in the Rereg-
istration and Expedited Processing Fund for 
the activities described in subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(B) 
PRODUCTS
CLAIMING
EFFICACY 
AGAINST
INVERTEBRATE
PESTS
OF
SIGNIFI-
CANT
PUBLIC
HEALTH
OR
ECONOMIC
IMPOR-
TANCE.—The Administrator shall use amounts 
made available under subparagraph (A) to de-
velop, receive comments with respect to, final-
ize, and implement the necessary rulemaking 
and guidance for product performance data re-
quirements to evaluate products claiming effi-
cacy against the following invertebrate pests of 
significant public health or economic impor-
tance (in order of importance): 
‘‘(i) Bed bugs.
‘‘(ii) Premise (including crawling in-
sects, flying insects, and baits). 
‘‘(iii) Pests of pets (including pet 
pests controlled by spot-ons, collars, sham-
poos, powders, dips). 
‘‘(iv) Fire ants. 
‘‘(C) DEADLINES
FOR
GUIDANCE.—The 
Administrator shall develop, and publish guid-
ance required by subparagraph (B) with respect 
to claims of efficacy against pests described in 
such subparagraph as follows: 
‘‘(i) With respect to bed bugs, issue 
final guidance not later than June 30, 
2017. 
‘‘(ii) With respect to pests specified in 
clause (ii) of such subparagraph— 
‘‘(I) submit draft guidance to the 
Scientific Advisory Panel and for pub-
lic comment not later than June 30, 
2018; and 
‘‘(II) complete any response to 
comments received with respect to 
such draft guidance and finalize the 
guidance not later than September 30, 
2020.
public health or economic importance specified 
in clauses (i) through (iv) of subparagraph 
(B).’’. 
(d) SET-ASIDE FOR GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICES 
INSPECTIONS.—Section 4(k) of the Federal Insecticide, 
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136a–1(k)) is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as 
paragraphs (6) and (7), respectively; 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) GOOD
LABORATORY
PRACTICES
INSPEC-
TIONS.— 
‘‘(A) SET-ASIDE.—For each of fiscal years 
2017 through 2023, the Administrator shall use 
not more than $500,000 of the amounts made 
available to the Administrator in the Rereg-
istration and Expedited Processing Fund for 
the activities described in subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(B) 
ACTIVITIES.—The 
Administrator 
shall use amounts made available under sub-
paragraph (A) for enhancements to the good 
laboratory practices standards compliance moni-
toring program established under part 160 of 
title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (or
successor regulations), with respect to labora-
tory inspections and data audits conducted in 
support of pesticide product registrations under 
this Act. As part of such monitoring program, 
the Administrator shall make available to each 
laboratory inspected under such program in 
support of such registrations a preliminary 
summary of inspection observations not later 
than 60 days after the date on which such an 
inspection is completed.’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (7), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘ paragraphs (2), (3), and (4)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘ paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (5)’’. 
SEC. 4. EXPERIMENTAL USE PERMITS FOR PESTICIDES. 
Section 5(a) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, 
and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136c(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘permit for a pesticide.’’ and in-
serting ‘‘permit for a pesticide. An application for an 
experimental use permit for a covered application 
under section 33(b) shall conform with the require-
ments of that section.’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘(or in the case of an applica-
tion for an experimental use permit for a covered 
application under section 33(b), not later than the 
last day of the applicable timeframe for such appli-
cation specified in such section)’’ after ‘‘all required 
supporting data’’. 
SEC. 5. PESTICIDE REGISTRATION SERVICE FEES. 
(a) EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF FEE AU-
THORITY.—Section 33(b) of the Federal Insecticide, Fun-
gicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136w–8(b)) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘PESTICIDE 
REGISTRATION’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘or 
for any other action covered by a table specified 
in paragraph (3)’’ after ‘‘covered by this Act 
that is received by the Administrator on or 
after the effective date of the Pesticide Reg-
istration Improvement Act of 2003’’; 
(2) in paragraph (5)— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘PESTICIDE 
REGISTRATION
APPLICATIONS’’ and inserting 
‘‘COVERED APPLICATION’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘pesticide registration ap-
plication’’ both places it appears and inserting 
‘‘covered application’’; 
(3) in paragraph (6)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)—
(i) by striking ‘‘pesticide registra-
tion’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘October 1, 2013, and 
ending on September 30, 2015’’ and in-
serting ‘‘October 1, 2019, and ending on 
September 30, 2021’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘pesticide registra-
tion’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘2015’’ both places in 
appears, and inserting ‘‘2021’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘re-
vised registration service fee schedules’’ and in-
serting ‘‘service fee schedules revised pursuant 
to this paragraph’’; 
(4) in paragraph (7)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘covered pesticide reg-
istration’’ and inserting ‘‘covered applica-
tion’’; and 
(ii) by inserting before the period at 
the end the following: ‘‘, except that no 
waiver or fee reduction shall be provided in 
connection with a request for a letter of
certification (commonly referred to as a 
Gold Seal letter)’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (F)(i), by striking 
‘‘pesticide registration’’; and 
(5) in paragraph (8)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘pes-
ticide registration’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking 
‘‘pesticide registration’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (C)— 
(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘pesticide 
registration’’ and inserting ‘‘covered’’; and 
(ii) in clause (ii)(I), by striking ‘‘pes-
ticide registration’’ and inserting ‘‘cov-
ered’’. 
(b) PESTICIDE REGISTRATION FUND SET-ASIDES 
FOR WORKER PROTECTION, PARTNERSHIP GRANTS, AND 
PESTICIDE SAFETY EDUCATION.—Section 33(c)(3)(B) of 
the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 
(7 U.S.C. 136w–8(c)(3)(B)) is amended— 
(1) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘, PARTNER-
SHIP GRANTS, AND PESTICIDE SAFETY EDUCATION’’ 
after ‘‘WORKER PROTECTION’’; 
(2) in clause (i)—
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Pesticide Registration Im-
provement Extension Act of 2012’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Pesticide Registration Enhancement Act of 
2017’’; and 
(B) by inserting after ‘‘covered pesticide 
registration actions’’ the following: ‘‘or for any 
other action covered by a table specified in sub-
section (b)(3)’’; 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking subparagraph 
(C) and inserting the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) applications for any other action cov-
ered by a table specified in subsection (b)(3).’’; 
and 
(3) in paragraph (4)(A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘a pesticide registration 
application’’ and inserting ‘‘a covered applica-
tion’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘covered pesticide registra-
tion application’’ and inserting ‘‘covered appli-
cation’’. 
(e) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Section 33(k) of 
the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 
(7 U.S.C. 136w–8(k)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘2017’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2023’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (D), by striking 
clause (i) and inserting the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(i) the number of pesticides or pes-
ticide cases reviewed and the number of 
registration review decisions completed, in-
cluding— 
‘‘(I) the number of cases can-
celled; 
‘‘(II) the number of cases requir-
ing risk mitigation measures; 
‘‘(III) the number of cases re-
moving risk mitigation measures; 
‘‘(IV) the number of cases with 
no risk mitigation needed; and 
‘‘(V) the number of cases in 
which risk mitigation has been fully 
implemented;’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (G)— 
(i) in clause (i)—
(I) by striking ‘‘section 4(k)(4)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (4) and (5) 
of section 4(k)’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘that section’’ 
and inserting ‘‘such paragraphs’’; 
(ii) by striking clauses (ii), (iii), (iv), 
(v), and (vi); 
(iii) by inserting after clause (i) the 
following new clause: 
‘‘(ii) implementing enhancements to— 
‘‘(I) the electronic tracking of 
covered applications; 
‘‘(II) the electronic tracking of 
conditional registrations; 
‘‘(III) the endangered species 
database; 
‘‘(IV) the electronic review of la-
bels submitted with covered applica-
tions; and 
‘‘(V) the electronic review and as-
sessment of confidential statements of 
formula submitted with covered appli-
cations; and’’; and 
(iv) by redesignating clause (vii) as 
clause (iii);
(C) in subparagraph (I), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(D) in subparagraph (J), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting a semicolon; 
and 
(E) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraphs: 
‘‘(K) a review of the progress made in de-
veloping, updating, and implementing product 
performance test guidelines for pesticide prod-
ucts that are intended to control invertebrate 
pests of significant public health importance 
and, by regulation, prescribing product per-
formance data requirements for such pesticide 
products registered under section 3; 
‘‘(L) a review of the progress made in the 
priority review and approval of new pesticides 
to control vector-born public health pests for 
use in the United States, including each terri-
tory or possession of the United States, and 
United States military installations globally; 
‘‘(M) a review of the progress made in im-
plementing enhancements to the good labora-
tory practices standards compliance monitoring 
program established under part 160 of title 40
of the Code of Federal Regulations (or suc-
cessor regulations); 
‘‘(N) the number of approvals for active 
ingredients, new uses, and pesticide end use 
products granted in connection with the Design 
for the Environment program (or any successor 
program) of the Environmental Protection 
Agency; and 
‘‘(O) with respect to funds in the Pesticide 
Registration Fund reserved under subsection 
(c)(3), a review that includes— 
‘‘(i) a description of the amount and 
use of such funds— 
‘‘(I) to carry out activities relat-
ing to worker protection under clause 
(i) of subsection (c)(3)(B); 
‘‘(II) to award partnership grants 
under clause (ii) of such subsection; 
and 
‘‘(III) to carry out the pesticide 
safety 
education 
program 
under 
clause (iii) of such subsection; 
‘‘(ii) an evaluation of the appropriate-
ness and effectiveness of the activities,
grants, and program described in clause 
(i); 
‘‘(iii) a description of how stake-
holders are engaged in the decision to fund 
such activities, grants, and program; and 
‘‘(iv) with respect to activities relating 
to worker protection carried out under sub-
paragraph (B)(i) of such subsection, a 
summary of the analyses from stake-
holders, including from worker community- 
based organizations, on the appropriate-
ness and effectiveness of such activities.’’. 
(f) TERMINATION
OF
EFFECTIVENESS.—Section 
33(m) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 
Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136w–8(m)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2017’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2023’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘FISCAL YEAR 2018.— 
During fiscal year 2018’’ and inserting 
‘‘FISCAL
YEAR
2024.—During fiscal year 
2024’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘2017’’ and inserting 
‘‘2023’’;
(B) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘FISCAL YEAR 2019.— 
During fiscal year 2019’’ and inserting 
‘‘FISCAL
YEAR
2025.—During fiscal year 
2025’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘2017’’ and inserting 
‘‘2023’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘SEP-
TEMBER
30, 2019.—Effective September 30, 
2019’’ and inserting ‘‘SEPTEMBER 30, 2025.— 
Effective September 30, 2025’’; and 
(D) in subparagraph (D), by striking 
‘‘2017’’ both places it appears and inserting 
‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 6. REVISION OF TABLES REGARDING COVERED PES-
TICIDE REGISTRATION APPLICATIONS AND 
OTHER COVERED ACTIONS AND THEIR COR-
RESPONDING REGISTRATION SERVICE FEES. 
Paragraph (3) of section 33(b) of the Federal Insecti-
cide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136w– 
8(b)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(3) SCHEDULE
OF
COVERED
APPLICATIONS 
AND
OTHER
ACTIONS
AND
THEIR
REGISTRATION 
SERVICE
FEES.—Subject to paragraph (6), the 
schedule of registration applications and other cov-
ered actions and their corresponding registration 
service fees shall be as follows: 
‘‘TABLE 1. — REGISTRATION DIVISION — NEW ACTIVE 
INGREDIENTS 
EPA 
No. 
New 
CR 
No. 
Action 
Decision 
Review 
Time 
(Months)(1) 
FY’17 & 
FY’18 Reg-
istration 
Service Fee 
($) 
R010 
New Active In-
gredient, Food 
use. (2)(3) 
753,082 
R020 
New Active In-
gredient, Food 
use; reduced 
risk. (2)(3) 
627,568 
R040 
New Active In-
gredient, Food 
use; Experi-
mental Use 
Permit appli-
cation; estab-
lish temporary 
tolerance; sub-
mitted before 
application for 
registration; 
credit 45% of 
fee toward 
new active in-
gredient appli-
cation that fol-
lows. (3) 
462,502 
R060 
New Active In-
gredient, Non- 
food use; out-
door. (2)(3) 
523,205 
R070 
New Active In-
gredient, Non- 
food use; out-
door; reduced 
risk. (2)(3) 
436,004
‘‘TABLE 1. — REGISTRATION DIVISION — NEW ACTIVE 
INGREDIENTS—Continued 
EPA 
No. 
New 
CR 
No. 
Action 
Decision 
Review 
Time 
(Months)(1) 
FY’17 & 
FY’18 Reg-
istration 
Service Fee 
($) 
R090 
New Active In-
gredient, Non- 
food use; out-
door; Experi-
mental Use 
Permit appli-
cation; sub-
mitted before 
application for 
registration; 
credit 45% of 
fee toward 
new active in-
gredient appli-
cation that fol-
lows. (3) 
323,690 
R110 
New Active In-
gredient, Non- 
food use; in-
door. (2)(3) 
290,994 
R120 
New Active In-
gredient, Non- 
food use; in-
door; reduced 
risk. (2)(3) 
242,495 
R121 
New Active In-
gredient, Non- 
food use; in-
door; Experi-
mental Use 
Permit appli-
cation; sub-
mitted before 
application for 
registration; 
credit 45% of 
fee toward 
new active in-
gredient appli-
cation that fol-
lows. (3) 
182,327