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Union Calendar No. 346 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 935 
[Report No. 113–467, Parts I and II] 
To amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act and the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify Congressional intent re-
garding the regulation of the use of pesticides in or near navigable 
waters, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 4, 2013 
Mr. GIBBS (for himself, Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. SCHRADER, and 
Mr. MCINTYRE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 
Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with-
in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
JUNE 2, 2014 
Additional sponsors: Mr. SIMPSON, Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. 
RIBBLE, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. DENHAM, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. JONES, Mr. 
HUELSKAMP, Mr. KINZINGER of Illinois, Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan, Mr. 
ROKITA, Mr. YODER, Mr. WALDEN, Mr. FORBES, Mr. SOUTHERLAND, 
Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. BONNER, Mrs. LUMMIS, Mr. 
NUNNELEE, Mr. SMITH of Nebraska, Mr. VALADAO, Mr. MARINO, Mr. 
KING of Iowa, Mr. KINGSTON, Mr. PETERSON, Mr. LUCAS, Mr. JOHNSON 
of Ohio, Mr. POE of Texas, Mr. STOCKMAN, Mr. HUDSON, Mrs. 
HARTZLER, Mr. ENYART, Mr. GUTHRIE, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. 
STUTZMAN, Mr. COSTA, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. GARDNER, Mr. HULTGREN, 
Mrs. ELLMERS, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. THORNBERRY, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, 
Mr. SALMON, Mr. SCHWEIKERT, Mr. COTTON, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. 
KLINE, Mr. BARLETTA, Mr. STIVERS, Mr. GINGREY of Georgia, Mrs. 
ROBY, Mr. FLEISCHMANN, Mr. POMPEO, Mrs. NOEM, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. 
CASSIDY, and Mr. CRENSHAW 
JUNE 2, 2014 
Reported from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
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Reported from the Committee on Agriculture; committed to the Committee of 
the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
A BILL 
To 
amend 
the 
Federal 
Insecticide, 
Fungicide, 
and 
Rodenticide Act and the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act to clarify Congressional intent regarding the regula-
tion of the use of pesticides in or near navigable waters, 
and for other purposes. 
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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 ‘‘Reducing Regulatory 
Burdens Act of 2013’’. 
SEC. 2. USE OF AUTHORIZED PESTICIDES. 
Section 3(f) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, 
and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136a(f)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) USE
OF
AUTHORIZED
PESTICIDES.—Ex-
cept as provided in section 402(s) of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act, the Administrator or a 
State may not require a permit under such Act for 
a discharge from a point source into navigable 
waters of a pesticide authorized for sale, distribu-
tion, or use under this Act, or the residue of such 
a pesticide, resulting from the application of such 
pesticide.’’. 
SEC. 3. DISCHARGES OF PESTICIDES. 
Section 402 of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
Act (33 U.S.C. 1342) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(s) DISCHARGES OF PESTICIDES.— 
‘‘(1) NO
PERMIT
REQUIREMENT.—Except as 
provided in paragraph (2), a permit shall not be re-
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quired by the Administrator or a State under this 
Act for a discharge from a point source into navi-
gable waters of a pesticide authorized for sale, dis-
tribution, or use under the Federal Insecticide, Fun-
gicide, and Rodenticide Act, or the residue of such 
a pesticide, resulting from the application of such 
pesticide. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—Paragraph (1) shall not 
apply to the following discharges of a pesticide or 
pesticide residue: 
‘‘(A) A discharge resulting from the appli-
cation of a pesticide in violation of a provision 
of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 
Rodenticide Act that is relevant to protecting 
water quality, if— 
‘‘(i) the discharge would not have oc-
curred but for the violation; or 
‘‘(ii) the amount of pesticide or pes-
ticide residue in the discharge is greater 
than would have occurred without the vio-
lation. 
‘‘(B) Stormwater discharges subject to reg-
ulation under subsection (p). 
‘‘(C) The following discharges subject to 
regulation under this section: 
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‘‘(i) Manufacturing or industrial efflu-
ent. 
‘‘(ii) Treatment works effluent. 
‘‘(iii) Discharges incidental to the nor-
mal operation of a vessel, including a dis-
charge resulting from ballasting operations 
or vessel biofouling prevention.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 346 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 935 
[Report No. 113–467, Parts I and II] 
A BILL 
To amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 
Rodenticide Act and the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act to clarify Congressional intent re-
garding the regulation of the use of pesticides in 
or near navigable waters, and for other purposes. 
JUNE 2, 2014 
Reported from the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure 
JUNE 2, 2014 
Reported from the Committee on Agriculture; committed 
to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
the Union and ordered to be printed 
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