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cation specified in paragraph (1) by the end of the 
applicable decision review period. 
‘‘(h) ACCOUNTING.—The Administrator shall—
‘‘(1) provide an annual accounting of the reg-
istration service fees paid to the Administrator and 
disbursed from the Fund, by providing financial 
statements in accordance with—
‘‘(A) the Chief Financial Officers Act of 
1990 (Public Law 101–576; 104 Stat. 2838) and 
amendments made by that Act; and 
‘‘(B) the Government Management Reform 
Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–356; 108 Stat. 
3410) and amendments made by that Act; 
‘‘(2) provide an accounting describing expendi-
tures from the Fund authorized under subsection (c); 
and 
‘‘(3) provide an annual accounting describing 
collections and expenditures authorized under sub-
section (d). 
‘‘(i) AUDITING.—
‘‘(1) FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
OF
AGENCIES.—
For the purpose of section 3515(c) of title 31, United 
States Code, the Fund shall be considered a compo-
nent of an executive agency.
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‘‘(2) COMPONENTS.—The annual audit required 
under sections 3515(b) and 3521 of that title of the 
financial statements of activities under this section 
shall include an analysis of—
‘‘(A) the fees collected under subsection (b) 
and disbursed; 
‘‘(B) compliance with subsection (f); 
‘‘(C) the amount appropriated to meet the 
requirements of subsection (d)(1); and 
‘‘(D) the reasonableness of the allocation of 
the overhead allocation of costs associated with 
the review and decisionmaking pertaining to ap-
plications under this section. 
‘‘(3) INSPECTOR GENERAL.—The Inspector Gen-
eral of the Environmental Protection Agency shall—
‘‘(A) conduct the annual audit required 
under this subsection; and 
‘‘(B) report the findings and recommenda-
tions of the audit to the Administrator and to 
the appropriate committees of Congress. 
‘‘(j) PERSONNEL LEVELS.—All full-time equivalent po-
sitions supported by fees authorized and collected under this 
section shall not be counted against the agency-wide per-
sonnel level goals of the Environmental Protection Agency. 
‘‘(k) REPORTS.—
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‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than March 1, 
2005, and each March 1 thereafter through March 1, 
2009, the Administrator shall publish an annual re-
port describing actions taken under this section. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—The report shall include—
‘‘(A) a review of the progress made in car-
rying out each requirement of subsections (e) and 
(f), including—
‘‘(i) the number of applications re-
viewed, including the decision times for 
each application specified in subsection (f); 
‘‘(ii) the number of actions pending in 
each category of actions described in sub-
section (f)(3), as well as the number of inert 
ingredients; 
‘‘(iii) to the extent determined appro-
priate by the Administrator and consistent 
with the authorities of the Administrator 
and limitations on delegation of functions 
by the Administrator, recommendations 
for—
‘‘(I) expanding the use of self-cer-
tification in all appropriate areas of 
the registration process;
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‘‘(II) providing for accreditation 
of outside reviewers and the use of out-
side reviewers to conduct the review of 
major portions of applications; and 
‘‘(III) reviewing the scope of use 
of the notification process to cover 
broader categories of registration ac-
tions; and 
‘‘(iv) the use of performance-based con-
tracts, other contracts, and procurement to 
ensure that—
‘‘(I) the goals of this Act for the 
timely review of applications for reg-
istration are met; and 
‘‘(II) the registration program is 
administered in the most productive 
and cost effective manner practicable; 
‘‘(B) a description of the staffing and re-
sources relating to the costs associated with the 
review and decisionmaking pertaining to appli-
cations; and 
‘‘(C) a review of the progress in meeting the 
timeline requirements of section 4(g). 
‘‘(3) METHOD.—The Administrator shall publish 
a report required by this subsection by such method
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as the Administrator determines to be the most effec-
tive for efficiently disseminating the report, including 
publication of the report on the Internet site of the 
Environmental Protection Agency. 
‘‘(l) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Nothing in this section affects 
any other duties, obligations, or authorities established by 
any other section of this Act, including the right to judicial 
review of duties, obligations, or authorities established by 
any other section of this Act. 
‘‘(m) TERMINATION OF EFFECTIVENESS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), the authority provided by this section ter-
minates on September 30, 2008. 
‘‘(2) PHASE OUT.—
‘‘(A) FISCAL YEAR 2009.—During fiscal year 
2009, the requirement to pay and collect reg-
istration service fees applies, except that the level 
of registration service fees payable under this sec-
tion shall be reduced 40 percent below the level 
in effect on September 30, 2008. 
‘‘(B) FISCAL
YEAR
2010.—During fiscal 
year 2010, the requirement to pay and collect 
registration service fees applies, except that the 
level of registration service fees payable under
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this section shall be reduced 70 percent below the 
level in effect on September 30, 2008. 
‘‘(C) SEPTEMBER 30, 2010.—Effective Sep-
tember 30, 2010, the requirement to pay and col-
lect registration service fees terminates. 
‘‘(D) DECISION REVIEW PERIODS.—
‘‘(i) PENDING APPLICATIONS.—In the 
case of an application received under this 
section before September 30, 2008, the ap-
plication shall be reviewed in accordance 
with subsection (f). 
‘‘(ii) NEW APPLICATIONS.—In the case 
of an application received under this section 
on or after September 30, 2008, subsection 
(f) shall not apply to the application.’’. 
(g) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 
Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. prec. 136) is amended—
(1) by striking the item relating to section 
4(k)(3) and inserting the following:
‘‘(3) Review of inert ingredients; expedited processing of 
similar applications.’’;
and 
(2) by striking the items relating to sections 30 
and 31 and inserting the following:
‘‘Sec. 30. Minimum requirements for training of maintenance applicators and 
service technicians.
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‘‘Sec. 31. Environmental Protection Agency minor use program. 
‘‘Sec. 32. Department of Agriculture minor use program. 
‘‘(a) In general. 
‘‘(b)(1) Minor use pesticide data. 
‘‘(2) Minor Use Pesticide Data Revolving Fund. 
‘‘Sec. 33. Pesticide registration service fees. 
‘‘(a) Definition of costs. 
‘‘(b) Fees. 
‘‘(1) In general. 
‘‘(2) Covered pesticide registration applications. 
‘‘(3) Schedule of covered applications and registration service fees. 
‘‘(4) Pending pesticide registration applications. 
‘‘(5) Resubmission of pesticide registration applications. 
‘‘(6) Fee adjustment. 
‘‘(7) Waivers and reductions. 
‘‘(8) Refunds. 
‘‘(c) Pesticide Registration Fund. 
‘‘(1) Establishment. 
‘‘(2) Transfers to Fund. 
‘‘(3) Expenditures from Fund. 
‘‘(4) Collections and appropriations Acts. 
‘‘(5) Unused funds. 
‘‘(d) Assessment of fees. 
‘‘(1) Definition of covered functions. 
‘‘(2) Minimum amount of appropriations. 
‘‘(3) Use of fees. 
‘‘(4) Compliance. 
‘‘(5) Subsequent authority. 
‘‘(e) Reforms to reduce decision time review periods. 
‘‘(f) Decision time review periods. 
‘‘(1) In general. 
‘‘(2) Report. 
‘‘(3) Applications subject to decision time review periods. 
‘‘(4) Start of decision time review period. 
‘‘(5) Extension of decision time review period. 
‘‘(g) Judicial review. 
‘‘(1) In general. 
‘‘(2) Scope. 
‘‘(3) Timing. 
‘‘(4) Remedies. 
‘‘(h) Accounting. 
‘‘(i) Auditing. 
‘‘(1) Financial statements of agencies. 
‘‘(2) Components. 
‘‘(3) Inspector General. 
‘‘(j) Personnel levels. 
‘‘(k) Reports. 
‘‘(1) In general. 
‘‘(2) Contents. 
‘‘(l) Savings clause. 
‘‘(m) Termination of effectiveness. 
‘‘(1) In general. 
‘‘(2) Phase out.
‘‘Sec. 34. Severability. 
‘‘Sec. 35. Authorization for appropriations.’’.