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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ''Bed Bug Management, Prevention, and
Research Act''.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF RESEARCH PROGRAM TO CONTROL AND ERADICATE BED
BUGS.

(a) Bed Bug Research Program.--Section 1672 of the Food,
Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5925) is
amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection (k); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (h) the following new
subsection:
''(j) Bed Bug Control.--
''(1) Authorization and use of grants.--The Secretary, in
consultation with the task force appointed under paragraph (2),
shall award grants under this subsection for only for the
following purposes:
''(A) Developing more efficacious chemicals and
chemical methods of detecting, preventing, and managing
bed bugs.
''(B) Identifying or discovering affordable and
effective methods of managing bed bugs, including basic
and applied biology and demonstration research
projects.
''(2) Task force.--
''(A) Establishment.--Pursuant to subsection
(b)(2)(C), the Secretary shall, not later than 90 days
after the date of the enactment of the Bed Bug
Management, Prevention, and Research Act, appoint a bed
bug task force (referred to in this subsection as the
'task force') to assist the Secretary in awarding
grants under this section.
''(B) Composition.--The task force shall be
composed of members or representatives of the
following:
''(i) The pest management industry.
''(ii) The hospitality industry (including
hotels, motels, and other forms of lodging or
accommodation).
''(iii) The multi-family housing management
industry.
''(iv) Public health organizations.
''(v) Any other group or industry the
Secretary determines is significantly impacted
by bed bugs.
''(3) Initial grants.--
''(A) Requests for proposals.--The Secretary shall,
not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment
of the Bed Bug Management, Prevention, and Research Act
and in consultation with the task force, publish a
request for grant proposals for research projects for
the purposes described in paragraph (1).
''(B) Award of grants.--Not later than 180 days
after the date of such publication, the Secretary
shall--
''(i) evaluate such proposals in
consultation with the task force; and
''(ii) award grants to entities that
submitted grant proposals for research projects
the Secretary determines are meritorious for
the purposes described in paragraph (1).
''(C) Notification requirement.--The Secretary
shall notify the task force of any award made under
subparagraph (B) not later than 30 days after awarding
such grant.
''(4) Subsequent grants.--
''(A) Evaluation of initial grants.--The Secretary
shall, in consultation with the task force, evaluate
each research project conducted under any grant awarded
under paragraph (3)(B).
''(B) Award of grants.--The Secretary shall, in
consultation with the task force, award grants to fund
additional research projects that the Secretary
determines to be promising or necessary based on the
evaluation conducted under subparagraph (A).
''(C) Notification requirement.--The Secretary
shall notify the task force of any award made under
subparagraph (B) not later than 30 days after awarding
such grant.
''(5) Consultation and coordination.--To expedite the
approval or registration under section 3, section 18, or
section 24 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and
Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136a, 136p, and 136v) of the methods
identified or discovered through research projects funded under
this section, the Secretary shall consult and coordinate with
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
regarding--
''(A) the awarding of grants under this section;
and
''(B) the evaluation of the results of such
research projects.''.
(b) Waiver of Matching Funds Requirement.--Subsection (c)(2) of
such section is amended--
(1) by striking ''or'' at the end of subparagraph (A);
(2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B)
and inserting ''; or''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
''(C) the project involves a pest that has been
designated as a pest of public health significance by
the Environmental Protection Agency and the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, as described in section
2(nn) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136(nn)).''.
(c) Conforming Amendments.--Such section is further amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ''through (i)'' and
inserting ''through (j)''; and
(2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ''through (i)'' and
inserting ''through (j)''.

SEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO FEDERAL INSECTICIDE, FUNGICIDE, AND RODENTICIDE
ACT TO IMPROVE EFFORTS TO CONTROL AND ERADICATE BED BUGS.

(a) Inclusion of Bed Bugs in Definition of Vector Organisms.--
Section 2(oo) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
Act (7 U.S.C. 136(oo)) is amended by inserting ''bed bugs,'' after
''cockroaches,''.
(b) Definition of Adverse Effects.--Section 2(bb) of the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136(bb)) is
amended by adding before the period at the end of the last sentence the
following: '', such as whether there are insufficient efficacious
alternative registered pesticides available for the use, whether the
lack of sufficient efficacious alternative registered pesticides will
reasonably lead to the misuse of other pesticides or other
inappropriate pest management strategies that pose risks to the
environment or human health, and whether the registration or approval
of use of the public health pesticide will play a significant part in
managing pest resistance''.
(c) Efficacy Data for Exempted Pesticides.--Section 25(b) of the
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136w(b))
is amended by adding at the end the following new sentences:
''Notwithstanding the exemption of a pesticide under this subsection,
the Administrator shall require the submission of efficacy data (and
evaluate such data) if the pesticide is labeled for or proposed to be
labeled for the control of a pest of public health significance. The
Administrator shall not permit the sale or distribution of any product
that is marketed, distributed, or sold with a claim that such product
will control a public health pest if the efficacy data submitted under
this subsection does not support such claim.''.
(d) Bed Bug Prevention and Mitigation Pilot Program.--The Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act is amended by inserting
after section 20 (7 U.S.C. 136r) the following new section:

''SEC. 20A. BED BUG PREVENTION AND MITIGATION PILOT PROGRAM.

''(a) Grant Authority.--Using funds appropriated to carry out this
Act, the Administrator shall award grants to three State agencies whose
plans have been approved by the Administrator in accordance with the
requirements of section 11 for the purposes of conducting a pilot
program under which political subdivisions of the State and housing
authorities in the State use the grant funds to supplement on-going bed
bug prevention and mitigation activities. At least one of the three
grants shall be awarded to one such State agency that, before November
1, 2009, submitted a public health exemption request under section 18,
which proposed a use of a pesticide to control bed bugs, but which was
voluntarily canceled under section 6(f).
''(b) Distribution of Funds.--As a condition on the receipt of the
grant under subsection (a), the recipient State agency, working in
conjunction with the State department of health, shall agree to
distribute the grant funds to political subdivisions and housing
authorities--
''(1) addressing persistent bed bug infestations; and
''(2) whose residents lack the financial resources to
adequately mitigate bed bug infestations without assistance.
''(c) Time for Award and Distribution.--The grants under subsection
(a) for a fiscal year shall be awarded within 180 days after the
appropriation of funds for that fiscal year to carry out this Act.
Recipient State agencies shall begin disseminating grants within 120
days receiving the grant funds.
''(d) Use of Funds.--Grant funds may be used--
''(1) to retain commercial applicators to perform bed bug
prevention and mitigation activities that are proven to
effectively control bed bugs;
''(2) to purchase and distribute mattress covers;
''(3) to conduct bed bug monitoring activities; and
''(4) to treat used mattresses and furniture using methods
proven to control all life stages of bed bugs.
''(e) Data Collection.--After the end of fiscal year 2016, the
Administrator shall collect from the recipient State agencies the
following data:
''(1) The number of political subdivisions and housing
authorities receiving grant funds and total funds awarded to
each political subdivision and housing authority.
''(2) The criteria used to award funds to such political
subdivisions and housing authorities.
''(3) The success achieved in reducing bed bug infestation
and the methods used to manage bed bug infestation.
''(4) Documented results of intervention efforts with some
measurement of infestation rates both before and after
intervention.
''(f) Report to Congress.--Not later than January 1, 2017, the
Administrator shall submit to Congress a report setting forth the data
collected under subsection (e).
''(g) Expiration of Grant Authority.--No grants may be made under
subsection (a) after September 30, 2017.''.
A:
Bed Bug Management, Prevention, and Research Act - Amends the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to: (1) award grants for bed bug management and eradication, (2) appoint a bed bug task force, and (3) award grants for related research projects.

Amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to include bed bugs in the definition of "vector."

Requires the submission and evaluation of efficacy data if a pesticide is labeled for or proposed to be labeled for the control of a public health pest. Prohibits the sale or distribution of any product that is marketed, distributed, or sold with a claim that such product will control a public health pest if the submitted data does not support such claim.

Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to award grants through September 30, 2017, to three state agencies for a pilot program under which state subdivisions and housing authorities use such funds to supplement ongoing bed bug prevention and mitigation activities. (Requires at least one of the three grants to be awarded to a state agency that before November 1, 2009, submitted a public health exemption request which proposed a pesticide use to control bed bugs but which was voluntarily canceled.)