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Problem:SECTION 1. REGISTRATION OF FOREIGN PESTICIDES BY STATES.

(a) In General.--Section 24 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide,
and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136v) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
''(d) Registration of Foreign Pesticides by States.--
''(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
''(A) Comparable domestic pesticide.--The term
'comparable domestic pesticide' means a pesticide
that--
''(i) is registered under section 3;
''(ii) is not subject to a notice of intent
to cancel or suspend or an enforcement action
under section 12, based on the labeling or
composition of the pesticide;
''(iii) is used as the basis for comparison
for the determinations required under paragraph
(3); and
''(iv) is labeled for use on the site or
crop for which registration is sought under
this subsection on the basis of a use that is
not the subject of a pending interim
administrative review under section 3(c)(8).
''(B) Foreign pesticide.--The term 'foreign
pesticide' means a pesticide that--
''(i) is registered for use as a pesticide
in a foreign country;
''(ii) is identical or substantially
similar in its composition to any pesticide
registered under section 3; and
''(iii) is registered by the registrant of
a comparable domestic pesticide or an
affiliated entity of the registrant.
''(2) Authority to register foreign pesticides.--
''(A) In general.--On the request of 1 or more
agricultural producers or on the initiative of a State,
the State may register a foreign pesticide for
distribution and use in the State if the registration
is consistent with this subsection and other provisions
of this Act and is approved by the Administrator.
''(B) Effect of registration.--
''(i) In general.--Except as provided in
clause (ii), on approval by the Administrator,
the registration of a foreign pesticide by a
State shall be considered a registration of the
pesticide under section 3.
''(ii) Distribution to other states.--A
foreign pesticide that is registered by a State
under this subsection and distributed to a
person in that State shall not be transported
to, or used by, a person in another State
unless the distribution and use is consistent
with the registration by the original State.
''(C) Registrant.--A State that registers a foreign
pesticide under this subsection shall be considered the
registrant of the foreign pesticide under this Act.
''(3) State requirements for registration.--To register a
foreign pesticide under this subsection, a State shall--
''(A)(i) determine whether the foreign pesticide is
identical or substantially similar in its composition
to a comparable domestic pesticide; and
''(ii) submit the proposed registration to the
Administrator only if the State determines that the
foreign pesticide is identical or substantially similar
in its composition to a comparable domestic pesticide;
''(B) for each food or feed use authorized by the
registration--
''(i) determine whether there exists a
tolerance or exemption under the Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.)
that permits the residues of the pesticide on
the food or feed;
''(ii) identify the tolerances or
exemptions in the submission made under
subparagraph (D); and
''(iii) describe in the submission the
proposed application of the tolerances to meet
special local needs;
''(C) require that the pesticide bear a label
that--
''(i) specifies the information that is
required to comply with section 3(c)(5);
''(ii) identifies itself as the only valid
label;
''(iii) identifies the State in which the
product may be used;
''(iv) identifies the approved use and
includes directions for use, use restrictions,
and precautions that are identical or
substantial similar to the directions for use,
use restrictions, and precautions that are on
the approved label of the comparable domestic
pesticide; and
''(v) includes a statement indicating that
it is unlawful to distribute or use the foreign
pesticide in the State in a manner that is
inconsistent with the registration of the
pesticide by the State; and
''(D) submit to the Administrator a description of
the proposed registration of the foreign pesticide that
includes a statement of the determinations made under
this paragraph, the proposed labeling for the foreign
pesticide, and related supporting documentation.
''(4) Approval of registration by administrator.--
''(A) In general.--Not later than 60 days after
receipt of the proposed registration of a foreign
pesticide by a State submitted under paragraph (3)(D),
the Administrator shall approve the proposed
registration if the Administrator determines that the
proposed registration of the foreign pesticide by the
State is consistent with this subsection and other
provisions of this Act.
''(B) Notice of approval.--No registration of a
foreign pesticide by a State under this subsection
shall be considered approved, or be effective, until
the Administrator provides notice of approval of the
registration in writing to the State.
''(C) Harmonization of registrations.--In carrying
out this subsection, the Administrator shall take into
account the priority of harmonizing the registrations
of foreign pesticides and comparable domestic pesticide
in accordance with the United States-Canada Free Trade
Agreement, the North American Free Trade Agreement, and
other applicable agreements and treaties.
''(5) Labeling of foreign pesticides.--
''(A) Distribution.--After a notice of the approval
of a foreign pesticide by a State is received by the
State, the State shall make labels approved by the
State and the Administrator available to persons
seeking to distribute the foreign pesticide in the
State.
''(B) Use.--A foreign pesticide that is registered
by a State under this subsection may be used within the
State only if the foreign pesticide bears the approved
label for use in the State.
''(C) Containers.--Each container containing a
foreign pesticide registered by a State shall, before
the transportation of the foreign pesticide into the
State and at all times the foreign pesticide is
distributed or used in the State, bear a label that is
approved by the State and the Administrator.
''(D) Report.--A person seeking to distribute a
foreign pesticide registered by a State shall provide
to the State a report that--
''(i) identifies the person that will
receive and use the foreign pesticide in the
State; and
''(ii) states the quantity of the foreign
pesticide that will be transported into the
State.
''(E) Affixing labels.--The act of affixing a label
to a foreign pesticide under this subsection shall not
be considered production for the purposes of this Act.
''(6) Annual reports.--
''(A) Preparation.--A State registering 1 or more
foreign pesticides under this subsection shall prepare
an annual report that--
''(i) identifies the foreign pesticides
that are registered by the State;
''(ii) identifies the users of foreign
pesticides used in the State; and
''(iii) states the quantity of foreign
pesticides used in the State.
''(B) Availability.--On the request of the
Administrator, the State shall provide a copy of the
annual report to the Administrator.
''(7) Recalls.--If the Administrator determines that it is
necessary under this Act to terminate the distribution or use
of a foreign pesticide in a State, on the request of the
Administrator, the State shall recall the foreign pesticide.
''(8) Suspension of state authority to register foreign
pesticides.--
''(A) In general.--If the Administrator finds that
a State that has registered 1 or more foreign
pesticides under this subsection is not capable of
exercising adequate controls to ensure that
registration under this subsection is consistent with
this subsection and other provisions of this Act or has
failed to exercise adequate control over 1 or more
foreign pesticides, the Administrator may suspend the
authority of the State to register foreign pesticides
under this subsection until such time as the
Administrator determines that the State can and will
exercise adequate control of the foreign pesticides.
''(B) Notice and opportunity to respond.--Before
suspending the authority of a State to register a
foreign pesticide, the Administrator shall--
''(i) advise the State that the
Administrator proposes to suspend the authority
and the reasons for the proposed suspension;
and
''(ii) provide the State with an
opportunity time to respond to the proposal to
suspend.
''(9) Disclosure of information by administrator to the
state.--The Administrator may disclose to a State that is
seeking to register a foreign pesticide in the State
information that is necessary for the State to make the
determinations required by paragraph (3) if the State certifies
to the Administrator that the State can and will maintain the
confidentiality of any trade secrets or commercial or financial
information that was marked under section 10(a) provided by the
Administrator to the State under this subsection to the same
extent as is required under section 10.
''(10) Provision of information by registrants of
comparable domestic pesticides.--If a State registers a foreign
pesticide, and a registrant of a comparable domestic pesticide
that is (directly or through an affiliate) a foreign registrant
fails to provide to the State the information possessed by the
registrant that is necessary to make the determinations
required by paragraph (3), the Administrator may suspend
without a hearing all pesticide registrations issued to the
registrant under this Act.
''(11) Patents.--Title 35, United States Code, shall not
apply to a foreign pesticide registered by a State under this
subsection that is transported into the United States or to any
person that takes an action with respect to the foreign
pesticide in accordance with this subsection.
''(12) Submissions.--A submission by a State under this
section shall not be considered an application under section
3(c)(1)(F).''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of
the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. prec.
121) is amended by adding at the end of the items relating to section
24 the following:

''(d) Registration of foreign pesticides by States.
''(1) Definitions.
''(2) Authority to register foreign pesticides.
''(3) State requirements for registration.
''(4) Approval of registration by
Administrator.
''(5) Labeling of foreign pesticides.
''(6) Annual reports.
''(7) Recalls.
''(8) Suspension of State authority to register
foreign pesticides.
''(9) Disclosure of information by
Administrator to the State.
''(10) Provision of information by registrants
of comparable domestic pesticides.
''(11) Patents.
''(12) Submissions.''.
(c) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made by this
section take effect 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
Solution:
Amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to allow a State, on the request of an agricultural producer or on the State's initiative, to register a foreign pesticide for distribution and use in the State if registration is consistent with such Act and is approved by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
Considers such registrations, on approval by the Administrator, as registrations under the Act. Bars the transport of such pesticides to, or use by, a person in another State unless the distribution and use is consistent with the registration by the original State.
Sets forth requirements for foreign pesticide registration by a State and approval by the Administrator. Requires the Administrator, in carrying out this Act, to take into account the priority of harmonizing the registrations of foreign and comparable domestic pesticides in accordance with applicable agreements and treaties.
Sets forth labeling requirements for foreign registered pesticides. Requires persons seeking to distribute such pesticides to provide to the State a report that: (1) identifies the person that will receive and use the pesticide in the State; and (2) states the quantity of the pesticide that will be transported into the State.
Directs States registering foreign pesticides to prepare annual reports that identify such pesticides and the users of such pesticides and state the quantity of such pesticides used.
Requires States, if the Administrator determines it necessary to terminate the distribution or use of a foreign pesticide, to recall the pesticide on the Administrator's request. Authorizes the Administrator to suspend the authority of a State to register foreign pesticides if a State is found incapable of exercising adequate controls to ensure that registration is consistent with the Act. Provides States with an opportunity to respond before suspension.
Makes Federal patent law inapplicable to a foreign pesticide registered by a State that is transported into the United States or to any person that takes an action with respect to such pesticide in accordance with this Act.