[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5564 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5564
To amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to
provide for improved coordination between the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency and the Secretary of Agriculture, and
for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 26, 2025
Mr. Arrington (for himself and Mr. Alford) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture
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A BILL
To amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to
provide for improved coordination between the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency and the Secretary of Agriculture, and
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. COORDINATION.
Section 3 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
Act (7 U.S.C. 136a) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(i) Coordination.--
``(1) Risk mitigation measures.--If any risk mitigation
measures are required for any pesticide registered under this
Act, the Administrator shall--
``(A) develop such measures in coordination with
the Secretary of Agriculture; and
``(B) conduct, and publish in the docket, with the
corresponding action, an economic analysis--
``(i) determining the cost (including with
respect to changes to use requirements and cost
of making any associated labeling changes) to
growers, State lead agencies, and other
affected entities of the implementation of such
measures; and
``(ii) of the costs and benefits of the use
of a pesticide that includes an assessment of
how a reduction in risk to the pesticide user
may be achieved by the use of risk mitigation
measures.
``(2) Data and information.--
``(A) Coordination of data and information.--With
regard to the registration or registration review of a
pesticide under this Act and for making a determination
under section 408 of the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 346a) with respect to any
action that impacts the sale, distribution, or use of a
pesticide, the Administrator shall coordinate with the
Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Director
of the Office of Pest Management Policy, so that the
Administrator has for the Administrator's use and
consideration for such processes--
``(i) agronomic use data from--
``(I) the Department of
Agriculture; and
``(II) industry; and
``(ii) any information relating to the
availability and economic viability of
alternatives to such pesticide.
``(B) Data and information.--When issuing any
decision resulting from the processes referred to in
subparagraph (A), the Administrator shall publish in
the docket--
``(i) a description of the use by the
Administrator of any data or information
provided by the Secretary of Agriculture under
subparagraph (A); and
``(ii) the determination of the
Administrator on whether to use such data or
information, including, as applicable, the
reasons that the data or information was not
used.
``(3) Reasonable and prudent actions and measures.--For the
implementation of reasonable and prudent actions and measures
identified by the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary
of Commerce pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species Act
of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1536) with respect to the use of a pesticide
registered under this Act, the Administrator shall coordinate
with the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of the
Interior, and the Secretary of Commerce--
``(A) to review the development of any such actions
and measures that are a result of consultations
relating to actions under this Act;
``(B) to fully consider the options for reasonable
and prudent actions and measures in a manner consistent
with practices established to evaluate the risks and
benefits of a pesticide registered under this Act
(including the reduction in risk to the pesticide user
achieved by the use of risk mitigation measures) and to
use that information to inform the final selection of
reasonable and prudent actions and measures to be used
to evaluate such risks and benefits and the
implementation of such selection; and
``(C) to provide feedback to the Secretary of the
Interior and the Secretary of Commerce on decisions
relating to any such actions and measures that may
affect end users of a pesticide registered under this
Act.
``(4) Waiver.--The coordination requirements imposed by
this subsection may be waived or modified for a specific action
to the extent agreed upon by the Administrator, the Secretary
of Agriculture, and the registrant so long as such agreement is
published by the Administrator in the docket for the
corresponding action.''.
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