[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4814 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4814

To provide for the harmonization of registrations of certain pesticides 
                            used on canola.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 12, 1998

 Mr. Pomeroy (for himself and Mr. Hill) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to 
   the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently 
   determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide for the harmonization of registrations of certain pesticides 
                            used on canola.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Canola Pesticide Registration 
Harmonization Act''.

SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO HARMONIZATION OF REGISTRATION OF 
              CERTAIN PESTICIDES FOR USE ON CANOLA.

    (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the 
President should direct the United States representative to the United 
States-Canada Technical Working Group to use the voice and vote of the 
United States to urge the Group to make the harmonization of 
registration of pesticides described in subsection (b) the highest 
priority.
    (b) Pesticide Described.--A pesticide described in this subsection 
is a pesticide that--
            (1) is registered in Canada but not in the United States 
        for use on canola; and
            (2) is registered in the United States for use on crops 
        other than canola.

SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF TOLERANCES FOR CERTAIN PESTICIDES FOR USE ON 
              CANOLA.

    (a) Import Tolerances.--Not later than March 1, 1999, the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall--
            (1) to maximum extent practicable, establish import 
        tolerances for pesticides described in section 2(b); and
            (2) with respect to a pesticide for which an import 
        tolerance is not so established, publish in the Federal 
        Register the reasons therefor.
    (b) Domestic Tolerances.--Not later than September 30, 1999, the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall--
            (1) to maximum extent practicable, establish domestic 
        tolerances for pesticides described in section 2(b) in order to 
        support a registration of the pesticides in accordance with the 
        Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act; and
            (2) with respect to a pesticide for which a domestic 
        tolerance is not so established, publish in the Federal 
        Register the reasons therefor.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Import tolerance.--The term ``import tolerance'' means, 
        with respect to a pesticide, an exemption that permits the 
        residue of the pesticide on the imported crop.
            (2) Pesticide.--The term ``pesticide'' has the meaning 
        given the term in section 2(u) of the Federal Insecticide, 
        Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act.
            (3) United states-canada free-trade agreement.--The term 
        ``United States-Canada Free Trade Agreement'' means the Free-
        Trade Agreement between the United States and Canada (entered 
        into force with respect to the United States on January 1, 
        1989).
            (4) United States-canada technical working group.--The term 
        ``United States-Canada Technical Working Group'' means the 
        technical working group established pursuant to article 708 of 
        the United States-Canada Free Trade Agreement.
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