[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5329 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5329

 To amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act with 
                  respect to public health pesticides.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 4, 2002

Mr. Goodlatte 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 with 
                  respect to public health pesticides.

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

SECTION 1. PUBLIC HEALTH PESTICIDES; AMENDMENT TO FEDERAL INSECTICIDE, 
              FUNGICIDE, AND RODENTICIDE ACT.

    The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 
136 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) in section 2, by amending subsection (nn) to read as 
        follows:
    ``(nn) Public Health Pesticide.--The term `public health pesticide' 
means any pesticide product that--
            ``(1) is a minor use pesticide product registered for use 
        and used predominantly in public health programs for vector 
        control or for other recognized health protection uses, 
        including the prevention or mitigation of viruses, bacteria, or 
        other microorganisms (other than viruses, bacteria, or other 
        microorganisms on or in living man or other living animal) that 
        pose a threat to public health; or
            ``(2) is a pesticide product registered for use and used 
        for vector control or for other recognized health protection 
        uses, including the prevention or mitigation of viruses, 
        bacteria, or other microorganisms, or their toxins (other than 
        viruses, bacteria, and other microorganisms on or in living man 
        or other living animal) that pose a threat to public health.''; 
        and
            (2) in section 4--
                    (A) in subsection (i)--
                            (i) in paragraph (4)(B), by inserting 
                        ``described in section 2(nn)(1)'' after 
                        ``public health pesticide''; and
                            (ii) in paragraph (5)(F), by inserting 
                        ``described in section 2(nn)(1)'' after 
                        ``public health pesticide'';
                    (B) in subsection (k)(3)(A)(iii), by inserting 
                ``described in section 2(nn)(1)'' before the period; 
                and
                    (C) in subsection (n)--
                            (i) by redesignating paragraph (7) as 
                        paragraph (8); and
                            (ii) by inserting after paragraph (6) the 
                        following paragraph:
            ``(7) Applicability.--This subsection does not apply to any 
        public health pesticide described in section 2(nn)(2).''.
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