[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6383 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6383

  To assist the State of Ohio in conducting a bed bug prevention and 
                          mitigation program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 29, 2010

 Mrs. Schmidt introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
  To assist the State of Ohio in conducting a bed bug prevention and 
                          mitigation program.

    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 ``Bed Bug Prevention and Mitigation 
Pilot Program Act''.

SEC. 2. BED BUG PREVENTION AND MITIGATION PILOT PROGRAM.

    (a) Grant Required.--Using such amounts as may be appropriated 
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in subsection (e), the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall make a grant 
to the State of Ohio to support 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.
    (b) Distribution of Funds.--As a condition on the receipt of the 
grant under subsection (a), the State of Ohio shall charge the Ohio 
Department of Agriculture, working in conjunction with the Ohio 
Department of Health, to distribute the grant funds to political 
subdivisions and housing authorities addressing persistent bed bug 
infestations and whose residents lack the financial resources to 
adequately mitigate bed bug infestations without assistance.
    (c) Use of Funds.--Grant funds may be used to--
            (1) retain commercial applicators of pesticides (as defined 
        in section 2(e)(3) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 
        Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136(e)(3))) to perform bed bug 
        prevention and mitigation activities that are proven and 
        effective against bed bugs;
            (2) purchase and distribute mattress covers;
            (3) dispose of and replace bed beg infested material;
            (4) conduct bed bug monitoring activities; and
            (5) treat used mattresses and furniture using methods 
        proven to control all life stages of bed bugs.
    (d) Data Collection and Report.--
            (1) Data collection.--After the end of fiscal year 2012, 
        the Administrator shall collect from the State of Ohio the 
        following data:
                    (A) The number of political subdivisions and 
                housing authorities receiving grant funds and total 
                funds awarded to each political subdivision and housing 
                authority.
                    (B) The criteria used to award funds to such 
                political subdivisions and housing authorities.
                    (C) The success achieved in reducing bed bug 
                infestation and the methods used to manage bed bug 
                infestation.
                    (D) Documented results of intervention efforts with 
                some measurement of infestation rates both before and 
                after intervention.
            (2) Report to congress.--Not later than September 30, 2013, 
        the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report setting 
        forth the data collected under paragraph (1).
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Administrator $500,000 for each of fiscal years 
2011 and 2012 to make grants under subsection (a).
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