[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5447 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5447

  To amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to 
increase the availability of pesticides for the management of parasitic 
pests that adversely impact the health of managed pollinator bees, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 10, 2014

 Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia 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 
increase the availability of pesticides for the management of parasitic 
pests that adversely impact the health of managed pollinator bees, 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. EXPEDITED REGISTRATION OF PESTICIDES FOR MANAGEMENT OF 
              PARASITIC PESTS ADVERSELY IMPACTING MANAGED POLLINATOR 
              BEE HEALTH.

    (a) Definition of Managed Pollinator Bee.--Section 2(o) of the 
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136(o)) 
is amended--
            (1) by striking ``The term'' and inserting the following:
            ``(1) In general.--The term''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(2) Managed pollinator bee.--The term `managed pollinator 
        bee' means any bee that is raised and housed in a managed hive 
        or other appropriate housing and used for honey production, 
        managed pollination of crops, or breeding for commercial 
        purposes.''.
    (b) Expedited Registration of Pesticides To Improve Managed 
Pollinator Bee Health.--Section 3(c)(10) of the Federal Insecticide, 
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136a(c)(10)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B), by adding at the end the following 
        new clause:
                            ``(v) Improve managed pollinator bee 
                        health, including managing resistance to 
                        parasitic pests.''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(D) An application for registration or an 
                amendment that is reasonably expected to improve the 
                health of managed pollinator bees, including managing 
                resistance to parasitic pests of managed pollinator 
                bees, shall qualify for expedited review according to 
                subparagraph (B) pursuant to the applicable decision 
                time review period under section 33.''.
    (c) Reports Required.--
            (1) USDA report.--Not later than one year after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall 
        submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of 
        Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
        and Forestry of the Senate a report that addresses the extent 
        and scope of the threat to the health of managed pollinator 
        bees from--
                    (A) pathological factors, including the species of 
                parasitic mite known as Varroa mite (Varroa 
                destructor), other arthropod pests, and fungal, 
                microbial, and viral diseases; and
                    (B) environmental factors, including the habitat, 
                forage, beekeeper practices and husbandry, and 
                nutritional needs of managed pollinator bees.
            (2) EPA report.--Not later than one year after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the 
        Environmental Protection Agency shall submit to the Committee 
        on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the 
        Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate 
        that details--
                    (A) the availability of pesticides for management 
                of parasitic pests that adversely impact the health of 
                managed pollinator bees, particularly including the 
                Varroa mite (Varroa destructor); and
                    (B) the efforts by the Environmental Protection 
                Agency to expedite approvals of new products to control 
                parasitic pests of managed pollinator bees, including 
                products to mitigate resistance to products currently 
                available.
            (3) Definition of managed pollinator bee.--In this 
        subsection, the term ``managed pollinator bee'' means any bee 
        that is raised and housed in a managed hive or other 
        appropriate housing and used for honey production, managed 
        pollination of crops, or breeding for commercial purposes.
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