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.

This bill changes the federal pesticide law to require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to work with the Secretary of Agriculture on pesticide decisions. If the EPA requires steps to reduce risks from a registered pesticide, it must develop them with the Agriculture Department and publish an economic analysis of costs to growers, state agencies, and others. When registering or reviewing a pesticide, the EPA must obtain farm use data and information on alternatives through the Agriculture Department, and must publicly explain whether and how it used that information. The EPA must also coordinate with the Agriculture, Interior, and Commerce Departments on endangered species protection measures involving pesticides, and these coordination rules can be waived for a specific action if the EPA, the Agriculture Department, and the pesticide registrant agree publicly.

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Sponsors

• Jodey C. Arrington Republican sponsor
• 1 cosponsors