H.R. 5564

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5564 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5564

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.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 26, 2025

Mr. Arrington (for himself and Mr. Alford) 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 
provide for improved coordination between the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency and the Secretary of Agriculture, 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. COORDINATION.

Section 3 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide 
Act (7 U.S.C. 136a) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(i) Coordination.--
``(1) Risk mitigation measures.--If any risk mitigation 
measures are required for any pesticide registered under this 
Act, the Administrator shall--
``(A) develop such measures in coordination with 
the Secretary of Agriculture; and
``(B) conduct, and publish in the docket, with the 
corresponding action, an economic analysis--
``(i) determining the cost (including with 
respect to changes to use requirements and cost 
of making any associated labeling changes) to 
growers, State lead agencies, and other 
affected entities of the implementation of such 
measures; and
``(ii) of the costs and benefits of the use 
of a pesticide that includes an assessment of 
how a reduction in risk to the pesticide user 
may be achieved by the use of risk mitigation 
measures.
``(2) Data and information.--
``(A) Coordination of data and information.--With 
regard to the registration or registration review of a 
pesticide under this Act and for making a determination 
under section 408 of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 346a) with respect to any 
action that impacts the sale, distribution, or use of a 
pesticide, the Administrator shall coordinate with the 
Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Director 
of the Office of Pest Management Policy, so that the 
Administrator has for the Administrator's use and 
consideration for such processes--
``(i) agronomic use data from--
``(I) the Department of 
Agriculture; and
``(II) industry; and
``(ii) any information relating to the 
availability and economic viability of 
alternatives to such pesticide.
``(B) Data and information.--When issuing any 
decision resulting from the processes referred to in 
subparagraph (A), the Administrator shall publish in 
the docket--
``(i) a description of the use by the 
Administrator of any data or information 
provided by the Secretary of Agriculture under 
subparagraph (A); and
``(ii) the determination of the 
Administrator on whether to use such data or 
information, including, as applicable, the 
reasons that the data or information was not 
used.
``(3) Reasonable and prudent actions and measures.--For the 
implementation of reasonable and prudent actions and measures 
identified by the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary 
of Commerce pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species Act 
of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1536) with respect to the use of a pesticide 
registered under this Act, the Administrator shall coordinate 
with the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of the 
Interior, and the Secretary of Commerce--
``(A) to review the development of any such actions 
and measures that are a result of consultations 
relating to actions under this Act;
``(B) to fully consider the options for reasonable 
and prudent actions and measures in a manner consistent 
with practices established to evaluate the risks and 
benefits of a pesticide registered under this Act 
(including the reduction in risk to the pesticide user 
achieved by the use of risk mitigation measures) and to 
use that information to inform the final selection of 
reasonable and prudent actions and measures to be used 
to evaluate such risks and benefits and the 
implementation of such selection; and
``(C) to provide feedback to the Secretary of the 
Interior and the Secretary of Commerce on decisions 
relating to any such actions and measures that may 
affect end users of a pesticide registered under this 
Act.
``(4) Waiver.--The coordination requirements imposed by 
this subsection may be waived or modified for a specific action 
to the extent agreed upon by the Administrator, the Secretary 
of Agriculture, and the registrant so long as such agreement is 
published by the Administrator in the docket for the 
corresponding action.''.
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