S 1516 · 100th Congress · Environmental Protection
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Reform Act of 1988
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Introduced2
Committee3
Senate Vote4
House5
EnactedLatest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 715.(1988-06-06)
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Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act Reform of 1987 - Title I: Definitions - Amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to define specified terms for purposes of such Act. Title II: Registration of Pesticides - Authorizes the use of an arbitration procedure to determine compensation for the use of another registrant's health and safety data for expired-patent pesticides. Permits two or more pesticide registrants to jointly develop additional supporting data. Prohibits conditional registrations of additional uses unless in the public interest. Sets forth procedures for conducting interim administrative reviews of whether a registered pesticide or pesticide category poses unreasonable adverse environmental effects. Provides for public access to health and safety data submitted to support a registration application for a pesticide containing a new active ingredient, or to authorize the food use of a pesticide active ingredient. Provides criminal penalties for wrongful disclosure. Requires a person seeking such information to affirm that he or she is not working for a pesticide business. Requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish …
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