HR 5270 · 103th Congress · Agriculture and Food

Farm Viability and Pest Management Improvement Act of 1994: A National Program for Pesticide Reduction

Introduced 1994-10-07· Sponsored by Rep. McKinney, Cynthia A. [D-GA-11]· House

Bill Progress

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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Executive Comment Requested from USDA.(1994-10-20)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Farm Viability and Pest Management Improvement Act of 1994: A National Program for Pesticide Reduction - Amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a pesticide reduction council in each EPA region. Directs the Administrator and the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out specified activities with respect to assessing and approving integrated pest management systems and pesticide reduction plans and goals and implementing programs to assist farmers in adopting such systems. Requires the Administrator to reduce or restrict the use of pesticides that contribute significant health and environmental risks or to amend labels of such pesticides in regions where goals of this Act have not been met. Requires the Administrator to set quantitative goals for reducing or eliminating the use of nonagricultural pesticides and carry out plans to achieve such goals within six years. Directs Federal agencies to establish pesticide reduction goals and to implement integrated pest management systems. Requires the Secretary to determine the percentage of food purchases throughout the United States th…

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10 Democrats