HR 1416 · 99th Congress · Foreign Trade and International Finance

Pesticide Import and Export Act of 1985

Introduced 1985-03-05· Sponsored by Rep. Heftel, Cecil [D-HI-1]· House

Bill Progress

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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Subcommittee Hearings Held.(1985-05-21)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Pesticide Import and Export Act of 1985 - Amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) to specify the types of information a pesticide producer must submit to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on pesticides manufactured in and exported from the United States. Requires the Administrator of EPA to cooperate and collaborate with the Secretary of State, Secretary of Agriculture, and the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration in identifying overseas pesticide use patterns on food crops exported to the United States. Requires the Administrator to prepare an annual report summarizing such information. Requires that information on pesticide exports be kept confidential except as it must be disclosed to comply with reporting requirements. Prohibits considering a pesticide in violation of this Act even though the Administrator has cancelled, suspended, denied, or restricted the use of the pesticide or the use of the pesticide has been voluntarily cancelled or suspended if the Administrator, after consultation with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Agriculture, and before export determines that the foreign country has: (1) requested the pe…

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