,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bfib  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #af1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,conyers 7for himself and ,mr4         
,blumenauer7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,agriculture  ,a ,,bill   
,to direct the ,administrator of the    
,environmental ,protection ,agency to   
take certain actions related to         
pesticides that may affect pollinators1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,saving ,america's ,pollinators ,act of 
#bjac4  #b4 ,findings  7#a7 ,pollination
 services are a vital part of           
agricultural production1 valued at over 
#abe1jjj1jjj1jjj globally and worth     
#bj1jjj1jjj1jjj to #cj1jjj1jjj1jjj in   
agricultural production annually in the 
,united ,states4  7#b7 ,one-third of    
food produced in ,north ,america depends
 on pollination by honey bees1 including
 nearly #ie varieties of fruits such as 
almonds1 avocados1 cranberries1 and     

apples4  7#c7 ,over the past several    
years1 documented incidents of colony   
collapse disorder have been at a record 
high1 with some beekeepers repeatedly   
losing #ajj percent of their operations4
  7#d7 ,during the winter beginning in  
#bjab and ending in #bjac1 ,united      
,states beekeepers1 on average1 lost    
#de4a percent of the colonies they      
operate4  7#e7 ,according to scientists 
of the ,department of ,agriculture1     
current estimates of the survivorship of
 honey bee colonies show they are too   
low to be able to meet the pollination  
demands of ,united ,states agricultural 
crops4  7#f7 ,scientists have linked the
 use of systemic neonicotinoid          
insecticides to the rapid decline of    
pollinators and to the deterioration of 
pollinator health4  7#g7 ,neonicotinoids
 cause sublethal effects including      
impaired foraging and feeding behavior1 
disorientation1 weakened immunity1      
delayed larval development1 and         
increased susceptibility to viruses1    

diseases1 and parasites and numerous    
studies have also demonstrated acute1   
lethal effects from the application of  
neonicotinoid insecticides4  7#h7       
,recent science has demonstrated that a 
single corn kernel coated with a        
neonicotinoid is toxic enough to kill a 
songbird4  7#i7 ,in ,june #bjac1 over   
#ej1jjj bumblebees were killed as a     
direct result of exposure to a          
neonicotinoid applied to ,linden trees  
for cosmetic purposes4  7#aj7 ,in       
,january #bjac1 the ,european ,food     
,safety ,authority determined that the  
most widely used neonicotinoids pose    
unacceptable hazards to bees1 prompting 
the ,european ,union to suspend their   
use on agricultural crops4  #c4 ,urgent 
regulatory response for honey bee and   
pollinator protection  7a7 ,in general  
,not later than #ahj days after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act1 the     
,administrator of the ,environmental    
,protection ,agency shall suspend the   
registration of imidacloprid1           

clothianidin1 thiamethoxam1 dinotafuran1
 and any other members of the nitro     
group of neonicotinoid insecticides to  
the extent such insecticide is          
registered1 conditionally or otherwise1 
under the ,federal ,insecticide1        
,fungicide1 and ,rodenticide ,act 7#g   
,u4,s4,c4 #acf et seq47 for use in seed 
treatment1 soil application1 or foliar  
treatment on bee attractive plants1     
trees1 and cereals until the            
,administrator has made a determination 
that such insecticide will not cause    
unreasonable adverse effects on         
pollinators based on--  7#a7 an         
evaluation of the published and         
peer-reviewed scientific evidence on    
whether the use or uses of such         
neonicotinoids cause unreasonable       
adverse effects on pollinators1         
including native bees1 honey bees1      
birds1 bats1 and other species of       
beneficial insects2 and  7#b7 a         
completed field study that meets the    
criteria required by the ,administrator 

and evaluates residues1 including       
residue build-up after repeated annual  
application1 chronic low-dose exposure1 
cumulative effects of multiple chemical 
exposures1 and any other protocol       
determined to be necessary by the       
,administrator to protect managed and   
native pollinators4  7b7 ,conditions on 
certain pesticides registrations        
,notwithstanding section #c of the      
,federal ,insecticide1 ,fungicide1 and  
,rodenticide ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #acf;a71
 for purposes of the protection of honey
 bees1 other pollinators1 and beneficial
 insects1 the ,administrator of the     
,environmental ,protection ,agency shall
 not issue any new registrations1       
conditional or otherwise1 for any seed  
treatment1 soil application1 and foliar 
treatment on bee attractive plants1     
trees1 and cereals under such ,act until
 the ,administrator has made the        
determination described in subsection   
7a71 based on an evaluation described in
 subsection 7a77#a7 and a completed     

field study described in subsection     
7a77#b71 with respect to such           
insecticide4  7c7 ,monitoring of native 
bees ,the ,secretary of the ,interior1  
in coordination with the ,administrator 
of the ,environmental ,protection       
,agency1 shall1 for purposes of         
protecting and ensuring the long-term   
viability of native bees and other      
pollinators of agricultural crops1      
horticultural plants1 wild plants1 and  
other plants--  7#a7 regularly monitor  
the health and population status of     
native bees1 including the status of    
native bees in agricultural and         
non-agricultural habitats and areas of  
ornamental plants1 residential areas1   
and landscaped areas2  7#b7 identify the
 scope and likely causes of unusual     
native bee mortality2 and  7#c7         
beginning not later than #ahj days after
 the date of the enactment of this ,act 
and each year thereafter1 submit to     
,congress1 and make available to the    
public1 a report on such health and     

population status4