,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bfib  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #af1 #bjac ,mr4 
,cony]s 7= himself & ,mr4 ,blum5au]7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,agriculture  ,a ,,bill
  ,to direct ! ,adm9i/rator ( !         
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy to take
 c]ta9 actions relat$ to pe/icides t may
 affect poll9ators1 & = o!r purposes4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,sav+ ,am]ica's ,poll9ators ,act (    
#bjac4  #b4 ,f9d+s  7#a7 ,poll9ation    
s]vices are a vital "p ( agricultural   
production1 valu$ at ov]                
#abe1jjj1jjj1jjj globally & wor?        
#bj1jjj1jjj1jjj to #cj1jjj1jjj1jjj 9    
agricultural production annually 9 !    
,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7 ,"o-?ird ( food    
produc$ 9 ,nor? ,am]ica dep5ds on       
poll9ation by honey bees1 includ+ ne>ly 
#ie v>ieties ( fruits su* z almonds1    
avocados1 cranb]ries1 & apples4  7#c7   
,ov] ! pa/ sev]al ye>s1 docum5t$        
incid5ts ( colony collapse disord] h be5

 at a record high1 ) "s beekeep]s       
repeat$ly los+ #ajj p]c5t ( _!          
op]ations4  7#d7 ,dur+ ! w9t] beg9n+ 9  
#bjab & end+ 9 #bjac1 ,unit$ ,/ates     
beekeep]s1 on av]age1 lo/ #de4a p]c5t ( 
! colonies !y op]ate4  7#e7 ,accord+ to 
sci5ti/s ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture1  
curr5t e/imates ( ! survivor%ip ( honey 
bee colonies %[ !y are too l[ to be able
 to meet ! poll9ation dem&s ( ,unit$    
,/ates agricultural crops4  7#f7        
,sci5ti/s h l9k$ ! use ( sy/emic        
neonicot9oid insecticides to ! rapid    
decl9e ( poll9ators & to ! det]ioration 
( poll9ator heal?4  7#g7 ,neonicot9oids 
cause suble?al effects includ+ impair$  
=ag+ & fe$+ behavior1 disori5tation1    
weak5$ immunity1 delay$ l>val           
developm5t1 & increas$ susceptibility to
 viruses1 diseases1 & p>asites & num]\s 
/udies h also demon/rat$ acute1 le?al   
effects f ! application ( neonicot9oid  
insecticides4  7#h7 ,rec5t sci5ce has   
demon/rat$ t a s+le corn k]nel coat$ ) a
 neonicot9oid is toxic en\gh to kill a  

songbird4  7#i7 ,9 ,june #bjac1 ov]     
#ej1jjj bumblebees 7 kill$ z a direct   
result ( exposure to a neonicot9oid     
appli$ to ,l9d5 trees = cosmetic        
purposes4  7#aj7 ,9 ,janu>y #bjac1 !    
,european ,food ,safety ,au?ority       
det]m9$ t ! mo/ widely us$ neonicot9oids
 pose unacceptable haz>ds to bees1      
prompt+ ! ,european ,union to susp5d _! 
use on agricultural crops4  #c4 ,urg5t  
regulatory response = honey bee &       
poll9ator protection  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n   
lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! 
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy %all   
susp5d ! regi/ration ( imidacloprid1    
clo?ianid91 ?iame?oxam1 d9otafuran1 &   
any o!r memb]s ( ! nitro gr\p (         
neonicot9oid insecticides to ! ext5t su*
 insecticide is regi/]$1 conditionally  
or o!rwise1 "u ! ,f$]al ,insecticide1   
,fungicide1 & ,rod5ticide ,act 7#g      
,u4,s4,c4 #acf et seq47 = use 9 se$     
treatm5t1 soil application1 or foli>    
treatm5t on bee attractive plants1      

trees1 & c]eals until ! ,adm9i/rator has
 made a det]m9ation t su* insecticide w 
n cause unreasonable adv]se effects on  
poll9ators bas$ on--  7#a7 an evaluation
 ( ! publi%$ & pe]-review$ sci5tific    
evid5ce on :e!r ! use or uses ( su*     
neonicot9oids cause unreasonable adv]se 
effects on poll9ators1 includ+ native   
bees1 honey bees1 birds1 bats1 & o!r    
species ( b5eficial insects2 &  7#b7 a  
complet$ field /udy t meets ! crit]ia   
requir$ by ! ,adm9i/rator & evaluates   
residues1 includ+ residue build-up aft] 
repeat$ annual application1 *ronic      
l[-dose exposure1 cumulative effects (  
multiple *emical exposures1 & any o!r   
protocol det]m9$ to be necess>y by !    
,adm9i/rator to protect manag$ & native 
poll9ators4  7b7 ,conditions on c]ta9   
pe/icides regi/rations ,not)/&+ section 
#c ( ! ,f$]al ,insecticide1 ,fungicide1 
& ,rod5ticide ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4        
#acf;a71 = purposes ( ! protection (    
honey bees1 o!r poll9ators1 & b5eficial 
insects1 ! ,adm9i/rator ( !             

,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy %all n 
issue any new regi/rations1 conditional 
or o!rwise1 = any se$ treatm5t1 soil    
application1 & foli> treatm5t on bee    
attractive plants1 trees1 & c]eals "u   
su* ,act until ! ,adm9i/rator has made !
 det]m9ation describ$ 9 subsection 7a71 
bas$ on an evaluation describ$ 9        
subsection 7a77#a7 & a complet$ field   
/udy describ$ 9 subsection 7a77#b71 )   
respect to su* insecticide4  7c7        
,monitor+ ( native bees ,! ,secret>y ( !
 ,int]ior1 9 coord9ation ) !            
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,environm5tal          
,protection ,ag5cy1 %all1 = purposes (  
protect+ & ensur+ ! long-t]m viability (
 native bees & o!r poll9ators (         
agricultural crops1 horticultural       
plants1 wild plants1 & o!r plants--     
7#a7 regul>ly monitor ! heal? &         
population /atus ( native bees1 includ+ 
! /atus ( native bees 9 agricultural &  
non-agricultural habitats & areas (     
ornam5tal plants1 resid5tial areas1 &   
l&scap$ areas2  7#b7 id5tify ! scope &  

likely causes ( unusual native bee      
mortality2 &  7#c7 beg9n+ n lat] ?an    
#ahj days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act & ea* ye> !reaft]1 submit to      
,congress1 & make available to ! public1
 a report on su* heal? & population     
/atus4