,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eddg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #aj1 #bjad
 ,mr4 ,austin ,scott of ,georgia        
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,agriculture  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the  
,federal ,insecticide1 ,fungicide1 and  
,rodenticide ,act to increase the       
availability of pesticides for the      
management of parasitic pests that      
adversely impact the health of managed  
pollinator bees1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,expedited registration of        
pesticides for management of parasitic  
pests adversely impacting managed       
pollinator bee health  7a7 ,definition  
of managed pollinator bee ,section #b7o7
 of the ,federal ,insecticide1          
,fungicide1 and ,rodenticide ,act 7#g   
,u4,s4,c4 #acf7o77 is amended--  7#a7 by
 striking ,the term and inserting the   
following3  7#a7 ,in general ,the term  
2 and  7#b7 by adding at the end the    
following new paragraph3  7#b7 ,managed 

pollinator bee ,the term managed        
pollinator bee means any bee that is    
raised and housed in a managed hive or  
other appropriate housing and used for  
honey production1 managed pollination of
 crops1 or breeding for commercial      
purposes4  4  7b7 ,expedited            
registration of pesticides ,to improve  
managed pollinator bee health ,section  
#c7;c77#aj7 of the ,federal             
,insecticide1 ,fungicide1 and           
,rodenticide ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4         
#acf;a7c77#aj77 is amended--  7#a7 in   
subparagraph 7,b71 by adding at the end 
the following new clause3  7v7 ,improve 
managed pollinator bee health1 including
 managing resistance to parasitic pests4
  2 and  7#b7 by adding at the end the  
following new subparagraph3  7,d7 ,an   
application for registration or an      
amendment that is reasonably expected to
 improve the health of managed          
pollinator bees1 including managing     
resistance to parasitic pests of managed
 pollinator bees1 shall qualify for     

expedited review according to           
subparagraph 7,b7 pursuant to the       
applicable decision time review period  
under section #cc4  4  7c7 ,reports     
required  7#a7 ,,usda report ,not later 
than one year after the date of the     
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,agriculture shall submit to the     
,committee on ,agriculture of the ,house
 of ,representatives and the ,committee 
on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and        
,forestry of the ,senate a report that  
addresses the extent and scope of the   
threat to the health of managed         
pollinator bees from--  7,a7            
pathological factors1 including the     
species of parasitic mite known as      
,varroa mite 7,varroa destructor71 other
 arthropod pests1 and fungal1 microbial1
 and viral diseases2 and  7,b7          
environmental factors1 including the    
habitat1 forage1 beekeeper practices and
 husbandry1 and nutritional needs of    
managed pollinator bees4  7#b7 ,,epa    
report ,not later than one year after   

the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,administrator of the ,environmental
 ,protection ,agency shall submit to the
 ,committee on ,agriculture of the      
,house of ,representatives and the      
,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 
and ,forestry of the ,senate that       
details--  7,a7 the availability of     
pesticides for management of parasitic  
pests that adversely impact the health  
of managed pollinator bees1 particularly
 including the ,varroa mite 7,varroa    
destructor72 and  7,b7 the efforts by   
the ,environmental ,protection ,agency  
to expedite approvals of new products to
 control parasitic pests of managed     
pollinator bees1 including products to  
mitigate resistance to products         
currently available4  7#c7 ,definition  
of managed pollinator bee ,in this      
subsection1 the term managed pollinator 
bee means any bee that is raised and    
housed in a managed hive or other       
appropriate housing and used for honey  
production1 managed pollination of      

crops1 or breeding for commercial       
purposes4