H.R. 5714 — Referred from Senate

IIB 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5714 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 3, 2014Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry AN ACT To permit commercial applicators of pesticides to create, retain, submit, and convey pesticide application-related records, reports, data, and other information in electronic form. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pest Management Records Modernization Act. 2. Use of electronic records by commercial applicators of pesticides to comply with recordkeeping and reporting requirements Section 1491 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 136i–1) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (h) Electronic Recordkeeping and Reporting Notwithstanding any contrary provision of Federal, State, or local law, commercial applicators of pesticides, including commercial applicators of restricted use pesticides, may create, retain, submit, and convey a pesticide application-related record, report, data, or other information in electronic form in order to satisfy any requirement for such creation, retention, submission, or conveyance, respectively, under any Federal, State, or local law. . Passed the House of Representatives December 2, 2014.Karen L. Haas,Clerk