,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ahia  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #d1 #bjag,mr4  
,la,malfa 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,co/a1 ,mr4  
,craw=d1 ,mr4 ,bo/1 ,mr4 ,r\z]1 ,mr4    
,yoho1 ,mr4 ,?omas ,j4 ,rooney (        
,florida1 ,mr4 ,mool5a>1 ,mr4 ,lucas1 & 
,mr4 ,gos>7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on            
,agriculture  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !     
,plant ,protection ,act ) respect to    
au?oriz$ uses ( me?yl bromide1 & = o!r  
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,safe ,agriculture         
,production ,act ( #bjag4  #b4 ,me?yl   
bromide ,section #dai ( ! ,plant        
,protection ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #ggai7 is
 am5d$ to read z foll[s3  #dai4 ,me?yl  
bromide  7a7 ,au?orization  7#a7 ,9     
g5]al ,subject to p>agraphs 7#b7 & 7#c71
 a ,/ate1 local1 or tribal au?ority may 
au?orize ! use ( me?yl bromide = a      
qualifi$ use if ! au?ority det]m9es !   
use is requir$ to respond to an em]g5cy 
ev5t4 ,! ,secret>y may au?orize su* a   

use if ! ,secret>y det]m9es su* a use is
 requir$ to respond to an em]g5cy ev5t4 
7#b7 ,notification ,n lat] ?an #e days  
aft] ! date on :i* a ,/ate1 local1 or   
tribal au?ority makes ! det]m9ation     
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,/ate1      
local1 or tribal au?ority int5d+ to     
au?orize ! use ( me?yl bromide = a      
qualifi$ use %all submit to ! ,secret>y 
a notification t conta9s ! in=mation    
describ$ 9 subsection 7b74  7#c7        
,objection ,a ,/ate1 local1 or tribal   
au?ority may n au?orize ! use ( me?yl   
bromide "u p>agraph 7#a7 if ! ,secret>y 
objects to su* use "u subsection 7c7 )9 
! #e-;day p]iod specifi$ 9 su*          
subsection4  7b7 ,notification cont5ts  
,a notification submitt$ "u subsection  
7a77#b7 by a ,/ate1 local1 or tribal    
au?ority %all conta9--  7#a7 a          
c]tification t ! ,/ate1 local1 or tribal
 au?ority requires ! use ( me?yl bromide
 to respond to an em]g5cy ev5t2  7#b7 a 
description ( ! em]g5cy ev5t & !        
economic loss t w\ld result f su*       

em]g5cy ev5t2  7#c7 ! id5tity & contact 
in=mation = ! responsible individual ( !
 au?ority2 &  7#d7 ) respect to !       
qualifi$ use ( me?yl bromide t is !     
subject ( ! notification--  7,a7 !      
specific location 9 :i* ! me?yl bromide 
is to be us$ & ! total acreage ( su*    
location2  7,b7 ! id5tity ( ! pe/ or    
pe/s to be controll$ by su* use2  7,c7 !
 total volume ( me?yl bromide to be us$2
 &  7,d7 ! anticipat$ date ( su* use4   
7c7 ,objection  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!        
,secret>y1 n lat] ?an #e days aft] !    
receipt ( a notification submitt$ "u    
p>agraph 7#b7 ( subsection 7a71 may     
object to ! au?orization ( ! use ( me?yl
 bromide "u su* subsection by a ,/ate1  
local1 or tribal au?ority by s5d+ !     
,/ate1 local1 or tribal au?ority a      
notification 9 writ+ ( su* objection t--
  7,a7 /ates ! reasons = su* objection2 
&  7,b7 specifies any additional        
in=mation t ! ,secret>y w\ld require to 
)draw ! objection4  7#b7 ,reasons =     
objection ,! ,secret>y may object to an 

au?orization describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 if
 ! ,secret>y det]m9es t--  7,a7 !       
notification submitt$ "u subsection     
7a77#b7 does n-- 7i7 conta9 all ( !     
in=mation specifi$ 9 p>agraphs 7#a7     
?r\gh 7#d7 ( subsection 7b72 or  7ii7   
demon/rate ! exi/5ce ( an em]g5cy ev5t2 
or  7,b7 ! qualifi$ use specifi$ 9 !    
notification does n comply ) !          
limitations specifi$ 9 subsection 7e74  
7#c7 ,)drawal ( objection ,! ,secret>y  
%all )draw an objection "u ?is          
subsection if-- 7,a7 n lat] ?an #ad days
 aft] ! date on :i* ! ,secret>y s5ds !  
notification "u p>agraph 7#a7 to !      
,/ate1 local1 or tribal au?ority        
involv$1 ! ,/ate1 local1 or tribal      
au?ority submits to ! ,secret>y !       
additional in=mation specifi$ 9 su*     
notification2 &  7,b7 su* additional    
in=mation is submitt$ to ! satisfaction 
( ! ,secret>y4  7#d7 ,effect ( )drawal  
,^u ! issuance ( a )drawal "u p>agraph  
7#c71 ! ,/ate1 local1 or tribal au?ority
 involv$ may au?orize ! use ( me?yl     

bromide = ! qualifi$ use specifi$ 9 !   
notification submitt$ "u subsection     
7a77#b74  7d7 ,use = em]g5cy ev5ts      
consi/5t ) ,,fifra ,! production1       
di/ribution1 sale1 %ipm5t1 application1 
or use ( a pe/icide product conta9+     
me?yl bromide 9 accordance ) an         
au?orization = a use "u subsection 7a7  
%all be deem$ an au?oriz$ production1   
di/ribution1 sale1 %ipm5t1 application1 
or use ( su* product "u ! ,f$]al        
,insecticide1 ,fungicide1 & ,rod5ticide 
,act1 reg>dless ( :e!r ! int5d$ use is  
regi/]$ & includ$ 9 ! label approv$ = ! 
product by ! ,adm9i/rator ( !           
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy "u su* 
,act4  7e7 ,limitations on use  7#a7    
,limitations on use p] em]g5cy ev5t ,!  
am\nt ( me?yl bromide t may be us$ p]   
em]g5cy ev5t at a specific location %all
 n exce$ #bj metric tons4  7#b7 ,limits 
on aggregate am\nt ,! aggregate am\nt ( 
me?yl bromide all[$ pursuant to ?is     
section = use 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9 a     
cal5d> ye> %all n exce$ ! total am\nt   

au?oriz$ by ! ,p>ties to ! ,montreal    
,protocol pursuant to ! ,montreal       
,protocol process = critical uses 9 !   
,unit$ ,/ates 9 cal5d> ye> #bjaa4  7f7  
,ensur+ adequate supply ( me?yl bromide 
,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 x %all
 n be unlawful = any p]son or entity to 
produce or import me?yl bromide1 or     
o!rwise supply me?yl bromide f          
inv5tories 7produc$ or import$ pursuant 
to ! ,clean ,air ,act = o!r purposes7 9 
response to an em]g5cy ev5t 9 accordance
 ) subsection 7a74  7g7 ,exclusive      
au?ority ( ! ,secret>y ,! ,secret>y %all
 h ! exclusive ,f$]al au?ority ) respect
 to det]m9+ :i* species are consid]$    
qu>ant9e pe/s 7z def9$ 9 section        
#cai4cg-a ( title #g1 ,code ( ,f$]al    
,regulations1 z 9 effect on ! date ( !  
enactm5t ( ! ,safe ,agriculture         
,production ,act ( #bjag74  7h7         
,def9itions  7#a7 ,em]g5cy ev5t ,! t]m  
em]g5cy ev5t means a situation-- 7,a7 t 
occurs at a location on :i* a plant or  
commodity is gr[n or produc$ or a       

facility provid+ = ! /orage (1 or o!r   
s]vices ) respect to1 a plant or        
commodity2  7,b7 = :i* ! lack (         
availability ( me?yl bromide = a        
p>ticul> use w\ld result 9 significant  
economic loss to ! own]1 lessee1 or     
op]ator ( su* a location or facility or 
! own]1 gr[]1 or pur*as] ( su* a plant  
or commodity2 &  7,c7 t1 9 light ( !    
specific agricultural1 meteorological1  
or o!r conditions pres5t$1 requires !   
use ( me?yl bromide to control a pe/ or 
disease 9 su* location or facility      
because !re are no te*nically or        
economically feasible alt]natives to    
me?yl bromide easily accessible by an   
entity ref]r$ to 9 subp>agraph 7,b7 at !
 "t & location ( ! ev5t t--  7i7 are    
regi/]$ "u ! ,f$]al ,insecticide1       
,fungicide1 & ,rod5ticide ,act 7#g      
,u4,s4,c4 #acf et seq47 = ! int5d$ use  
or pe/ to be s controll$2 &  7ii7 w\ld  
adequately control ! pe/ or disease     
pres5t$ at su* location or facility4    
7#b7 ,pe/ ,! t]m pe/ has ! mean+ giv5   

su* t]m 9 section #b ( ! ,f$]al         
,insecticide1 ,fungicide1 & ,rod5ticide 
,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #acf74  7#c7         
,qualifi$ use ,! t]m qualifi$ use means1
 ) respect to me?yl bromide1 a me?yl    
bromide treatm5t or application 9 an    
am\nt n to exce$ ! limitations specifi$ 
9 subsection 7e7 9 response to an       
em]g5cy ev5t4  4