,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ggeb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ab1 #bjbb,mr4   
,panetta 7= himself & ,mr4 ,baird7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,agriculture  ,a ,,bill
  ,to am5d ! ,f$]al ,insecticide1       
,fungicide1 & ,rod5ticide ,act to       
provide = a consi/5t def9ition = plant  
bio/imulants4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,plant ,bio/imulant    
,act ( #bjbb4  #b4 ,exclusion f         
regulation "u ,,fifra  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!  
,f$]al ,insecticide1 ,fungicide1 &      
,rod5ticide ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #acf et  
seq47 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] section #c
 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #acf;a7 ! foll[+3  #c;,a4
 ,exclusion ( plant bio/imulants ,a     
plant bio/imulant %all n be subject to  
regulation "u ?is ,act4  4  7b7         
,def9itions ,section #b ( ! ,f$]al      
,insecticide1 ,fungicide1 & ,rod5ticide 
,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #acf7 is am5d$-- 7#a7
 9 subsection 7v7-- 7,a7 by /rik+       
vitam9-hormone horticultural product &  

ins]t+ vitam9 hormone product2 &  7,b7  
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3 ,su* t]m %all
 n include a plant bio/imulant42 &  7#b7
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7pp7 ,plant
 bio/imulant ,! t]m plant bio/imulant   
means a sub/ance1 micro-organism1 or    
mixture !re(1 t1 :5 appli$ to se$s1     
plants1 ! rhizosph]e1 soil1 or o!r gr[? 
m$ia1 act to support a plant's natural  
processes indep5d5tly ( ! bio/imulant's 
nutri5t cont5t1 includ+ by improv+      
nutri5t availability1 uptake or use     
effici5cy1 tol]ance to abiotic /ress1 & 
consequ5t gr[?1 developm5t1 quality1 or 
yield4  7qq7 ,nutritional *emical ,! t]m
 nutritional *emical-- 7#a7 means a     
comp\nd or mixture t int]acts ) plant   
nutri5ts 9 a mann] :i* improves nutri5t 
availability or aids ! plant 9 acquir+  
or utiliz+ plant nutri5ts2 &  7#b7      
includes "s plant bio/imulants4  7rr7   
,vitam9 hormone product ,! t]m vitam9   
hormone product means a product consi/+ 
( a mixture ( plant hormones1 plant     
nutri5ts1 inoculants1 or soil am5dm5ts4 

4  7c7 ,regulations ,n lat] ?an #abj    
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,adm9i/rator ( ,environm5tal    
,protection ,ag5cy %all revise !        
regulations "u sub*apt] ,e ( *apt] #a ( 
title #dj1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations  
7z 9 effect on ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is
 ,act7 to c>ry out ! am5dm5ts made by   
subsections 7a7 & 7b74  #c4 ,soil heal? 
/udy  7a7 ,/udy ,! ,secret>y (          
,agriculture %all conduct a /udy to     
assess ! types (1 & practices us+1 plant
 bio/imulants 7z def9$ 9 section #b ( ! 
,f$]al ,insecticide1 ,fungicide1 &      
,rod5ticide ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #acf77 t 
be/ a*ieve ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,increas+     
organic matt] cont5t4  7#b7 ,r$uc+      
atmosph]ic volatilization4  7#c7        
,promotion ( nutri5t managem5t          
practices4  7#d7 ,limit+ or elim9at+    
run(f or lea*+ ( soil or nutri5ts su* z 
phosphorus & nitrog5 into gr\ndwat] or  
o!r wat] s\rces4  7#e7 ,re/or+ b5eficial
 bioactivity or heal?y nutri5ts to !    
soil4  7#f7 ,aid+ 9 c>bon seque/ration1 

nutri5t use effici5cy1 & o!r            
climate-relat$ b5efits4  7#g7 ,support+ 
innovative approa*es to improv+         
agricultural su/a9ability1 includ+ !    
adoption ( p]=mance-bas$ outcome /&>ds &
 crit]ia4  7b7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #a   
ye> aft] ! date on :i* funds are fir/   
made available = ! /udy "u subsection   
7a71 ! ,secret>y %all make publicly     
available & submit to ! ,committee on   
,agriculture ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives
 & ! ,committee on ,agriculture1        
,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry ( ! ,s5ate a report
 t describes ! results ( ! /udy4