,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #baii  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bb1     
#bjbc ,mr4 ,merkley 7for himself1 ,mr4  
,wyden1 ,mr4 ,heinrich1 ,mr4 ,welch1    
,mr4 ,padilla1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mrs4  
,feinstein1 and ,mr4 ,booker7 introduced
 the following bill2 which was read     
twice and referred to the ,committee on 
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,agricultural  
,marketing ,act of #aidf to establish a 
pollinator-friendly plant labeling      
program1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,pollinator-,friendly ,plant        
,labeling ,act4  #b4                    
,pollinator-friendly plant labeling     
program ,subtitle ,a of the             
,agricultural ,marketing ,act of #aidf  
7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #afba et seq47 is amended 
by adding at the end the following3     
#baj;,b4 ,pollinator-friendly plant     
labeling program  7a7 ,definitions ,in  
this section3 7#a7 ,pesticide ,the term 

pesticide has the meaning given the term
 in section #bajc of the ,organic ,foods
 ,production ,act of #aiij 7#g ,u4,s4,c4
 #fejb74  7#b7 ,producer ,the term      
producer means a nursery or farmer      
growing a plant or cultivating a seed   
for sale4  7#c7 ,secretary ,the term    
,secretary means the ,secretary of      
,agriculture4  7b7 ,establishment ,the  
,secretary shall establish a            
certification program for producers of  
pollinator-friendly plants4  7c7        
,certification  7#a7 ,applications ,to  
be certified under this section1 a      
producer may voluntarily submit to the  
,secretary an application for the       
certification4  7#b7 ,approval ,the     
,secretary shall approve an application 
for certification submitted under       
paragraph 7#a7 if the producer--  7#c7  
meets the requirements under this       
section2 and  7#d7 has been third-party 
certified4  7d7 ,eligibility ,to be sold
 or labeled as a ,,usda                 
pollinator-friendly plant1 a plant--    

7#a7 shall be living2  7#b7 shall be1 as
 determined by the ,chief of the        
,natural ,resources ,conservation       
,service--  7,a7 native to the ,united  
,states2 and  7,b7 known to be          
beneficial to pollinators1 including    
providing habitat and forage for        
pollinators2 and  7#c7 may not have been
 produced using any pesticide or        
substance 7within the meaning of the    
term in the ,organic ,foods ,production 
,act of #aiij 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #feja et    
seq477 that may not be used in the      
production or handling of organically   
produced agricultural products under    
that ,act4  7e7 ,compliance requirements
  7#a7 ,in general ,a person may sell or
 label a plant as ,,usda                
pollinator-friendly only if the plant   
meets the requirements under this       
section4  7#b7 ,labeling ,no person may 
affix a label to1 or provide other      
market information concerning1 a plant  
if the label or information implies1    
directly or indirectly1 that the plant  

is ,,usda pollinator-friendly1 except in
 accordance with this section4  7f7     
,labeling ,a label affixed1 or other    
market information provided1 in         
accordance with subsection 7e77#b7--    
7#a7 shall indicate that the plant meets
 ,department of ,agriculture standards  
for being pollinator-friendly2  7#b7 may
 incorporate the ,department of         
,agriculture seal2  7#c7 shall include  
the scientific name of the plant and the
 common name of the plant1 if any2  7#d7
 shall include the county or ecoregion  
that the plant species is native to and 
locally adapted to2  7#e7 shall include 
the name of the producer of the plant2  
7#f7 shall include an instruction that  
distributors and retailers are not      
permitted to apply any pesticide product
 to the plant2  7#g7 shall include a    
statement relating to the importance of 
supporting pollinator conservation      
efforts2 and  7#h7 may include--  7,a7  
instructions for planting and           
maintaining the plant to ensure its     

effectiveness as a resource for         
pollinators2  7,b7 advice on protecting 
pollinators visiting the plant from     
pesticide exposure2 and  7,c7 a weblink 
or digital code1 such as a quick        
response 7,,qr7 code1 to access a       
webpage with additional educational     
information about the plant4  7g7       
,investigations and enforcement         
,subsections 7b7 and 7c7 of section     
#babj of the ,organic ,foods ,production
 ,act of #aiij 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #feai7     
shall apply to this section in the same 
manner that those subsections apply to  
that ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #feja et seq474 
7h7 ,effect ,nothing in this section    
supersedes or otherwise affects any     
,state or ,federal plant protection or  
plant quarantine program4  4