,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #baii  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #bb1 #bjbc ,mr4  
,m]kley 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,wyd51 ,mr4    
,he9ri*1 ,mr4 ,wel*1 ,mr4 ,padilla1 ,mr4
 ,blum5?al1 ,mrs4 ,fe9/e91 & ,mr4       
,book]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,a  
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,agricultural ,m>ket+
 ,act ( #aidf to e/abli% a              
poll9ator-fri5dly plant label+ program1 
& = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,poll9ator-,fri5dly
 ,plant ,label+ ,act4  #b4              
,poll9ator-fri5dly plant label+ program 
,subtitle ,a ( ! ,agricultural ,m>ket+  
,act ( #aidf 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #afba et     
seq47 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !       
foll[+3  #baj;,b4 ,poll9ator-fri5dly    
plant label+ program  7a7 ,def9itions ,9
 ?is section3 7#a7 ,pe/icide ,! t]m     
pe/icide has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9       
section #bajc ( ! ,organic ,foods       
,production ,act ( #aiij 7#g ,u4,s4,c4  

#fejb74  7#b7 ,produc] ,! t]m produc]   
means a nurs]y or f>m] gr[+ a plant or  
cultivat+ a se$ = sale4  7#c7 ,secret>y 
,! t]m ,secret>y means ! ,secret>y (    
,agriculture4  7b7 ,e/abli%m5t ,!       
,secret>y %all e/abli% a c]tification   
program = produc]s ( poll9ator-fri5dly  
plants4  7c7 ,c]tification  7#a7        
,applications ,to be c]tifi$ "u ?is     
section1 a produc] may volunt>ily submit
 to ! ,secret>y an application = !      
c]tification4  7#b7 ,approval ,!        
,secret>y %all approve an application = 
c]tification submitt$ "u p>agraph 7#a7  
if ! produc]--  7#c7 meets ! requirem5ts
 "u ?is section2 &  7#d7 has be5        
?ird-p>ty c]tifi$4  7d7 ,eligibility ,to
 be sold or label$ z a ,,usda           
poll9ator-fri5dly plant1 a plant--  7#a7
 %all be liv+2  7#b7 %all be1 z det]m9$ 
by ! ,*ief ( ! ,natural ,res\rces       
,cons]vation ,s]vice--  7,a7 native to !
 ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7,b7 kn[n to be      
b5eficial to poll9ators1 includ+ provid+
 habitat & =age = poll9ators2 &  7#c7   

may n h be5 produc$ us+ any pe/icide or 
sub/ance 7)9 ! mean+ ( ! t]m 9 !        
,organic ,foods ,production ,act ( #aiij
 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #feja et seq477 t may n  
be us$ 9 ! production or h&l+ (         
organically produc$ agricultural        
products "u t ,act4  7e7 ,compliance    
requirem5ts  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,a p]son may 
sell or label a plant z ,,usda          
poll9ator-fri5dly only if ! plant meets 
! requirem5ts "u ?is section4  7#b7     
,label+ ,no p]son may affix a label to1 
or provide o!r m>ket in=mation conc]n+1 
a plant if ! label or in=mation implies1
 directly or indirectly1 t ! plant is   
,,usda poll9ator-fri5dly1 except 9      
accordance ) ?is section4  7f7 ,label+  
,a label affix$1 or o!r m>ket in=mation 
provid$1 9 accordance ) subsection      
7e77#b7--  7#a7 %all indicate t ! plant 
meets ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture /&>ds =  
be+ poll9ator-fri5dly2  7#b7 may        
incorporate ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture  
seal2  7#c7 %all include ! sci5tific "n 
( ! plant & ! common "n ( ! plant1 if   

any2  7#d7 %all include ! c\nty or      
ecoregion t ! plant species is native to
 & locally adapt$ to2  7#e7 %all include
 ! "n ( ! produc] ( ! plant2  7#f7 %all 
include an in/ruction t di/ributors &   
retail]s are n p]mitt$ to apply any     
pe/icide product to ! plant2  7#g7 %all 
include a /atem5t relat+ to ! importance
 ( support+ poll9ator cons]vation ef=ts2
 &  7#h7 may include--  7,a7 in/ructions
 = plant+ & ma9ta9+ ! plant to ensure   
its effectiv5ess z a res\rce =          
poll9ators2  7,b7 advice on protect+    
poll9ators visit+ ! plant f pe/icide    
exposure2 &  7,c7 a webl9k or digital   
code1 su* z a quick response 7,,qr7     
code1 to access a webpage ) additional  
educational in=mation ab\t ! plant4  7g7
 ,inve/igations & en=cem5t ,subsections 
7b7 & 7c7 ( section #babj ( ! ,organic  
,foods ,production ,act ( #aiij 7#g     
,u4,s4,c4 #feai7 %all apply to ?is      
section 9 ! same mann] t ^? subsections 
apply to t ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #feja et  
seq474  7h7 ,effect ,no?+ 9 ?is section 

sup]s$es or o!rwise affects any ,/ate or
 ,f$]al plant protection or plant       
qu>ant9e program4  4