,,ii #aahth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #bdgb ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,july #be1 #bjbc,mr4 ,marshall 7for himself1 ,mrs4 ,hyde-,smith1 and ,mr4 ,wicker7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,agricultural ,research1 ,extension1 and ,education ,reform ,act of #aiih to improve interagency coordination in the pesticide registration process1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,,usda ,communication ,regarding ,oversight of ,pesticides ,act of #bjbc or the ,,usda ,,crop ,act of #bjbc4 #b4 ,office of ,pest ,management ,policy ,section #fad7;c7 of the ,agricultural ,research1 ,extension1 and ,education ,reform ,act of #aiih 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #gfec7;c77 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking ,in support and inserting the following3 7#a7 ,in general ,in support 2 and 7#b7 by adding at the end the following3 7#b7 ,environmental ,protection ,agency 7,a7 ,coordination of data ,the ,office of ,pest ,management ,policy shall coordinate with the ,environmental ,protection ,agency during the pesticide registration and reevaluation processes under the ,federal ,insecticide1 ,fungicide1 and ,rodenticide ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #acf et seq47 and section #djh of the ,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cdf;a7 with respect to any action that impacts the sale1 distribution1 or use of a pesticide to ensure that the ,environmental ,protection ,agency has the following data for use and consideration in making decisions under those processes3 7i7 ,department of ,agriculture agronomic use data4 7ii7 ,commercially available agronomic use data4 7iii7 ,industry agronomic use data4 7,b7 ,economic viability of alternatives ,the ,office of ,pest ,management ,policy shall coordinate with the ,environmental ,protection ,agency to provide information relating to the economic viability of alternatives for consideration by the ,environmental ,protection ,agency in making registration and reevaluation decisions described in subparagraph 7,a7 that may affect agricultural producers4 7#c7 ,reasonable and prudent actions and measures ,the ,office of ,pest ,management ,policy shall collaborate with the ,united ,states ,fish and ,wildlife ,service and the ,national ,marine ,fisheries ,service 7referred to in this paragraph as the ,services7-- 7,a7 to review the development of reasonable and prudent actions and measures as a result of consultations relating to actions under the ,federal ,insecticide1 ,fungicide1 and ,rodenticide ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #acf et seq472 and 7,b7 to provide feedback to the ,services on decisions relating to reasonable and prudent actions and measures that may affect agricultural producers4 7#d7 ,response required from the ,environmental ,protection ,agency 7,a7 ,public comment ,before the publication of a proposed interim decision that includes more restrictive changes to a pesticide label1 including a use1 tolerance1 or registration decision issued as part of a registration or reevaluation process under the ,federal ,insecticide1 ,fungicide1 and ,rodenticide ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #acf et seq471 the ,administrator of the ,environmental ,protection ,agency 7referred to in this paragraph as the ,administrator7 shall provide to the ,office of ,pest ,management ,policy an opportunity to comment on the decision for a period of #ij days4 7,b7 ,response ,if the ,administrator receives any comments under subparagraph 7,a71 the ,administrator shall-- 7i7 respond to the comments2 and 7ii7 publish that response in the ,federal ,register with the applicable proposed interim decision described in subparagraph 7,a74 7,c7 ,data and information provided by the ,office ,the ,administrator shall publish with a proposed interim decision described in subparagraph 7,a71 with respect to any data or information provided by the ,office of ,pest ,management ,policy under paragraph 7#b7-- 7i7 a description of the use of the data or information by the ,administrator2 or 7ii7 if the ,administrator determined not to use the data or information1 a description of the reasons that the data or information was insufficient or otherwise not suitable for use by the ,administrator4 7,d7 ,delaying effective date2 phase out ,if the ,administrator receives any comments under subparagraph 7,a7 in which the ,office of ,pest ,management ,policy indicates that there is not an economically viable alternative1 the ,administrator shall ensure that an interim decision or final decision issued as part of a reevaluation regarding-- 7i7 more restrictive changes to a pesticide label1 including a revocation or cancellation of a registration1 shall take effect not earlier than the last day of the full growing season that begins after the date on which the interim decision or final decision1 as applicable1 and any comments by the ,office of ,pest ,management ,policy1 are published in the ,federal ,register2 or 7ii7 more restrictive changes to a pesticide label1 including a revocation or cancellation of a registration and a use restriction under the ,federal ,insecticide1 ,fungicide1 and ,rodenticide ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #acf et seq471 that affect agricultural producers shall1 in consultation with the ,office of ,pest ,management ,policy1 take into consideration-- 7,i7 permitting the continued sale and use of existing stocks of the pesticide in accordance with that ,act2 and 7,,ii7 any other authority to phase out the sale and use of the pesticide4 4