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7 U.S.C. 136a: Registration of pesticides
Created in 1972 by Public Law 92-516. Changed by 11 later laws. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.
- past change
- enacted this Congress
- proposed
This Congress
- H.R. 9807 Americans vs. Poisonous Pesticides Act · introduced · would change (f)
How it got here
2022
2018
- Pub. L. 115–334 added par. (11). Law text · (c)
2007
- Pub. L. 110–94, §2(1), substituted "review the application in accordance with section 136w–8(f)(4)(B) of this title and," for "within 45 days after receiving the application, notify the registrant whether or not the application is complete and,". Law text · (c)
- Pub. L. 110–94, §2(2), substituted "not later than the applicable decision review time established pursuant to section 136w–8(f)(4)(B) of this title, or, if no review time is established, not later than" for "within". Law text · (c)
- Pub. L. 110–94, §3(1), designated first sentence as cl. (i) and inserted heading, designated second sentence as cl. (ii), inserted heading, and substituted "In accordance with this subparagraph, the Administrator" for "The Administrator", added cls. (iii) and (iv), designated fou… Law text · (g)
- Pub. L. 110–94, §3(2), (3), added subpar. (B) and redesignated former subpar. (B) as (C). Law text · (g), (C)
2004
1996
- Pub. L. 104–170, §210(b), added cls. (ii), (v), and (vi), redesignated former cls. (ii) and (iii) as (iii) and (iv), respectively, and in cl. (iv) substituted "(i), (ii), and (iii)" for "(i) and (ii)". Law text · (c)
- Pub. L. 104–170, §250(1), added subpar. (G). Law text · (c)
- Pub. L. 104–170, §§210(d)(1), 231, inserted heading, inserted "the public health and agricultural need for such minor use," after "pattern of use,", and substituted "potential beneficial or adverse effects on man and the environment" for "potential exposure of man and the environ… Law text · (c)
- Pub. L. 104–170, §210(d)(2), inserted heading. Law text · (c)
- Pub. L. 104–170, §210(c)(1), added cl. (vi). Law text · (c)
- Pub. L. 104–170, §210(f)(2), added cl. (vii). Law text · (c)
- Pub. L. 104–170, §222, added cl. (viii). Law text · (c)
- Pub. L. 104–170, §210(d)(3), inserted heading. Law text · (c)
- Pub. L. 104–170, §210(d)(4), added subpar. (E). Law text · (c)
- Pub. L. 104–170, §210(e)(1), (2), inserted headings. Law text · (c), (B)
- Pub. L. 104–170, §210(e)(3), added subpars. (C) and (D). Law text · (c), (D)
- Pub. L. 104–170, §223, added par. (9). Law text · (c)
- Pub. L. 104–170, §250(2), added par. (10). Law text · (c)
- Pub. L. 104–170, §105(b), added par. (4). Law text · (f)
- Pub. L. 104–170, §106(b), added subsec. (g). Law text · (g)
- Pub. L. 104–170, §224, added subsec. (h). Law text · (h)
1991
- Pub. L. 102–237, §1006(a)(3)(B), (C), added subpar. (D) and redesignated former subpar. (D) as (F). · (c)
- Pub. L. 102–237, §1006(a)(3)(A), (C), added subpar. (E) and struck out former subpar. (E) which read as follows: "the complete formula of the pesticide; and". · (c)
- Pub. L. 102–237, §1006(a)(3)(A), (B), (D), redesignated former subpar. (D) as (F), in cl. (i) substituted "With" for "with" and a period for semicolon at end, in cl. (ii) substituted "Except" for "except" and a period for semicolon at end, in cl. (iii) substituted "After" for "af… · (c)
- Pub. L. 102–237, §1006(b)(1), (2), substituted "the Administrator" for "he" before "requires", "shall permit", "shall make", and "deems", and substituted "the Administrator's" for "his". · (c)
- Pub. L. 102–237, §1006(c), clarified amendment made by Pub. L. 100–532, §102(b)(2)(A). See 1988 Amendment note below. · (c)
- Pub. L. 102–237, §1006(b)(2), substituted "the Administrator's" for "his". · (c)
- Pub. L. 102–237, §1006(b)(1), substituted "the Administrator" for "he" before "determines". · (c)
- Pub. L. 102–237, §1006(b)(1), (2), substituted "the Administrator" for "he" before "shall notify" in two places and "the Administrator's" for "his" in four places. · (c)
- Pub. L. 102–237, §1006(b)(1), substituted "the Administrator" for "he" before "shall classify it for both" in subpar. (A), before "will classify" in subpar. (B), and before "shall classify" in subpar. (C). · (d)
- Pub. L. 102–237, §1006(b)(1), substituted "the Administrator" for "he" before "shall notify". · (d)
1990
- Pub. L. 101–624 inserted after third sentence "The Administrator shall not require a person to submit, in relation to a registration or reregistration of a pesticide for minor agricultural use under this subchapter, any field residue data from a geographic area where the pesticid… · (c)
1988
- Pub. L. 100–532, §601(b)(1), substituted "Requirement of registration" for "Requirement" in heading and amended text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, no person in any State may distribute, sell, offer for sale, hold … · (a)
- Pub. L. 100–532, §801(b)(1)–(4), in introductory provisions, substituted "paragraph (2)(D)" for "subsection (c)(2)(D) of this section", in cl. (i), substituted "(i) with" for "(i) With" and ", except that" for ": Provided, That", in cl. (ii), substituted "clause (i)" for "subpara… · (c)
- Pub. L. 100–532, §801(b)(5)(A), (B), substituted "(2) Data in support of registration.— · (c)
- Pub. L. 100–532, §§102(b)(1), 801(b)(5)(C)–(F), substituted "(B)(i) If" for "(B) Additional data to support existing registration.—(i) If", directed that cls. (ii) to (v) be aligned with left margin of subpar. (A), in cls. (ii) and (iii), inserted "The Administrator shall issue a… · (c)
- Pub. L. 100–532, §801(b)(5)(G), (H), struck out "Simplified procedures" after "(C)" and directed that text be aligned with left margin of subpar. (A). · (c)
- Pub. L. 100–532, §102(b)(2)(A), and Pub. L. 102–237, §1006(c), substituted "the pesticide that is the subject of the application" for "an end-use product". · (c)
- Pub. L. 100–532, §102(b)(2)(B), struck out "the safety of" after "data pertaining to". · (c)
- Pub. L. 100–532, §103, substituted "(A) The Administrator" for "The Administrator" and added subpar. (B). · (c)
- Pub. L. 100–532, §801(b)(6), in introductory provisions, substituted "paragraph (5)" for "subsection (c)(5) of this section", in subpars. (A) and (B), substituted "paragraph (5). If" for "subsection (c)(5) of this section: Provided, That, if", and in subpar. (C), substituted "prescr… · (c)
- Pub. L. 100–532, §801(b)(7), substituted "restricted use. If" for "restricted use, provided that if" and "restricted uses. The Administrator" for "restricted uses: Provided, however, That the Administrator". · (d)
- Pub. L. 100–532, §801(b)(8), substituted "this subchapter. As" for "this subchapter: Provided, That as". · (f)
- Pub. L. 100–532, §801(b)(9), struck out subsec. (g) which read as follows: "The Administrator shall accomplish the reregistration of all pesticides in the most expeditious manner practicable: Provided, That, to the extent appropriate, any pesticide that results in a postharvest residue… · (g)
1978
- Pub. L. 95–396, §2(a)(1), added subpar. (D), and struck out provisions which required the applicant for registration of a pesticide to file with the Administrator a statement containing "if requested by the Administrator, a full description of the tests made and the results there… · (c)
- Pub. L. 95–396, §§2(a)(2)(A)–(D), 3, 4, designated existing provisions as subpar. (A), inserted in second sentence "under subparagraph (B) of this paragraph" after "kind of information", struck out from introductory text of third sentence "subsection (c)(1)(D) of this section and" a… · (c)
- Pub. L. 95–396, §5, provided for waiver of data requirements pertaining to efficacy. · (c)
- Pub. L. 95–396, §6, added pars. (7) and (8). · (c), (8)
- Pub. L. 95–396, §7(1), authorized classification of pesticide uses by regulation on the initial classification and registered pesticides prior to reregistration. · (d)
- Pub. L. 95–396, §7(2), substituted "forty-five days" for "30 days". · (d)
- Pub. L. 95–396, §7(3), added par. (3). · (d)
- Pub. L. 95–396, §8, added subsec. (g). · (g)
1975
- Pub. L. 94–140 inserted exception relating to test data submitted on or after January 1, 1970, in support of application, inserted provision that compensation for producing test data shall apply to all applications submitted on or after October 21, 1972, and provision relating to… · (c)
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