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H. Rept. 115-131,Part 1 1 (2017-05-18)

handle is hein.congrecreports/crptxainh0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUTHENTICATED r U.S. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION 4 115TH CONGRESS REPT.115-131 1st Session J HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Part 1 REDUCING REGULATORY BURDENS ACT OF 2017 MAY 18, 2017.-Ordered to be printed Mr. CONAWAY, from the Committee on Agriculture, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany H.R. 953] [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office] The Committee on Agriculture, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 953) to amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify Congressional intent regarding the regulation of the use of pesticides in or near navigable waters, and for other purposes, hav- ing considered the same, report favorably thereon without amend- ment and recommend that the bill do pass. BRIEF EXPLANATION The Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2017, H.R. 953, amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify Congressional intent regarding the regulation of the use of pesticides in or near navi- gable waters. PURPOSE AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) is a regulatory statute that governs the sale and use of pesticides in the United States through the registration and labeling of such products. Its objective is to protect human health and the environ- ment from unreasonable adverse effects of pesticides, taking into account the costs and benefits of various product uses. Pesticides regulated under FIFRA include insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, rodenticides, and other designated substances. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reviews scientific data submitted by chemical manufacturers on toxicity and behavior in the environ- 69-006