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Agricultural Aid and Trade Missions Act

Public Law 100-532 · S. 659 · 100th Congress · began in the Senate

Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Oct 25, 1988 · Foreign Trade and International Finance

Sponsor: Sen. John Melcher (D-MT)

Cosponsors (4): Sen. Patrick Leahy,

Passage votes

  • HouseVoice vote
  • SenateVoice vote
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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act Amendments of 1988 - Title I: Registration - Amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to require the reregistration of active ingredient pesticides with outstanding data requirements registered before November 1, 1984.

Provides for a phased-in registration period as follows: (1) phase one-priority for registration; (2) phase two-notice of intent to reregister and identification of missing or inadequate data; (3) phase three-information about studies; (4) phase four-independent review and identification of outstanding data requirements; and (5) phase five-data review and registration.

Sets forth fee shedules for: (1) initial and final fees for food or feed use pesticide active ingredients; (2) fee waivers or reductions; and (3) maintenance and other fees.

Establishes a registration and expedited processing fund in the Treasury.

Provides for the expedited review of applications which propose the registration of a pesticide which is substantially similar to a registered pesticide or propose an amendment to the registration of a registered pesticide that does not require scientific review of data.

Title II: Review and Cancellation - Provides for voluntary registration cancellation or amendment of one or more uses of any pesticide.

Title III: Records and Inspections - Sets forth recordkeeping provisions with respect to pesticides.

Title IV: Disposal and Transportation - Authorizes the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to require pesticide registrations to include storage, transportation, and disposal data, including available recall or cancellation resources.

Sets forth voluntary and mandatory recall provisions, including registrant reimbursement.

Requires EPA to promulgate pesticide container design regulations within three years of enactment of this Act. Requires compliance within five years of enactment of this Act.

Requires EPA to: (1) conduct a pesticide container study and report to the Congress within two years of enactment of this Act; and (2) develop regulations for pesticide container residue removal.

States that such provisions shall not affect pesticide container requirements under the Solid Waste Disposal Act.

Requires producers and other parties to notify EPA and the State regarding stored, cancelled, or suspended pesticides.

Title V: Indemnities - Indemnifies pesticide users for a pesticide obtained prior to EPA's notification of registrants that it intends to suspend such pesticide. Indemnifies land users, dealers and distributors of such pesticides in limited circumstances. Requires EPA, before making any indemnification payment, to: (1) report to the appropriate congressional committees; and (2) have a prior specific line item fund appropriation.

Title VI: General - Revises the definitions of: (1) "to use any registered pesticide in a manner inconsistent with its labeling"; and (2) "distribute or sell".

Prohibits, except as provided for by such Act, private or State pesticide sale or distribution.

Revises specified provisions regarding unlawful activities under such Act. Sets forth penalty provisions.

Makes the scientific advisory panel permanent.

Provides for congressional review of EPA regulations.

Title VII: Authorization of Appropriations - Authorizes FY 1989 through 1991 appropriations.

Title VIII: Technical Amedments - Sets forth technical amendments.

Title IX: Effective Date - Sets forth the effective date for the provisions of this Act.

Committees

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 18 actions.

  1. Oct 25, 1988Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 100-532.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. Oct 14, 1988PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
  4. Sep 28, 1988Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to the House amendments by Voice Vote.
  5. Sep 20, 1988FloorFloor · Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
  6. Sep 16, 1988CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Agriculture Committee
  7. Sep 13, 1988CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Agriculture Committee
  8. May 4, 1987CommitteeCommittee · Referred to International Economic Policy and Trade Subcommittee of the House Foreign Affairs Committee
  9. Apr 23, 1987CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee of the House Agriculture Committee
  10. Apr 21, 1987CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Agriculture Committee
  11. CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Foreign Affairs Committee
  12. Apr 9, 1987FloorFloor · Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
  13. Apr 3, 1987CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
  14. Mar 25, 1987CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
  15. Mar 10, 1987CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Agricultural Research, Conservation, Forestry and General Legislation Subcommittee of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
  16. CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Agricultural Research, Conservation, Forestry and General Legislation Subcommittee of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
  17. Mar 6, 1987CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
  18. IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
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Official record

The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.