S.Amdt. 1173
What it does: Inserts new text on page 1150, line 15
Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA)What it changes
1 change to S. 954
Inserts new text on page 1150, line 15
InsertsPrinted pageInserted: SEC. 122 ___. STAY AND STUDY ON PROPOSED ACTIONS RELATING TO SULFURYL FLUORIDE.
Inserted: (a) In General.--The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall delay taking final action on the objections addressed in the proposed order entitled "Sulfuryl Fluoride; Proposed Order Granting Objections to Tolerances and Denying Request for a Stay" (76 Fed. Reg. 3422 (January 19, 2011)) as that proposed order relates to tolerances under chapter IV of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 341 et seq.) until the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act.
Inserted: (b) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, in coordination with the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall submit to the Committees on Agriculture and Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report on--
Inserted: (1) the potential public health, economic, and public right-to-know effects that may result from finalization of the proposed order described in subsection (a);
Inserted: (2) any alternatives to the use of sulfuryl fluoride in the agricultural sector, including alternatives available through the USDA National Organic Certification Program and alternatives used in other countries; and
Inserted: (3) actions that Federal agencies can take to help address public health threats, including to the health of infants and children, by reducing fluoride exposures below levels that have been determined to be safe.
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As printed
SA 1173. Mrs. BOXER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 954, to reauthorize agricultural programs through 2018; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 1150, after line 15, add the following:
SEC. 122 ___. STAY AND STUDY ON PROPOSED ACTIONS RELATING TO SULFURYL FLUORIDE.
(a) In General.--The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall delay taking final action on the objections addressed in the proposed order entitled “Sulfuryl Fluoride; Proposed Order Granting Objections to Tolerances and Denying Request for a Stay” (76 Fed. Reg. 3422 (January 19, 2011)) as that proposed order relates to tolerances under chapter IV of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 341 et seq.) until the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act.
(b) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, in coordination with the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall submit to the Committees on Agriculture and Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report on--
(1) the potential public health, economic, and public right-to-know effects that may result from finalization of the proposed order described in subsection (a);
(2) any alternatives to the use of sulfuryl fluoride in the agricultural sector, including alternatives available through the USDA National Organic Certification Program and alternatives used in other countries; and
(3) actions that Federal agencies can take to help address public health threats, including to the health of infants and children, by reducing fluoride exposures below levels that have been determined to be safe.
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Senate amendment submitted
June 5, 2013