IIB
113th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5714
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
December 3, 2014
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
AN ACT
To permit commercial applicators of pesticides to create, retain, submit, and convey pesticide application-related records, reports, data, and other information in electronic form.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Pest Management Records Modernization Act
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Use of electronic records by commercial applicators of pesticides to comply with recordkeeping and reporting requirements
Section 1491 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 136i–1) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
Electronic Recordkeeping and Reporting
Notwithstanding any contrary provision of Federal, State, or local law, commercial applicators of pesticides, including commercial applicators of restricted use pesticides, may create, retain, submit, and convey a pesticide application-related record, report, data, or other information in electronic form in order to satisfy any requirement for such creation, retention, submission, or conveyance, respectively, under any Federal, State, or local law.
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Passed the House of Representatives December 2, 2014.
Karen L. Haas,
Clerk