Sec. 101. Pesticides
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Section 25 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act ( 7 U.S.C. 136w ) is amended by adding at the end the following: In this subsection, the term environmental justice means the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all affected individuals, regardless of race, color, national origin, income, gender, citizenship status, language, or literacy, with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of an environmental law, regulation, or policy.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law (including regulations), in developing any policy, procedure, or guidance or promulgating any regulation pursuant to this Act, the Administrator shall, to the maximum extent practicable— solicit, and take into consideration, comments from— interested Federal and State agencies; and the public; seek to achieve environmental justice; and ensure transparency with respect to information regarding the ingredients of pesticides. . Section 30 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act ( 7 U.S.C. 136w–5 ) is amended— in the third sentence— by striking this section and inserting this subsection ; and by striking The authority and inserting the following:
The authority ; in the second sentence, by striking Such training and inserting the following: Subject to subsection (b), the training described in paragraph
(1); and by striking the section designation and heading and all that follows through Each State in the first sentence and inserting the following: Each State ; and by adding at the end the following: Notwithstanding any other provision of law (including regulations), the Administrator shall require that each label borne by a pesticide includes a translation of essential safety and environmental information, as determined by the Administrator subject to paragraph (2), into— Spanish; and such other appropriate languages as the Administrator may require, on receipt of a recommendation from a unit of State or local government within the boundaries of which the pesticide is sold, transported, or used. The information required to be translated under paragraph
(1)shall include, as applicable— warnings and precautionary statements; information relating to— exposure symptoms; toxicity levels; appropriate first aid measures; personal protective equipment; and restricted entry intervals; general safe handling and usage directions; storage and disposal instructions; and other appropriate directions to prevent environmental contamination. . Section 3(c)(1)(C) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act ( 7 U.S.C. 136a(c)(1)(C) ) is amended by inserting (including a translation into Spanish and any other appropriate language of certain information, in accordance with section 30(b)) before the semicolon at the end. Section 12(a)(2) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act ( 7 U.S.C. 136j(a)(2) ) is amended— in subparagraph (R), by striking or at the end; in subparagraph (S), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and by adding at the end the following: to violate section 30(b). .
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