Sec. 10. Cancellation of registration of neonicotinoids
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Section 6 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act ( 7 U.S.C. 136d ) (as amended by section 9) is amended by adding at the end the following: Effective on the date of enactment of this subsection— all active ingredients and pesticide products containing 1 or more of the active ingredients imidacloprid, clothianidin, thiamethoxam, dinotefuran, acetamiprid, sulfoxaflor, and flupyradifurone (referred to in this subsection as neonicotinoid pesticides ) shall be deemed to generally cause unreasonable adverse effects to the environment; and notwithstanding any other provision of law, including subsection (b), the registration of all uses of neonicotinoid pesticides shall be immediately and permanently canceled by operation of law and without further proceedings.
Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Administrator shall, in accordance with section 408(b)(1)(B) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 346a(b)(1)(B) ), revoke any tolerance or exemption that allows the presence of a neonicotinoid pesticide, or any pesticide chemical residue that results from neonicotinoid pesticide use, in or on food. In accordance with subsection (a)(1), effective on the date of enactment of this subsection, the continued sale or use of existing stocks of neonicotinoid pesticides shall be prohibited.
Effective on the date of enactment of this subsection, the Administrator may not register any neonicotinoid pesticide under section 4. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a pesticide canceled under this section shall not be eligible for use under section 18. .
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