article: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Pesticide Maintenance Fees Reauthorization Act''. SEC. 2. MAINTENANCE FEE. (a) Amounts for Registrants.--Section 4(i)(5) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136a-1(i)(5)) is amended-- (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``each year'' and all that follows and inserting ``each year $2,300 for each registration''; (2) in subparagraph (D)-- (A) in clause (i), by striking ``$55,000'' and inserting ``$70,000''; and (B) in clause (ii), by striking ``$95,000'' and inserting ``$120,000''; and (3) in subparagraph (E)(i)-- (A) in subclause (I) by striking ``$38,500'' and inserting ``$46,000''; and (B) in subclause (II), by striking ``$66,500'' and inserting ``$80,000''. (b) Total Amount of Fees.--Section 4(i)(5)(C) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136(a)- 1(i)(5)(C)) is amended-- (1) by striking ``(C)(i) The'' and inserting the following: ``(C) Total amount of fees.--The''; (2) by striking ``$14,000,000 each fiscal year'' and inserting ``$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2006''; and (3) by striking clause (ii). (c) Definition of Small Business.--Section 4(i)(5)(E)(ii) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136a- 1(i)(5)(E)(ii)) is amended-- (1) in subclause (I), by striking ``150'' and inserting ``500''; and (2) in subclause (II), by striking ``gross revenue from chemicals that did not exceed $40,000,000'' and inserting ``global gross revenue from pesticides that did not exceed $60,000,000''. (d) Extension of Authority.--Section 4(i)(5)(H) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136a-1(i)(5)(H)) is amended by striking ``2001'' and inserting ``2006''. SEC. 3. OTHER FEES. Section 4(i)(6) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136a-1(i)(6)) is amended by striking ``2001'' and inserting ``2006''. SEC. 4. EXPEDITED PROCESSING OF SIMILAR APPLICATIONS. Section 4(k)(3) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136a-1(k)(3)) is amended-- (1) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``Expedited'' and inserting ``Review of inert ingredients; expedited''; and (2) in subparagraph (A)-- (A) by striking ``1997 through 2001, not more than'' and inserting ``2002 through 2006,''; (B) by redesignating clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) as subclauses (I), (II), and (III), respectively, and adjusting the margins appropriately; and (C) by striking ``assure the expedited processing and review of any applicant that'' and inserting the following: ``(i) review and evaluate inert ingredients; and ``(ii) ensure the expedited processing and review of any application that--''. SEC. 5. PESTICIDE TOLERANCE PROCESSING FEES. Section 408(m)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 346a(m)(1)) is amended-- (1) by striking ``The Administrator'' and inserting the following: ``(A) In general.--The Administrator''; (2) by striking ``Under the regulations'' and inserting the following: ``(B) Inclusions.--Under the regulations''; (3) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) as clauses (i), (ii), (iii), and (iv), respectively, and adjusting the margins appropriately; (4) by striking ``The regulations may'' and inserting the following: ``(C) Waiver; refund.--The regulations may''; and (5) by adding at the end the following: ``(D) Tolerance processing fees.-- ``(i) In general.--Except as provided in clause (ii), during the period beginning on the date of enactment of this subparagraph and ending on September 30, 2006, the Administrator shall not promulgate regulations addressing pesticide tolerance processing fees. ``(ii) Exception for current fee schedule.--The Administrator may annually promulgate regulations to implement changes in the amounts in the schedule of pesticide tolerance processing fees in effect on the date of enactment of this subparagraph by the same percentage as the annual adjustment to the Federal General Schedule pay scale under section 5303 of title 5, United States Code.''.
summary: Pesticide Maintenance Fees Authorization Act - Amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, with respect to the pesticide registration maintenance fee system, to: (1) make uniform the amount of the annual fee for each registration; (2) set maximum amounts payable by a registrant and an increased aggregate amount of collected fees for FY 2002 through 2006; (3) expand the definition of a small business; and (4) extend the authority to collect such fees and the prohibition on levy of fees other than those specified in the Act's fee provisions.Extends the requirement that the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency use maintenance fees to ensure expedited processing of similar applications and adds a requirement that the fees be used to review inert ingredients.Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to prohibit the Administrator, through FY 2006, from promulgating regulations addressing pesticide tolerance processing fees (except those changing current fee amounts by the same percentage as the annual adjustment to the Federal General Schedule pay scale).