---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 U.S.C. § 136p"
title: "7"
title_heading: "Agriculture"
number: "136p"
heading: "Exemption of Federal and State agencies"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/7/136p"
units:
  - "Chapter 6 — Insecticides and Environmental Pesticide Control"
  - "Subchapter II — Environmental Pesticide Control"
---

# §136p. Exemption of Federal and State agencies


The [Administrator](/usc/7/136.md?p=b) may, at the [Administrator](/usc/7/136.md?p=b)’s discretion, exempt any Federal or [State](/usc/7/136.md?p=aa) agency from any provision of this subchapter if the [Administrator](/usc/7/136.md?p=b) determines that emergency conditions exist which require such exemption. The [Administrator](/usc/7/136.md?p=b), in determining whether or not such emergency conditions exist, shall consult with the [Secretary](/usc/7/499a.md?p=b-2) of Agriculture and the Governor of any [State](/usc/7/136.md?p=aa) concerned if they request such determination.


## Source credit

(June 25, 1947, ch. 125, § 18, as added Pub. L. 92–516, § 2, Oct. 21, 1972, 86 Stat. 995; amended Pub. L. 94–140, § 8, Nov. 28, 1975, 89 Stat. 754; Pub. L. 100–532, title VIII, § 801(k), Oct. 25, 1988, 102 Stat. 2682; Pub. L. 102–237, title X, § 1006(b)(1), (2), Dec. 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 1895.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1991—Pub. L. 102–237 substituted “the Administrator” for “he” before “determines” and “the Administrator’s” for “his”.

1988—Pub. L. 100–532 substituted “and” for “or“ in section catchline, and directed that sentence beginning “The Administrator, in” be run in after first sentence beginning “The Administrator may”.

1975—Pub. L. 94–140 inserted provision requiring Administrator to consult with Secretary of Agriculture and Governor of State concerned in determining whether an emergency situation exists.

### Effective Date of 1988 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 100–532 effective on expiration of 60 days after Oct. 25, 1988, see section 901 of Pub. L. 100–532, set out as a note under section 136 of this title.

### Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

For effective date of section, see section 4 of Pub. L. 92–516, set out as a note under section 136 of this title.