widespread use of insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, and chemical fertilizers. (25) Because insects constitute the world’s most abundant and speciose animal group and provide critical services within ecosystems, such event cannot be ignored and should prompt decisive action to avert a catastrophic collapse of nature’s ecosystems. 3. Establishment of a Pollinator Protection Board (a) In general The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall establish a Pollinator Protection Board in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act ( 5 U.S.C. App. 2 et seq.) (hereafter referred to in this section as the Board ) to assist in the development of an independent review process for pesticides that pose a threat to pollinators and pollinator habitat, and advise the Administrator on any other aspects of the implementation of this title. (b) Composition of the Board The Board shall be composed of 15 members without conflicts of interests (as defined in subsection (g) of this Act) of which— (1) 4 shall be scientists with expertise in pollinators, toxicology, and ecosystems, of which at least 1 shall have expertise in native bees