Sec. 10004. Organic agriculture
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Section 7407 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 ( 7 U.S.C. 5925c ) is amended— in subsection (c)— in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting and annually thereafter after this subsection ; in paragraph (1), by striking and at the end; by redesignating paragraph
(2)as paragraph (3); and by inserting after paragraph
(1)the following: describes how data collection agencies (such as the Agricultural Marketing Service and the National Agricultural Statistics Service) are coordinating with data user agencies (such as the Risk Management Agency) to ensure that data collected under this section can be used by data user agencies, including by the Risk Management Agency to offer price elections for all organic crops; and ; and in subsection (d)— by striking paragraph (3); by redesignating paragraph
(2)as paragraph (3); by inserting after paragraph
(1)the following: In addition to any funds made available under paragraph (1), of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use to carry out this section $5,000,000, to remain available until expended. ; and in paragraph
(3)(as redesignated by subparagraph (B))— in the paragraph heading, by striking ; for fiscal years 2008 through 2012 by striking paragraph
(1)and inserting paragraphs
(1)and
(2); and by striking 2012 and inserting 2018 . Section 2123 of the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 ( 7 U.S.C. 6522 ) is amended— in subsection (b)— in paragraph (5), by striking and at the end; by redesignating paragraph
(6)as paragraph (7); and by inserting after paragraph
(5)the following: $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018; and ; and by adding at the end the following: The Secretary shall modernize database and technology systems of the national organic program. Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation and in addition to any other funds made available for that purpose, the Secretary shall make available to carry out this subsection $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2014, to remain available until expended. . Section 10606(d) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 ( 7 U.S.C. 6523(d) ) is amended by striking paragraph
(1)and inserting the following: Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall make available to carry out this section $11,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018, to remain available until expended. . Section 501 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 ( 7 U.S.C. 7401 ) is amended by striking subsection
(e)and inserting the following; Notwithstanding any provision of a commodity promotion law, a person that produces, handles, markets, or imports organic products may be exempt from the payment of an assessment under a commodity promotion law with respect to any agricultural commodity that is certified as organic or 100 percent organic (as defined in part 205 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation)). The exemption described in paragraph
(1)shall apply to the certified organic or 100 percent organic (as defined in part 205 of title 7 of the Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation)) products of a producer, handler, or marketer regardless of whether the agricultural commodity subject to the exemption is produced, handled, or marketed by a person that also produces, handles, or markets conventional or nonorganic agricultural products, including conventional or nonorganic agricultural products of the same agricultural commodity as that for which the exemption is claimed. The Secretary shall approve the exemption of a person under this subsection if the person maintains a valid organic certificate issued under the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 ( 7 U.S.C. 6501 et seq. ). This subsection shall be effective until the date on which the Secretary issues an organic commodity promotion order in accordance with subsection (f). The Secretary shall promulgate regulations concerning eligibility and compliance for an exemption under paragraph (1). . Section 501 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 ( 7 U.S.C. 7401 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: In this subsection: The term certified organic farm has the meaning given the term in section 2103 of the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 ( 7 U.S.C. 6502 ). The term covered person means a producer, handler, marketer, or importer of an organic agricultural commodity. The term dual-covered agricultural commodity means an agricultural commodity that— is produced on a certified organic farm; and is covered under both— an organic commodity promotion order issued pursuant to paragraph (2); and any other agricultural commodity promotion order issued under section 514. The Secretary may issue an organic commodity promotion order under section 514 that includes any agricultural commodity that— is produced or handled (as defined in section 2103 of the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 ( 7 U.S.C. 6502 )) and that is certified to be sold or labeled as organic or 100 percent organic (as defined in part 205 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation)); or is imported with a valid organic certificate (as defined in that part). If the Secretary issues an organic commodity promotion order described in paragraph (2), a covered person may elect, for applicable dual-covered agricultural commodities and in the sole discretion of the covered person, whether to be assessed under the organic commodity promotion order or another applicable agricultural commodity promotion order. The Secretary shall promulgate regulations concerning eligibility and compliance for an exemption under paragraph (1). . Section 513(1) of the Commodity Promotion, Research, and Information Act of 1996 ( 7 U.S.C. 7412(1) ) is amended— by redesignating subparagraphs
(E)and
(F)as subparagraphs
(F)and (G), respectively; and by inserting after subparagraph
(D)the following: products, as a class, that are— produced on a certified organic farm (as defined in section 2103 of the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 ( 7 U.S.C. 6502 )); and certified to be sold or labeled as organic or 100 percent organic (as defined in part 205 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation)); .
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