Sec. 4. Recordkeeping, investigation, and enforcement
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Section 2120 of the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 ( 7 U.S.C. 6519 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: In carrying out this title, all parties to an active investigation (including certifying agents, State organic certification programs, and the national organic program) may share confidential business information with Federal and State government officers and employees and certifying agents involved in the investigation as necessary to fully investigate and enforce potential violations of this title and regulations issued under this title.
The Secretary shall have access to available data from cross-border documentation systems administered by other Federal agencies, including— the Automated Commercial Environment system of the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol; and the Phytosanitary Certificate Issuance and Tracking system of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. The Secretary, acting through the national organic program, has the authority, and shall grant an accredited certifying agent the authority, to require increased additional documentation or verification before granting certification, in the case of a known area of risk or when there is a specific area of concern, as determined by the Secretary or the certifying agent. .
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall issue regulations to limit the type of operations that are excluded from certification under section 205.101 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, and any other corresponding sections.
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