Sec. 10007. National organic program
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Section 2107 of the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 ( 7 U.S.C. 6506 ) is amended— by redesignating subsections
(c)through
(e)as subsections
(d)through (f), respectively; and by inserting after subsection
(b)the following: As part of the national organic program established under this title, the Secretary may provide technical assistance, education, and outreach to— farmers on certified organic farms; and farmers who are transitioning to organic (as determined by the Secretary). In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary may— coordinate with the heads of agencies within the Department of Agriculture, including the Administrator of the Farm Service Agency, the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service, the Administrator of the Risk Management Agency, and the Director of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture; and enter into cooperative agreements with, or provide grants to, nonprofit organizations, State cooperative extension services, or other qualified entities with expertise in working with organic stakeholders to provide regionally-specific training, education, and outreach. . Section 2122 of the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 ( 7 U.S.C. 6521 ) is amended— by striking subsection
(a)and inserting the following: Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024 , the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register a request for information soliciting public input on which regulations promulgated pursuant to this Act should be prioritized for revision. ; in subsection (d)— by redesignating paragraphs
(1)through
(3)as subparagraphs
(A)through (C), respectively, and indenting appropriately; by inserting before subparagraph
(A)(as so redesignated) the following: ; and by adding at the end the following: Not later than January 1, 2026, and each fiscal year thereafter through fiscal year 2029, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives, and make publicly available on the website of the Department of Agriculture, a report— listing all recommendations received by the Secretary, acting through the Deputy Administrator of the national organic program, under section 2119(k); describing all regulatory and administrative actions taken to implement those recommendations, including the status of each recommendation at the time of the report; and any relevant justifications from the Secretary, acting through the Deputy Administrator of the national organic program or the Administrator of the Agricultural Marketing Service, for the implementation status of those recommendations, particularly for recommendations not yet acted on by the Secretary, acting through the Deputy Administrator of the national organic program. ; and by adding at the end the following: Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024 , the Comptroller General of the United States shall— conduct a study on the efforts of the Secretary, acting through the Deputy Administrator of the national organic program, to improve organic standards, including— the recommendations received from the National Organic Standards Board that were implemented through rulemaking, the issuance of guidance, or other administrative actions; any instances in which the Secretary, acting through the Deputy Administrator of the national organic program, formally declined to take action on any recommendations received from the National Organic Standards Board; for the 20-year period ending on that date of enactment, the average length of time between— the receipt by the Secretary, acting through the Deputy Administrator of the national organic program, of a recommendation from the National Organic Standards Board; and as applicable— the initiation of the rulemaking requested by the recommendation; the issuance of guidance or the taking of other administrative actions based on the recommendation; or formally declining to act on the recommendation; and for all matters identified under subparagraph (B), any justifications of the Secretary, acting through the Deputy Administrator of the national organic program, for declining to take action on the applicable recommendation; and based on the results of the study conducted under paragraph (1), provide recommendations on how the Secretary, acting through the Deputy Administrator of the national organic program, in consultation with the National Organic Standards Board, can ensure that national organic program standards evolve in a timely manner— to assure consumers that organically produced products meet a consistent standard; and to benefit organic producers. . Section 2123 of the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 ( 7 U.S.C. 6522 ) is amended— by striking subsection
(b)and inserting the following: Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in order to carry out activities under the national organic program established under this title, there are authorized to be appropriated— $26,000,000 for fiscal year 2025; $28,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2027; $32,000,000 for fiscal year 2028; and $34,000,000 for fiscal year 2029. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in order to carry out activities under section 2107(c), there is authorized to be appropriated $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029. ; and in subsection (c)(4), in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2019 and $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2024 and inserting $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2019, $1,000,000 for fiscal year 2024, and $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2025 .
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