,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #chga  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #bh1        
#bjag,mr4 ,faso 7= himself1 ,ms4        
,mi*elle ,lujan ,gri%am ( ,new ,mexico1 
,mr4 ,gro?man1 ,mr4 ,rodney ,davis (    
,ill9ois1 ,ms4 ,blunt ,ro*e/]1 & ,mr4   
,soto7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,agriculture  
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,organic ,foods   
,production ,act ( #aiij to reau?orize &
 improve ! national organic program1 & =
 o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,organic ,f>m] &   
,consum] ,protection ,act ( #bjag4  #b4 
,au?orization ( appropriations =        
national organic program ,subsection 7b7
 ( section #babc ( ! ,organic ,foods    
,production ,act ( #aiij 7#g ,u4,s4,c4  
#febb7 is am5d$ to read z foll[s3  7b7  
,national ,organic ,program ,not)/&+ any
 o!r provision ( law1 9 ord] to c>ry out
 activities "u ! national organic       
program e/abli%$ "u ?is title1 !re are  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$--  7#a7      

#ae1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye> #bjah2  7#b7   
#af1ejj1jjj = fiscal ye> #bjai2  7#c7   
#ah1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye> #bjbj2  7#d7   
#bj1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye> #bjba2  7#e7   
#bb1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye> #bjbb2 &  7#f7 
#bd1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye> #bjbc4  4  #c4 
,mod]nization & improvem5t (            
int]national trade te*nology sy/ems &   
data collection ,section #babc ( !      
,organic ,foods ,production ,act ( #aiij
 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #febb7 is am5d$ by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+ new subsection3  7d7  
,mod]nization & improvem5t (            
int]national trade te*nology sy/ems &   
data collection  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!       
,secret>y %all mod]nize int]national    
trade track+ & data collection sy/ems ( 
! national organic program4  7#b7       
,activities ,9 c>ry+ out p>agraph 7#a71 
! ,secret>y %all mod]nize trade &       
transaction c]tificates to ensure full  
traceability )\t unduly h9d]+ trade1 su*
 z ?r\gh an electronic trade docum5t    
ex*ange sy/em4  7#c7 ,fund+ ,( ! funds (
 ! ,commodity ,cr$it ,corporation1 !    

,secret>y %all make available #e1jjj1jjj
 = fiscal ye> #bjai = ! purposes (--    
7,a7 c>ry+ out ?is subsection2 &  7,b7  
ma9ta9+ ! database & te*nology upgrades 
previ\sly c>ri$ out pursuant to         
subsection 7c74  7#d7 ,availability ,!  
am\nt made available "u p>agraph 7#c7 is
 9 addition to any o!r funds made       
available = ! purposes specifi$ 9 su*   
p>agraph & %all rema9 available until   
exp5d$4  4  #d4 ,recordkeep+1           
inve/igation1 & en=cem5t  7a7 ,9 g5]al  
,section #babj ( ! ,organic ,foods      
,production ,act ( #aiij 7#g ,u4,s4,c4  
#feai7 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  7d7 ,collaborative             
inve/igations & en=cem5t  7#a7          
,in=mation %>+ dur+ active inve/igation 
,9 c>ry+ out ?is title1 all p>ties to an
 active inve/igation 7includ+ c]tify+   
ag5ts1 ,/ate organic c]tification       
programs1 & ! national organic program7 
may %>e confid5tial bus9ess in=mation ) 
,f$]al & ,/ate gov]nm5t (fic]s &        
employees & c]tify+ ag5ts involv$ 9 !   

inve/igation z necess>y to fully        
inve/igate & en=ce pot5tial violations (
 ?is title & regulations issu$ "u ?is   
title4  7#b7 ,access to data            
docum5tation sy/ems ,! ,secret>y %all h 
access to available data f cross-bord]  
docum5tation sy/ems adm9i/]$ by o!r     
,f$]al ag5cies1 includ+--  7,a7 !       
,automat$ ,comm]cial ,environm5t sy/em (
 ! ,u4,s4 ,cu/oms & ,bord] ,patrol2 &   
7,b7 ! ,phytosanit>y ,c]tificate        
,issuance & ,track+ sy/em ( ! ,animal & 
,plant ,heal? ,inspection ,s]vice4  7#c7
 ,additional docum5tation & v]ification 
,! ,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh ! national     
organic program1 has ! au?ority1 & %all 
grant an accr$it$ c]tify+ ag5t !        
au?ority1 to require increas$ additional
 docum5tation or v]ification be=e grant+
 c]tification1 9 ! case ( a kn[n area ( 
risk or :5 !re is a specific area (     
conc]n1 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y or !   
c]tify+ ag5t4  4  7b7 ,modification (   
regulations on ,exclusions f            
,c]tification ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! 

date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,secret>y ( ,agriculture %all issue     
regulations to limit ! type ( op]ations 
t are exclud$ f c]tification "u section 
#bje4aja ( title #g1 ,code ( ,f$]al     
,regulations1 & any o!r correspond+     
sections4  #e4 ,additional accr$itation 
au?ority ,section #baae ( ! ,organic    
,foods ,production ,act ( #aiij 7#g     
,u4,s4,c4 #fead7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by     
r$esignat+ subsection 7c7 z subsection  
7d72 &  7#b7 by ins]t+ aft] subsection  
7b7 ! foll[+3  7c7 ,satellite (fices &  
ov]seas op]ations ,z "p ( ! accr$itation
 ( c]tify+ ag5ts "u ?is section1 !      
,secret>y--  7#a7 has ov]sight &        
approval au?ority ov] any c]tify+ ag5t  
op]at+ 9 a =eign c\ntry2 &  7#b7 %all   
require an annual au?orization = ea*    
c]tify+ ag5t t int5ds to op]ate 9 any   
=eign c\ntry4  4  #f4 ,annual report    
,section #babb ( ! ,organic ,foods      
,production ,act ( #aiij 7#g ,u4,s4,c4  
#feba7 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  7c7 ,annual report ,n lat] ?an 

,m>* #a1 #bjai1 & annually !reaft]1 !   
,secret>y %all submit to ,congress a    
report describ+ national organic program
 activities ) respect to all dome/ic &  
ov]seas inve/igations & compliance      
actions tak5 pursuant to ?is title dur+ 
! prec$+ ye>4  4